High-energy reveal during NFL’s season opener to feature BRELAND, Chase Elliott, Chad Hall and Chris Pratt
Chevrolet revealed the first-ever 2022 Silverado ZR2 today during the opening game of the NFL season with a special, 60-second spot featuring a lineup of all-star personalities putting the capabilities of the brand’s flagship off-road truck to the test.
Check out the video!
“Playmaker” features five celebrities and experts from a wide array of backgrounds using some of the unique features of the Silverado ZR2, proving that the flagship off-road truck really is in a class of its own:
- BRELAND, platinum-selling artist, highlights the elevated design of the Silverado ZR2 on the set of a video shoot.
- Chase Elliott, NASCAR Cup Series champion, confidently pulls his boat out of the lake using the Silverado ZR2’s available trailering technology1.
- Chad Hall, world-renowned off-road racer and engineer, puts the Silverado ZR2’s off-road capabilities to the test like no one else can.
- Chris Pratt, award-winning actor who owns a ranch, uses the up to eight available cameras2 to track down his steer while Walter the cat watches from afar.
Sportscaster Michele Tafoya also provided a play-by-play of the action, bringing her dynamic energy in a way that feels at home during the first NFL game of the season.
“The first-ever Silverado ZR2 is truly unique, blending race-proven off-road capability with comfortable on-road manners, elevated design and thoughtful integrated technology,” said Steve Majoros, vice president of Chevrolet Marketing. “To really showcase the breadth of this truck’s capability, we needed a team of experts, truck-lovers and friends of Chevy to put it to the test in their own lives. The result is a fun and entertaining reveal that illustrates how versatile, capable and good-looking this new Silverado ZR2 truck really is.”
First-ever Silverado ZR2
The first-ever Silverado ZR2 drives into the flagship position of Chevy Trucks’ factory-lifted off-road lineup, offering race-proven off-road performance customers can buy right from the showroom floor. The ZR2 brings together a premium interior, immersive technology, a number of standard safety equipment features2 and off-road prowess in a comprehensive package.
ZR2’s suspension upgrades, enhanced off-road technology and exterior enhancements were developed to optimize off-road performance and capability — whether desert running or rock crawling — while balancing everyday driving comfort and supporting comparable payload and trailering capability to other Silverado off-road trims. ZR2 max payload is 1,440 pounds3 and the conventional trailer weight rating is 8,900 pounds1.
ZR2 highlights include:
- Standard 6.2L V-8 engine and 10-speed automatic transmission
- Silverado-first application of Multimatic DSSV spool-valve dampers
- Uniquely-tuned springs that, with the Multimatic dampers, increase maximum front and rear suspension travel, compared to the Silverado Trail Boss
- Front and rear e-lockers
- Specific off-road chassis and suspension calibrations, including Terrain Mode, which allows one-pedal4 rock crawling
- Specific 33-inch off-road MT tires
- Unique skid plate package
- New steel front bumper designed for off-road strength, durability and clearance, including an all-new, high-approach front bumper that enables an improved 31-degree approach angle, compared to other Silverado off-road models.
In addition to its functional features, the Silverado ZR2 is distinguished by several aesthetic cues, including a new black hood insert, a unique grille with integrated lighting and a “flow-tie” emblem, ZR2 badges, unique 18-inch wheels and a unique Jet Black/Graystone leather-trimmed interior, with complementing dark trim.
The 2022 Silverado will be available Spring 2022. To learn more about the first-ever Silverado ZR2, please visit https://www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/2022-silverado.
Parents express apprehension about being on the road this school year; Chevrolet Traverse offers safety features to help give them added peace of mind
As families prepare for their return to in-person school after a year of virtual learning, 68 percent of parents indicate being back on the road every day is a concern when thinking about their children going back to school.
With the back-to-school season in full swing, Chevrolet worked with The Harris Poll to survey more than 1,000 parents of school-aged children to discover how the pandemic affected their driving skills and the new realities that teen drivers face.
The pandemic impacted how often people were on the road, with 56 percent of parents saying they drove less during the pandemic. Over time, basic driving skills can be forgotten, which may lead to careless driving. According to the survey:
- 61 percent of parents agree that with fewer people on the road last year, they were able to drive more carefree.
- Now, over three-quarters of parents surveyed report that they drive more defensively with more people on the road.
