The center console divides the entire car’s seating arrangement to house the battery pack. InteriorĬontrary to the Volt’s exterior design cues, the interior of the vehicle is supple, comfortable and all together a pleasure to sit in. Related: If you are impressed with these features, read this Chevy Bolt Ev review. Don’t expect European like curves and subtleties to surprise you as you continue to drive this vehicle. Nonetheless, it’s still very much a Chevy, all American vehicle despite its forward thinking internals. After parking the Volt side-by-side with the Japanese hybrid I could see similar design cues, but it was absolutely apparent that the Volt is a better looking vehicle that boasts more aggressive lines and appeal that doesn’t try to be what it hopes to be, it just is, which is a green vehicle. To be completely candid, I’m not a fan of Toyota’s vehicle, both because I think it’s a poser’s car and is God awful ugly. I live in Santa Monica, CA so there is no shortage of Toyota’s Prius sneeze and you can hit one. It took some getting use to, but I eventually took comfort knowing that it was a rubber flap, and while it may be incurring some damage, it won’t aesthetically impact the car’s facade and probably is easily replaceable in the event it incurs too much damage. At glance of the vehicle it’s virtually undetectable, that unless of course you driving the Volt down a ramp, say into a garage, where upon it will inevitably drag. It’s an assumption, but I believe it is designed to further help reduce the drag of the car. Just beneath the car front bumper sits a rubber flap. Like the Nissan Leaf, Chevy has opted for the standard charging plug, which is now popping up around the US, though the majority are still located throughout California, with an additional roll out planned that promises ultra fast charging. Unlike its gas guzzling counterpart it can be opened directly from the key fob, or by an interior button found on the driver’s side door. At the rear of the vehicle is your traditional gas tank lid, while the electrical socket is located just in front of the driver’s side door. Needless to say the Volt houses two “gas” flaps. However, Chevy has taken care to make sure that the Volt is not a vast departure from their other vehicles on the road and in fact could pass for Chevy Malibu at a quick glance, provided you overlooked the Volt insignia on the rear of the vehicle and some other design cues. The windshield sits as a rather aggressive slope, the mirrors look like they’ve been molded by air themselves and the traditional vehicle grill has been replaced by a metal body like armor that looks like it was crafted in the the future. First off, the car has specifically been designed with a drag coefficient in mind they’ve tried to minimize wind resistance with the hopes of increasing fuel economy. It’s rather unremarkable at a glance, but there a number of subtelties that makes this anything but your parent’s Chevy. The Chevy Volt is a 4 door sedan with hatchback like trunk. So why do I consider it one of the best cars? Read this review to discover more Exterior My friends, this is the just the beginning of a revolution. And while it definitely has some, I was pleasantly surprised with Chevy’s attention to detail and overall craftsmanship. Over the course of the 7 days I drove the Chevy Volt in a variety of scenarios and tried to unearth the car’s flaws. That said, the Chevy Volt appeals to wider audience than that of the Nissan Leaf since it can run like an everyday vehicle without the range concerns, yet still boasts the same green street cred. Housed inside the seemingly normal sedan like body is not only a naturally aspirated engine, but an electric one as well. Let us know what you end up doing.There is no doubt that the Chevy Volt is a revolutionary machine. (The hose-abrasion recall was already done at the factory.) I've only had my 2019 Gen2 for a year and it has less than 8K. Reliability, you ask? I can't really say. (I disconnected the noise-maker speakers.) The Gen2 took me back to disdain for GM, I'm sad to say.īut I must say, I do like the lighter, better-performance Voltec unit, even though it has an audible golf-cart-like electric whine. The Gen1 was my first GM car and I was really impressed. I expected improvements with the Gen2, but it was the other way around. I've owned and worked on (mid-to-luxury) German and some Japanese brands and the Gen1 was every bit as good, or better put-together, with quality components - but not the Gen2, sadly. Ugh.Įverything I've touched, compared to the Gen1 (from light bulbs to door panels, fasteners and wiring) was below Gen1 par. The Gen 2 is a different platform, and basically a cheap, cheap, rattly, hollow, noisy consumer-level car. IMHO, the absolute best option (theoretically) would have been a Gen2 Voltec unit shoe-horned into a Gen1! Other than that, the Gen1 was a hands-down better, quality-built/over-engineered, quiet, solid car.
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