2009 Firehawk

[Wild Willy]

For the Volt to succeed, as nice as it is, it will need to be able to compete in the market against the Honda and Toyota hybrid cars- in the low $20's- people aren't going to pay and extra 10 or 15 thou just to 'drive American'-

[Steel2686]

For the Volt to succeed, as nice as it is, it will need to be able to compete in the market against the Honda and Toyota hybrid cars- in the low $20's- people aren't going to pay and extra 10 or 15 thou just to 'drive American'-

Exactly my point. The Volt looks like a better car than the Prius. First of all, matter of taste or not, it's a far better looking car. Second, the idea of going 40 miles on a charge before the gas engine kicks in is very desirable. That would do my commute to work twice. I would almost never need gas. I would worry more about the gas min the tank going bad than I would fiiling up all the time.

Then they announce possible MSRP of $40K and up. Way to ruin a good thing. They could have owned that corner of the market which is no small task.

[Joe 1320]

Hate to say it, but this car is living proof that it's all about greed...... anything to try and make a buck.

For that price, I would take a CTSV without even thinking twice.

[Dave-S]

SLP wil sell some of these new Firehawks but not many and not the 250 they plan on making. Would I buy one? No way........not for that price. A BMW or the Cadillac CTS-V would be my first choice.

As to the Volt, it should never have been introduced as a Chevy at the (possible) selling price that's been thrown around. A Buick or a Cadillac would have made more sense especially since they are going to produce a coupe version for Cadillac. Then once they could figure out how to get the price lower, then introduce a Chevy version. But what do I know?

[Steel2686]

But what do I know?

More than GM's brain trust judging by your thoughts on the Volt. You made perfect sense.... Something GM needs to start doing quickly.

I was really excited when the Volt was first announced. The thought of having to dump a can of fuel stabilizer in my gas tank because it would more than likely go bad with my commute... It got me excited to come back to the company I love. Then they announced the probable MSRP.