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2016 Chevrolet Volt - Edmunds Road Test

2016 Chevrolet Volt - Edmunds Road Test
The 2016 Chevrolet Volt is quiet. That's one of the first things I notice about it during my first minutes behind the wheel. It's not silent in that "quiet like a vault" way that auto-journos like to use when describing large German sedans.
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@daryleason: electric-to-gas handover is pretty seamless. If you weren't listening for it, you probably wouldn't know it happened until a few minutes later when you'd notice a new, slight hum in the cabin. It's not jarring, there's no discernible engagement shock, and there's no warning chime (none that I heard anyway; perhaps there's an option for it in the settings). They've basically dialed out everything we disliked about the last powertrain package.
@kirkhilles1: it IS nearly silent when you're running on electric, as you say, basically just tire noise. I wasn't running long on electricity (battery wasn't fully charged), so my impressions were more limited to a highway drive on gas engine.
You take the whole range anxiety/search for public charging points part away, and you go, "here - just plug this cord into it every night when you pull into the garage." "Hmm...I can handle that - good to go."
Looking at those factors plus diesel being only slightly more than regular unleaded gasoline and significantly less than premium gasoline, the Volt is also not for me. Also, the maximum possible range for the Volt is less than what my VW Jetta TDI SportWagen has under the worst conditions. I would have to stop more often for fuel than I do now as well.
All this being said, it does fit the needs of some people, so it is not a bad vehicle. Rather it is simply a vehicle that does not fit my specific needs.