Farah: Chevrolet Volt will be pitches a sporty rival to the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius

Posted: Jun 30, 2009
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2011 Chevrolet Volt

Last week, chief engineer behind the Chevrolet Volt Andrew Farah test-drove the first pre-production version of the plug-in hybrid from GM. During a live webchat on GM’s FastLane Blog on June 25, Farah said that the Volt will be pitched as a sporty rival to the new 2010 Honda Insight and Toyota Prius.

“Our chassis is much more sporty than either of the other vehicles,” Farah said. He also said we can ”expect more than one trim level [on the Volt] as with most other Chevrolets.”

Farah also explained why the charging port on the Volt has been moved to the gas cap instead of the front fender. He said that the connector “is a bit larger than would fit under the fender trim, so we moved it down to accommodate.” Farah also said that the GM has some more “work to do on ride height, spring rates, etc.”

According to Farah, the Volt’s battery pack has been designed to have a ”10-year life.”

Make the jump for the updated high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt:

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Source: Inside Line


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  • zermatt

    To continue on the sporty Vapor news, Farah announced that the Vapor has already won the 2011 24 hours of Le Mans. Farah said that “the Vapor is one hell of a sporty car. Audi and Peugeot never saw us coming.”

    And in fashion news GM announced that the Vapor has been chosen to be new host of “Project Runway” replacing Heidi Klum. The Vapor's chief designer, Andrew Farah, remarked “that unlike Heidi Klum, the Vapor has more than one trim level.”

  • zermatt

    To continue on the sporty Vapor news, Farah announced that the Vapor has already won the 2011 24 hours of Le Mans. Farah said that “the Vapor is one hell of a sporty car. Audi and Peugeot never saw us coming.”

    And in fashion news GM announced that the Vapor has been chosen to be new host of “Project Runway” replacing Heidi Klum. The Vapor's chief designer, Andrew Farah, remarked “that unlike Heidi Klum, the Vapor has more than one trim level.”