Teen drivers were impacted by a different complication during the pandemic. Nearly half of parents with a driving-aged child say their child experienced a delay in becoming a licensed driver during the pandemic. And, as more teen drivers prepare to be on the road this school year, the survey shows most teens and new drivers will be in the vehicle without adult supervision. The survey also showed:
- 61 percent of parents are concerned about their teen on the road because of lost practice time due to the pandemic.
- 78 percent of parents worry when their child is on the road because other drivers seem more unsafe than before the pandemic.
- 73 percent of parents report to notice more aggravated drivers on the road than before the pandemic.
“With so much on our minds as we prepare for this school year, it’s easy for both parents and teens to forget basic driving skills and road safety,” said Tricia Morrow, Chevrolet safety engineer. “Safety is at the forefront of what we do at Chevrolet, and the safety features available in many of our Chevrolet products, including the Traverse, help bring families peace of mind as drivers – both experienced and new – hit the road.”
The 2022 Chevrolet Traverse features multiple active safety and driver assistance features, supporting driver safety. The survey found that 79 percent of parents agree that in-vehicle technology helps give them peace of mind.
Active safety, driver assistance and other features on the 2022 Traverse include:
- Chevy Safety Assist1, standard on all trims includes Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Following Distance Indicator, Forward Collision Alert and IntelliBeam automatic high beam control.
- Teen Driver, a technology that, when active, helps parents coach their new drivers – even when the teens are alone in the vehicle. It allows parents to set a speed alert, a volume limit and more. And, with the industry’s first and only in-vehicle report card, it’s easy to track a teen’s driving performance.
- Buckle To Drive, a safety technology that, when active, can prevent the driver from shifting the vehicle out of park if the driver’s seat belt is not buckled for up to 20 seconds. This feature is designed to help remind all drivers to buckle up before driving.
- Stay connected to teen drivers with new Wireless Apple CarPlay2 and Android Auto3 phone projection capability. Additionally, when activated, OnStar Automatic Crash Response4 can connect drivers to an Emergency-Certified Advisor5 who can contact help even if they can’t ask for it.
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
This survey was conducted online by The Harris Poll July 28 – Aug. 4, 2021, on behalf of Chevrolet, among 1,204 adults who are 18 years+ of age and who have a child age 3 to 18 years old that will attend school outside of the home this coming school year. Data were weighted to be representative of the ages 18+ U.S. general population.
New Twist on America’s Favorites: Chevrolet and Guy Fieri to Debut Apple Pie Hot Dog at MLB at Field of Dreams
Would you try it??
Chevrolet today announced a collaboration with Guy Fieri, award-winning chef, restaurateur and influential television culinary star, to create the ultimate ballpark snack – the Apple Pie Hot Dog.
The Apple Pie Hot Dog, which brings together two quintessentially American foods in a single and crave-worthy snack, is inspired by a notable Chevrolet television advertisement from 1975. The ad’s jingle asserted “baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet go together in the good old U.S.A.” Chevy enlisted Fieri, the mayor of Flavortown, to lead the development and creation of the recipe.
“As a long-time Chevy guy, it’s awesome to be working together on this funky throwback snack for the MLB at Field of Dreams Game,” said Fieri. “I can’t wait to see the reactions from fans as they take their first bite of the Apple Pie Hot Dog!”
The one-of-a-kind recipe will feature an all-beef hot dog, apple pie filling, and Fieri’s signature bacon jam, enveloped in flaky pie crust, and topped with an apple mustard drizzle, apple pie spice, and demerara sugar. The Apple Pie Hot Dog will be offered exclusively to attendees of MLB at Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 12.
“From the major leagues to local community teams, Chevrolet has long been a proud supporter of baseball,” said Steve Majoros, vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. “We’re excited about the Apple Pie Hot Dog because it helps us celebrate and connect with a community of fans at the MLB at Field of Dreams Game, a uniquely American event.”
Inspired by the 1989 Universal Pictures film of the same name and held at the fan-favorite destination, the MLB at Field of Dreams Game marks the first Major League game ever held in the state of Iowa.
Chevrolet today revealed the Silverado electric pickup will drive circles around the competition, and with the addition of available Four-Wheel Steer and 24-inch wheels, it will turn circles inside them, too. Four-Wheel Steer is a chassis feature that enables the vehicle to steer all four wheels, enabling increased agility and tighter turning radius at low speeds, improved handling and stability at higher speeds, as well as great trailering dynamics.
