The respective refreshes that came with the 2013 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia
crossovers were more than just skin deep. There was also a major new,
industry first, safety feature added: the center-mounted front airbag.
With the help of this breakthrough feature, all three crossovers
earned the highest possible five-star overall vehicle score for safety
as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety. They’re also IIHS Top
Safety Picks. The front center air bag
is was designed to help protect drivers and front passengers from
colliding into each other in the event of a side-impact crash. This
prevents major head injuries induced from contact, which turns out to be
an all-too-common thing in the event of a side impact crash with two
people in the front row.
The 2014 Corvette Stingray is engineered to defy convention. Designed to dismiss the ritualistic and the cliché. Created to oppose the expected, abolish empty traditions and explore the unknown. Two functional parts are all that remain of the past. Purpose alone is sacred.
The machine is entirely new. But familiar cues surface. Distinct aeronautical lines. A flowing, aerodynamic exterior. A sleek fastback finish. For the first time in decades, a stunning machine emerges with the aesthetic impact and the performance prowess worthy of the Stingray emblem.
EVERY LINE MATTERS
A BEAUTIFUL WEAPON
The Stingray is designed on purpose. Low, light and lean. Provocative, purposeful and sculpted for optimal performance. A beautiful weapon against convention.
DESIGN MUST PERFORM
AERODYNAMICS
The benchmark of aerodynamic prowess. Functional exterior vents create a totally new breathing experience to reduce lift and minimize drag. Increased downforce keeps the car planted. Advanced ventilation systems flow from front to back, cooling critical components of a perfectly balanced powertrain. Efficient airflow controls temperatures and improves vehicle handling. Stunning design meets racing strategy.
DESIGNED ON PURPOSE
EXTERIOR
Unprecedented collaboration achieves sculptural, capable styling for the Stingray. Surfaces feel streamlined. Geometric shapes transition smoothly from soft to crisp edge. A carbon-fibre-crafted hood and removable roof help lower the centre of gravity and enhance weight balance. Air flows effortlessly to reduce drag and optimize performance. Executed with beauty and proportion, every millimetre serves its purpose.
HONOUR THE CRAFT
INTERIOR FOCUSED
Performance driving is experienced from the interior. Perfection is critical. Every line, every stitch and every accent must honour craftsmanship — and serve the driver.
TRUTH IN MATERIAL
An honest interior starts with authentic materials. This is no exception. If it looks like aluminum, it is aluminum. If it looks like carbon fibre, it is carbon fibre. When it's leather, it's Grade A leather — hand-selected, stitched and crafted to adorn a new generation.
REVEL IN THE JOURNEY
Follow no one. The way forward is determined by purpose alone. Illuminated by innovative digital features. Enhanced by intelligent driver controls. Inspired by a stunning change of interior scenery. The journey begins in the cockpit.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
An intuitive instrument panel cluster display bears an 8-inch diagonal screen with reconfigurable gauges, multiple display modes and real-time performance data. A centre console entertainment interface features a retractable, tablet-inspired 8-inch diagonal touch-screen complete with customizable applications. An available enhanced colour Head-Up Display complements both by projecting critical data into the driver's line of sight on the windshield. A robust control panel tuned for performance driving.
SEATS
Redesigned, stitched and wrapped in available Napa leather, the standard Grand Touring seat cradles the driver for optimal comfort and support. A lightweight magnesium frame and secure side bolsters hold the driver more firmly in place. An available Competition Sport seat provides maximum support and fit, with more pronounced side bolsters designed for high-performance driving on the track.
STEERING WHEEL
Designed exclusively for Stingray. Hand-wrapped in natural leather, a smaller, race-inspired 360 mm diameter steering wheel enhances grip and driving feel. Driver controls await command. Steering wheel-mounted paddles initiate Active Rev Matching for manual transmissions or manual shifting for automatic transmissions. A discreet, flat euro-stitch lends a subtle but crafted feel. Elegance is in the details.
PRECISION NEVER RESTS
MACHINED FOR PRECISION
Methodically constructed to be the lightest and stiffest to date, the Stingray space frame demands an evolutionary approach to precision engineering.
BE UNEXPECTED
Completely redesigned. A technological marvel. The 6.2L LT1 V8 engine boasts an estimated 450 horsepower, 450 lb.-ft. of torque and 0-96 km/h (0-60 mph) times of under 4 seconds1. A distinctive rear transaxle layout achieves optimal weight balance. A trio of innovative technology rarely seen in any elite sports car achieves revolutionary power and fuel efficiency. Compact engine design lowers the hood line and vehicle centre of gravity. An available dry-sump oil system delivers through high g-force cornering. A 7-speed manual transmission with Active Rev Matching completes a technologically advanced powertrain like no other.
