2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 vs. 2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta vs. 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S

Your browser, , is out of date and not supported by www.motortrend.com. It may not display all features of our site properly and could have potential security flaws. Please update your browser to the most upated version. Update Now Home  >  Road Tests  >  Coupes  >  Comparison  >  2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 vs. 2014 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta vs. 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No, I'm not talking about the Jacobin Reign of Terror, or anything to do with Charles Dickens. I'm talking about how the Motor Trend staff felt after wrapping up our 2013 Best Driver's Car competition (powered by Peanut M&Ms). For most of us, it's our most anticipated event of the year. Really and truly the best of times for certified performance-junkie fast-car types. The Porsche 911 had just pulled off the first ever back-to-back win in BDC history. That means that, in two competitions just 12 months apart, Porsche's rear-engine magic ride had taken on and defeated 19 other competitors. In fact, the last car any of us had driven that would honestly give the 911 a run for its money was the Ferrari 458 Italia, the 2011 BDC champ.

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2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD, 2015 GMC Sierra HD First Look

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2014 Chevrolet Spark EV 2LT First Test

Your browser, , is out of date and not supported by www.motortrend.com. It may not display all features of our site properly and could have potential security flaws. Please update your browser to the most upated version. Update Now At some point while whipping silently around a corner -- with the exception of two screeching front tires fighting 400 lb-ft of torque -- I came to a startling conclusion: Chevy's SS brand is alive and well. The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV 2LT is not just one of the best electric vehicles not named Tesla, but one of the best hatchbacks Chevrolet has built in years. I suspect drivers with a daily commute that takes them through congested Californian and Oregonian cities will start thinking of the Chevy Spark EV as the Chevy Spark SS. I guess I shouldn't be all that surprised at how fun the 2014 Spark EV is. The manual-equipped gas-swilling Spark is one of the most fun vehicles in its class, driving like a motorized barstool, with a peppy 84-hp, 1.2-liter I-4, a willing chassis with a ridiculously small wheelbase. The Spark EV takes the base Spark, dumps the little four-banger, and replaces it with a permanent-magnet AC motor making 140 hp and a simply astonishing 400 lb-ft of torque. That's more torque than a Ford Mustang GT, Porsche 911 Carrera S, and even a Ferrari 458 Italia! Chevy rounds out the Spark EV's package with some 21 kW-hr lithium ion batteries in the trunk, staggered wheels, and an instrument panel from the Volt. Front-motor, FWD, 4-pass, 4-door hatchback 140-hp/400-lb-ft permanent-magnet AC electric

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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Unveiling Video

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Confirmed! 2014 Chevrolet SS Rear-Drive Performance Sedan

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2013 New York: 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Video

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Chevrolet donates 300 vehicles damaged by Sandy to help train first responders

Chevrolet Donates 300 Vehicles to Train First Responders
Water-damaged vehicles will assist in simulating disasters at Guardian Centers

DETROIT – Chevrolet is donating up to 300 cars, crossovers and SUVs rendered unsalable during Hurricane Sandy to help train first responders at Guardian Centers in Perry, Ga.

The water-damaged vehicles are expected to help provide a realistic environment to simulate real-world incidents and natural disasters for first responders to make accurate and quick responses to victims.

"When Hurricane Sandy hit the northeast in November we had a number of new vehicles at ports and on dealer lots that were flooded," said Chris Perry, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. "We could not sell them, so instead of crushing them, Chevrolet is using these vehicles to help train those who respond to just such disasters."

As the exclusive automotive partner of Guardian Centers, Chevrolet is helping to create a transportation system that provides realistic scenarios in a metropolitan environment for first responders at all levels of government, the military and civilian organizations.

Designed as a purpose-built training solution for all phases of disaster preparedness, Guardian Centers offers a fully operational, modern cityscape simulator for first responders to test their plans, skill sets, equipment and leadership. With the ability to provide realistic immersions from small unit exercises up to 7,000 participants in multi-jurisdictional agencies, Guardian Centers brings the disciplines of Technical Rescue, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives together with leadership training and academics in one location.

"The vehicles we received from Chevrolet are an essential component of full immersion disaster response training in a metropolitan environment," said Geoff Burkart, founder and CEO of Guardian Centers. "Chevrolet has given the millions of first responders throughout North America the ability to exercise in metropolitan scenarios that will look and feel just like their home cities.

"This level of realism and effectiveness cannot be overstated," Burkart said. "You can't expect first response professionals to conduct realistic training in a sterile environment. Every metropolitan area in the world must deal with vehicle traffic and first responders should be provided a training environment that helps condition them for what they will face on the job."

The vehicles will be used in conjunction with role players for wide area searches, traffic congestion in emergency situations, counter terrorism, public order and mass casualty exercises.

Also in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Chevrolet donated 24 full-size Express passenger and cargo vans to Habitat for Humanity for use in its restoration efforts in the hardest-hit areas of the super storm.

About the Guardian Center

The Guardian Centers are a unique private-sector solution to an emerging and rapidly growing national problem-the lack of appropriate facilities to conduct meaningful, realistic, effective and large scale emergency response exercises. As a private sector entity, Guardian Centers has the capability to meet any and all client needs and more. It will offer the most realistic training ground to prepare the nation's first responders for man-made and natural disasters. For more information, visit http://www.guardiancenters.com.

About Chevrolet

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.5 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

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