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Well, the big day has come and gone: Now we've driven a 2011 Chevrolet Volt prototype. More than 18 months before buyers can walk into a Chevy dealer and test one, we got behind the wheel.
What's the Volt like? It's remarkably ... unremarkable.
And we mean that as praise. General Motors has managed to build a radical car that seems so normal it'll make the average American driver completely comfortable with electric drive.
For half an hour today, we drove a Volt "mule"--a Volt powertrain installed in the body of a 2010 Chevrolet Cruze subcompact--around the roads of the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. It uses "production-intent" components and, said vehicle line executive Frank Weber, provides about 80 percent of the capabilities of the final car.
Just like normal, only different
In fact, the Volt accelerates, brakes, and drives exactly like a quiet, smooth subcompact. If, that is, it happened to have a powerful engine mated to an automatic transmission so quiet you...
Read More »UPDATEAnimation Shows Chevy Volt Crash Safety Updates: Video
An animation released by General Motors depicts the modifications to Chevy Volt that will be performed by dealers to strengthen the battery compartment. Read UpdateUPDATEFire Marshal Says NC Garage Fire Started Away From Chevy Volt: Exclusive
The fire marshal investigating a Mooresville, NC, fire that engulfed a 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric car has concluded preliminarily that the car was not the source of the fire. Read UpdateUPDATEThird Fire Consumes A Chevy Volt Electric Car: Perspective
Neither GM nor the NHTSA has been able to replicate a fire that occurred in a wrecked Chevrolet Volt three weeks after it was demolished in an NHTSA crash test. Read UpdateSpecs: Select a Trim
| 5dr HB (1) | MSRP | Invoice | MPG City | MPG Hwy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5dr HB Specs | $40,280 | $38,668 | 35 | 40 |
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