The U.S. manufacturer General Motors is working hard to develop the second generation of the Chevrolet Volt. The electric model enjoys a great success, and the company officials are forced to grow back its production to meet the market demands.

According to the journalists from Autocar, the Americans have developed new methods to reduce production costs of the future generations of the Chevrolet Volt. Moreover, there are rumors that the second version of the Chevrolet electric model could benefit from a new engine, specially optimized to achieve a much better range.

The power resources of the Chevrolet Volt reaches 370 HP and 150 Nm. The sprint from 0-100 km/h is achieved in 9 seconds and the full speed of the the American electric  model is 160 km/h. The Chevrolet Volt is kept alive by a lithium-ion battery pack that can be fully charged in eight hours at a source of 120 volts and three hours when it used a 240-volt outlet.

It’s been 5 months and the engineers continued playing with the calibration in order to win more and more miles per gallon.

The EPA evaluation is far from being finished by even so Brian Goebel, Chevrolet spokesman released a note saying that the Equinox will hit 32 mpg running down the highway. If you cruise into the city the consumption will register only 22/28 mpg.

Start saving money because the Chevy Equinox will hit the showrooms next month.

A few images of the new Pratt & Miller Corvette C6.R GT2 have leaked on the Internet and as you can see from the picture below it’s a viable adversary for the new Ferarri, Ford GT, Viper and Porsche models.

This car no longer has a hood window but it sports a revised grille, a large spoiler and new diffuers. Under the hood the car hides a 6.0-liter LS7 that will be replaced starting 2010 by a 500-hp, 5.5-liter race-tuned LS3.

Last week Chevrolet announced that this vehicle will race at Daytona 500 hoping to become the first Camaro to take the helm since 1969. This SS pace car will hide under the hood a 6.2L V8 engine delivering 426-hp and will boast with PPG’s special Cyber Grey and Orange paint scheme.

The Camaro was born to be a leader and the best proof for that is the fully integrated strobe system that will light the way for all the NASCAR cars that will follow its lead.

The car is already available in Korean show rooms sporting a 1.6-liter engine with 114 hp, mated to a six-speed automatic or a five-speed manual.

According to some information the Chevrolet Cruze will arrive to Europe on March 2009. People is US will have to be more patience because the car will go there only in 2011. Let’s hope that GM will solve their financial problems and that everything will go according to plan.

This new two door concept is perfect for bumpy roads thanks to its high ground clearance . in other words it’s more than perfect for emerging markets. It also features LED headlamps, a panoramic glass roof and 17-inch mixed-use wheels.

If everything goes according to plan, this Chevrolet GPiX concept will hit mass production for Brazil and the Mercosur region.