Designed as an EV from the ground up, the Silverado electric pickup harnesses the best of the Ultium Platform and Silverado’s proven capability. The fleet and retail versions of the electric Silverado will offer customers a variety of options and are expected to be in high demand. Customers can receive the latest updates on the electric Silverado at https://www.chevrolet.com/electric/upcoming-all-electric-silverado and https://www.gmfleet.com/trucks/all-electric-chevrolet-silverado.
Guest appearances by Al Oppenheiser, Pinky “Mr. Chevy” Randall and must-see iconic Chevy vehicles
Chevrolet is teaming up with well-known automotive influencer and content creator Emelia Hartford to host its second annual Cruisin’ the USA in Your Chevrolet weeklong virtual fan experience from Aug. 16-21. This year’s event will focus on the brilliant minds behind some of Chevy’s most prized models and the fans who have loved and supported the brand over the years.
“The inaugural Cruisin’ the USA in Your Chevrolet originated as an alternative space for car enthusiasts to celebrate automotive’s deep-rooted history when it couldn’t be done in person,” said Steve Majoros, vice president of Marketing, Chevrolet. “This year, we’re celebrating by sharing stories through the eyes of our customers, fans and employees from around the world – because people are the heart of everything we do at Chevy.”
Viewers will enjoy a week of daily themes and activities, trivia, special guests and inside looks at Chevy’s iconic vehicles, alongside current models, and more.
Schedule of Events
- Aug. 16 – History of Heroes Trivia: Emelia Hartford challenges fans on Chevy’s history of heroes, including some of the engineers and designers behind the major innovations that helped shape the brand.
- Aug. 17 – An EVolution: Ride along with Emelia Hartford in the new, all-electric 2022 Bolt EUV and catch a glimpse of Chevy’s E-10 concept vehicle.
- Aug. 18 – For the Love of Trucks: Join Emelia Hartford for another trivia challenge covering all things Chevy trucks.
- Aug. 19 – A Salute to our Fans:Discover how lifelong fan Pinky Randallearned the right to be called “Mr. Chevy.”
- Aug. 20 – The Thrills of Performance: Tour former Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser’s jaw-dropping Chevy Cave with Emelia Hartford.
- Aug. 21 – Spread the #ChevyLove: Experience Chevy with those who love the brand most alongside their most prized possessions.
To gear up for the event, fans can download a second edition collectable high-resolution printable poster featuring a mix of some familiar classics and today’s favorite vehicles.
Follow along on Chevy’s social media channels – @Chevrolet on TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook – to celebrate Chevy’s deep-rooted automotive history and those who have put their heart and soul into making the brand what it is today. Fans are encouraged to share their cherished Chevy vehicles and memorabilia using the hashtag #ChevyLove for the chance to be featured on the brand’s social channels.
Keep Your Dog Cool with Homemade Frozen Treats!
We started the summer off with temperatures above 100 degrees and it seems summer isn’t done with Western Washington yet! And with summer usually lasting into September, we could be in for more days of uncomfortable heat. While some of us have air conditioning, many of us don’t and have to get creative with ways to keep cool. Our furry friends have even fewer options, so we have to get creative with ways to keep them cool and healthy.
One fun and tasty way to do that is with frozen dog treats! Sure, it’s great to get that pup cone in the drive-thru, but here are some delicious and healthy-for-dogs treats you can make at home to give them any time to beat the summer heat!
- Frozen yogurt, peanut butter, and fruit pupsicles!
- Frozen apple dog treat!
- Two-ingredient cantaloupe ice cream!
What are some of your dogs favorite ways to cool down?
The COPO Camaro returns to the drag strip and its roots with a 572-cubic-inch Big Block V-8
The COPO Camaro returns to the drag strip for 2022 with a newly available 572-cubic-inch engine. The Big Block V-8 channels the spirit of the original 1969 COPO Camaro, a purpose-built drag racer created by dealers using the Central Office Production Order system to equip cars with Chevrolet’s largest V-8.
The COPO 572 uses a cast-iron block with four-bolt main caps, aluminum heads, a forged steel crankshaft, forged steel connecting rods and forged aluminum pistons. Pricing for the COPO Camaro with the 572 starts from $105,500 (excluding tax, title, license, and dealer fees).
