At that point, I decided I'd just climb the mountain grade using the Volt's normal driving mode and see what happened. The Volt also boasts a long list of. Seriously, look at that color. When Mike Magrath made his highly impressive 74.8-mile all-electric drive, he averaged about 19.0 kWh/100 miles. I was reminded of this recently when I managed to fully deplete the batteries on the backside of a long commute. In a way, it's almost more like an old-school hatchback (hmm, if only we had one of those around) than the truncated wagons modern hatches have become. So let's factor in the rebates. I drove it around for a big chunk of the weekend with no juice left and didn't mind a bit. As we can see, the 2023 model-year Chevy utility vehicle with the most available cargo space is the Chevy Suburban, which offers a maximum of 144.7 cubic feet of room . Just plug in your phone using a cable and your phone's core functions plus a selection of third-party apps (that you might have on your phone) become available through the car. Such is the beauty of the Volt, though. The plate bracket itself has all the necessary directions molded right into it. Where Did We Drive It? In fairness, this hiccup might be an Apple issue and not a Volt issue." Call (904) 387-6541 for more information. --, "The seats are supportive, and the new-for-2019 power driver's seat is a helpful addition." The Volt had stored up just 13 miles of EV range, which was disappointing. Speaking of drilling, this is the point at which the squeamish might want to look away. Also, and crucially, I knew I had a whole tank of gasoline waiting in reserve for the drive north to Rancho San Marcos, without the performance reduction you're stuck with in the BMW i3 REx or even the first-generation Volt, apparently (I somehow never drove one myself). Aside from routine service and an errant flat tire, our Volt has trucked on with no complaints. There are other ways to reduce speed in the Volt. It's now easy to come to a stop smoothly every time. The Volt has Apple CarPlay, which is fine, but CarPlay doesn't put Waze on the Volt's screen. 2017 Chevrolet Volt (356 listings) 16 Great deals starting at $11,995. The only indication I had of the switchover was courtesy of the gauges. Our Volt's lifetime fuel economy increased one-tenth of a mile per gallon compared to May, while our average best range dipped a more significant half-mile in the same time frame. Mark Takahashi, Automotive Editor, MPG "I live pretty far from the office, so my M.O. So I applied all the lessons I learned driving the old Volt and promptly went 70 miles on a full charge in our new 2016 Chevrolet Volt on my first attempt. That's right: Google Maps. Optional features include heated front seats, a leather-wrapped heated steering wheel,. At 10.6 cubic feet, cargo volume is modest for a car of this size, and especially for a hatchback, which. It's relaxing." 4) Simple menu interface. You hear a little thrum from the engine and maybe a small vibration, but otherwise the Volt behaves almost exactly like it does in EV mode. Jason Kavanagh. No, a slight electric whine is no substitute for a V8 kicked in anger. Three hundred miles in, I was ready for a break and fuel. There's not enough room for two grocery bags to fit lengthwise. But I digress. What Kind of Fuel Economy Did It Get? --, "Despite all of that, your eyes will probably be drawn to the 8-inch infotainment touchscreen, which has been switched from Chevrolet MyLink to the new Chevrolet Infotainment 3 system. I love good service. Feels lighter on its feet. We were unable to close the lid with two checked-size bags, though it fit other configurations without issue." Then a few seconds later the music skipped ahead two songs. There isn't a center head restraint in the Volt, which is disappointing, but for this local trip it worked out fine. But this second-generation Volt is better by leaps and bounds. "Bring it right in." Maintenance and Upkeep Vehicle Testing Assistant Mike Massey noticed a chip on the Volt's windshield, which Safelite repaired to the tune of $138.65 (see comment below). 