First year Chevettes had the big block option of a 1.6 liter single-overhead-cam engine from Isuzu, which were rated at 62 horsepower at the crank. But how much of that goes to the rear wheels today?

To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

The new Chevette is the littlest Chevrolet ever built, a 2300-pound package that comes with an ERA highway rating of 39 miles oer aallon and represents some brand-new raw material for American ...

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. A bright-colored ...

The Chevette engine went into production with a very unsophisticated four-into-one exhaust manifold. Common import practice is a four-into-two-into-one system that, when properly tuned, produces a ...

The unit-construction Chevette came as a two-door hatchback only, but with five trim levels, including a base model with no rear seat. The 1970s were turbulent years for the American auto industry.

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By the mid 1970s, Chevrolet was under pressure to make its cars smoother, quieter, and easier to live with day to day, not ...

Chevy’s snappy ad slogan for the Chevette was, “It’ll drive you happy.” But not everyone agreed. In fact, knocking the Chevette’s “cost-sensitive” construction and attributes became a highly developed ...

Those of you who have been sitting forward in your chairs waiting for the word on the Chevette, wondering if it has a chance against the Rabbit and all of those other big-selling foreigners, can relax ...