First Drive: 2011 Chevy Volt

We finally get our hands on Chevy's much-anticipated extended range hybrid, the Volt, and take it for a spin. Is this the car that will bring GM back to life?

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[BristolFD2012]

If gas goes $4, fuck yeah I will get one....

[BristolFD2012]

If gas goes $4, fuck yeah I will get one....

[TheAllAmerican2012]

Great car , but too expensive for the average person unfortunately .

[HTC2971]

the msrp is just crazy. high twenties would be more reasonable

[TurboFuss1]

@Warpath2198 I would never buy a Prius but I'd rather pay $23k for a Prius than $42k for a CHEVROLET!

[aylera]

@Warpath2198 and all new technologies are high cost at the beginning stage of mass production to consumers. i was going to throw some kind of insult at you, but i just noticed your other 5 or 6 comments, and i think they speak for me. good luck with life you bitter disgruntled ground dweller. :D

[aylera]

@Warpath2198 hahaha lmfao! what the hell are you talking about? come warpath over here in portland oregon and throw insults like that at me to my face. i never mentioned anything about price. im simply fucking talking about the look of the car. how did you not get that part?? however, if i were going to buy a $40,000

(not "yearly" btw. the car cost a one time 40k) car, you would obviously save money if you went for at least a hybrid over a standard car. your other comments sound just as stupid.

[Warpath2198]

@aylera Its amazing how stupid people are such as yourself. The average person in the U.S. drives 12,500 miles a year. The Volt costs $40,000 a year and it is propped up by tax payer money because it is such a failure. Even at $6 a gallon for gas it would take the average driver over a decade to begin to make their money back. The future is not slapping laptop batteries in a Chevy Cruze so you can launder money to the Democrats through the United Auto Workers.

[Warpath2198]

@25darsh CRZ is a piece of shit as other hybrids are. It was laughed at in Motor Trend and normal gasoline powered cars not only had more power but barely just under the CRZ's MPG rating for 3000-4000 less dollars. Do the math for the average miles driven for a driver and gas at $4 a gallon and see how stupid hybrids really are.

[Warpath2198]

Many of you koolaid drinkers need a good jolt or should I say "volt" of commons sense. Stop shielding yourself from information and facts.

[Warpath2198]

@falcon611 Yeah everybody loves $40,000 cars paid for by your neighbor so it can be laundered through the United Auto Workers right to the Democrats as campaign "contributions".

[Warpath2198]

@8thRRFS At the low price for $40,000 for the average American who drives a whopping 12,500 miles per year on an amazing battery technology found in your laptop, paid for by your neighbor so the Democrats can launder money through the United Auto Workers. Bang up job!