2nd Gen Chevy volt to get a 2.0L Turbo?

DaBears · 06-15-2012, 09:44 AM

All i gotta say is wow, that could be a cool thing if they do it right.

But the overall price of this vehicle needs to come down to the near $30k level or im sorry but the majority of people still wont care about this car.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/15/n...vor-of-2-0-tu/

FenwickHockey65 · 06-15-2012, 01:28 PM

Highly doubt it.

garcmol · 06-15-2012, 01:36 PM

Would kind of defeat the purpose the vehicle was built for wouldn't it?

FenwickHockey65 · 06-15-2012, 01:40 PM

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Would kind of defeat the purpose the vehicle was built for wouldn't it?

There's just no reason for a bigger generator for the car. The ICE only helps to drive the front wheels at high speed or under heavy acceleration. Even then, it only runs in an assisting capacity, the electric motor does the brunt of the work.

The 1.4L in the current Volt is due to be replaced soon, but by the 2.0T? That's a very unfounded conclusion.

Number 3 · 06-15-2012, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

There's just no reason for a bigger generator for the car. The ICE only helps to drive the front wheels at high speed or under heavy acceleration. Even then, it only runs in an assisting capacity, the electric motor does the brunt of the work.

The 1.4L in the current Volt is due to be replaced soon, but by the 2.0T? That's a very unfounded conclusion.

Brunt of the work? It does all of the work. The ICE never direct drives the car it only provides electricity via the generator.

PYROLYSIS · 06-15-2012, 05:52 PM

Does it come with a fire extinguisher?

FenwickHockey65 · 06-15-2012, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

Brunt of the work? It does all of the work. The ICE never direct drives the car it only provides electricity via the generator.

It has some mechanical linkage to assist the motor at high speeds/heavy acceleration. There was a big ruckus about it when the Volt first went into production.

FenwickHockey65 · 06-15-2012, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS

Does it come with a fire extinguisher?

Volt is at no greater risk of vehicle fire than the car you drive right now.

ShnOmac · 06-15-2012, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Number 3

Brunt of the work? It does all of the work. The ICE never direct drives the car it only provides electricity via the generator.

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

It has some mechanical linkage to assist the motor at high speeds/heavy acceleration. There was a big ruckus about it when the Volt first went into production.

Hmmmm I'm confused.....

I thought the engine only powered the generator?

FenwickHockey65 · 06-15-2012, 06:57 PM

http://green.autoblog.com/2010/10/11...er-the-wheels/

The engine can link up with with the electric motor to help drive the wheels. It never powers the wheels on its own.

PYROLYSIS · 06-15-2012, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Volt is at no greater risk of vehicle fire than the car you drive right now.

I know. Just giving y'all a hard time.

. Definitely true since I drive a V-6 fourth gen on its last legs.

*The_Blur* · 06-15-2012, 08:01 PM

There's no way that the Volt is getting a 2.0T.

*DGthe3* · 06-16-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by DaBears

All i gotta say is wow, that could be a cool thing if they do it right.

But the overall price of this vehicle needs to come down to the near $30k level or im sorry but the majority of people still wont care about this car.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/15/n...vor-of-2-0-tu/

Depending on where you live, isn't the overall price (ie, after tax rebates) near or possibly less than 30k now anyways?

Regardless, I don't see how a 2L turbo makes sense for the Volt. I'd expect a 3 cylinder in there before that.

PeeBee · 06-18-2012, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

Regardless, I don't see how a 2L turbo makes sense for the Volt. I'd expect a 3 cylinder in there before that.

I went to test drive a Fisker Karma recently, and despite having the same "all time electrical drive" it has a 2.0T.

The reason behind it is, according to the sales guy, that sufficient electricity needs to be generated to let the car drive the same when the battery eventually goes flat during a long drive...

Kind of like a generator's fuel engine... make it smaller and you'll have less power, the more powerful the fuel engine, the more electricity you get...

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