2022 Chevy Bolt EUV In Bright Blue Metallic: Live Photo Gallery
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The 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV will go on sale this summer at the same time as its smaller sister vehicle – the refreshed 2022 Chevy Bolt EV. GM Authority has already compared the designs of the compact all-electric models, which do not share a single body panel. Now we’re taking a closer look at the Bolt EUV, the larger of the two vehicles, in Bright Blue Metallic paintwork.
The most obvious feature from a head-on viewpoint is the textured panel in the center of the front fascia. This is in place of the grille which would be used if the Bolt EUV were powered by an internal combustion engine. A real air intake is mounted lower in the front fascia. The panel containing this intake is made of black plastic, which contrasts with the otherwise body-color front end. The only part that’s black is the piece that surrounds the aforementioned textured panel.
More contrast is provided by the silver plastic faux skid plate and the Bow Tie emblem, which is black as standard. The Bolt EUV and the 2022 Bolt EV will be the first Chevy model ranges since 2004 to not be available with a gold emblem.
A more detailed view of the front end shows the dual-level lighting setup. The long and narrow top LED lights serve as the daytime running lights that also double as the signature accent light. A turn signal indicator is placed at the edge of these lights.
The lower ones, also LEDs, are the primary lighting units. They have a distinctive triangular shape, similar (but not identical) to those on the 2022 Bolt EV. The two light units are completely separated by a horizontal Bright Blue Metallic panel.
(yes, this one is not blue)
We didn’t manage to capture a side profile shot of the blue Bolt EUV during our brief time with it, so we’ll have to use one of the stock images instead. From the side, the EUV is characterized by a vertical front end, a relatively flat hood, a fairly traditional A-pillar rake, and a gradually-sloping roofline, which houses a set of luggage rails. The “floating roof” effect is present and accounted for thanks to the inclusion of black trim on the C-pillar.
The small electric crossover features several character lines, including a sweeper that runs from the top of the headlamp all the way through the green house and into the tail light. More surface development can be seen at the bottom of the doors. The wraparound headlights and tail lights can be seen from this angle, as can the hatch-mounted rear spoiler.
The ensemble rides on a set of 17-inch, machined-face aluminum wheels with carbon flash painted pockets.
The rear three-quarter view reveals that the lower side window line is almost horizontal at the front, but rises gradually from the middle of the rear side doors. The line then continues moving diagonally upward, drawing the onlooker’s eye to the spoiler at the top of the rear window.
Also visible here are the aforementioned roof-mounted luggage rack side rails, which will be standard on the Bolt EUV in both trim levels – LT and Premier.
The tail lights of the Bolt EUV follow the same dual-tier configuration as the headlights: the narrow top row follows Chevy’s current tail light design feature of horizontal lines tending towards vertical as they reach the edge of the vehicle. These are the marker lights that come on only at night. The actual tail lights are below the liftgate, bookending the plastic insert around the rear bumper.
From the rear, the second black Bow Tie emblem is clearly visible. Also notable is the fact that less than half of the Bolt EUV as seen in this view is painted in Bright Blue Metallic. The panel immediately below the liftgate window, which contains the primary tail lights, is black, the bumper is black plastic (looking almost gray here in direct sunlight) and once again there is a silver plastic faux skid plate at the bottom of the fascia.
The Bolt EUV will be built at the GM Lake Orion plant in Michigan. It will be based on the EV-specific GM BEV2 platform, and will have a permanent magnetic drive motor rated at 200 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. Pricing will start at $33,395.
As a reminder, the 2022 Chevy Bolt EUV is offered in seven exterior colors:
- Bright Blue Metallic (color seen here)
- Silver Flare Metallic
- Mosaic Black Metallic
- Summit White
- Ice Blue Metallic
- Gray Ghost Metallic
- Cherry Red Tintcoat
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The new Bolts look like they have a fat lip in my opinion. If they blacked out the upper blue section in the grill it would look much better. I also think if the upper lights were tied into the bowtie with an accent strip it would look more finished and cohesive with the rear styling.
copying tesla’s ugly look
IMO Blue is the best color to get on cars.
tu veux dire quoi bleu IMO?
The front looks like a fat egg or a Fiat 500.
Did GM fire their stylists?
I will not buy a car that looks hideous. GM could do much better. They have had 4 years to figure this bolt refresh
The Bolt EUV is a new model joining the lineup, so not a refresh.
Having seen these in person and driven them as well, I can say they look quite good… much better than any other EV outside of some Tesla models.
I recently saw a refreshed Bolt EV in black on the street in Ann Arbor. It looked great. Some of the other colors I will have to wait to see in person.
It has a very muscular, substantial stance. I like the look. The rear end looks like the previous RAV4 rear end?
Need to have AWD
There’s two colors I’m really interested in seeing that we’ve seen no pictures of yet. The Ice Blue Metallic, and the Mosaic Black Metallic. I had a 2017 Arctic Blue Metallic Chevy Cruze, and I am really curious if the Bolt’s Ice Blue Metallic is close that that since I loved that color on my Cruze. Hopefully we’ll see some more actual pictures of the EUV in the various color choices. Most of the pictures feature the same colors in all of them.
Don’t you want a color that’s gender neutral for an EV?
Melania, do you troll all the EV articles, or just Bolt related ones? It’s annoying.
You know what’s annoying? Knowing that there are so many people willing to let EVs destroy GM and America.
shut up lol
For the same money, I would much rather have a Traverse.
Wow it looks like just any other generic SUV. You can’t deny the Mustang Mach E looks sexier