3500HD CC Sonic Spark Spark EV SS Suburban Tahoe Traverse Trax Volt . However, the Chevy Bolt offers 16.9 cubic feet of space, and the Toyota Prius Prime takes the cake with 19.8 cubes. "One annoyance is related to the handshake between the Volt and the iPhone 6. Consecutive mornings of fog, wind and condensation elevated grunge levels to moderately-thick, but still well below the car wash threshold. . We pay all the taxes in the world here in California and the roads are all terrible. I remain suspicious). Average lifetime mpg: 37.7 EPA mpg rating: 42 combined Average electric range: 51.4 Best electric range: 75 miles EPA electric range rating: 53 miles Current odometer: 26,413 miles, Logbook Highlights Performance "Chevy deserves particular praise for the Volt's nearly seamless transition from EV to hybrid operation. However, back seats are cramped, especially when compared to the Bolt. 2) Smartphone integration. Unlike with a traditional gasoline-powered car, you're not losing all that potential energy due to heat loss (the heat generated by the burning of the gasoline). Alas the tire couldn't have been flatter unless it was two-dimensional. To put it simply, it's shockingly good to drive, with composed handling and consistent, well-tuned controls. Whether it's executing the perfect holeshot across an intersection in virtual silence, having an effortless conversation with your passenger, or listening to music untainted by the melodies of internal combustion, our 2016 Chevrolet Volt lends itself well. I find it's at a slightly awkward angle and not on the same plane as the accelerator. The 2017 Chevrolet Volt has 10.6 ft3 of trunk space. Nothing again. Contact us online or call for more information. It's 46.6 miles from Santa Ana to Santa Monica, and my route includes some of the worst L.A. freeway miles imaginable. The engine was coarse, it drank a decent slug of premium fuel and it always seemed to struggle to keep up, especially when climbing hills. The touchscreen interface is easy to use, and most driver safety aids are either standard or optional." I've also been keeping an eye on what is effectively the Volt's in-car "fuel economy" gauge for electric drive. VIN: 3GNKBERS8NS175978 . Occupants in the cabin are in for a pleasant experience as the Volt has been well assembled and feels surprisingly plush. Service Campaigns: Recalls were resolved in a timely manner, and in our case, each was performed during routine service. The old saw "time is money" has never been more true. Abigail Bassett, senior director, video & social media, "I drive the Volt in D (rather than L) because I have a long (all of 17 miles), mostly highway commute from where I live to the office. It's more of a fingernails-on-the-chalkboard exercise, a horror movie for those that admire a car's styling above all else. Our experience with a long-term 2011 Volt further influenced our decision to buy one. A Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid, which has Volt powertrain guts but without the giant battery, gets 49 mpg city (46 mpg combined). The other day I needed to get out of the house for a bit, so I tossed the laptop in a bag and headed to a nearby church of consumerism. Ah well, I get it. Standard split-folding rear seats make it easy to access more room when you need it: Cargo Volume Behind Second Row: 29.9 cubic feet Cargo Volume Behind First Row: 63.9 cubic feet Think you might need more space? The 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 140.5 cubic feet of total cargo space. You don't have to try and cover the din of an economy car powertrain with loud music. You'll still have plenty of EV range and save yourself some hassle in the process. The Volt is a great road trip car. An Audi A4: 63.7 at cruise, 40.4 at idle. Not with this giant battery-pack hump in the middle of the back row. LOWS: Third row isn't very roomy, power-folding rear seats are slow, mediocre cargo space. The new Volt can claim to seat three people [in the back], unlike the previous-generation Volt, which had just two spots. The LT's interior can be optioned in either Jet Black or Light/Dark Ash cloth seating with chrome and gloss plastic trim as standard, although $460 will upgrade the interior to feature a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob from vinyl, and adding leather-appointed seat upholstery. It's a full second quicker when accelerating from zero to 60 mph (7.5 seconds, down from 8.5 seconds for the 2011 car we had). Our 2016 Chevrolet Volt has been in our fleet for what seems like forever (our fuel book indicates that the beginning of "forever" is November 2015), but we still manage to add a respectable number of miles to our elder statesman's odometer each month. For now, I'll stick to using my foot rather than my fingers." As the mountains loomed in the Volt's windshield, I thought to myself: "Wait, isn't there a mountain mode that you're supposed to use in this thing?" With the key to our new 2016 Chevrolet Volt in my pocket, I headed out to the garage to take a good look at the Chevy's cargo capacity. Now I need some rest." I didn't even notice when it fired up a far cry from the first-generation Volt, which made a noticeable vibration once it kicked in. MPG "In theory, you can drive the Chevrolet Volt like a regular hybrid just don't ever plug it in! 