This time around, the dashboard is functional and pleasant to use.
Attention to detail was given to the new car compared to the previous’ kitsch overdone cheesy plastic mess ― no, I did not like it. The Volt’s cabin is also a vast improvement over the outgoing model.
Heck, the new 2016 Chevy Volt looks like a real car as opposed to one whose budget has gone to technology over anything else. The roofline has character, as do the headlamps and taillamps. The wedged shape is now less pronounced, and there are loads of curvy creases in the body panels. GM has kept its cool and used styling cues from its Cruze and Malibu stable mates and has done well. Toyota noticed the same thing with their 2nd and 3rd-generation Prius, but the 4th-round, mega-popular hybrid’s now waaayyy out there. That’s not all they’ve done, but it’s the best thing they’ve done for the Volt.Īlthough aerodynamic, the old Volt was far too simple design-wise. While the Nissan is weird and will remain that way, GM’s now going to try its hand at making the Volt much more appealing to the masses by having it blend in amongst other cars in a parking lot. Yet, the gasoline-free LEAF proves far more popular. The Volt has a built-in range extender and thus can travel much farther without ever stopping. If you think about it, these numbers are at odds with what should have been. GM can be proud that a little over 100,000 Volts have been sold worldwide, but remember that Nissan LEAF thing? Over 200,000 of these funky EV bugs were sold in the same period of time. Finally, it arrived in showrooms as a 2011 model and, well, yeah. The first Volt concept, launched in 1868 (I’m exaggerating if only slightly), struck a chord with everyone’s sensibilities: a cool, futuristic-looking, unique concept with far-out technology. If anything, being at odds with the norm will work against you in the end. Being different can be fun, novel even, but more often than not, the intrigue dies out.
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