2010 Volt Revealed...just now!

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by twistedsymphony

This is what the Malibu interior looked like of the car I drove...
http://www.gulfcoastnews.com/images/...buInterior.jpg
I'm 99% sure it was an 08, that's what was on the key chain I got and all of the paperwork I've got. and this was in July and it only had 18 miles on the clock... certainly doesn't look like the "award winning" interior photos I've seen though.

Was the new interior only part of certain trim levels? Either that or enterprise is daft and cataloged a left over 07 as an 08.

BINGO. Damn I'm good. That's an 07 you drove, NOT an 08.

Here is the current Malibu's interior I was talking about.

[axiomatik]

Originally Posted by twistedsymphony

This is what the Malibu interior looked like of the car I drove...

I'm 99% sure it was an 08, that's what was on the key chain I got and all of the paperwork I've got. and this was in July and it only had 18 miles on the clock... certainly doesn't look like the "award winning" interior photos I've seen though.

Was the new interior only part of certain trim levels? Either that or enterprise is daft and cataloged a left over 07 as an 08.

god, that interior was horrible. talk about monotone. My friend had the 'first-gen' malibu, and the interior was way better looking than that.

I'm pretty sure that the new malibus came out in the middle of the model year, so early 08's are the 2nd-gen, late 08's are 3rd-gen.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by axiomatik

I'm pretty sure that the new malibus came out in the middle of the model year, so early 08's are the 2nd-gen, late 08's are 3rd-gen.

ah-ha... that explains it.

I remember driving the thing and hearing all sorts of buzz about how great the 08 Malibu was supposed to be and I kept thinking "how could anyone like this turd?" that's why I was so sure it was an 08 I checked the paperwork several times over to be sure...

I swear that 2nd gen interior was designed by little-tyke

The new dash and the CTS-V look 10000000x better. Hopefully the Volt has something equally as classy.

[lucky7]

only a matter of time before i start seeing them everywhere.

(i live where all the auto execs live)

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by lucky7

only a matter of time before i start seeing them everywhere.

(i live where all the auto execs live)

Yea, you'll start seeing'em first for sure.

[BustedS13]

autoilluminati needs to link to source. standard brog plocedure.

http://jalopnik.com/5046836/chevy-vo...revealed-early

[Antihero983]

um why no shots of the rear? and you cant even see the whole fucking thing cause of idiots in the way....

[stiizy]

That interior is fucking sick!!!

[JapanImportsInc.]

100 mpg i need one of these!~~~~

[exitspeed]

Yep, it's almost as sick as the CTS-V's interior.


The Volt should be along these lines but more "airy" as far as color tones and textures.

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

car looks interesting but not affordable for people looking to actually save money. How long will it take to recoupe the money that you save on gas? Probably 10 years. Also, how much are replacement parts if it brakes down? Things like this isn't what people think about.

[ryguy]

Originally Posted by Mi Beardo es Loco

car looks interesting but not affordable for people looking to actually save money. How long will it take to recoupe the money that you save on gas? Probably 10 years.

When you consider that it's only 15k more than something comparable, that difference doesnt look too bad.

[DrtyRat]

Why is Yuri's car @ the top of that website?

[ALTRNTV]

Originally Posted by DrtyRat

Why is Yuri's car @ the top of that website?

He's one of the writers/bloggers.

[WanganRunner]

The price might be a little misleading.

$40,000 is expensive, but (depending partly on who wins the Presidency), expect hefty tax incentives for owning a 100mpg car that, in city driving, is essentially zero emission.

[exitspeed]

Originally Posted by WanganRunner

The price might be a little misleading.

$40,000 is expensive, but (depending partly on who wins the Presidency), expect hefty tax incentives for owning a 100mpg car that, in city driving, is essentially zero emission.

I should have mentioned that. The gov is going to give huge incentives to purchase this vehicle which will actually bring the cost down.

Thanks for mentioning that Wangan.

[Future240]

If this was 30,000 I would seriously consider gettin it when I graduated college. For 40,000 I could get a bmw 328I. (Yes the gas mileage would be quite a bit less, but its a bmw so its worth it.)

