While the V6 Chevette is plenty economical by performance car standards, it's not nearly as thrifty as the standard 98-inch 4-cylinder engine or the miserly optional 111-cubic-inch diesel ...

The 1976 Chevette was originally built with a Buick V6, before it was replaced by a V8. The 355 cubic-inch engine produces 447 hp includes aftermarket cylinder heads and pistons.

Our test Chevette was the top-of-the-line Rally 1.6 model with Rally exterior markings, the 1600cc overhead cam four engine, four-speed manual transmission with 4.11 rearend, stiffer suspension ...

Initially powered by a modest Buick V6, this Chevette has been completely transformed under the hood. The new heart is a high-output V8 engine producing 447 horsepower and 620 Nm of torque, ...

Straight-line performance was phe­nomenal. The 90 percent increase in horsepower (from the 70 hp of the base 1.6-liter Chevette to the 135 hp of the V-6) shot the little putt-wagon from 0 to 60 ...

PCH, Land Of The Free Edition: V6 Chevette Or Quadra-Packard Package Deal? By Murilee Martin January 14, 2009 4:30 pm EST. Welcome to Project Car Hell, where ...

The Chevette stayed in production all the way through 1987, ... GMC V6 Is Greatest Engine Breakthrough Since 1940. Go Ahead, Beat on the 1978 Honda Civic.

The Chevette's demise and now infamous reputation came from Chevy's inability to change the car in any meaningful way. Chevrolet made the car from 1975 to 1987 and changed very little.

This 1976 Chevrolet Chevette for sale on Craigslist is as clean as can be, with a clear title, straight body and less than 40,000 original miles on the odo.

In the U.S., picking a GMC over an equivalent Chevy usually means more leather, more chrome, flashier trim, and additional standard features, but you can forget all that with the GMC Chevette.This ...

The 1976 Chevette was originally built with a Buick V6, before it was replaced by a V8. The 355 cubic-inch engine produces 447 hp includes aftermarket cylinder heads and pistons.