The 2022 COPO Camaro is also available with LSX-based Small Block engines –
A supercharged 350-cubic-inch V-8 rated by the NHRA at 580 horsepower and a naturally aspirated 427-cubic-inch V-8 with an NHRA-rated 470 hp. All 2022 COPO Camaros use an ATI Racing Products TH400 three-speed automatic transmission.
Engineered for drag racers, the COPO Camaro is sold as a Chevrolet Performance part and cannot be registered for street use. It competes in NHRA Stock and Super Stock eliminators and comes standard with a carbon fiber hood and wheelie bars. Buyers can customize their cars with options such as a trunk-mounted weight box and parachute.
Owning a COPO Camaro places drag racers in rare company – Chevrolet has built fewer than 700 examples since the program restarted in 2012. In past years, interested customers have entered a lottery to win an allotment for one of 69 cars. Chevrolet will not limit production for 2022, and orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Buyers may also participate in a private tour of the COPO Build Facility in Oxford, Michigan, where each car is custom made. The order form for the 2022 Chevrolet COPO Camaro can be found at www.chevrolet.com/performance-parts/copo-camaro.
Read more about the history of the COPO Camaro here.
Roads Over Water: Driving Your Chevy in the PNW
Car ferries provide scenic, romantic, and sometimes historical routes to consider for your next road trip.
Ferries work strange magic on road trips, giving you a sense of distance and isolation you don’t find on many roads. We suspect that’s because a boat is the critical component in atypical road-tripping: slower, more relaxing, and often more scenic than driving a car. A ferry intermission encourages reflection on scenery usually unknowable to automobiles, and thoughts of what’s been and what’s to come—sort of like interrupting an interstate journey to spend an hour on a horse. Except the horse trots on water, pulls your car, and sells lattes and minestrone on its upper deck.
The car-carrying craft are common sights in the Pacific Northwest—especially Seattle, where ferries are more frequently used by daily commuters than adventurers. But loading up for a ferry journey transforms a mundane experience into anything but. This is particularly true for longer excursions over salt water, such as the crossing from Anacortes, Wash., to the San Juan Islands.
The ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island makes many online lists of America’s most beautiful crossings, but after testing the ferry experience on some of the smaller vessels in Puget Sound, we decided to head to the San Juan Islands for two reasons: You can drive to Bainbridge, whereas we wanted a refuge accessible only by boat, and the islands provide multiple destinations just as compelling as the ride over.
The San Juan Islands include more than 400 islands and reefs and 408 miles of shoreline. Washington State Ferries has simplified your choice of which islands to visit, because service runs to just four: Lopez, Shaw, Orcas, and San Juan. We boarded in Anacortes direct to Friday Harbor, the port on San Juan Island. The peak season cost of just over $80 round-trip covered a standard vehicle and driver, plus a passenger.
One of the joys of taking the water route is to slow down and enjoy the view, whether that’s the stunning scenery of the Pacific Northwest or the Silver Ice Metallic Tahoe, which offers a lovely sight on its own.
Leave Nothing Behind
Our decision to extend the journey out over the water meant we could take our car with us, one of several benefits of going by ferry. There’s much to be said for exploring strange lands in the comfort of your own vehicle. Although there is ample sightseeing room inside, we spent most of the 65-minute ride out on the deck, the mid-morning sea trying on several different climates. Overcast skies hovered from port to the channel between Blakely and Decatur Islands. Sunlight struck around Lopez and up to Orcas, highlighting the pale red trunks of madrona trees. Fog settled in between Orcas and Shaw, and a great dark bird soared just feet above the water. The fog dissipated into a bright overcast sky for our return to land at Friday Harbor.
We drove exactly one-tenth of a mile from the ferry dock to a local cafe, where I indulged in crab Benedict, a Seattle specialty that tasted better on San Juan than in Seattle. The crustacean and coffee hit all the spots.
A pit stop at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art introduced us to Jim, a local working the front desk. He dismissed our planned itinerary and recited the must-sees: Make sure to visit the Whale Museum, try the phenomenal barbecued oysters at Westcott Bay Shellfish Farm, stroll the 20-acre sculpture park in Roche Harbor, and take in the views from San Juan County Park and the driftwood-strewn South Beach. If you have time before your ferry home, drop in at the ice cream shop next door to the dock and sample one (or four) of their 81 flavors.
