Volt Revealed!

[EllwynX]

The Volt looks fantastic, inside and out. I'd just lose the white on the interior, it gives it too much of an Apple look.

Other than that it's a really good looking vehicle. I'm not sure how a few people are seeing ANY resemblance to the ugly Prius. The Volt actually has a sporty look to it that the Prius can only dream of having.

$40,000 will be too much though, imo. Hopefully it's no more than $30,000.

[FenwickHockey65]

Is it too early to be talking about trim levels...? The same old LS/LT/LTZ, or just standard interior/exterior across the board?

[PA Dweller]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Is it too early to be talking about trim levels...? The same old LS/LT/LTZ, or just standard interior/exterior across the board?

For $35k (Minimum?) I would hope the interior we just saw is standard on all Volts.

[TJ95GAGT]

Very nice.

[Trendkiller]

Originally Posted by saubouin

This looks nothing like the car i saw at the DC Auto Show. As a longtime enthusiast of GM I have never been more disappointed then I am now. Both my father & I have been waiting to get one of these. And I can guarantee you that we will NOT. Yesterday i sold my Buick Roadmaster. My 98 Trans Am is also sold. Now i just need to get rid of my 06 GTO and GMC Sierra and be done with GM forever. They built a "punishment car", exactly what they said they did not want to do. This is got to be GM's biggest let down. Worse then building the Aztek, worse then killing the Impalla & Fiero & Camaro. Just ridiculous. This is the car they were pinning all their hopes on. They used the angular looking VOLT in so many marketing pieces yet they knew long ago it would never look like that. GM you have finally lost my loyalty.

Stop being a drama queen.

[FearTheDodo]

Originally Posted by saubouin

This looks nothing like the car i saw at the DC Auto Show. As a longtime enthusiast of GM I have never been more disappointed then I am now. Both my father & I have been waiting to get one of these. And I can guarantee you that we will NOT. Yesterday i sold my Buick Roadmaster. My 98 Trans Am is also sold. Now i just need to get rid of my 06 GTO and GMC Sierra and be done with GM forever. They built a "punishment car", exactly what they said they did not want to do. This is got to be GM's biggest let down. Worse then building the Aztek, worse then killing the Impalla & Fiero & Camaro. Just ridiculous. This is the car they were pinning all their hopes on. They used the angular looking VOLT in so many marketing pieces yet they knew long ago it would never look like that. GM you have finally lost my loyalty.

n00b... the concept was not aerodynamic at all and it would not have been possible to build that car and meet the specs... that being said

I Love this car almost as much as the concept!

[rcracedriver]

THAT'S HOT!!

I think its even better than the concept, more refined. Besides, how come people get upset, do they truly think that the 24" rims on the concept would make it through to production? Also, all GM's marketting ads for the volt had a big asterisk *actual production may vary!!!*

[roteague]

I too would like to see the center stack in black.

I also wonder, if it wouldn't have been better to wait until Detriot (auto show) to do the full reveal of the Volt - that way the Volt could have really upstaged the new Prius when it is introduced. Perhaps, GM will do something at the show that will do so anyway.

[Rotorocket]

Color me IMPRESSED. This blows the Prius away.

GM really needs to keep the price near the 30k mark, though. That's my big worry.

Way to go GM!!!

Also, the center stack looks EXACTLY like something Apple Computer would design - extremely modern and elegant.

[djo165]

It's okay, but not great. The back end looks nice, and the front is okay, but not spectacular.

Lose the cheap gray trim around the bottom, the black trim around the windows, and those dumb looking mirrors.

The interior stack looks cheap and dated. White plastic reminds me of old iPods or kitchen appliances. Note that Apple, the techno-hip trend setter, doesn't even offer the iPod in white anymore.

That shift lever looks too large and is wasting valuable space.

Other than that, it looks good.

[Squachy]

The front looks like a complete Acura TL ripoff (The current one not the fugly new one) with a cobalt SS bottom grille. Thats why the front works so well cuz that had a good looking front end as well.

The rear is pretty nice IMO.
Other than the high butt and the somewhat blobby/squared overall look to the car.

I dont think the car looks too bad overall.
Definately better looking than the Prius.


This thing has technogadgetry writting all over it all those details and lighting and visual gauge pods....those batteries are doing double duty to keep those things illuminated.

[LeSabre]

I wish the center stack looked better. It looks bland.
There won't likely be any aftermarket stereos for the Volt.

[chinamonty]

The centre stack is OK. It reminds me of Star Wars robots.

[97CamaroSS]

Originally Posted by saubouin

This looks nothing like the car i saw at the DC Auto Show. As a longtime enthusiast of GM I have never been more disappointed then I am now. Both my father & I have been waiting to get one of these. And I can guarantee you that we will NOT. Yesterday i sold my Buick Roadmaster. My 98 Trans Am is also sold. Now i just need to get rid of my 06 GTO and GMC Sierra and be done with GM forever. They built a "punishment car", exactly what they said they did not want to do. This is got to be GM's biggest let down. Worse then building the Aztek, worse then killing the Impalla & Fiero & Camaro. Just ridiculous. This is the car they were pinning all their hopes on. They used the angular looking VOLT in so many marketing pieces yet they knew long ago it would never look like that. GM you have finally lost my loyalty.

Good Riddance. Have fun in your almighty Toyota Prius, or other Far East anti-American trap. You can't even spell Impala, so you do not deserve to ride in a GM product. You, sir, are the disappointment! Ha.

[CaptainDan]

Originally Posted by SirRaven

You still need to tell the motors which direction to go in, or are you going to have a different reverse pedel. Have you ever tried to push an electric motor when the hold the polarities steady and cause the motors not to turn? Have fun doing that one, thats like trying to move a brick wall, you will get the tires to slide before the motor breaks loose which means you need N. And with the first part of the statement is P. You still need some sort of switch to tell the car when to be in PRND.

Sure, you need to control the functions. But it ain't no gear shifter. It can be push buttons, levers, wheels, dials, a thought control helmet, a seeing eye dog, anything you want, anywhere you want.