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Used Car of the Day: 2000 Chevrolet Astro

The Truth About Cars

Today it's van time with this rear-wheel drive 2000 Chevrolet Astro. That includes a new engine, new rear end, rebuilt transmission, new brakes, new radiator, new water pump, new catalytic converter, and a lot more. This is a unique one. It runs, but it also throws codes.

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Listen: This is the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

The Truth About Cars

Though it’s not the bargain it once was, the Chevy Corvette remains one of the best values in performance cars, especially with its move to a mid-engine layout. While we don’t know for sure, Chevy’s new teaser video for the car includes acceleration sounds that hint at a turbocharged flat-plane-crank engine.

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Silverado EV review, hydrogen hub emissions, Millennials and Chinese EVs: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. In a first drive of the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. Younger U.S. drivers might be more open to Chinese EVs. And the hydrogen hubs costing taxpayers billions of dollars will be how much cleaner than diesel overall?

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QOTD: Will You Miss the Chevrolet Malibu?

The Truth About Cars

It might surprise you that the Chevrolet Malibu is still in production, but according to a The Detroit News report I found via Autoblog , the venerable mid-size sedan will finish rolling off assembly lines in November. But I might miss the darling of the rental-car lot, at least a little bit. Sound off below.

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Used Car of the Day: 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu

The Truth About Cars

Today's UCOTD is a rolling, running, though perhaps not driving, project car. This 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu has a few interesting things going on. There's a Currie 9-inch rear end and the car has 3.55:1 That said, the car still needs work -- it needs a grille, exterior lighting, glass, trim, and the soft-top fabric.

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Opinion: GM Shooting Itself in Foot By Killing Chevrolet Malibu

The Truth About Cars

The Chevrolet Malibu is dead. This despite the fact that the sedan was the third-best selling Chevrolet, behind only the Equinox and Silverado. On the other hand, Q1 sales for the car were down 13 percent year-over-year. Think of it this way -- some Malibu buyers were probably young professionals buying their first new car.

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Used Car of the Day: 1956 Chevrolet 150

The Truth About Cars

Today we go old school for a 1956 Chevrolet 150 that has 100,000 miles on the clock and looks ready to drive. If you can drive a car without modern power-assist systems, that is. The brakes might need adjusting, and a rear brake cylinder might be leaking, though the seller says the car does still stop well.

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