Comments on: Chevrolet Volt Shifter Narrowed

By: bituru

bituru — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:11:21 +0000

FYI, I did pinch my pinky (not thumb) on the wide shifter during my low-speed Volt test drive on July 3rd. The GM guy in the car with me (I knew his name then, but have since forgotten it) stopped me in time to prevent any actual pain. Had he not done that, I think it would have been _very_ painful.
He then told me that they were aware of the pinching problem and that the production vehicles would have narrower shifters.

By: Innovate

Innovate — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:18:26 +0000

Actually an intelligent comment... yes, those areas of the car do tend to collect dirt/dust/grime.

niapa: Why shifter? some kind of soft touch button is good enough. cleaning is not easy with little space.

By: Innovate

Innovate — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 21:14:25 +0000

Dave G: I think as time goes on, many of the unusual features on the console will give way to more normal controls and instrumentation.For example, many people can’t stand a digital speedometer.That can be a deal-breaker right there.Wouldn’t it be easy to have a configuration for an analog speedometer on the driver’s LCD?

Seriously, what era are you from??? I can pretty much guarantee you are over 35 years old... probably over 45. You say "lots of people" don't like digital speedometers? FYI, the Honda Civic is one of the best selling cars on the market, and it has a beautiful digital display. It's like Analog Clocks. That's Medieval Technology. It is soo absurd for us not to progress beyond analog. Who uses pencils nowadays? Even standardized testing is moving from the #2 pencil to computerized. One of the best things about the volt is its use of electricity including digitization of data. "More Normal"??? what on earth. You are a fossil, a relic, a thing of the past. The Volt represents movement upward, better, forward. It is for those who continually envision that things could be better, not for those who want to go back to the past.

By: Dave Markle

Dave Markle — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:32:54 +0000

The shifter is a stupid idea. It should be a simple set of two buttons — forward and reverse on the dash. Save the space for something INTERESTING or useful in the center console.

By: Jim in PA

Jim in PA — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:45:27 +0000

I care less about the shifter and more about the fact that GM is releasing interior photos of the control panel in something other than iPod white! Whew!