Comments on: Opel Ampera Sketches Leak to Web

By: BillR1

BillR1 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:09:45 +0000

#37 Atir,

The article associated with the pictures says the Volt can get up to 176 mpg!!

Does anyone know how the British or Europeon standard is calculated? Is it based on going 100 km, perhaps, and then checking fuel consumption?

Just asking because if it is, and the Ampera goes 40 miles (64 km) on electricity, and the remaining distance on gasoline (petrol), this would equate to approximately 62 mpg when the ICE is operating.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:28:39 +0000

Is it me or does that look pretty much exactly like the Volt?

By: Sasparilla

Sasparilla — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:06:30 +0000

Maybe the Flextreme hatchback concept will become reality with generation 2?

By: Atir

Atir — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:06:02 +0000

here are some real photos
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsGallery.aspx?AR=238332&EL=-1

By: N Riley

N Riley — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:00:52 +0000

#26, bruce g

As Winston Churchill said”after trying every other option ,the americans wiil do the right thing”
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I am sorry to inform you that we are not the same Americans as those that fought and died during WWII. That was a special breed of men and women. They only exist in our history, except for the few remaining survivors. We don’t have the same “metal” in our systems as our forefathers. I sometimes wonder what our present generation would do if faced with a truly world wide war situation. I suspect they would run and hide. We don’t face tough decisions very well today. IMO.

By: N Riley

N Riley — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:52:50 +0000

#28 Scott Casteel

I agree that was an interesting email. But just what does it mean? I could read several things from it. I am not too sure just what to conclude. I really wish Saturn the best and I wish the American public could have done a better job of embracing the brand all along. That blame is squarely on GM’s and Saturn’s shoulders – if they have shoulders, so to speak.

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:07:56 +0000

30 NZDavid: “Why doesn’t it have a bumper?”

Uh, I’m pretty sure it does.

By: N Riley

N Riley — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:02:24 +0000

Without taking the time to read everyone’s comments I would like to say the provided sketch of the Ampera is nothing more than a Volt with a different front end. To that aim, it looks stupid. The front does not “go” with the rest of the car. They “stole” the front of the Saturn concept and just stuck it on the Ampera. It just doesn’t work for me. IMO.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:51:40 +0000

It is about getting the common everyday transportation vehicle to use no oil. Semi-Trucks, jets, military, and ocean liners will probably use oil for another 50+ years. Of course there is plastics and the thousands of consumer products we can’t live without that are made from oil too.

Just some perspective. At least you didn’t misuse ‘addiction’ just as President Bush did. I would have to assume it is an insult those truly addicted to something to say we are addicted to oil. We are forced to use oil not addicted.

By: BillR1

BillR1 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:17:29 +0000

#5 Omnimoeish,

The link to the photo is good, but do you think it is an actual photo, or just a mirror image of the Volt with some photoshop changes to the front end and wheels? See this link for a comparison:

http://gm-volt.com/2008/10/22/chevy-volt-rollout-and-captured-test-fleet-plans/

Check out the color, back end, orientation of the background images, etc. Even the shadows look the same.