![]() The Volt’s trip computer can display a huge amount of information about the car’s power consumption, powertrain status and range, and its interface also allows you to set charging times to take advantage of off-peak power rates. Bluetooth phone and audio integration is also standard. The driving position is great and the LCD instrument panel is clear and easy to read, however it can be hard to see around the Volt’s fat A-pillars.Įquipment: Some of the standout features on the Volt include sat-nav, climate control, cruise control, dusk-sensing headlamps, auto-dimming mirrors, lane departure warning and a forward collision alert system. Eliminating the centre rear seat means both rear passengers get decent shoulder room, and good rear knee-room. That aside, the Volt has a reasonable amount of interior space. Not only that, there’s the glass of the hatch, not a metal roof, above the heads of backseaters. There’s more than enough space up front, but there’s a shortage of headroom for back-seat passengers. There are some sharp edges on the centre console plastics, and, though the leather seats are broad and nicely trimmed, the interior ‘feel’ falls short of that sticker price.Ĭomfort: Although occupying roughly the same footprint as a Cruze, the Volt is strictly a four-seater. ![]() Yes, we know it’s not a luxury car, but for nearly $60,000 it’s not unreasonable to expect a level of fit and finish that’s better than a Cruze. Quality: We dig the polished white centre-stack and instrument binnacle (although we’re not entirely sold on the capacitive buttons on the former), but other interior plastics fall a bit below par. Was that goal achievable? Is the 60-80km EV range enough for the average commuter? Can you drive the Volt as you would any other car? Instead, our objective was to see if we could drive the Volt every day for seven days without having the petrol engine fire up. So we weren’t going to let that happen this time. We were impressed, to say the least, but the ‘pushing-the-parameters’ type of driving done on a typical media launch is perhaps not exactly representative of what goes on in the real world.Īt the Volt’s launch we’d depleted the battery after an hour and a half of motoring, something we reckon few Volt owners will do.Īfter all, the key appeal of a plug-in hybrid like the Volt - which Holden describes as a 'Long Range Electric Vehicle' - is its ability to bypass petrol stations entirely. ![]() When we last drove the Holden Volt, it was at its national media launch. Vehicle Style: Long-Range Electric Vehicleįuel Economy listed: 1.2 l/100km | tested: 0.0 l/100km OVERVIEW ![]()
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