THE CHEVY VOLT . . . Coming Soon?

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by blueroadster06

The weight lost is due to my wife........more sexless food

Heat getting to you, Carl . . . HALLUCINATING?

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[blueroadster06]

Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Heat getting to you, Carl . . . HALLUCINATING?

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it was the rain I think

You know I was just trying to give my wife some credit and kudo's
then you jump on me.... ok ..it was the less food....I had to start serving myself......no sex....everytime she said no...I would walk away.....lots of walking there

[WOW_FCTR]

Originally Posted by REBEL

WOW production model is really watered down from the proto type styling.

I read that was mostly because of aerodynamics.

Originally Posted by rj5620

What will the market for a Volt be when it is estimated at $40,000+ by the time it is in the showrooms?

At $40k there is certainly less market than at $30k where GM wanted to be with tax incentives. But there are plenty of people who just want to get off of gas, but don't want to worry about getting stuck somewhere when the battery runs out.

Originally Posted by blueroadster06

You mean that you can not modify this vehicle to go faster or farther????

You can always modify anything!
I'm sure that you could put capacitors in that will give you a faster 0-60...although it will go 0-60 faster than a stock '04 SSR anyway.
You could probably put better batteries in too...

To make it go faster, you just need to put more electricity to the wheels. As far as going further, the original plan was to put a tank in for a 600 mile range. They may have just swapped in smaller tank, which means there could still be space for you to take out the smaller tank and put one the size that was originally supposed to go in.

[WOW_FCTR]

Chevy throws out the 3 cylinder turbo charged engine for a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated....which means it can be souped up (blue )

DailyTech - Chevrolet Volt Gets New, Naturally-aspirated Gasoline Engine

[Jgrden]

Originally Posted by WOW_FCTR

Chevy throws out the 3 cylinder turbo charged engine for a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated....which means it can be souped up (blue )

DailyTech - Chevrolet Volt Gets New, Naturally-aspirated Gasoline Engine

Well, the gas assist makes it a hybrid, not an electric car. Right???

[ssr71]

Originally Posted by Jgrden

Well, the gas assist makes it a hybrid, not an electric car. Right???

It's still electric since the gas engine will only be driving a generator/alternator.

[Jgrden]

Originally Posted by ssr71

It's still electric since the gas engine will only be driving a generator/alternator.

Gotcha....thanks,

[WOW_FCTR]

GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site Blog Archive BREAKING: Production VOLT Spied!! The REAL DEAL!!

[abadssr]

cool but for 40,000

[ibjeff]

Originally Posted by abadssr

cool but for 40,000

The price doesn't scare me off, its just the worry about who is going to be able to work on it??? What if you are on a trip and you breakdown....will Chevy have qualified Volt techs at every dealership????

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by abadssr

cool but for 40,000

Good point, Marc . . . but what does $40k buy nowadays?

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[ssr71]

Originally Posted by abadssr

cool but for 40,000

Originally Posted by DOOPHUS

Good point, Marc . . . but what does $40k buy nowadays?

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People were paying 40k for the fugly Prius when it first came out. The price may come down... maybe it won't. But like any new technology, the early adopters pay the premium to "have it now".

[Jgrden]

Originally Posted by ssr71

People were paying 40k for the fugly Prius when it first came out. The price may come down... maybe it won't. But like any new technology, the early adopters pay the premium to "have it now".

"fugly"

[ssr71]

Originally Posted by Jgrden

"fugly"

Ain't gonna get myself moderated over a Toyota!

[DOOPHUS]

Originally Posted by ssr71

Ain't gonna get myself moderated over a Toyota!

NOT just a Toyota, ssr71 . . . A FUGLY TOYOTA!

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