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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I saw that Volt is a 4 seater; I also saw that it has a 6" longer wheelbase than my COMPACT Tempo. The classifications in the U.S. are categorized by interior volume and so far all I've seen is a value for cargo volume.
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I must admit, that sounds pretty much like the stuff I have been reading about the size of the car. Maybe only 4 people can seat, but they are calculating actual volume of area within the car. I suspect the car might be a little taller than it may first appear to be. (only guessing) - I know if I had three young kids that I might be one of the few that would use that middle seat-belt in the back seat of my Cobalt, but honestly I don't think most of these new small cars can really fit 5 full size adults in them without mashing there guts out to the max.
I have read more complaints about The Volt's Price $$ than any other single negative factor, and Chevy has yet to tell us the official price to my knowledge, all I ever read is where some engineer is reported as saying the price should be around $40,0000. This may be what kills the car if they can not find a way of competing better with the Prius and others like it. I realize we have a crowd that will likely buy the car just because it is a high tech American built one, and plenty that might buy it because they see it as being green and better for the environment. However, how many customers will this be? Don't they really have to compete with the Prius? I mean, gosh, 400,000 cars a year is a high amount to be competing against! That $20,000 gap alone could buy a lot of fuel. And nobody knows what the Plug-in Prius might sell as well. And again, many people want a car that seats 5 people instead of 4. I fear GM might of miscalculated on just how many customers want cars that can legally carry 5 people, as it seems to come up not only here, but on other forum sites as well.