dashboard to top it all off. Dan Frio, staff writer, "Why, why, oh why, is there so much faux chrome (faume?) "The Volt is decently comfortable (in the back seats). Cameron Rogers, Associate Editor, Maintenance "As I settled into the Volt's driver seat, I reached to put my suction-cup phone holder in place and noticed a star chip about the size of a dime in the windshield. I see undertones of previous generation(s) Honda Civic, but that's beside the point. There are two full sets of anchors on the outboard rear seats, and there's a single top tether anchor for the middle seat. It feels similar to when you press the brake pedal harder in the last few feet of a regular stop. I could do without the silly, zoomy jet-whine noise at startup. Nope. They include: 2016 Chevrolet Spark EV: 3.3 kW onboard charger (7 hours @ 82 miles of range), 2016 Mitsubishi i-Miev: 3.3 kW onboard charger (7 or 8 hours [claimed vs observed] @ 62 miles of range), 2016 Nissan Leaf S: 3.3 kW onboard charger (8 hours @ 84 miles of range), 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf SE: 3.6 kW onboard charger (7 hours @ 83 miles of range). Both come with a plug-in hybrid system consisting of twin electric motors, a 1.5-liter gasoline engine . "[The interior] is more upscale than the previous model's, with two-tone color schemes, easy-to-use audio and climate controls and a pair of 8-inch information screens. The only noteworthy thing about the experience was how uneventful it was. At home, I plugged in the Volt around 10:30 p.m. By 9:30 a.m., the battery had filled to about 60 percent, storing 33 miles of EV range. The Volt's front seats have. Performance: In electric mode the Volt has enough torque off the line to rarely feel underpowered. Use our tools to calculate monthly payments or figure out which cars you can afford. And once again: When you're faced with the prospect of sitting in a Pep Boys waiting room for four hours, the benefits of a compact spare tire outweigh pretty much everything else. The Volts front seats have ample space, but thick roof pillars limit forward and rearward visibility. (VDA) standard, 5-door hatchbacks featured 175 litres (6.2 cu ft) of cargo space with the rear seats in their upright positions and 735 litres (26.0 cu ft) with the rear seats folded down, with a maximum payload rating of 495 kg (1,091 lb). Carlos Lago. Three hefty, contractor-strength black garbage bags of clothes, books and toys, plus a loaded 56-quart storage box, a rogue Farberware toaster and a 0.9 cubic-feet microwave oven (in a lovely shade of.red?) This gave me enough grip and leverage to turn the hook back into place. After an hour and 17 minutes, the Volt had ingested only enough for 13 miles of EV range. Getting into and out of the front cabin is easy to live with, but the rear cabin is somewhat trickier due to the sloping roofline and small door openings. Compared to other hybrids, the Volt fares pretty well. So I drove around the remainder of the weekend on the Volt's 101-horsepower gas engine and was very impressed. As we wrote previously, you can also use the gear selector's "L" mode and the paddle on steering wheel. It does have three seatbelts in the rear, but it's not a five-seater. The Volt seats five people in two rows, but the middle seat is barely useable. At level three, the deceleration is pretty similar to what most other drivers are achieving with their brake pedals. Traffic cleared about halfway home and started to move along at the 65 mph speed limit. Will Kaufman, "I fully expected the Volt, with its funky almost a 2+2 seating position, to be a bear when it comes to installing a child seat. 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid. It's easy to forget that our 2016 Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid. It was a smart move, and one that works beautifully, with a sensible layout that includes a great new touch-screen infotainment display. . That's right: Google Maps. For me, in a comfortable seating position (I'm 5'9"), it's a windshield-and-up view of cars in the rearview mirror. Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Cargo "I picked up two sheets of 3-by-5-foot cement backer board for a home bathroom remodel. When I unplugged the Volt at the office garage, it showed 50 miles of EV range on the charge meter. Hi, Does anyone know the dimensions of the cargo area of a Gen2 Volt with the rear seats folded down? Mark Takahashi, Automotive Editor, MPG "I live pretty far from the office, so my M.O. I give this car a lot of credit for being comfortable (P.S. The lower anchors are recessed deep into the seat, and you'll need to apply a good amount of force to attach the anchor. Not with this giant battery-pack hump in the middle of the back row. Tracking fuel economy for a plug-in hybrid such as the Volt is not exactly straightforward, and we do our best to separate miles driven solely on battery power from those using the gasoline engine. According to our calculations, 42 percent of our time was spent in EV mode. I seem to remember us raising similar concerns about our long-term 2011 Chevrolet Volt. All in all, I like the way the Volt has evolved. Unfortunately, unlike other hatchbacks, the Volt has a significant. Further options include $495 for navigation, $395 for the Kinetic Blue paint, $225 for the illuminated charge port, $110 for an all-weather cargo mat and $60 for a cargo net because the Volt still doesn't have a real cargo cover. Even when it is running, it's far quieter than the previous Volt. Josh Sadlier, senior manager, content strategy, "A flat tire may not top the official list of 'Bad Ways to Start Your Morning,' but it's certainly among the more frustrating. To answer this question we loaded (our 2016 Chevrolet Volt) with bags in different configurations and took photos. Though the compressor was in the right spot, the goo was absent. All 2016 Volts start with the second-generation Voltec powertrain. But what if every commuter car were like our long-term 2016 Chevrolet Volt? But there's a valid argument for just driving the Volt in Drive mode and using the brake pedal like a regular car. Looks more normal than the original Volt. But based on personal experience, I can't recommend that. I wouldn't have necessarily expected that given the added complexity and/or weight of being a plug-in vehicle. Chevrolet lists trunk volume at 10.6 cubic feet (which isn't much; a Nissan Leaf has 24 cubic feet of trunk space with the seats still up), but when the rear seats are folded the Volt can . In the Volt's case, that's 106 MPGe. Give us a call at (866) 610-3718 or visit us to test drive this GMC Sierra 1500 today. But this is a car that, government rebates aside, stickered at $40,620. A small, pluggable hole that they fixed for $20, and another reminder that spare tires are wonderful things. The 2017 Volt comes standard with cloth upholstery, and options include leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, heated sideview mirrors, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. It's especially shocking since it's a hybrid the gasoline-electric versions of midsize sedans are generally compromised in ways significant enough to make you constantly say, "well, at least it gets 40 mpg.". (The EPA doesn't give a gas-only city rating for the Volt, just a combined driving estimate of 42 mpg.) (DB). The new Volt's rated EV range is 53 miles on a charge, a very useful and transformative increase of 18 miles. You may also remember that Magrath and I got into a cut-throat maximum range competition. An adviser greeted us immediately, processed the car and gave us an estimate of three hours to complete the work. When I got into the Volt recently, I remembered that it used the same system and immediately started using it. With 70 miles on the EV odometer, the car was projecting 80 miles, but history tells me these things fall fast. The EPA estimates the Volt's all-electric range at 53 miles. So if you're just driving a few hundred feet, for example, the experience can be a lot like zipping down the street in a golf cart. Three ways to brake, mwah hah hah hah!". The center stack was dumb and buttonless. I kept waiting for the 2016 Volt to stop feeling energetic once the battery was depleted, but it had no trouble whisking three men and their golf clubs up and over a number of mountain passes Mountain Mode not required. It took about four hours to fully charge. That amounts to a projected range of 59 miles. It's all or nothing, which makes it a guessing game approaching every red light. I did this a couple times before I got the hang of it and felt so embarrassed." The Volt's gasoline engine fired up unobtrusively and kept the Volt powering up the grade at 70 mph, just like a typical car. Not so with its successor. The instant torque surge is intoxicating. 