The 2012 Holden Volt has four-seat car combines battery with a theoretical 87km range – in reality it’s somewhere between 50-70km – along with a 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine that generates power for the electric motor. Fitting the 200kg battery pack has cost the centre rear seat on the Cruze-based platform.
Happened to get a chance to drive the new Holden Volt yesterday and I was absolutely blown away by the vehicle. This vehicle matches any other car (notwithstanding other hybrids) on the road and then some. From a practical standpoint the vehicle is faultless but as a vehicle at the cutting edge of motoring technology this vehicle has no peer. Its seamless/noiseless acceleration was exhilarating and one has to say is a completely new and novel experience.