Meet Your 2012 Chevrolet Volt

[Slapshot28]

This was mentioned on another thread, but it deserves its own thread:

http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f...lineup-102250/

Deletions

(AFE) Jet Black seats with Ceramic White interior accents

New Features

(GAZ) Summit White exterior color
(GTS) Blue Topaz Metallic exterior color (late availability)
(AFD) Jet Black and White seats with Ceramic White interior accents
(AFG) Jet Black and Spice Red seats with Dark interior accents
(UP9) Chevrolet MyLink, includes Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones; voice recognition for phone, music and radio; Pandora and Stitcher smartphone compatible; Gracenote (Playlist+, Album Art); software updatable for radio software and Gracenote database (Not available at start of production. Requires (UFU) AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback.)
Passive entry for all doors and liftgate
Turn-by-Turn navigation included in OnStar
(RVF) 17" aluminum wheels with Black inserts (late availability) [Color inserts available as a LPO accessory in Silver Ice, Cyber Gray and Viridian Joule]
(RXL) 110-volt/120-volt additional charging charging cord, LPO

Changes

Standard Radio: (UFU) AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback and 7" diagonal color touch-screen display and (UZ6) 6-speaker system are now the standard audio system
Available Radio: (UFV) AM/FM stereo with Navigation, DVD-ROM and MP3 playback is now an available option and includes 30GB audio data storage hard drive and NavTraffic and Local Forecast and requires (UQA) Bose premium speaker system
(UQA) Bose premium speaker system is now an available option
New! (UP9) Chevrolet MyLink, includes Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones; voice recognition for phone, music and radio; Pandora and Stitcher smartphone compatible; Gracenote (Playlist+, Album Art); software updatable for radio software and Gracenote database (Not available at start of production. Requires (UFU) AM/FM stereo with CD player and MP3 playback.)

[WopOnTour]

Actually you might find it easier to print your own 2012 Volt order guide for the Volt you can use the "Print Model" feature here:

http://eogld.ecomm.gm.com/

End result: GM LISTENS TO FIRST ADOPTER FEEDBACK!

WOT

[J in MN]

Damn!

The Blue Topaz exterior color and streaming Bluetooth audio are what my wife wanted, and the passive entry is what I wanted.

There has to be a way to retrofit this!

[WopOnTour]

Damn!

The Blue Topaz exterior color and streaming Bluetooth audio are what my wife wanted, and the passive entry is what I wanted.

There has to be a way to retrofit this!

Lemmie guess. You're a guy that's owned every model iPod/Pad/Phone since it's inception!
lol j/k
WOT

PS*We'll have to look into potential retrofit options (other than the Topaz Blue of course) once the 2012s become available- another gm-volt.com co-op project?

[Raymondjram]

That is excellent news! Now I can order my future Volt in Blue Topaz Metallic, and have it look like the Autobot Jolt!

Raymond

[Slapshot28]

There has to be a way to retrofit this!

I'm pretty sure it can be done, although it may take some time, effort, and (obviously) money. It looks as though the 2012 model IS the 2011 model, with some bolt-on extras, some software changes, and some modest value engineering (e.g., speakers).

If all else fails, you can do a trade-in. :-)

[J in MN]

The Bluetooth audio should be trivial, but the passive entry could be tough. At a minimum I'm thinking new door handles, new BCM, three new transceivers and lots of changes to the wiring harness.

Trading in a car is a bigger deal than trading in an iPhone, so I don't think I'll do that. Particularly since I am not quite as bad as WOT thinks...

[WopOnTour]

The Bluetooth audio should be trivial, but the passive entry could be tough. At a minimum I'm thinking new door handles, new BCM, three new transceivers and lots of changes to the wiring harness.

Trading in a car is a bigger deal than trading in an iPhone, so I don't think I'll do that. Particularly since I am not quite as bad as WOT thinks...

LOL I was just funnin' wit ya J
Agreed on your asessment of update hardware for the passive entry, although the BCM "might" just require software. (perhaps a just a VIN "spoof"?) Maybe GM Accessories would do a kit?
WOT

[Jeff N]

Damn!

The Blue Topaz exterior color and streaming Bluetooth audio are what my wife wanted, and the passive entry is what I wanted.

There has to be a way to retrofit this!

The audio retrofit is cheap and easy. See http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread....Audio-Solution.

[Jim I]

Yippee!!!!!!

Topaz Blue and Mylink and passive entry!!!

I guess it was meant to be that I had to wait for a 2012 model here in Youngstown, Ohio!!!

Just a few more months until I can order from my local dealer......

:-)