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The full report from Motor Trend appears in the January issue of the magazine (on newsstands in early-December) and online at General Motors last received the Motor Trend Car of the Year award in 2008, for the Cadillac CTS.Ĭhevrolet is a global automotive brand, with annual sales of about 3.5 million vehicles in more than 130 countries.
“The Volt team has worked under extraordinary circumstances to produce this breakthrough vehicle.” “Chevrolet is truly honored to receive one of the world’s most coveted automotive awards,” said Stephens. As an example, aerodynamics contributes up to eight miles of electric range, and 40 miles of extended range. Lowering the drag coefficient increases the vehicle’s efficiency, as less energy is used to overcome air pressure. 28, the Volt is also the most aerodynamic sedan in Chevrolet’s history. The Motor Trend Car of the Year award was presented to Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman for Global Product Operations, at the General Motors wind tunnel in Warren, Mich.Īero dynamics engineers there helped develop an equally revolutionary design: With a drag coefficient of. When the Volt’s battery runs low, a gas powered engine/generator seamlessly operates to extend the driving range more than 300 miles on a full tank. For the first 25 to 50 miles, the Volt drives gas- and tailpipe-emissions-free using electricity stored in its 16-kWh lithium-ion battery. As the world’s first electric vehicle with extended range capability, the Chevrolet Volt has a total driving range of about 350 miles. Many of those benefits are due to the Volt’s groundbreaking propulsion system. It is a fully functional, no-compromise compact automobile that offers consumers real benefits in terms of lower running costs.” “The Volt delivers on the promise of the vehicle concept as originally outlined by GM, combining the smooth, silent, efficient, low-emissions capability of an electric motor with the range and flexibility of an internal combustion engine. “We expected a science experiment, but this is a moon shot,” Motor Trend editors wrote for the January 2011 issue. DETROIT – Motor Trend magazine, one of the world's premier automotive authorities, today named the Chevrolet Volt the 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
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