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV, EUV Will Start Under $30K Range, Charging, and Battery Life All Bolt EUVs come with a 65.0-kWh battery pack that the EPA estimates will provide 247 miles of range. There are several interior design elements of our second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt that are far more traditional than their first-generation counterparts. Supposing the same holds true for the Volt while you're driving it as a pure electric vehicle, all of the shenanigans I described earlier might extend the car's all-electric range by a mile or three. The Volt's gasoline engine fired up unobtrusively and kept the Volt powering up the grade at 70 mph, just like a typical car. But only a sliver of my 600-mile weekend was fully electric. As I handed the keys over to the valet, I asked if they had a charging station I could use. Our 2016 Chevrolet Volt made the usual rounds this month, mainly ferrying editors to and from our office in Santa Monica on their commutes. I still wish it looked cooler, and I could do without the ginormous gold bow-tie badges (seriously, I wonder if Chevy's lost some sales because of that dorky emblem). Went from running out the batteries to having over 250 miles of range available. I fully expect that number to fall. Mike Schmidt, Senior Manager, Vehicle Testing, "Here's one for the 'What Was I Thinking?' Again. One limitation within the space is the Volt's sloping rear hatch. In my case that is at least an hour in each direction. Some 13 miles remained on the range meter when I plugged it in, at which point it dawned on me that I might be able to get through my coming week of meetings which ended the following Thursday driving the Volt on electricity alone. Sure, the Volt's driving range has grown, but so have our expectations. Add moisture in the form of light rain or morning dew and that changed. In keeping with the fast-talking, Vegas hustler theme, I'll present my impressions in rapid-fire fashion. The Volt closed the month with a 0.2 mpg downtick in overall fuel economy. Styling the second-generation Volt to look more "normal" was clearly a priority for Chevrolet, and it seems to have worked. We showed up a few minutes early for our 8 a.m. appointment at DeLillo Chevrolet in Huntington Beach. The best fill mpg and best electric range remain unchanged. Mike Schmidt got a flat tire in October last year, and we likely forgot to replace the goo. The repair cost us $138.65." Then I tried using it when the car was in motion. Use our tools to calculate monthly payments or figure out which cars you can afford. Our last full month of use involved 1,390 miles of city and highway driving, with more than 300 miles of those in electric mode. I thanked the salesman, told him there wasn't a sane lease rate low enough to get me into one (though he made a heckuva good attempt) and moved on with my life. Acceleration is strong until about 30 mph, then begins to drop off pretty significantly. The difference is all in the capacity of the onboard charger. Most commute statistics say that the majority of people drive no more than 20 miles each way to work. In that instance, there is still battery power left, but that is replenished by the regenerative brakes and the engine. The lower anchors are recessed deep into the seat. "[The interior] is more upscale than the previous model's, with two-tone color schemes, easy-to-use audio and climate controls and a pair of 8-inch information screens. Which brings me to the comparison with the Volt itself. Driving the Volt primarily like a hybrid, running solely off the gas engine, isn't really in the spirit of the thing, but I don't have a Level 2 charger at home and I suspect the next-gen Volt would be here by the time I could replenish the battery from the garage outlet. Why We Bought It/Why We Got It? "Not terrible," I thought, as I popped the hatch, opened the rear doors, and started to fold forward the Volt's 60/40-split rear seats. I showed up at 11 a.m. and the place was humming, but he assured me that they could fit the Volt in before the end of the day. There's this little symphony of micro-lurches and surges that occur at different points of pedal pressure as the Volt's two motors blend and back off continuously, depending on seemingly hundreds of variables. But if I was going to own one of these I'd want to install a 240-volt Level 2 charge station at home. Chevy added a