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2010 Chevy Volt to ‘Save Detroit,’ Looks F’ing Stupid

September 16, 2008     Posted in Tech

General Motors revealed today, on its 100th anniversary, the 2010 Chevy Volt–the car that’s expected to ‘save Detroit,’ where the American automakers have seen steep decline in sales with the rise in gasoline prices and more affordable, fuel efficient cars coming out of Japanese companies. Cool, you might think. Saving US automakers is a good thing. And we’re not trying to take a dump on your dreams, Detroit. But just one question: Why the hell does it have to look so F’ing stupid?

We wouldn’t be so pissed, except that the original Volt concept they revealed a while back looked way more rad. Tough, sleek and 100-percent badass, the concept Volt would be a car we’d be psyched to drive. But instead we got a car that, let’s face it, looks like every single other car on the road. We like that it can operate at highway speeds for 40 miles on a single charge without using a drop of gas, but why mess up a good thing?

Every single time they introduce a cool concept, they just go an f**k it up. Sure, maybe it’s more practical or some other such nonsense, but anything gained in practicality is lost in looking like a total douche–or at least about as interesting as a Paris Hilton thought process. So next time you come out with a cool design for a groud-breaking car, stick to the original and let someone else make the boring rides.

The new Chevy Volt?

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3 Responses to “2010 Chevy Volt to ‘Save Detroit,’ Looks F’ing Stupid”
  1. Adam says:

    The 2010 Toyota Prius will get 100 mpg…let's see Detroit – 40 miles one charge. Japan 800 miles one tank. We've already lost to the foreign oil/auto.

  2. mathme says:

    This car is really, really dumb, unfortunately. It's not even a hybrid in an meaningful sense. You have a motor that works for a while, then it switches to a conventional gasoline engine-powered car. So you have a car that, I guess, is pretty snazzy for short hops around town, but have a road trip? Your mileage will plummet because the engine doesn't interact with the electric motor's system. It gets okay mileage at 35ish mpg, but that's pretty weak compared to the 90 effective they claim with the electric motor. If you drive 400 miles, you might as well drive a conventional gasoline car. Since most of the trips I take in my car are over 60 miles, this car is dumb. I really expected more. What they should have done is brought back the EV1 with modern batteries and motors. The EV1 has a considerably better drag coefficient.