But our Volt has the latest iteration, and it has some appealing aspects. I have, however, found something to complain about. For now, my money's sitting around, waiting for someone to cram the Volt's powertrain into an i3. I would look forward to visiting them again. This likely plays a role in how my friend tops up his battery every night. Here again, Dan managed to extract some real range, twice reaching 54 electric miles in heavy traffic. There are several interior design elements of our second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt that are far more traditional than their first-generation counterparts. Since it's my first time behind the wheel of this plug-in, I'm still getting used to its idiosyncrasies. It's a legit EV with 60-plus miles of electric range, it's an equally legit hybrid once the battery runs down, it's admirably refined on the road, and its compact size makes it a cinch to park. Upgrades include leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, a heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and a power-adjustable driver's seat. The LT's standard cloth seating can be upgraded to leather-appointed upholstery via the Power Convenience Package, which is standard on the Premier. No spare tire. Resale and Depreciation: We purchased the Volt for $38,114 two years ago. Drives and rides better. The salesman and I headed out to the lot to inspect their first delivery of Volts. Well, it turns out that there still is a special mountain driving mode in the new Volt. Hi, Does anyone know the dimensions of the cargo area of a Gen2 Volt with the rear seats folded down? --, "Every model receives a new higher definition 8.0-inch touchscreen powered by the company's latest Infotainment 3 system. Perfect. "[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. But blowing the doors off your neighboring motorists at the light, especially right before that tight freeway on-ramp, is its own satisfaction. 2011 Chevy Volt: Doing Hatchback Duty April 08, 2011 The Volt is a quasi-electric car, it's the way of the future, it has a funky touch-sensitive dashboard, blahbity blahbity blah. It's a regenerative brake controller. Call (904) 387-6541 for more information. Sorry for party foul, everyone." On every turn, I thwacked either the center console or the armrest with an elbow. Trunk space is OK for a hybrid but subpar for a compact car. In the Volt's case, that's 106 MPGe. January was a quiet month for our 2016 Chevrolet Volt. It's honestly a bit of a juggle, but it's also rather involving, curiously enjoyable and nice in traffic since it cuts down on the need to constantly pivot my foot back and forth. Tech interface? Nightfall Gray Metallic 2020 Chevrolet Equinox LT FWD 4D Sport Utility 1.5L DOHC 26/31 City/Highway MPG. Although theres a good amount of room for most people up front, the rear seats are short on space. This was an issue we noticed with the previous generation Volt. Not so with its successor. New 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer from DEL CHEVROLET, INC. in PAOLI, PA, 19301. The Volt's tires are good for fuel economy but disappointing when traction and grip are concerned." At 10.6 cubic feet, cargo volume is modest for a car of this size, and especially for a hatchback, which. I was planning to take an Uber at my own expense, so that was a welcome surprise. This experience left me with mixed feelings about the Volt. (It's worth noting that there's some inherent inefficiency during the battery recharging process, so I'd end up "putting in" more than 6.6 kWh's worth of electricity to fully recharge the battery, but that's another topic.) Glovebox? What Kind of Fuel Economy Did It Get? Dan Frio, staff writer, "Why, why, oh why, is there so much faux chrome (faume?) Cheesy. Chevrolet updated the Volts infotainment system for 2019. March was nearly over when I decided to call our Volt dealer to set up a time to bring it in. But from an engineering and driving perspective, this car is a home run. The bottom is flat and the contours of its back arch in the opposite direction of the contours of my back. As always, tracking fuel economy on a plug-in hybrid such as the Volt is not straightforward. However, back seats are cramped, especially when compared to the Bolt. The Chevrolet Volt has made a significant impression on the American car market since its launch nearly a decade ago, and in the past two years since the second-generation debuted, it has been. The Volt seats five people in two rows, but the middle seat is barely useable. All 2016 Volts start with the second-generation Voltec powertrain. However, the Chevy Bolt offers 16.9 cubic feet of space, and the Toyota Prius Prime takes the cake with 19.8 cubes. We passed on the LT and opted for the top-level Premier, which gave us a lot of standard equipment: a backup camera, an 8-inch touchscreen, keyless entry, automatic climate control, leather upholstery, heated seats and a Bose audio system. At least the hatch is large." Bottom Line: If we look past the series of recalls, seat discomfort and occasional phone integration glitches, this Volt is arguably the best plug-in hybrid on the road. As for the Volt, I plugged in with 36 miles in the tank. The interior's dimensions are unchanged, which means the back seat is still tight for adults." Power