I'm curious mod wise what could one do to this car

[lucky7]

Originally Posted by future240

I'm curious mod wise what could one do to this car

drive it. get 100mpg's. what else did you have in mind?
like a prius, i dont see any reason to 'mod' it.

[BustedS13]

Originally Posted by lucky7

drive it. get 100mpg's. what else did you have in mind?
like a prius, i dont see any reason to 'mod' it.

i kind of want a current prius, just to do the silent mode mod, where you can start it up and run off the battery until it actually needs engine power. stalker mode, baby

[LongGrain]

Originally Posted by BustedS13

i kind of want a current prius, just to do the silent mode mod, where you can start it up and run off the battery until it actually needs engine power. stalker mode, baby

prius's are like that anyway, i drive/work on them at work all the time, they are practically silent, i cant even hear them come in if i'm standing directly under one.

[Future240]

Originally Posted by lucky7

drive it. get 100mpg's. what else did you have in mind?
like a prius, i dont see any reason to 'mod' it.

Personally I wouldnt mod it, I am just curious to see what the car would be like modded. Nothin to serious, perhaps a small turbo running 7-9 psi. Something that spools quick.

[ryguy]

LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES
HERE COMES GMMMMM!!!!!!!

[Rayne]

Originally Posted by ryguy

LIKE A PHOENIX RISING FROM THE ASHES
HERE COMES GMMMMM!!!!!!!
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If the current GM advertising campaign can't help them, a car like the Volt will not do much either.

Originally Posted by S14DB

So, I have to spend $40k on this car and then another $40k for a solar/wind setup for my house so that it doesn't produce 2x the greenhouse gasses as my current car?

The solar/wind set up would be a better choice. No more electrical bills, plus you can sell a portion of the energy to the eletrical company if you so desired.

[murda-c]

Hybrids are useful for electrifying kiddie pools.

vital information for your every day life.

[lucky7]

i was wondering the same thing. i forgot to ask though.

[S14DB]

How many kWh's does it take to charge?
How much emissions does the local power plant make to produce those kWh's?

It's all cups and ball. Keep the ball moving...

[ryguy]

Originally Posted by S14DB

How many kWh's does it take to charge?
How much emissions does the local power plant make to produce those kWh's?

It's all cups and ball. Keep the ball moving...

If your local power company uses natural gas, wind, or nuclear, pollution will be reduced and that money won't go to foreign oil. Power companies are buying into wind big time. If you REALLY want to go green, you could install an off-the-grid solar charging system in your garage. Hell, even coal power plants keep those fuel dollars in America.

[twistedsymphony]

Originally Posted by S14DB

How many kWh's does it take to charge?
How much emissions does the local power plant make to produce those kWh's?

It's all cups and ball. Keep the ball moving...

Part of the reason it's so hard to break the dependancy on oil is that oil must be produced and delivered in a very specific way. it needs to be harvested and then refined and then distributed... it requires a tremendous infrastructure to get that fuel from it's original place to your vehicle.

Even if you run an electric car off of power from your home, which comes from a power plant that's just as pollutant as your car was, it's a step in the right direction...

The reason being is that it's a whole lot easier to swap out that coal plant for a wind farm than it is to completely replace the oil infrastructure. Electricity can be produced from many many many sources, some good some not so good, but moving everyone to a more versatile and more easily transported power source. Consider that we have power lines to transport electricity a short distance from the plant while oil must be trucked and shipped in from half way around the world.

Nothing is going to give you instant gratification, you're not going to build _A_ car and solve the pollution and oil issues in one shot.... but if you know your ultimate goal and map out a path with achievable milestones you can probably reach it in a decade or two.

Shifting dependency from oil to electricity is the first step... electric motors can be just as powerful an fast as combustion engines, they're also smaller, lighter, and way more efficient (in terms of how much potential energy is actually converted to movement).

Once we've started that we can work on shifting electricity producers from not so green methods (coal) to more green methods (wind, solar, etc)...

while battery capacity is a big issue, and so is the effecency of solar panels, increasing their use will only make them better. Necessity is the mother of invention and if there is money to be made in better battery and solar tech then the big corporations will throw their resources towards finding those better methods and making them cheaper and more marketable...

[Smurf_240SX]

hmmm 100mpg...should be interesting

[lucky7]

electric supercharger, anyone?