The Bainbridge ferry earns praise for its sunset view of downtown Seattle. We give similar acclaim to the twilight ride back to Anacortes. Snaking through islands and past sailboats, we’re surrounded by glinting, amber visions of the Pacific Northwest—all enjoyed with a bowl of clam chowder.
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A Car Ferry Near You
If Washington state isn’t in your plans, ferries work every corner of the country, and many deserve the nod even when there’s another option. For instance, the 5.2-mile Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge will get you from the North Carolina mainland over Croatan Sound to Nags Head. But better to cross farther south at Cedar Island and spend 2.25 nautical hours traversing 19.7 miles of Pamlico Sound. Taking the ferry over to Ocracoke also puts you on the currents of both our recent and distant past. The waters of Pamlico Sound are known for a history of piracy and war. Blackbeard was the most famous to plunder and sink merchant vessels, and lost his head for it.
German U-boats skipped the plundering but resumed the practice of sinking merchant vessels just off the Outer Banks during WWII. A short walk from the Ocracoke port, the British Cemetery stands as a memorial to the 37 seamen who perished when a U-boat sank the HMS Bedfordshire in 1942. Nearby is also where English seafaring captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe landed after the first of the English voyages to Roanoke Island in 1584.
For vistas, a celebrated passage like the Staten Island Ferry delivers unending views of our nation’s urban icons, while the Alaska Marine Highway ferries offer unending views of iconic nature.
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We’re surrounded by glinting, amber visions of the Pacific Northwest—all enjoyed with a bowl of clam chowder.
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But there are ferries that skim the nation’s inland waterways, too, like the Charles Hall Ferry in Utah. Connecting the marinas of Halls Crossing and Bullfrog, the 25-minute ride crosses scenic Lake Powell in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Because of its remoteness, there’s a chance your primary company for the ride will be still waters and the red-hued sandstone, along with yellow-footed gulls, dabbling ducks, and American coots. Short of hauling your own boat to Lake Powell, you won’t find such diverse aquatic company anywhere else in the Utah desert.
All across our country, varied national treasures lie within and across waters. The ferry to Vinalhaven, Maine, deposits you on an island first inhabited at least 3,800 years ago. The ferry across the James River in Virginia from Scotland to Jamestown alights at America’s first permanent English settlement. The S.S. Badger ferry, the last coal-fired passenger steamship in the U.S. and a national historic landmark, makes a four-hour journey across Lake Michigan that begins to convey the adjective in “Great Lakes.” To reach those gems, and more, find just the right stretch of coast, point your car at the water, and keep driving. Wait for the boat first, though.
End of Summer Bucket List for Puget Sound Residents
It’s the nearing the end of July, which means we have about 1 month to check off items on our summer bucket lists and make memories. That might sound overwhelming or like a lot of pressure, but you can see and do a LOT in a month in our area. Here are some of our local, summer bucket list ideas to finish out the season strong!
- Drive up to Lake Diablo/Diablo Dam in the North Cascades. The color of the lake is the stuff Instagram posts were made for. Go across the dam, dip your toes in the water, and even make a learning adventure out of it by checking out the North Cascades Environmental Institute nearby!
- Ride the ferry! It doesn’t matter which ferry, really, because there is nothin more quintessentially Puget Sound in the summer than a ferry ride. If you want to “go big,” take a ferry ride to/around the San Juan Islands from Anacortes. If you want something closer to home, take the ferry from Fauntleroy to Vashon Island.
- If you’d rather see the mountains in the southern part of the state instead of the North Cascades, nothing can beat a summer trip to Mount Rainier. Take in the wild flower fields, hike alongside rivers and creeks, camp under the stars. Mount Rainier is a must-do in the Pacific Northwest.
- If you want adventure, than white water rafting near Leavenworth might be perfect for you! You could easily make a day trip of driving up to this charming Bavarian village in the Cascades, battle some rapids via several guided tour options, and be home to sleep in your own bed that night!
- Point Defiance Park in Tacoma is always a great choice during the summer! This 5 mile stretch has incredible views, wonderful restaurant/shopping options, and, of course, the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium! It truly has something for everyone of all ages!
These are just some ideas to keep the good times rolling this summer. What are some of your bucket list ideas?
CRANK IT UP: 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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