2016 Camaro Blows Away The Competition

Talk about blowing away the competition. The Chevrolet Camaro is a certified two-time champion, having won two of the most prestigious automotive awards in the industry: The coveted "Golden Calipers" as Motor Trend Magazine's 2016 Car of the Year, and Car And Driver Magazine's "10Best" for 2016. In each case, the Camaro left competitors in the dust with its aggressive styling, muscular performance, and world-class handling.

Best Of The Best

Each year, Car And Driver Magazine puts some of the world's finest automobiles through a grueling test to see who will come out on top as one of its 10 best cars for 2016. A vehicle must impress judges not just with their driving and technological prowess, but with their soul and character to succeed at being one of the automotive world's elite. We're proud to say that after a week of some of the most rigorous testing imaginable, the 2016 Chevy Camaro bested arch-rivals Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger as the publication's pick for top muscle car.

Car And Driver's Jared Gall simply said that the bold new 2016 Camaro for sale in Clearwater at Dimmitt Chevrolet is nothing less than "a Corvette with a back seat."

Winter/Spring Event Guide for Clearwater & Tampa Bay

With the New Year come many exciting new and annual events happening throughout the Clearwater, Tampa, and St. Pete areas. With so many things to see and do in the next few months, we here at your new and used car dealership in Clearwater, Dimmitt Chevrolet, thought we could lend a hand by offering our Winter/Spring Event Guide. This handy guide puts some of the top local and regional events happening throughout our extended area from January to March 2016 in one convenient place.

Atlantic Starr performs at the 2015 Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival. Photo Credit: tampablackheritage.org

16th Annual Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, Jan. 16 - 17
Celebrating Tampa's "heart and soul," this spectacular event features a dazzling array of live entertainment with national recording artists, educational seminars, a golf tournament, food vendors galore, and more. All the fun and excitement happens at Curtis Hixon Park.

12 Reasons to Love a New Chevy for the Holidays

Inspired by "The 12 Days of Christmas," your Chevy dealer in Clearwater, Dimmitt Chevrolet, has compiled the top 12 reasons to love a new Chevrolet vehicle. No "partridge in a pear tree" here, just 12 of the multitude of reasons why Chevrolet continues to be one of America's most popular and best-selling automotive brands.

1. You'll Love the Performance
From the incomparable high-performance power of the Corvette Stingray's legendary 460-horsepower V8 to the Camaro's muscular standard 323-hp V6 to the Chevy Silverado 1500's potent 6.2-liter, 420-hp EcoTec3 engine, you'll feel the power and performance of Chevy's superbly engineered engines every time you put your foot on the accelerator.

Dimmitt Chevrolet Previews The All-New 2016 Chevy Cruze

Dimmitt Chevrolet, your local Clearwater, Florida new and used car Chevy dealer, gives you a sneak peek at the stunning, all-new 2016 Chevy Cruze.

Dressed To Thrill

The 2016 Chevy Cruze gets noticed with fresh new exterior styling that's impressive from any angle. Looking like it costs thousands more, the Cruze wears an expressive, sculpted Euro-style body with fluid, contemporary lines that accentuate aerodynamic efficiency. According to Bengt Halvorson of TheCarConnection.com, the 2016 Cruze's styling "…takes advantage of wind-tunnel testing done for the Volt, yet inherits some of the chiseled, handsome look…that's been introduced in the larger Malibu." "It's lower, leaner, and sportier, as well as a significant three inches added to the overall length and an inch more wheelbase than its predecessor," adds Halvorson. "This translates to two inches of additional rear legroom, with the Cruze offering more rear knee room than the Ford Focus or Hyundai Elantra."

Surprisingly Well Appointed Interior

Whether heading uptown for a night out or down the highway for a weekend getaway, the new Cruze's upgraded and roomier interior gets you there in a style that doesn't scrimp on quality or creature comforts. Bengt Halvorson of TheCarConnection.com says, "Since the Cruze is a global model, selling as an upmarket sedan in some markets, it carries an ‘upscale ambience’ inside, with a dual cockpit look and more fine details."