ROADS WILL SURRENDER
EVERYTHING CHANGES
Confidence elevates the driving experience. It inspires and satisfies. It translates technology into enhanced capability. Confidence changes everything.
TRUST THE MACHINE
Precision inspires confidence. Confidence inspires mastery. Technology leads the way. Steering adapts. Responsiveness is enhanced. The vehicle is stabilized. Standard Brembo® brakes deliver confident stopping power. Developed exclusively for the STINGRAY, Michelin® Pilot® Super Sport Zero Pressure tires optimize ride, grip and handling. Available Third Generation Magnetic Ride Technology stiffens the suspension to soften vertical and lateral movement. A Z51 Performance Package2 achieves full track capability with an electronic limited slip differential, which promotes improved stability, confidence and responsiveness. No one walks away unchanged.
RIGHT FOR ANY ROAD
With the turn of a dial, everything changes. Five distinct, selectable driver modes electronically calibrate up to 12 performance variables to customize the car for any road. The feel of the steering. The appearance of the cluster display. The characteristics of the suspension. All adapt. With the optional Z51 Performance Package, available Performance Traction Management offers five settings of torque reduction and brake intervention for more confident driving on the road. The machine serves the driver.
You might not expect a 5-passenger crossover to be as finely
crafted as a Swiss watch, as tech-savvy as your dream entertainment
center and agile enough to maneuver through any narrow city street. But
from now on you will. Introducing Encore. The luxury crossover with
premium materials, ingenious design, flexible storage and purposeful
technology. It’s like we knew exactly what you were missing in a
crossover, and created the versatile Encore for you.
When it comes to design, the 2013 Encore is one of a kind. It’s
sculpted, elegant, nimble, efficient and luxurious, all at the same
time. Encore will turn heads.
Inside and out, Encore’s technological innovations provide
everything from peace and quiet to peace of mind. Your entertainment and
navigation choices are simple, purposeful and empowering—the way
personal luxury should be. Here are some of the highlights.
The Buick IntelliLink2 system will leave you
speechless—the instant you talk to it. It’s a voice-activated,
high-definition system that connects your smartphone, your Pandora® and SiriusXM® stations, and Stitcher™ SmartRadio,® all through one 7-inch full-color touch screen. Consider it your personalized infotainment command center.
Some of our technologies may seem just interesting conveniences
at first, but they’re all a part of your personal luxury. It’s these
thoughtful touches that you’ll quickly realize you can’t live without.
Available features include:
· Remote Start
· Rainsense Wipers
· Rearview Camera system
· Memory Seats & Mirrors
· Front Park Assist
· Rear Park Assist
With a conveniently placed USB port3 to Bluetooth® connectivity,4
Encore’s features keep you connected to all your mobile and
entertainment devices. And they’re seamlessly integrated into your
IntelliLink system.
Designing a luxury crossover with you in mind means that we
started with safety. And Encore takes safety to a whole new level with
10 air bags standard5 and available features such as Forward
Collision Alert, Lane Departure Warning and all-wheel drive. These
technologies combined with great Buick standards like StabiliTrak and
OnStar, give Encore a comprehensive safety story.
Encore comes with 10 standard air bags5 including:
· 2 frontal
· 2 head curtain side air bags that also deploy in a rollover
· 4 seat-mounted side-impact air bags
· 2 knee air bags
StabiliTrak and full-time traction control systems constantly
monitor and adapt to road conditions as they change, helping add to
Encore’s stability and provide the driver with added control.
To add to its extensive standard safety features, Encore offers
Forward Collision Alert. It’s a camera-based technology that detects a
possible collision threat and alerts the driver to take action.
Encore’s comprehensive safety package includes a 6-month trial subscription to the OnStar6
Directions & Connections Plan, standard. The plan includes
Automatic Crash Response, Turn-by-Turn Navigation, Roadside Assistance,
Emergency Services Link and even Remote Door Unlock because we’ve all
been there.
Encore is always looking out for you. Especially when it comes
to changing lanes. With Lane Departure Warning, Encore issues both
visual and audible warnings when the vehicle begins to drift out of its
lane.
