GM Stuff at SEMA

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Here's the link to the whole article:

http://media.gm.com/events/sema/sema03gm/

 

Here are some highlights:

 

The GM Performance Division provides the skill, enthusiasm and integration to deliver uniquely branded performance vehicles out of a common ?toolbox.?

 

"We provide the integration among the various GM disciplines critical to delivering 'gotta-have' product", said Mark Reuss, executive director of GM Performance Division, who also serves as executive director of vehicle architecture. "Performance Division has a voice in the very earliest stages of product development, so the engineering that goes into the performance derivatives is integrated back into the mainstream production process. This functional integration is a competitive advantage."

 

Next up for GM Performance Division will be a Chevrolet TrailBlazer SS, a 2006-model-year entry that will feature a Corvette-inspired V-8 engine, 20-inch wheels and a lower suspension than the current production model. The production TrailBlazer SS will be based on the TrailBlazer SS concept originally shown at the 2002 SEMA show. Reuss' team is working up plans for other vehicles as well.

 

 

All-new 20-inch wheels designed specifically for Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra and 17- and 18-inch custom wheels that will be introduced in 2004 for other GM cars and trucks. See topic here: http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?...showtopic=23521

 

 

The Gen IV small-block V-8, with higher performance and an array of technical advancements. The Vortec 5300 small-block with DOD debuts on V-8-equipped versions of the 2005 Chevrolet TrailBlazer EXT, GMC Envoy XUV and Buick Rainier. An automotive application of the Gen IV small-block without DOD debuts later in the 2005 Corvette.