windows, Driver with express-up/down; 10-way power driver seat with power lumbar, Moves the seat forward and back, and up and down Tilt the seat cushion and seatbacks; 3.5" diagonal monochromatic Driver Information Center; USB ports, (2) Data/charge ports located on instrument panel; Chevrolet Connected Access capable, Subject to terms. Its gas engine runs in the dim background to the point where it feels little different than all-electric mode when cruising at moderate speeds or nosing around the city. I've also been keeping an eye on what is effectively the Volt's in-car "fuel economy" gauge for electric drive. This thing is so long and heavy that, once opened, it's pretty darn hard to close it. Let's first look at why I would like to own a Volt: The powertrain. Brent Romans, Senior Automotive Editor, Performance "Our Chevrolet Volt is easy to drive around town. While the interior design is attractive in theory, it's swallowed up by the mass of black plastic. Take the brake pedal, for instance, which feels normal and free from the weird, numb, two-stage pedal feel indicative of most other hybrids' regenerative braking. It was a light snowfall that wasn't accumulating on the freeway surface, instead simply wetting down the asphalt. ", This time he was wrong. New 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Carr Chevrolet in Beaverton, OR, 97006. Chevy's been heading down this path for awhile (Spark, Equinox, Camaro), Scion and Honda, too. I drove it around for a big chunk of the weekend with no juice left and didn't mind a bit. The center stack was dumb and buttonless. Cargo is not a strong suit of plug-in hybrid sedans, but with 10.6 cubic feet of cargo space, the Volt can hold more than most of them. We spent most of March driving our 2016 Chevrolet Volt on gasoline. Our Volt, meanwhile, has a range of 53 miles from an 18.4 kWh battery. And on the other back side of the Volt's steering wheel are two large buttons, sizeable enough to at least be pseudo-paddles. But it's. 4) Simple menu interface. For now, I'll stick to using my foot rather than my fingers." 2023 Copyright: AutoPadre.com, Workhorse Media LLC. And I instantly flashed back to my first time behind the wheel. I have almost a year to find out. Across across each one the Chevy remains compliant. Without any long-distance trips, the Volt traveled just over 800 miles in August. I ran upstairs to the office and grabbed a set of pliers out of the testing equipment. --, "Front seat comfort is fine, but the lack of a power-adjustable driver seat and a cramped backseat that lacks both headroom and legroom is a drawback, especially for a car in this price range. Acceleration is strong until about 30 mph, then begins to drop off pretty significantly. I could live with it, but I'd rather not. "The Volt is decently comfortable (in the back seats). We do our best to separate miles driven solely via battery power from those motivated by gasoline. Brent Romans, "Then there is the driver's seat itself. Helps them consume less space in the home collection, too. The seat of my pants says acceleration is about the same i.e., very good, with willing torque always on tap and while you can hear the gasoline engine revving up, it's never intrusive. --, "The rest of the cockpit has its share of plain black plastic but is laid out with pleasing hints at pseudo-grandeur." I had a string of bad luck and was ready to trade out of the fleet and into my own new daily driver. Including the stop at home to gather everyone, I'd driven the Volt 53 miles on electricity since setting off from work. Overall, this is a setup I, and most parents with infant seats, could live with every day. The Volt is equipped to seat a total of five passengers - however, with limited overall rear cabin room, only two small adults or three children will find a suitable level of comfort there. Interior dimensions with the second-row seatbacks in place measured approximately 29 inches deep by 38 inches wide at the wheelwells. It's like stabbing the brakes. When I unplugged the Volt at the office garage, it showed 50 miles of EV range on the charge meter. Not crazy, but certainly adequate. 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. The intuitive and easy-to-use system now has crisper graphics and quicker response times than before. The upcoming 2023 Chevy Bolt EUV and 2024 Honda Prologue are competing for your hard-earned dollars. Nope. Not bad considering the hills and 70-mph speed limits. Will Kaufman, associate staff writer, "After five minutes I was in business and on the road, where the system worked beautifully. The shifter feels hollow, the switches aren't great and the whole thing has a very low-rent feel. This switches to a more aggressive level of regenerative braking/coasting than in the normal "Drive" mode. That big steering wheel paddle, only on the left side, engages even heavier regenerative braking when pulled. It's quiet and has just as much power as the typical family sedan. Comparing the 2021 Equinox to the 2021 Traverse may point you in the right direction. The steering wheel doesn't telescope enough for my preferred arm position so I'm forced to slide the seat forward. Seems like there's an opportunity here think about Audi A3 Sportback e-Tron shoppers who are turned off by its relatively humble 17-mile ceiling