thick sunshade-style tint to the upper part of the glass where your head will be, but even so, I'll guess that you're not going to love sitting back here with a hot sun directly overhead. Smooth, too. The Volt does not. We've loaded plenty of gear into it before. Though the compressor was in the right spot, the goo was absent. Then there is the driver seat itself. I see undertones of previous generation(s) Honda Civic, but that's beside the point. (The charger at work has been in high demand due to the number of short-term EVs we've evaluated recently.) It's especially shocking since it's a hybrid the gasoline-electric versions of midsize sedans are generally compromised in ways significant enough to make you constantly say, "well, at least it gets 40 mpg.". When you pull the paddle in "L" after lifting your foot off the throttle, the slowing effect is much less severe since the car is already slowing. Lift off throttle and the car coasted until I hit the brakes. Head and legroom up front are suitable and the level of steering and seat adjustability sufficient for most physiques to find an optimal driving position. I'm not sure whether to credit the Volt for this or my own stubbornness. Resale and Depreciation: We purchased the Volt for $38,114 two years ago. There's a scene in the 1991 movie L.A. Story when Steve Martin's character gets in his Chrysler LeBaron to drive to his friend's house. Unfortunately, unlike other hatchbacks, the Volt has a significant. We'll have plenty of miles to find that out. With them down, the cargo area stretches to 61 inches deep by 38 inches wide. But there's a problem I have with it. As a hybrid the Chevy drives like most other hybrids. Dan Frio. Traffic was still moving perfectly when I zoomed past my destination, solely focused on driving 75 miles for no real reason. Though the LATCH anchors aren't the easiest to get to, the rear door opens nice and wide and the actual seat itself isn't too far back. It certainly wasn't dramatic, but it still moved the needle. "Inside, liberal use of crease-free swaths of hard plastic means the cabin looks better than it feels -- a strong indicator that most of the car's window sticker comes from the guts, not the skin." The only real thing I was warned about was having to keep an eye on when the car switches over from EV to the engine; we use that number to calculate how far the Volt runs on battery-only power. Compared to other hybrids, the Volt fares pretty well. The car was back in the drive dripping from a fresh wash a little more than an hour after I'd cracked open my laptop and attempted to ignore The View on the waiting room TV. Upon turning the wheel, I felt the telltale shudder. I'd been warned that it might take two hours or so, even though everything I'd read suggested it was a 30-minute job. Lifting off in the Volt is like lifting off in a normal car, not an EV. The backseat is still cozy, yes, but you can put three people back there, compared to two before. Tracking true fuel economy in a plug-in hybrid is an inherently tricky task because the "crossover point" from electric to gas is what matters for the math, not the odometer reading at each fuel stop. Though we normally like to retire a vehicle quickly to make room for the next long-termer, our Volt saw one last month of driving. Map. Interior dimensions with the second-row seatbacks in place measured approximately 29 inches deep by 38 inches wide at the wheel wells. With 70 miles on the EV odometer, the car was projecting 80 miles, but history tells me these things fall fast. During that time we averaged 37.2 miles on EV range and 35 mpg out of the old-tech, iron-block gas engine. Where Did We Drive It? Still here is what we've observed after 18 months. On the way, the Volt made a cameo appearance at Vasquez Rocks, aka arguably the most exciting sight on the desolate stretch between Santa Clarita and Palmdale. Although when I headed out for a drive the next day, the meter showed just 3 miles remaining, which dropped to 2 miles almost as soon as I left the driveway. Receive pricing updates, shopping tips & more! New 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer from Carr Chevrolet in Beaverton, OR, 97006. Above are shown two possible origins of the squeak. Stability and traction control is pretty invasive, dialing back engine torque as understeer is sensed, so it's easier to be smooth and consistent with the systems turned off. Even in front, however, you can lose pedestrians and even other vehicles in the Volt's large A-pillars." A portable home kit. I hadn't driven the Volt before, but Dan had and he liked it. Of