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Old 04-06-2011, 08:21 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cfg83 View Post
Hello -

Accidently found this image :



This means the Volt is designed to ride about 2" lower than the Cruze.

CarloSW2
...duh, that 2-inch "drop" in CG is directly due to the "low" postioning of the batteries.

...talk about Detroit "double-speak"! -- hey, let's turn a deficit into an advantage...you know all that low-slung battery "weight"? Well, let's advertise it as "lowered-CG for bettery handling" and see if they (we?) buy it?"
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