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Behind the Story of Chevrolet
Have you heard of the slogan “The Heartbeat of America”, or “Like a Rock”, if you have ever listened to the radio or watched television I bet you have?
They are the slogans and ads for Chevrolet.Chevrolet was invented long ago by two made that have made history from the beginning. The two men, who invented Chevrolet had caused quite a stir in the newly emerging automobile company.
In 1911 William Durant started the Chevrolet Motor Company. It is said to be that even though he had little faith in the new automobile he still started into the venture. He didn’t start with the Chevrolet though; he started out his automotive career as the head of Buick and then moved up to become management of General Motors.
General Motors let him go in 1910, they weren’t happy with him. At this point in 1911, he entered into a partnership with Louis Chevrolet and this is how Chevrolet Motors started.
Louis Chevrolet was short lived in his time as partners but as a race car driver he brought new and creative ideas to the drawing board on how to build new and exciting cars. He had his own machine shop in Detroit were he had designed a six-cylinder engine with an overhead valve. This is what he had brought into the partnership with William Durant.
Durant and Chevrolet started to disagree, Chevrolet was designing cars that only the wealthy could afford and Durant wanted to design and sell cars that everyone could afford. This became too much for Chevrolet and a few short years later in 1915 Chevrolet sold his shares to Durant.
William went on to incorporate Chevrolet Motor Company into General Motors, making it one of the most successful auto companies in history. Read the rest of this entry »
Chevrolet Z71
The word “Z71″ may be the RPO code granted to some special off-road package offered by General Motors to buyers. This option was used the very first time on the GMT400 trucks which were manufactured between 1987 and 1998. Later, the same package was adopted on the Chevrolet Blazers and also the two-door Chevrolet Tahoe.
The Chevrolet Z71 package included a four wheel drive system, an automatically locking rear differential, color-coded bumpers, on and off-road tires, fog lamps, five spoke aluminum alloy wheels and “Z71″ badges. Being an optional feature was available the two wheel drive system.
The Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 was manufactured for that fist time in 1999 and was available in both on and off-road driving and terrain versions. This Tahoe Z71 is dependant on the redesigned Silverado pickup platform. The 2000 Z71 was designed with a four speed automatic transmission with overdrive and its original price was of $38,894. With regards to its size, this Chevrolet Z71 is 199.6 inches long, 76.8 inches wide and 72.4 inches high while the weight of the Tahoe is about 5,300 lbs. Getting the SUV look, this car uses a digital power-assist system which helps the motive force handle the car and a transmission electronic control.
Underneath the hood, the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 hosts a 5.7 liters V8 engine which could produce 255 horsepower at 4,600 rpm. In addition to this, the engine features a 4.0 inch bore along with a 3.5 inch stroke. The 2000 Tahoe Z71 uses a multi-point fuel injection system and its gas tank has a 30 gallons capacity. The fuel consumption for that 2000 car is of 12 miles per gallon when you drive within the city as well as only 16 miles per gallons on the highway.
The interior from the 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 feels safe and spacious. The fabric accustomed to cover the inside from the 2000 Tahoe is leather. The conventional interior includes power locks, front and back power windows, a rear window wiper, an online trunk release and power steering. To improve comfort the Chevrolet Z71 comes with height-adjustable seat belts for the front and the rear seats, an illuminated entry system and power height-adjustable seating for the driver and the passengers. Additional features that improve the interior of the 2000 Z71 are the lockable glove box, the front seat cup holders and the standard cruise control. The entertainment space is well accentuated through the AM/FM radio that is designed with a CD player and eight speakers. Read the rest of this entry »