Production Volt... Would you drive it? or Prius the 2nd?

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sixgunsuperman99

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It's about time - the Volt was shown in it's entirety at GM's 100th Anniversary celebration at the Ren Cen today. It was leaked last week with the designers in front of it, but these are some better pictures this time around. What's everyone think? Will it be something you want to drive? Or something like the Prius where you make fun of it every time you see one?

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http://jalopnik.com/5050235/chevy-volt-live-and-unplugged
 
GreyGhost said:
Agreed.

Am I the only person disappointed that the design lost it's agressiveness? It looks like a modified Prius.
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Yea, I heard they had to do that to get the range up. It is super-aerodynamic now, but it did lose some of it's edge.

-Geoff
 
The mileage dropped too. I thought they said the target was 70 miles on straight electric and now it's 40. Of course, I rather give GM (Ford or Chrysler) the money instead of Toyota.
 
I'd rather walk than drive a Toyota. The Volt is very cool and I hope it pushes Ford even harder to compete in that market.
 
Swifster said:
The mileage dropped too. I thought they said the target was 70 miles on straight electric and now it's 40. Of course, I rather give GM (Ford or Chrysler) the money instead of Toyota.
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When word first started it was near 100 miles, then dropped to 70 and now 40...?


91trunk said:
I'd rather walk than drive a Toyota. The Volt is very cool and I hope it pushes Ford even harder to compete in that market.
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Agreed...
 
WhiteHawk said:
Yea, I heard they had to do that to get the range up. It is super-aerodynamic now, but it did lose some of it's edge.

-Geoff
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We were informed that design changed due to multiple factors....aero (like you mentioned), crash test requirements, metal forming technology, the fit/orientation of production components, etc. It's hard to remember sometimes that when sourcing parts that are going into cutting-edge technology, asthetic design sometimes has to take a step back. I liked the concept's aggressiveness. But, it's only recently that manufacturers have been building production versions of vehicles that so closely represent their concept counterparts.
 
I thought they had been saying 40 for a while now but I don't recall anything that was claimed when the concept was released.
 
The Volt has a range of about 40 miles on the battery alone which might not seem like much. But, considering that most people drive fewer miles than that per day, it should mean that a lot of drivers will never use a drop of gas on their daily commute. However, when the fuel tank is filled to it's capacity of 12 US gallons of gas, the Volt has a range of 640 miles. In addition, the Volt ICE is fully flex fuel capable and can run on any combination of gasoline or ethanol up to E85. The power-train is sized to achieve 0-60 mph acceleration of about 8.5 seconds.
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From this article from January 2007 when the concept debuted:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/0...w-its-here-gms-plug-in-hybrid-is-the-chevy-v/

Looks like GM's story has stayed straight the whole time.
 
SSpdDmon said:
We were informed that design changed due to multiple factors....aero (like you mentioned), crash test requirements, metal forming technology, the fit/orientation of production components, etc. It's hard to remember sometimes that when sourcing parts that are going into cutting-edge technology, asthetic design sometimes has to take a step back. I liked the concept's aggressiveness. But, it's only recently that manufacturers have been building production versions of vehicles that so closely represent their concept counterparts.
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I understand why the production design looks the way it does, but it's still a drag that it isn't "sexier" :shake:
 
Ugly, but I'd drive it over a prius any day.

Why do these car designers feel the need to make electric or hybrid vehicles ugly as fuck? Make the car look good and you'd increase sales. dumbasses.
 
What the fuck? 40 miles? Only if my employer has a power outlet in the parking lot, or I won't get back home! :shake:
 
Yes you will, it just switches to gas powered (the gas engine acts as a generator, so its always electric "power".)

If you run out of gas and have no electric juice left, then you are ass out, but then again, dont run out of gas (like normal.

I think its a pretty good idea, better than the Prius actually, and ALOT of people drive less than 40 miles every day, so they would use ZERO gas.

I could see myself buying one if they ever put the drivetrain into a more conventional car, like a Malibu or Aura.

Every time I drove back/forth to work without using gas it would be like giving OPEC a :flipa:
 
As long as the selling price is reasonable, I don't think they will be able to make them fast enough. This would be a great commuter car. My round trip everyday is about 35 miles. I could tell the oil companies to kiss my ass!!! I wonder what they are expecting to their production #'s to be?
 
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