Comments on: The Day The Volt Was Reborn

By: m. donohue

m. donohue — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 07:21:06 +0000

Lyle,
I too, loved the concept car far better than the production car. That’s what got my attention, a car with a new purpose & one I’d feel good in & to own. Being part of the solution instead of the problem is the direction we all need to move toward…I think GM needs to step further out of the box & stay true to their original design or give us the different body styles to choose from so we can all have our dream car & ALL BUY A CHEVY, having the best of both worlds…Lyle, if that’s you in the picture in front of the production car with those baggy pants, I can see why the car changed it’s appearance…Lyle, tell me the designer of the concept car wore tighter pants…One more thing Lyle, whether I’m happy or not…I’m glad it will say…Made In The U.S.A.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:59:34 +0000

Now we just need a price and —-
1. how much to replace the batteries
2. how long will the batteries last
3. are they going to be under warrenty.

Lets face it folks, we as Americans need to lose our vision of the car. In this economy, there is not much room for sports cars, SUVs and such. I’m holding onto my Explorer until next year so I can see what options I have. We are moving into a smaller car society….
Out in AZ, traditional car batteries only last about 2 years…….

By: Re Volt

Re Volt — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:12:50 +0000

Sorry, but this doesnt look like the concept car at the Autoshow.
Time to re volt. Get it?
Looks more like a puffy Malibu.
How typical.
Disappointed.

By: France

France — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:22:24 +0000

in europe only by end of 2011 or beginning of 2012.

I think by this time I drive already a prius plug-in…

By: France

France — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:00:53 +0000

Wow, thanks for that, i realy like this car an the lines. I find this car is awsome.

As soon as available please ship one directly to france…. I would be glad to be the first one to have this car in good old europe.

And GM please send us this car and not a honey-drenched Opel

By: Grizzly

Grizzly — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:48:43 +0000

nasaman #38

“3- The Volt uses a “top secret” transmission that “other manufacturers have never even thought of” (Bob Lutz)”

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Again, I’d like to know more about this. Lyle can you possibly find out or even make this a thread? I find it hilarious that some have posted on this site that Toyota has better engineers than GM. We’ll soon see about that.

By: Edward Lee

Edward Lee — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:46:57 +0000

This won’t the first time that gm made a concept car and didn’t follow the design that we seen at the auto show, just like the cadillac catera but the name was called LSE which was a great name because it had a presence in that name and it made you say Lse that’s a nice car, And don’t forget the sunfire concept,the alero concept, the chevy nomad concept, the bel air concept, and the cadillac cien the 100th anniversay series of cadillac, What I mean is that all of these vehicles made us oohs and ahhhs but they never made them and the public deserves those vehicles that you show as concepts but to be a reality not a fantasy car that you have to dream about, its only fair if you produce these vehicles customers will buy them and come back for more, I like the volt car itself and as a designer I would love to see the vehicles go from concept to production but the way you present them should be same as the production models as well, just look at the lacrosse that car was nothing like the concept so some one lied to us about what we were going to as the production model, I am a true designer and I take pride in all my designs that I do because everyone that I draw has its own personality and there are true to there design so I will give the public what have seen as well as what they have been waiting for in order to keep them coming back, Ed Welburn I commend you on your work that you do at Gm and I hope to work with you one day as I continue my career as a car designer so you can see what my passion for cars is as well as yours and maybe we can come together and design the next luxury or sports car for today’s people,

Thank You very much GM.

By: Edgar

Edgar — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:34:08 +0000

Lyle, if your serious about that design and think its what the people want, then why not redesign the concept car just enough to lower the aero dynamics a little, round the nose a little, soften the sharp edges just a touch and then put a few of those cars up for sale. Same price, same drive train, the body is the only difference, now lets see which vehicle people will want to buy???

By: bill

bill — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:28:54 +0000

I would be much happier about the totally blah soon-to-be OUTDATED styling of the new Volt version, if GM simultaneously released a coupe version that was closer to the concept. So what if it sacrifices a 1 or 2 mpg, the technology is the same and I would actually spend the money on it. Otherwise, the Japanese will once again capture the market by leapfrogging their version over ours. Guaranteed. American consumers generally attach a magical perception to foreign imports, thus requiring a bold & visionary move here in styling. Think Mustang 1960’s.

By: Bahamut

Bahamut — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:40:40 +0000

Well, I like the car but…. Hopefully this car will be made and produced 100% in the USA. Major manufactering states such as Michagan and Ohio were left to rot when the big three ( GM, Ford, and Chrysler) decided to produce their vehicles on a “Global Market”