At the heart of Encore’s power is a 1.4L ECOTEC®
138-hp turbocharged engine with variable valve timing. For even more
peace of mind, the all-wheel drive (AWD) options seamlessly shifts power
to Encore’s rear wheels when more is required for better traction and
handling.
The 2013 Buick Encore is perfect for those
looking for luxury and functionality in a right-sized, efficient and
maneuverable vehicle. Encore offers an EPA-estimated 25 mpg city, 33 mpg
highway and a combined EPA-estimated fuel economy of 28 mpg with a
standard 6-speed automatic transmission.
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All-new, globally designed, five-passenger small sport utility vehicle expands the Chevrolet portfolio, with a choice of front- and all-wheel-drive models
SAE-certified 138-hp (103 kW) Ecotec 1.4L power-dense turbocharged engine and six-speed manual or automatic transmission and optional six-speed automatic transmission
Available Chevrolet MyLink system with seven-inch, high-resolution, full-colour display radio Satellite Radio/USB, voice recognition and Bluetooth phone and audio
Global chassis designed for manoeuvrability, and controlled ride and handling
Ten standard air bags and StabiliTrak electronic stability enhancement system
Six months of OnStar Directions and Connections service
Available OnStar Remote Link app
Three-year/ 60,000 kilometre bumper-to-bumper warranty
Standard USB and Bluetooth
Ottawa, Ontario (December 17, 2012) – The all-new Chevrolet Trax small sport utility vehicle made its global debut at the Paris Motor Show in September 2012. Trax will meet the needs of customers in over 140 markets and will arrive in Canadian Chevrolet dealerships this winter with a starting MSRP of $18,495.
Trax delivers excellent fuel efficiency, flexibility and car-like handling that urban explorers demand in this ever growing and popular small SUV segment.
“Trax is an important addition to the Chevrolet portfolio in Canada,” said Marc Comeau, vice-president of sales, service and marketing for Chevrolet in Canada. “We believe Trax will be a popular choice with Canadians looking for the convenience and utility offered by a small SUV, which will be ideal to drive in urban centres and cities across Canada.” Trax Design and Exterior
With room for five passengers and generous cargo space, Trax exhibits its SUV toughness and capability in a small package through a muscular exterior design and a wide athletic stance. Its contemporary form evolves the global Chevrolet design aesthetic.
Measuring 4,280 mm in length, 1,776 mm in width and 1,674 mm in height, Trax sports a subtle centreline crease on the hood surface, detailed halogen headlamps and a rearward swept roofline, all of which contribute to the vehicle’s dynamic appearance. Trax Powertrain
Trax comes equipped with Chevrolet’s proven 1.4L Ecotec turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, producing 138 horsepower and 148 lb.-ft. of torque. FWD models are available with a 6-speed automatic or manual transmission, delivering fuel consumption ratings of 7.8 L/100 km city and 5.7 L/100 km highway (manual) and 8.1 L/100 km city and 5.9 L/100 km highway (automatic). The AWD is available with a 6-speed automatic transmission only, and delivers a fuel consumption rating of 8.7 L/100 km city and 6.5 L/100 km highway. Trax Interior
Storage amenities in the new Trax are plentiful. They include various compartments above and on both sides of the centre stack as well as an available under-seat storage tray. Trax’ loading space can accommodate a maximum of 1371L; with further space that can be made available under the cargo floor.
In addition to a 60/40 split rear seat, Trax boasts a front passenger seat that can be folded flat, offering additional flexibility in the segment. Up to eight seating configurations are possible.
Upper trims of the Chevrolet Trax will feature Chevrolet MyLink as standard. Chevrolet MyLink is an infotainment system that aggregates content from smartphones onto the seven-inch, high resolution, full-color touchscreen display. A dedicated navigation app called Engis Bringo will become available early next year. It will project the route from the smartphone onto the system’s touch-screen. A rearview camera is part of the MyLink infotainment package and provides assistance during parking maneuvers.
Last redesigned in 2007, the near-twin Silverado and Sierra make up the company’s best-selling vehicle line and one of its most profitable.
The automaker touts the new trucks as both more capable and efficient than the ones they replace. At the unveiling, GM North America President Mark Reuss called them the "most refined pickup trucks ever."
Following a trend seen in recent Ram and Ford pickup designs, the Silverado takes on a tougher appearance than the model it replaces. Although evolutionary in design, its signature stacked headlights and twin-port grille are larger and more prominent than before, while the slab sides of the outgoing Silverado are replaced with sculpted shapes and bulging, squared-off wheel arches. The Sierra sticks with a pair of solo headlights and a single-opening grille with a thick chrome frame.
