I'm visiting Toronto with family this weekend and happened to see a 2016 Volt roll up to the door of the hotel we're staying at (not very far from GM Canada's headquarters):
("I see you see me!")
First thought: Cool! That's the first 2nd gen Volt I've seen.
Second thought: Wait a minute, I don't think these are on sale yet!
Third thought: Get a picture!
The driver saw me playing paparazzo, hopped out with a smile on his face and introduced himself. Turns out he's a GM engineer evaluating a pre-production model. The 2016's won't actually be available until later this year.
He was a super friendly guy, and invited me to sit in the driver's seat and check it out ... while his young daughter was snoozing in the back seat.
"Don't judge it on fit & finish," he suggested. I was only inside for a moment, but I didn't see anything out of place. He told me about the increased electric range, and how he had unfortunately already run the battery down in his driving today.
He chuckled when I told him that while I haven't even had a chance to try a 1st gen Volt yet, I did drive a GM EV for about 6 years...
the ForkenSwift.