Ever since Chevrolet gave us a teaser a few days of the 2016 Volt and announced that it would debut at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, more Volt news has been trickling out. Here’s the latest: the Volt will forego its 1.4L four for the new 1.0L turbo-three similar to that of rolling out in the Opel Adam.
Additionally, the Volt will now have five-place seating, which will make the plug-in hybrid-electric a much more attractive proposition for consumers.
Per InsideEVs.com, here’s what they said about the Monza concept’s motor:
The Opel Monza Concept features GM’s next-generation three-cylinder 1.0 SIDI turbo engine. In the Monza Concept, this engine acts as a range extender and burns CNG (compressed natural gas).
We don’t expect to see CNG listed as a fuel option on the next-gen Volt, but we do suspect that this engine might be the unit that handles the Volt’s range-extending duties.
The 1.0 SIDI Turbo (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) generates more torque throughout its operating range than equally powerful, higher displacement engines, while fuel efficiency is improved by 20 percent compared to Opel’s current 1.6-liter naturally aspirated power unit.
It should be interesting to see how mileage, drivability, and efficiency improve − stay tuned to GM Authority for more 2016 Volt news as it trickles out.
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Will the ELR be updated with this new power train?
I suspect the ELR to have a more powerful Voltec Drivetrain. Perhaps a new 1.3t I4 (VVT, SIDI, IVVL, and VTM) with 150HP and 160/175LB-FT could make its way into the ELR a total ouput of around 225HP and 310-325LB-FT.
Way to lesson expectations of 2016 Volt at the Traverse City, Michigan Auto Seminar, Tim
Mahoney, Chief Marketing Director for Chevrolet!
Yes, just hours after the big tease photograph and the tastey leaks about Volt v.2, Timmy Boy
has to play Debbie Downer and make us wonder if GM really dislikes the Volt as much as
he does. Tim told his audience Volt was akin to Corvette as a specialty niche product mainly
well received on the West Coast and Northeast USA.
Gee – GOOD GOIN’ GM MARKETING. GOOD GOIN’ FOR MISSING THE POINT THAT VOLT CAN
GO TOE-TO-TOE WITH PRIUS, C-MAX ENERGI AND PRIUS PLUG-IN – which means well over
100-140,000 units sold in America alone each year.
For God’s sakes GM – fire this guy on the Volt – and get someone who gets it to direct it’s
marketing – or shall I say LACK of marketing. Is it any wonder why GM has zero clue HOW
TO MARKET THE VOLT?!!! Will we get more aliens, Tim Allen saying “It’s more car than
electric”, and doofus guys at the drive thru burger joint trying to figure out how Volt works?!
GM has a superior product here, and looks to have tweaked version two in all the important
ways that made it NOT compete for the Prius buyer in the past.
Now shut this guy up and sell the *rap out of them already!
Here’s Tim’s comments in case you missed them:
http://insideevs.com/general-motors-on-chevy-volt-its-not-a-mass-market-vehicle/
Can you screw up ANY WORSE THAN THIS?!!! – WOW!
I read an article in one of the on-line auto magazines recently, that there is a possibility of a new battery for the Volt that will allow it to get roughly 200 miles to a charge… if this should be true, then Yay! A comment to James (above) with only 38 miles to a charge, I’ve always found it hard to figure where GM is to place this car… as a gas model or a electric model? 38 miles electric, is peanuts for me as I drive maybe 80 miles a day and there is no point for me to consider electric, however I would like to! I hope generation 2 Volt has some amazing improvements, like the larger battery and the great stylings from it’s cousin, the ELR for starters. Regards.
You do realize that the “38 miles to a charge” is just an estimate by GM and The EPA. In fact, owners are averaging anywhere from 40-50 miles per charge. For the most part, it depends on the way you drive.
I don’t think people who want 200 mile all electric range on an EREV know what an EREV is or why it is built the way it is. If you have a genset, most people won’t need more than 45-50 miles of AER. 60 tops. That is why you have the genset, to obviate the need for 150 miles worth of range in the battery.
42-45 kWh of battery are what you would need, at least, to add 150 miles of additional range. That would cost $12,600 to $15,000 depending on how robust your pack management system is. How much do you think a 1.0L gas genset costs? A lot less than $13k is the only answer I can come up with.