KARL Chevrolet HUMMER

Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage
By Chris Demorro
Staff Writer, The Recorder, Central Connecticut State University
March 7, 2007

The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate ‘green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer. Read more »

The new LS3 V8 motor that is to debut this weekend at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green has surfaced on the Internet a few days early and is expected to make 30 more hp than the LS2 (bringing the total output in the Corvette to 430hp). Speculation that displacement has changed (maybe to 6.2L) is swirling as well as rumors that VVT (Variable Valve Timing) may be introduced also circulate. For more pictures, follow this link.

One of my favorite sites on the Internet (www.howstuffworks.com) has done a great job of describing what a turbocharger is and how it works. Many of our truck buyers know turbos because they buy diesel truck engines with them for increased towing capacity and fuel efficiency. So, if you want to know exactly what a turbo is and how it works, follow this link. Enjoy!

Mayor Bloomberg wants $8 per car and $21 per truck for us to go to Manhattan? Is he out of his mind? What constitutes a truck? Will we have to pay $21 in an SUV? We already get KILLED for parking in NYC, this may be the nail in the coffin for the quick drive to the city. What do you think? How much do you pay, round trip, for a night on the town?

Source: Forbes (click here for link)

Trolling the web this morning I found this article confirming production of the H4 in 2010. What is even more interesting is talk about alternative power plants for some of the HUMMER lineup too. Not just E85, but also diesel power. If this article is correct, we have some great products coming down the pipe!

I thought you might like it if I shared some numbers from our OnStar usage report for the month of March 2007. This is a quick summary of our customer’s OnStar usage. Enjoy!

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HUMMER’s “Courageous Kids” program delivers child-sized HUMMERs to hospitals nationwide

DETROIT – Hospitals across the United States will soon be adding child-sized, HUMMER battery-operated vehicles to their pediatric units. The vehicles are being donated by HUMMER dealerships under a program called “Courageous Kids.” The HUMMERs are used by young patients who may “drive” themselves into surgery or for other medical procedures. The goal of Courageous Kids is to help reduce the anxiety that frightened children often experience when undergoing medical treatment. Read more »

Check this out! Trident is making a sports car with the Chevrolet Vortec 6600 Duramax Turbo Diesel engine!If that wasn’t strange enough, they are running it on biodiesel and getting AMAZING performance numbers AND 35 MPG!! Hey GM, can we get a Duramax powered Corvette?? Read more here.

USA Today printed today that gas prices are being predicted to peak in May at $2.87 a gallon for regular (click here for source). However, their article is based on the government’s guess. I believe (as do some analysts) that we are already paying more than that and summer has yet to hit. So, it begs the question, how high will gas prices go this summer? Will we see $4.00 a gallon? What are you paying right now? Maybe a Chevrolet minicar isn’t such a bad idea! Did I mention we sell cars that get 30+ MPG!