Most-Watched Videos of the Week

It's the Ford Atlas' world this week, and our other most-watched videos are just living in it. The video, featuring PickupTrucks.com Editor Mark Williams' introduction of the Atlas concept truck at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit hauled straight to the top of the heap. The rest of the top five videos also are from the Detroit auto show, including last week's lone holdover — the show-stealing 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray; it moves up one spot to third place this week. Check out the top video above and see which others were popular this week:

1. Ford Atlas Concept
2. 2014 Infiniti Q50
3. 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
4. 2014 Lexus IS
5. 2014 Kia Sorento

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Steals Limelight in New Schwarzenegger Movie

Arnold Schwarzenegger muscled his way back into big-screen action last weekend with "The Last Stand," but the real muscle came compliments of the 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, for which the film essentially serves as a 90-minute commercial.

The 2013 ZR1 that appears in the movie may just make moviegoers momentarily forget the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray that stole the show last week at Detroit's North American International Auto Show. The ZR1 serves as the getaway car of choice for the film's villain, an escaped drug-cartel kingpin (played by Eduardo Noriega) who's making a furious run for the border; but to do so he must first get past Schwarzenegger's remote-desert-town sheriff.

In real life, the high-performance sports coupe's 638-horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 is good for a top speed of 205 mph. The ZR1 in the film, however, is referred to by characters as "modified" and able to reach 250 mph.

The car performs numerous spectacular feats throughout the movie, including speeding agilely through a police barricade, outrunning a pursuing helicopter and destroying a law-enforcement SUV convoy by, in part, using itself as a ramp to launch one of the vehicles to its demise. That's in addition to a climactic, Chevy-heavy cornfield showdown between the 'Vette and Schwarznegger's Chevy Camaro ZL1.

Most-Watched Videos of the Week

The 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week ushered in an almost entirely new crop of videos on our most-watched list, with the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee shooting straight to No. 1. The second through fourth spots also were occupied by 2014 vehicles on display at the Detroit auto show. The lone holdover from last week was the 2013 BMW M5, which fell four spots to No. 5 from its previous perch atop the list. Check out the top video above and see which others were popular this week:

• 1. 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
• 2. 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
• 3. 2014 Chevrolet Corvette
• 4. 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
• 5. 2013 BMW M5

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Video

The much anticipated Stingray is back. Chevrolet introduces the all-new 2014 Corvette with dramatic restyling, a hefty interior upgrade and an advanced assortment of new mechanical components.

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Powered by a new 6.2-liter V-8 engine that makes 450 horsepower and 450 pounds-feet of torque, this seventh-generation Corvette is longer, lighter, lower and wider. Chevrolet estimates that the new 'Vette will do zero to 60 mph in less than four seconds, thanks to the help of a new seven-speed manual transmission with rev matching or an available six-speed automatic.

Interior highlights include a choice of two seats — with one for competitive track driving — a standard 8-inch touch-screen with Chevy MyLink multimedia system, carbon fiber accents and aluminum trim. Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays explains why he thinks the new 2014 Corvette, which is set to go on sale later this summer, will make a big impression. Watch the video below.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: Photo Gallery Two

If the stingray's stinger could deliver the viper's venom, could it become the most formidable fish in the sea? Chevrolet hopes to take that analogy to the high-performance sports car segment with the all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray, whose design cues from fellow American icon the SRT Viper are apparent.

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The 2014 Corvette Stingray, bowing this week at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, boasts Viper-like exposed headlights and a gaping lower grille. But with features like defined rocker creases and shoulder lines, this Stingray-badged Corvette tempers the hulking appearance of the Viper. Still, the Stingray retains enough classic Corvette flavor to satisfy the faithful while tempting higher-end enthusiasts.

Check out the gallery below.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Video: Rolling Out On Stage

First we had the details on the new 2014 Chevy Corvette, then a photo gallery and now a video of the hotly anticipated sports car as it rolls out on stage to a huge group of assembled journalists and fans.

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We'll have more coverage of the new Corvette throughout the week but until then check out the video.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: Up Close

The all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is the seventh-generation of this iconic American sports car, and it represents the biggest design leap in recent memory for the car, which has taken an evolutionary design route for the past few generations. In forgoing some of the Corvette's traditional design cues, the C7 attains a more muscular, modern look.

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The Corvette's new face is reminiscent of another great American sports car: the all-new SRT Viper. From the exposed headlights, which include sleek LED accents, to the gaping lower grille, there's more than a passing resemblance to the re-born Viper. But while the Viper has a hulking look, the Corvette's lines give the design a sharp precision — especially the body sides with their defined rocker creases and shoulder lines. With the reintroduction of the Stingray name to the car, there's also a Stingray badge aft of the front fender vents.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette: Photo Gallery

Update: Check out our latest Corvette Stingray Photo Gallery

After months of teasers, the new Corvette is finally here. The 2014 Chevy Corvette wears the historic Stingray name but has a more modern, dramatic look and an all-new powertrain.

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Chevy claims the 450-hp, 6.2-liter V-8 is the most fuel efficient and powerful standard Corvette mill yet with a sub-4-second zero-to-60 time and an expected EPA highway rating above 26 mpg. A lightweight aluminum frame and heavy use of carbon fiber help make it lighter. Check out the photo gallery below taken by Cars.com's Matt Avery at its unveiling tonight outside Detroit. We'll have more from the show floor tomorrow.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show

• Competes with: Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, Nissan GT-R, SRT Viper
• Looks like: Chevy's new Corvette combines the historic Stingray name with modern, provocative styling
• Drivetrain: 450-hp, 6.2-liter V-8 and seven-speed manual transmission
• Hits dealerships: Summer

The redesigned Corvette may wear the storied Stingray name, but there's nothing retro about the next generation of Chevrolet's iconic sports car. It gets a more modern exterior and a new powertrain for 2014. In fact, Chevy reports the new Corvette Stingray is almost completely new, sharing only two parts with the last-gen model. 

The big news under the hood is that the next generation of Chevy's 6.2-liter V-8 is good for 450 horsepower and a zero-to-60 sprint of less than 4 seconds; the previous gen's 6.2-liter made 430 hp. The new engine is joined by a seven-speed manual transmission that, according to Chevy, anticipates gear selections and matches engine speed for better-timed shifts.

2013 Detroit Auto Show: What To Expect

As what is widely regarded as the most important U.S. auto show of the year opens next week in Detroit, an automotive icon returns to the claim the spotlight.

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is poised to be the star among the more than 50 production and concept vehicles slated to debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The show runs Jan. 19-27 — with press, industry and charity preview events on Monday-Jan. 18 — at downtown Detroit's Cobo Center. Last year's NAIAS attracted nearly 771,000 people, according to organizers.

Sunday night's press debut of the seventh-generation Corvette is hotly anticipated, and for nearly the past three months Chevy has done much to fan the flames, teasing us with tidbits of information and blink-and-you-missed-it video images. The automaker has disclosed that the new 'Vette will have a new 6.2-liter V-8 engine that's good for 450 horsepower and a zero-to-60-mph time of less than four seconds — all while improving on its 2013 predecessor's 26 mpg; Chevy also has said the 2014 model's aerodynamics were designed with Corvette's years of racing in the American Le Mans Series in mind.

Check back for full coverage of the 2013 Detroit auto show. Until then, here are the vehicles we know about now: