For the past year, General Motors brass has declined to discuss rumors of a higher performance version of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric passenger car. But those rumors were confirmed at a press conference today, and photos of the new
Corvolt were shown to the press.
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| Front view of new Corvolt |
"The Corvolt will be the only performance hybrid on the market," said Chevrolet's Assistant Vice-President and Director of Marketing, Human Resources and Facilities, who goes only by "Bob". The Corvolt's enhanced performance was achieved by tuning the motor for 241-volt electricity instead of the normal 240, unplugging the air conditioner, and adding "another dollop" of lithium to the battery pack.
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Four backup lamps mimic Corvette's
exhaust outlets |
The Corvolt's handling should also be much sharper than the standard Volt's, as it borrows GM's vaunted Magnetoheterosexual dampers from the Corvette. "We thought about calling it the E/28,"said Bob, "but we thought that might be too confusing."
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