2015 Chevrolet Volt (108 listings) 9 Great deals starting at $8,298. Forget the usual small hump in the floor; this is a straight-up beverage cart between your thighs. Short answer: nothing out of the ordinary. It may have looked interesting, but its functionality left something to be desired. Why can't you just use the regular brake pedal?". LOWS: Third row isn't very roomy, power-folding rear seats are slow, mediocre cargo space. Less noisy. The battery pack still takes up space underneath, though, so it's more of an emergency-use perch than a truly useful seat." An engine puts out the majority of its emissions when it's cold because its catalytic converter has not yet warmed up, and those need to be hot to be at their best. We're all used to pushbutton start, plugging-in and watching for the "switchover" indication that you've just moved from electric power to gasoline. when driving the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is to milk the charge as far as I can, then run it off the engine until the next time I can get it back to the Edmunds garage charger. Seats 3 Seats fold up Can fold one or both sides up Includes child seat top tether anchor Adds cargo and passenger carrying versatility to your vehicle . (Check out some pictures of our 2014 Chevrolet Silverado's touchscreen here.) Available features include a wireless device charger, an eight-speaker Bose premium audio system, and a 7.2-kWh onboard charger. At least the hatch is large. It felt like I could do better. So I walked into a local Chevy dealer excited. Regular Maintenance: GM recommends routine service in 7,500-mile intervals. What Kind of Fuel Economy Did It Get? It is much quieter than the previous generation, which would rev at seemingly random points. Available federal and state tax rebates. Normal and useful has replaced future-tech goofy. But for now, I'm the champ and know exactly what to do (fewer burnouts, no coffee stops, ditch the highway section) to get 80. Nothing happened. Dan Edmunds, "The first-generation Volt was not a particularly smooth-driving car or efficient car when running on gasoline. But our Volt has the latest iteration, and it has some appealing aspects. Still, simple oversights, such as failing to record the switchover point from battery power to gas or filling up the gas tank with battery in reserve, mean a loss of useful data. The cargo space behind the third row is 41.5 cubic feet, doubled to 93.8 cubic feet behind the second row. She only drives 10 or 12 miles a day. I've been impressed by the touchscreen's response times. Another available color I'd consider for the Volt is "Siren Red Tintcoat" but in the end, it'd definitely be this lovely shade of blue. Immediately following a Waze alert (or, I suspect, similar such actions from apps running natively on the phone), the Volt's audio system always switches over to playing your phone's music. Logbook Highlights Performance "I swear I'm not trying to do a burnout in our Chevy Volt. Best of all, I can't see it while I'm sitting inside driving our Volt. I began my Volt experience by running up an indicated 37.4 all-electric miles around the city, at which point the gasoline engine kicked in. It's got parking sensors that help, but I'd like a little more actual visibility. On paper, it's perfect for me. The rear seats fold down to provide extra room if you need it, and the Volts hatch makes it easy to load and unload cargo. Ron Montoya. vetted professional mechanic! This speaks to how smooth the switchovers can be, in particular if they occur at slower speeds." Second, the extension cord is a simple and obvious bottleneck in the chain. Bolt EUV offers dramatic SUV-like proportions to give you more space and comfort without sacrificing convenience. . The latest MyLink infotainment interface is quicker, prettier and more functional. Once you notice it, it can be hard to ignore, even as you turn up the radio volume again. Call (806) 579-2590 for more information. Comfort and convenience are covered by single-zone automatic climate control, cruise control, teen driver controls, ambient interior lighting, and a pedestrian safety signal which alerts pedestrians of the vehicle's presence with an automated exterior sound. Even if you don't have a smartphone, you can still use MyLink's integrated voice controls to operate various systems. That means for every 100 miles we drive our Volt in EV mode, the EPA estimates (based on its standardized driving tests) that it will utilize 31 kWh of electrical energy. "Inside, liberal use of crease-free swaths of hard plastic means the cabin looks better than it feels -- a strong indicator that most of the car's window sticker comes from the guts, not the skin." And it's fantastic. Some of the items are deal-breakers (labeled DB) on their own. The backseat makes sense. Fair enough. Fill up with gas before the electric power is fully depleted, and there is another data gap. 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