Posted by Autostead in Blog, Chevrolet, Pick-up Trucks
on Apr 22nd, 2010 | 0 comments
Engine: 5.3-liter 16-valve V8
Horsepower: 315 @ 5,200 rpm
Torque: 335 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
Zero to 60 mph: 6.7 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.8 sec @ 94 mph
EPA MPG: 15 city / 21 highway
This is Chevrolet’s 2010 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab LTZ, featuring a short box and four-wheel-drive. This four-door, full-size pickup starts at $41,775 and directly competes with the almighty Nissan Titan. The Silverado’s 5.3-liter V8 Vortec engine pumps out 315 horsepower and 335 lb-ft of torque which moves the truck from zero-to-sixty somewhere in the 6.7-second range.
The 1500 Crew Cab LTZ has a payload capacity of...
Posted by Autostead in Blog, Chevrolet, Sports Cars
on Apr 22nd, 2010 | 0 comments
Engine: 6.2-liter supercharged 16-valve V8
Horsepower: 638 @ 6,500 rpm
Torque: 604 lb-ft @ 3,800 rpm
Zero to 60 mph: 3.6 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 11.3 sec @ 131 mph
EPA MPG: 14 city / 20 highway
Both 2010 Corvette ZR1 models, the ZR1 1ZR and ZR1 3ZR, are equally equipped as far as engine output and performance is concerned. Both sports cars feature a 6.2-liter supercharged gas V8 that produces 638 horsepower and 604 lb-ft of torque, and both of these cars go zero-to-sixty in 3.6 seconds, reaching the quarter-mile mark in just 11.3 seconds at 131 miles per hour.
Where these two super cars differ is in...