Comments on: The Hows and Whys of the Volt Concept Redesign http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Johnny I http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/#comment-76679 Johnny I Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:06:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1337#comment-76679 The Corvette is aero-dynamic and it's a nice looking car. It's unnecessary that the Volt should wind up looking like this. There was no reason for GM to make the car look like this for aero-dynamic purposes. GM brought us a "breathe of fresh air" in their Volt concept design. Now with the redesign production car, all we have is a $40,000 fart. The Corvette is aero-dynamic and it’s a nice looking car. It’s unnecessary that the Volt should wind up looking like this. There was no reason for GM to make the car look like this for aero-dynamic purposes. GM brought us a “breathe of fresh air” in their Volt concept design. Now with the redesign production car, all we have is a $40,000 fart.

]]> By: TC http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/#comment-76286 TC Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:01:17 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1337#comment-76286 The volt concept was cool. GM hyped it, put it in regular TV adds, etc. Actually had me thinking, maybe I will check it out when it is available. The production car is BORING. No chance will I be interested in it now. Now I realize that GM is hoping to go beyond a niche car. But, they could do both. Other niche cars have made it to market fairly close to the original concept (the recent challenger, isuzu vehicross, etc.) tc The volt concept was cool. GM hyped it, put it in regular TV adds, etc. Actually had me thinking, maybe I will check it out when it is available. The production car is BORING. No chance will I be interested in it now. Now I realize that GM is hoping to go beyond a niche car. But, they could do both. Other niche cars have made it to market fairly close to the original concept (the recent challenger, isuzu vehicross, etc.)

tc

]]> By: dan http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/#comment-76235 dan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:43:57 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1337#comment-76235 so we may get a few less miles on the volt concept design because of the big wheels. but the way i see it, we're still getting a lot more miles out of it than we would with an ordinary gas car. so i myself dont see any problems with the original concept design. so we may get a few less miles on the volt concept design because of the big wheels. but the way i see it, we’re still getting a lot more miles out of it than we would with an ordinary gas car. so i myself dont see any problems with the original concept design.

]]> By: Paul http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/#comment-76233 Paul Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:36:18 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1337#comment-76233 To Mark who bought GM stock because of the VOLT.. I hope you got in at around $5.50 a share, if it hits $7.. sell and lock in your profit.. To Mark who bought GM stock because of the VOLT.. I hope you got in at around $5.50 a share, if it hits $7.. sell and lock in your profit..

]]> By: Paul http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/19/the-hows-and-whys-of-the-volt-concept-redesign/#comment-76232 Paul Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:33:24 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1337#comment-76232 I'm sorry they are going to have a hard time selling what looks like a Camry for $40K.. If that is the final production design it will not sell well, and be like the Honda Insight(looked like a rocketship), without GM subsidizing the price like Honda did... If that car comes in around $25k, then you will see it sell a lot, at $40k you will only have people who had to have the PRIUS eventhough the economics of the car made no sense and the gas money savings didn't backup the extra cost of the car... Same with the Civic Hybrid that cost almost $10 more than the basic Civic but got like 15mpgs more... I’m sorry they are going to have a hard time selling what looks like a Camry for $40K.. If that is the final production design it will not sell well, and be like the Honda Insight(looked like a rocketship), without GM subsidizing the price like Honda did… If that car comes in around $25k, then you will see it sell a lot, at $40k you will only have people who had to have the PRIUS eventhough the economics of the car made no sense and the gas money savings didn’t backup the extra cost of the car…

Same with the Civic Hybrid that cost almost $10 more than the basic Civic but got like 15mpgs more…

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