Government Motors says the Chevy Volt is the future. But if that the case, it’s not a future Consumer Reports is looking forward to.
The latest issue of the highly respected magazine shines the harsh glare of reality on the electric Chevrolet:
“When you are looking at purely dollars and cents, it doesn’t really make a lot of sense. The Volt isn’t particularly efficient as an electric vehicle and it’s not particularly good as a gas vehicle either in terms of fuel economy,” said David Champion, the senior director of Consumer Reports auto testing center at a meeting with reporters here. “This is going to be a tough sell to the average consumer.”
… The magazine has put about 2,500 miles on its Volt. It paid $48,700, including a $5,000 markup by a Chevy dealer.
Champion noted the Volt is about twice as expensive as a Prius.
He was said the five hour time to recharge the Volt was “annoying” and was also critical of the power of the Volt heating system.
“You have seat heaters, which keep your body warm, but your feet get cold and your hands get cold,” Champion said.
You know you have a problem when the best word you can pull from a review is “annoying.”
Source: The Detroit News
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I'm not sure if this has been brought up elsewhere , but why don't they call it the " DOLT " ?
Hey, I like golf carts (on the golf course).
You & me both.
“doesn’t really make a lot of sense” - that's an understatement!
it's an expensive piece of crap. i wouldn't take one for free unless i could sell it to some fool
If you do not like this car, you are clearly a racist!
Barry ---- " In my opinion this is a good car worthy of the American trust . In my opinion the faith we put in my union brethren is shown by how many cars , you all buy. To my foes that claim this car is overpriced , step back and realize there are legacy cost involved . Union cost are a worthy component and clearly justify the above market value."
" Let me make myself clear , this car is much better than a YUGO and we can all sleep better . Now you all go out and show the unions some luv , buy this damm car."
This just makes me want a Hummer even more.
That's a pretty expensive Hummer. Oh wait, you mean a vehicle. Never mind.
“This is going to be a tough sell to the average consumer.”…
The magazine has put about 2,500 miles on its Volt. It paid $48,700, including a $5,000 markup by a Chevy dealer.
This is a POS GM car on the same level as the Ford PINTO (in it's day), or the American Motors GREMLIN (in it's day), only at a luxury vehicle price! Untested, useless Green (Communist/made in China sh*t) technology nobody wants, but by GOD you'll eat your peas and like them...they're going in one end or the other because BO said so! This POS represents the tip of the O bummer administration's sword poised to inflict maximum damage. Why do we let these dipwads get away with this sh*t?
As far as the dopey cars of my youth go, the AMC Pacer was the sh!t...
http://www.oddcars.no/images/AMC_Pacer_01.jpg
...this thing was a fishbowl on wheels, & I would take a Pacer over a Volt, ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. The Volt is a little better then a golf cart, but only just a little.
"Onry one probrem with pran - it stupid! It stupidest pran I ever heard!"
-- Murder By Death
Nevertheless, libs should be flocking to the dealers in droves to get one. Ahhh, unless they are hypocrites.....naaah.
Surely all the Wisconsin teachers will go out and get one just to support Barry and their fellow union slugs. Of course these same teachers will certainly be getting rid of their Asian and European cars asap to purchase a gem from Government Motors also to support their fellow union slugs. Unless of course they dont believe what they are teaching the young illiterate mush heads.
How much do you wish to bet that the publisher for Consumer Reports gets a phone call from bary or one of his GM goons for publishing such a scathing and truthful report of a piece of crap car made by government motors?
It proves once again that the government has no business being in any type of private sector business. All it ever does is SCREW shit up.
Yet barry and his group of merry men continue to set out and try to destroy one of the industries that made this nation.
We could speculate that Motor Trend got such a call, thus awarding the Volt "car of the year" award...
" Nice knees Ya' got there Mr. Consumer Reports guy. It'd be a shame if somethin' were to happen to 'em."