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At the moment the Chevrolet team offers more than twenty vehicles ranging from subcompact cars to commercial trucks. The list of models the brand has to offer in 2008 includes carryovers from 2007 as well as successful models especially redesigned for the year to come. In early 2007 the Chevrolet team was ready to announce the list of models that the brand has to offer for 2008: the Corvette, the Aveo and the Aveo5, the Cobalt, the Equinox, the Impala, the Express Passenger Van, the Malibu, Malibu Classic and Malibu Hybrid, the Suburban, the TrailBlazer and the Chevrolet Uplander. The brand also announced the reintroduction of the Camaro model on a new Zeta platform which should be on sale by the year 2009.

The legendary Chevy Corvette returns in 2008 as a carryover of the 2007 model. The 2-passenger, 2-door convertible or non-convertible sports car will be available in ten trims that range from Z06 LZ3 to Coupe LT1. The 5-passenger, 4-door wagon Aveo5 will be available in the LS and SVM trims and its kindred model, the Chevrolet Aveo, a 5-passenger, 4-door family sedan will be available in the LT 4-Door and LS 4-Door trims. The Chevrolet Cobalt is a family sedan or family coupe with five passenger seats and two or four doors that will be available in eight trims. The model offers five speed manual transmission with overdrive as well as the option of a 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive.

The 2008 Chevrolet Equinox is a sport-utility 5-passenger, 4-door car that will be available in ten different trims. The standard includes a 6-speed automatic transmission with overdrive. The best selling of Chevrolet models in the United States so far, the Impala is a sports sedan or a family sedan with four doors and six passenger seats. It is equipped with a flexible fuel engine and a 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive.

The Chevrolet family sedan Malibu series includes the Malibu model, the Malibu Classic and the Malibu Hybrid. All versions have four doors and five passenger seats, but the Malibu Classic and Malibu Hybrid are each available in only one trim while the Chevrolet Malibu is available in four different trims. The 2008 Chevrolet Malibu Concept comes equipped with a driver information center, or DIC, that keeps you informed at all times on tire pressure, engine oil life, outside temperature and many more. Another important feature of the Chevy Malibu is the Onstar security system which includes Road Assistance, Hands Free Calling, Remote Vehicle Diagnostics, Remote Door Unlock and many more. The system will monitor your engine, brake, air bags, oil life and mileage and inform you of the car’s status in a monthly email report.

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SmokinVette.com - an Corvette Forum and club operated by Corvette enthusiasts for Corvette enthusiast has spent the last eight months building up two heavily modified 2005 Corvettes to spearhead the “SmokinVette.com” brand name.

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During the research development stage on our two 2005 Corvettes projects, we had contacted product vendors from around the globe, analyzing carefully which direction we wanted to go, which direction would create the largest “WOW” factor. With regards to our Silver 2005 Supercharged C6 Corvette that was heavily modified we needed some impressive braking power. After all what good is all that power, if you can’t stop when you need to? We carefully researched a number of companies and at the end of the day had decided with AP Racing. What made the difference was the personal touch the company offered, backed by impressive product, engineering team and equally impressive executive team.

AP Racing is no stranger to impressive brake components, then pulled our Silver 05 Vette into their Orange County, California facility at which time they started their process of designing and fitment for the C6 Corvette set up. At the end of the day AP Racing went with a lightweight 6 piston caliber on the front and a 4 piston caliber for the rear. AP Racing 362mm x 32mm rotors where used in the front and AP Racing 356mm x 26mm for the rear rotors. Brake pads that where used was no other than Mintex Xtreme Motorsport Compound, a high friction brake pad for race pad stopping power that offered excellent grip — from cold to over 1300°F (700°C)! (For full details of components please visit SmokinVette.com).

The front brakes were installed tale end of March 2007, giving us months to test the massive stopping power these brakes had to offer as we waited for the rear brakes to finish design and manufacturing process. All the components AP Racing used during the designing of these brakes play a very valuable part in what makes these brakes so amazing under normal street driving, just the same under quick deceleration. Moving from the stock Z51 brakes this 2005 C6 Corvette came with to this AP Racing performance braking system was no comparison. Hats off to you AP Racing, not only do these brakes look great, they perform equally as well!

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