the 816 miles driven, 211.1 miles were driven on electric power alone. All-electric range? That's why I find its climate control setup so satisfying. This mode maintains a reserve electrical charge of the high voltage battery to provide better grade climbing performance.". And I mean that literally because the full-width Google Maps and the audio and phone display graphics looked great. We have been reading Amsterdam Airport is a mess with staffing shortages and strikes. It was a smart move, and one that works beautifully, with a sensible layout that includes a great new touch-screen infotainment display. And one of those is the ability to comfortably seat adults in the back. W-K Chevrolet Buick GMC has This 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LD in SEDALIA. Fernando called around 3 p.m. to say that the Volt was ready to go, but for various reasons (primarily lethargy), I didn't get off the couch until right before the service department closed at 5 p.m. Google Maps said I'd be there at 5:08. Still, the hatchback design gives you a bigger portal to load luggage compared to the typical small sedan, and the 60/40-split seatback folds down." As soon as I switched to the Apple CarPlay messaging screen, the fan speed plummeted to a much lower setting. We drove our 2016 Chevrolet Volt 2,305 miles in April. After all, with anywhere from 50 to 70 miles of electric range, you can drive for an entire day on electricity without even thinking about it. Seriously. I tilt the seatback a couple of notches to compensate for the excessive padding against my shoulder blades with some success. Fuel economy didn't change much this month as the Volt put on less than 1,000 miles. . It's very fuel-efficient and more fun to drive than most hybrids, thanks to its brisk acceleration and poised handling. Take away the conversation, the sound track, the background noise, and suddenly you're exposed to things you would've otherwise overlooked or ignored. Per U.S . I even pointed out my awesomeness to my wife while we were out on a drive. Until then we were mostly driving around in hybrids that looked like hybrids (read Toyota Prius), and the Volt seemed like a far more exciting option. --, "If you've never driven a Volt, you'll be immediately surprised by just how quiet the hatchback is. The Volt has Apple CarPlay, which is fine, but CarPlay doesn't put Waze on the Volt's screen. The angle of the rear seatbacks places the occupants' heads directly below the rear hatchback window. Fair enough. None of this helped my situation. Not bad considering the hills and 70-mph speed limits. And on the other back side of the Volt's steering wheel are two large buttons, sizeable enough to at least be pseudo-paddles. It was a piece of cake. Still, big picture, the 2016 Volt is roomy and comfortable enough for typical multiple-passenger trips, such as driving your kids to school or going out with a couple friends for lunch or dinner. But what if every commuter car were like our long-term 2016 Chevrolet Volt? Interior design? Along with the seats I noted earlier, this simple system makes this Volt an extremely comfortable commuter car. --, "CarPlay allows users of iPhones with Lightning connectors to access Siri: Eyes Free text-message alerts, Maps, iMessage, Apple Music, and, of course, the phone itself. Funny: I hadn't read any such press release. Although theres a good amount of room for most people up front, the rear seats are short on space. 1. VW's multi-stage, paddle-adjustable regen is an example of how to do this right. And this is with the seat set for a 5-foot-6-inch driver. New 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer from DEL CHEVROLET, INC. in PAOLI, PA, 19301. I would look forward to visiting them again. The LS model can carry up to nine passengers comfortably with an additional seat in the first row. I had to drive them to a local event recently, so I put my daughter in the middle (without a booster seat), with my son and (temporary) teenage daughter flanking. Based on my experience with our old 2014 BMW i3, I estimated I would make it out of the office with the Volt around 10 a.m.. Dan Edmunds, director of vehicle testing. But that kind of driving isn't really in the spirit of the thing, so I took it to a charge spot at the mall and let it juice up while I took a coffee break. I paged through the owner's manual and read that the paddle activates the "Regen on Demand" feature. Check the cargo space for other makes and models Electric-only runs saw a difference of around 3/10ths between quick and slow runs. 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