For the 2014 Silverado, designers sought to strike the ideal balance between Chevrolet’s deep heritage in full-size pickups and a more modern, refined aesthetic. They also sought to give the new Silverado a more dramatic presence, with a heightened stance and more structural, muscular sheet metal, while also improving aerodynamics to make the new Silverado quieter and more efficient.
The heart of any truck is under its hood and the 2014 Silverado 1500 offers three new EcoTec3 engines developed specifically for the demands of truck duty cycles. All feature a trio of state-of-the-art technologies – direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing – that optimize power, torque and efficiency across a broad range of operating conditions.
Neither snow nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night kept product development engineers from swift completion of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Turbo,
arriving this month. The location for all of this torture testing?
General Motors’ Climatic Wind Tunnel in Warren, Mich., where all
Chevrolet vehicles take on the elements.
On the hottest days of summer, Malibu Turbo, which starts at $27,710,
withstood blizzard and hurricane conditions inside the wind tunnel,
where the temperature can replicate 40 below zero and the wind can blow
150 mph. Even on the coldest nights of winter, the tunnel’s temperature
can easily climb to 140 degrees under 1,155 watts per square meter of
simulated sunshine.
At this state-of-the-art facility, engineers take vehicle development
and validation testing to the extremes, subjecting powertrain cooling,
cabin heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems to the
harshest weather conditions found from Death Valley, Calif., and Denali,
Alaska.
The wind tunnel also simulates driving actual roads with real-world
weight burdens, such as hauling a fully loaded trailer up a steep
incline by applying resistance through the wheels of the tunnel’s
dynamometer, a tool that also allows simulated driving speeds of up to
155 mph.
“Testing in the Climatic Wind Tunnel reduces the need to travel to
remote locations, which helps save time and money,” said Ben Cruz, GM
engineering group manager for thermal testing at the Climatic Wind
Tunnel. “Tunnel testing also minimizes the safety risks and traffic
interactions associated with testing on public roads, and because the
conditions are repeatable, we’re not limited by the whims of Mother
Nature.”
Engineers used the tunnel’s blizzard-making capability to test Malibu
Turbo’s air induction system, which is designed to prevent snow from
clogging the vehicle’s air cleaning system. The system’s torturous path
of multiple barriers blocks water molecules while allowing air to flow
freely for engine combustion.
Malibu Turbo’s powertrain cooling system was developed in the tunnel
and attuned to the car’s specific powertrain heat outputs and airflow
characteristics to provide optimal performance even in extreme heat and
cold. The system is designed to allow wide open throttle acceleration at
egg-frying Death Valley temperatures, and has been validated in that
desert location.
Malibu Turbo’s occupant comfort is just as important when the going
gets hot. The car’s air conditioning system was tested against tunnel
simulations of the high heat and humidity found along the Gulf Coast.
This torture test helps ensure that Malibu Turbo’s all-new 2.0L engine
delivers the rapid cool-down performance expected of a turbocharged
power plant.
Climatic torture testing helps Chevrolet deliver improved quality and
durability. Malibu topped the midsize sedan category in a recent
third-party quality study, due in part to development work done at the
Climatic Wind Tunnel.
With Canadian weather, we need more reasons why we can trust our vehicle in extreme temperatures. Chevrolet proves to the world once again that we can depend on them!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Motors Foundation, General Motors and Safe Kids Worldwide this week celebrate 15 years of the Buckle Up program that has helped reach millions of parents and caregivers and their young passengers during a rapid evolution in auto safety technology.
With Child Passenger Safety Week starting today, Safe Kids, the GM Foundation and GM continue efforts to keep children and families safe in and around cars through the Buckle Up program, the nation’s most extensive multifaceted child passenger safety program.
"The GM Foundation's 15-year commitment to Safe Kids Buckle Up is a sterling example of corporate social responsibility at its best," said Kate Carr, Safe Kids President and CEO. "There is no doubt that countless child fatalities and injuries have been prevented as a result of this partnership and the GM Foundation's long-term dedication to it," Carr added.
The heart of any truck is under its hood and the 2014 Silverado 1500 offers three new EcoTec3 engines developed specifically for the demands of truck duty cycles. All feature a trio of state-of-the-art technologies – direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing – that optimize power, torque and efficiency across a broad range of operating conditions.
