Volt Revealed!

[SirRaven]

Originally Posted by Pedal 2 Metal

Wow, that makes it look like the Volt is ready to have some nice large helping of Prius to eat tonight. That is one mean looking face

[GTOken]

It looks fantastic! Actually better than the oddball looking concept. Although this looks very prototype-ish, I have a hard time seeing this as the production version. Now, can I get one with an arrowhead on a split grille?

[mpsrent]

I like it. It looks far better than the light blue photo we saw last week. I'd love to see one in a dark shade. The interior will be interesting to see in person.

The design team that worked on this car deserves to be congratulated. I hope the powertrain works as well as the car looks.

[MCGARRETT]

Does anyone else think that the instrument panel and center display close when the car is off?

It looks like they do.

I am pretty darn happy about the Volt, a great way to light the candles on GM's 100th birthday!

[blaksabb]

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.

Where have you been? They announced about 2 months after the reveal of the concept (oh so long ago) that the angular muscle-car shape did not cut it in wind-tunnel testing. Its RWD wheelbase proportions also proved inefficient in packaging, considering the FWD electric motor and ICE placement.

The Volt could be a Series-Hybrid Plug-In Electric Cobalt. Appearance is irrelevant as long as it delivers on the ECONOMY promise. The car we have here looks like Delta II meets the Jetsons. The very fact that GM put so much effort into making a big deal about the car's style (especially the interior environment) should be applauded. Not only IS this car the future, but it also LOOKS like the future.

If your purchase decision was driven by the style of the Concept than buy a Camaro, where fidelity to the concept's style matters.

That you would divest yourself of all your current GM products because this reveal upsets you is childish.

[SirRaven]

Originally Posted by CaptainDan

You don't need "R" or "D" either. Electric motors run just fine, in either direction. And "P" and "N" is a parking brake. Look Ma, no gears!

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.

[impala02]

Wow. The Volt looks stunning. Both the exterior and interior. I actually like it much better than the concept. The concept, while cool, looked a bit too over the top, agressive, and as someone else mentioned, trying too hard to look like the Camaro. This pre-production Volt looks much more polished and classy. I don't think it looks like your typical econobox at all. And that interior is incredible. It is nice to see GM market this as a Chevy with all the technological features it contains, from the drivetrain, to the IP, to the touch sensitive center stack. Very cool. This is what I would expect from Cadillac version. I really love that Chevy, GM's mainstream bread and butter brand, gets all these goodies. I know it will cost a lot, but this future mobile looks like it is worth every penny. I can't wait to see the Caddy version.

[fenwah]

I am not a Chevy fan whatsoever. However, this thing looks really, really nice. The biggest downside is that it only seats four. I have three kids and a wife...so my wife won't be able to get one. She was hoping to get one in a few years to replace her minivan.

[Chaz_23]

That center stack should make the Apple youPod crowd happy.

[bcjohnso99]

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.

See ya forever. Won't miss ya.

GM is more on track for success in terms of desirable product than anytime since their dominance in the late 70's.

GM needs this platform to sell 1,000,000+ a year to make a real difference in the long term success of the company. Later variants can be niche products but I believe GM is on the right track to go volume with the Volt and to do that globally, it must have rather modest styling.

Two thumbs up!

[MalibuMaxxSS]

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.

Im sure they are not upset...

Car looks awsome.

[Buick61]

Glad I'm still on the waiting list for this!

[TuffG929]

Originally Posted by genjy

Red lights in the front?

That can't be production... right?

I think it might be illegal in some states. Butt i'm not really sure.

I am in love with the interior. They're definitely trying to make it worth every penny.

[mjd1001]

Don't like the interior...dash/steering wheel looks like it is out of the Honda parts bin. We had a Honda Accord a couple years ago and seriously considered a Civic, but Honda is off of our shopping list for now because we don't like the new Honda Interiors. I was never seriously going to consider a Volt in the first few years of production, but I wouldn't buy one (just like we aren't buying a civic or accord) with that interior.

I do think the exterior is good, but the fact they got larger wheels on it is great.

[TuffG929]

Does anyone else think that the wheels are made to look like the blades of a wind turbine?