in EV mode. Despite the subjective instability, brake runs were incredibly consistent, all within a half-foot of each other. In general, it's a far more refined hybrid system than those of its competitors. Jason Kavanagh, senior road test engineer, "When I arrived, Fernando cheerfully gave me the key and had me sign an invoice for the oil change, tire rotation and three recall checks. No adjustability in that area. --, "Front seat comfort is fine, but the lack of a power-adjustable driver seat and a cramped backseat that lacks both headroom and legroom is a drawback, especially for a car in this price range. They are in plain sight, right next to the USB ports, and their edges are rough and unfinished. In four days I covered just over 600 miles and spent more than 15 hours behind the wheel. I also like regular digital media player interface (for your older iPod, for example) for its quick file browsing and easily accessible functions. I arrived home with 22 miles to spare. For this pimple to happen it would have had to been caused from inside the car, right? It seemed disappointing, but a reminder of how to reframe expectations in the electric car era." It works quite well, in my opinion. There was no real engine racket or lack of oomph. Access to our long-term fleet is usually awesome, but once in a while it just gets tiring. Call (806) 579-2590 for more information. Mike Schmidt, senior manager, vehicle testing operations, "A reader commented that he wouldn't want to stack heavy items such as 50-pound bags of concrete inside the cargo area, but the area is well-supported underneath, so that whatever weight is placed there is surprisingly well-distributed. The new Volt has a shifter that would look at home in any conventional sedan, other than the cool blue trim piece at the top of the shift lever, of course. What this means, though, is that I only beat the new rating by 32 percent. Incidentally, the molded bracket instructions called for a 7/32" drill bit, but I found that the less-common 13/64" bit I had in my drill index was a snugger fit. Then there is the driver seat itself. Not just because it's less compromised than other hybrid sedans, but because its powertrain is so good. The next morning I departed but drove only about 120 miles south before stopping in Los Gatos, California, for a super fancy dinner with an old friend. A 120V Level 1 charge takes a long time; no more than three or four miles of driving range are accumulated each hour. Lift off the throttle partially, partial regen. But from an engineering and driving perspective, this car is a home run. As we wrote previously, you can also use the gear selector's "L" mode and the paddle on steering wheel. Yes, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is a hatchback. . thank you, Chevy, for the extendable sun visors), but on my commute there were moments when the chrome surround of the bowtie on the steering wheel reflected the afternoon sun directly into my eyeballs. Most other hybrids have more room also, though in fairness, several of them are midsize sedans. "Bring it around and we'll put it on for you. --, "While the hybrid hatchback has some flaws such as a mediocre interior with a cramped back seat it continues to be an exceptional hybrid and an excellent car." In the Volt, I'm at the mercy of a battery's temperature fluctuation. I immediately plugged in my new Galaxy S7, but it didn't seem to work. Newly standard in the Premier and available for the LT is a six-way power-adjustable driver's seat, which adds favorably to the Volt's versatility. This is a big problem in most hybrids and electric cars because they tend to go with a more one-size-fits-all design to limit adjustability and, therefore, weight. Especially if you're active on the pedal and trying to modulate speed smoothly. Second Row Headroom/Legroom/Shoulder Room 39.90 inches/42.00 inches/64.00 inches. The problem, as my coworkers pointed out, is that the paddle's regenerative braking level is all or nothing. There's still regenerative braking, of course, and acceleration is just as quick. The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is quiet. Cargo Area Concealed Storage; Cargo Space Lights; Carpet Floor Trim, Carpet Trunk Lid/Rear Cargo Door Trim and Carpet Mat; . Yes, the Chevy Volt is a good car. Funny, it wasn't there earlier when you were watching Kimmel. Mwah hah hah hah!". It still has enough unique touches to make it different, yet it doesn't feel like it's trying too hard. It's played for comedic effect, yet I've seen a neighbor of mine do essentially the same thing to get her mail from the communal mailbox just a few houses away. Recall P0442: Correct emission pipe contacting A/C hose. The first recall was for the lockset pins in the front seat tracks, but the technician had inspected our pins and found them to be just fine. We drove it for 13 months and put 15,063 miles on it. Saturday consisted of 28.8 miles and 25 miles remaining before I plugged it in again. It's bad because (Captain Obvious here) your head is right below the hatchback glass." Considering how comfortable the Volt is and how you really can just treat it like an ordinary car, I wouldn't hesitate to road trip in it again. I've got chargers at my home, office and frequented shopping centers and I've got disposable income. A