The Cruze's interior also gets high marks for its more spacious interior. No less than Consumer Reports says, "... The new Cruze strikes us as a big step forward. One of the biggest updates comes in the rear seat, where passengers no longer need Japanese subway pushers to cram them inside. It’s one of the roomiest back seats in the class, with plenty of leg and foot room even for six-footers. In fact, the rear seats look like they have more legroom than Chevy’s next larger sedan, the Malibu…Some versions even pamper rear-seat occupants with their own seat heaters — a rare treat in a small car."

Get behind the three-spoke sports steering wheel of the new Chevy Cruze and take command of the road ahead. Chevy engineers paid special attention to all the details, ensuring that your daily drive is as effortless and comfortable as possible. You'd expect to pay more for the convenience of handy steering wheel-mounted controls that put an array of key functions at your fingertips. Two large sport analog gauges trimmed in chrome bracket an advanced driver information center that offers vital vehicle information at a glance.

Fall Events Calendar for Clearwater, St. Pete & Tampa Bay

The months of October and November are a great time of year with plenty of fun events and activities for the entire family. As your local new and used car dealership in Clearwater, serving St. Pete and Tampa Bay, Dimmitt Chevrolet put together this handy calendar of local fall events in our area. From music festivals and craft fairs to unique special cultural events, we have it all!

October 2015

Clearwater Jazz Holiday at Coachman Park. Photo credit: ClearwaterJazz.com

Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Oct. 15-18 At Coachman Park - One of Clearwater/St. Pete's biggest music events, Jazz Holiday features some of the top names in entertainment, including headliner and nine-time GRAMMY® winner Sheryl Crow. She will be joined on stage by blues legend Buddy Guy, Gladys Knight, the O'Jays, and other stellar performers.

Corvette Owners Rev Up to Fight Pediatric Cancer

The 18th annual Bay Area Corvette Club Show at Dimmitt Chevrolet in Clearwater will benefit the Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

The show is scheduled to roll into Dimmitt Chevrolet on Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Opening ceremonies are set for 11 a.m.

Each year the club chooses a nonprofit organization to benefit from money raised. The cancer foundation was announced as this year’s recipient. The organization will receive proceeds from entry fees, chance drawing tickets, a 50/50 raffle and a live auction.

“We hold this show once a year with the intent of raising money for a specific charity the club selects early in the year,” said Jack Tipton, president of the Bay Area Corvette Club.

Visitors who stop by the show will find entry is free and more than 100 cars are expected. A total of 11 classes of Corvettes should be on site, representing the seven generations of the Corvette from C1 to C7, plus a class for modified and custom. The Top 3 cars in each class will receive trophies.

While the show is still a few weeks away, Corvette owners who want to show off their rides will find there’s still time to enter. Information is available on the Bay Area Corvette Club website. The cost to enter is $25 for preregistration and $30 on the day of the show.

Photo courtesy of the Bay Area Corvette Club

Updated 2016 Chevy Corvette Comes In 3 Colorful New Styles

Few vehicles on the planet come with an instant "WOW" factor like that of the astonishing Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Wherever it goes the Corvette creates a tsunami of unabashed excitement and - dare we say - envy. After all, there are many automotive enthusiasts who lust after one of the most extraordinary super sports cars on the road today. We certainly can't blame them.

One would think that the Corvette's proud parents at GM would be content to let their four-wheeled wunderkind rest on its considerable laurels. But such is not the case. Always looking to up their game and keep the competition in the rearview mirror, the automotive wizards who inhabit GM's cylindrical headquarters in the towering Renaissance Center in Detroit are continually refining and reimagining America's Supercar.

2016 Chevy Corvette Stingray in Blade Silver with Twilight Blue design package.

So it should come as no surprise that the 2016 Corvette improves on the previous year's model, which earned a place of honor on Car and Driver's prestigious "10 Best" list for 2015.

New and Improved

What's new for 2016? First of all, if the Corvette wasn't already noticeable enough, it now sports three evocative new design packages, each with its own distinctive color scheme. Discerning customers can now personalize their Corvette more than ever before. They can now choose from Twilight Blue, Jet Black Suede, or Spice Red. Each package offers a comprehensive list of unique appointments designed to make one's 2016 Corvette the ultimate expression of individuality. Here's a breakdown of what you get with each uniquely colorful package.