windshield chip repair and traffic accident rounded out the last of our extracurricular excitement. With a handsome interior design, the 2017 Chevy Volt's cabin is very quiet, especially when driving in electric mode. --, "Farther back, the Volt's hatchback design makes for easy loading and unloading." I recently went out looking for some new stuff, found it (some old stuff, too), then went out to the Volt looking forward to some drive time listening. But the system works beautifully." What Options Does It Have? Apparently the switchover is so subtle that you wouldn't notice when it happens. During that time we averaged 37.2 miles on EV range and 35 mpg out of the old-tech, iron-block gas engine. By comparison, a BMW 528i of the same vintage made 62.7 dB at 70 mph and 41.4 at idle. I also happened to be driving north on Interstate 5 approaching the Tejon Pass (the "Grapevine"), which is a mountain pass north of Los Angeles that climbs to about 4,100 feet and then eventually dumps motorists out into California's agricultural and bovine heartland. I had driven the Volt seven consecutive days and 485.4 miles on electricity alone. Supposing the same holds true for the Volt while you're driving it as a pure electric vehicle, all of the shenanigans I described earlier might extend the car's all-electric range by a mile or three. Seat position up and down; Tilt seat cushion up and down; . This alone puts Android Auto on a plane above Apple CarPlay, which forces you to use the dreaded Apple Maps. The base LT starts at $33,995 and includes a standard backup camera, 8-inch Chevrolet MyLink touch-screen, keyless entry, automatic climate control, dual USB ports and remote start. I didn't even notice when it fired up a far cry from the first-generation Volt, which made a noticeable vibration once it kicked in. Think of the Volt's center rear seat as an emergency jump seat." No, a slight electric whine is no substitute for a V8 kicked in anger. Again, lower is better. Traffic was pretty light, and I was able to drive normally (for So Cal), averaging around 60 mph. The meat of the system is an 18.4-kWh battery pack powering two electric motors. 9: Interior quality. We've loaded plenty of gear into it before. That works out to 29.7 kWh per 100 miles. Other factors also come into play. Seat Comfort: For me, the seating position is not that great. The Bolt seats five, and cloth upholstery and six-way manually adjustable front seats come standard. But here's what we've observed so far: Average lifetime gas mpg: 37.4 Best fill mpg: 45.1 EPA combined mpg rating: 42 Average electric range: 51.4 miles Best electric range: 75 miles EPA electric range rating: 53 miles Current odometer: 21,828 miles, Performance "The Volt has this odd behavior when it's driving on the gas engine after the battery has been depleted. You can disable it most of the time, but if the battery needs A/C, the whole car gets A/C. Well, the Volt handled the job, but it wasn't pretty. A Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, which has Volt powertrain guts but without the giant battery, gets 49 mpg city (46 mpg combined). 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. I try sliding my left leg under the brake pedal. The 2023 Chevy Bolt EV comes with standard Chevy Safety Assist, a suite of advanced safety technologies and driver-assistance features. I'll be counting the days until another hook decides to break free. That equates to smooth, quiet, torque-rich acceleration most of the time. The Chevrolet Volt has a trunk space of 10.6 ft3. This alone puts Android Auto on a plane above Apple CarPlay, which forces you to use the dreaded Apple Maps. When it fired up you couldn't help but notice the added racket. Today's freeway pace was generally higher. When the Malibu's engine does come on, I found it to be quieter than in the Volt, and although there's certainly some noise and vibration present, it's really only overt when gunning the throttle or when on a prolonged grade. This engine now drives the Volt when the batteries are depleted. Charging cord location? But the interior headliner didn't indicate any sort of disturbance. (The charger at work has been in high demand due to the number of short-term EVs we've evaluated recently.) There's never any range anxiety with a plug-in hybrid, but I never once felt that my symbolic EV-only week was in much jeopardy, either. Calvin Kim, Comfort "While I think a bench rear seat would've made the Volt perfect, I understand the compromise needed for range. As with CarPlay, pressing and holding the voice control button bypasses the GM voicemail and jumps to Android voice commands, which understand natural language amazingly well." When I got into the Volt recently, I remembered that it used the same system and immediately started using it. The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 140.5 cubic feet of total cargo space. And everyone would enjoy instant-on electric propulsion that really thumps in the heavily trafficked zero-to-40-mph range. So I drove around the remainder of the weekend on the Volt's 101-horsepower gas engine and was very impressed. Since minute variations in throttle position produce a profound effect on velocity in that mode, I'll go with "D" for highway driving. 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