2011 Chevrolet Volt Best Car of The Year,Overview, Specs,Photos

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt? Here’s the long and short of it: The Volt is a four-seat, four-door “series plug-in hybrid” hatchback with a plug-inbattery pack that can power the car’s 149-horsepower (111-kilowatt) electric motor by itself for up to 40 miles.

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is a midsize five-door hatchback sedan with seating for four.The front-wheel-drive 2011 Volt is powered by an electric motorrated at 149 hp (111 kilowatts) and 273 pound-feet of torque.

This motor draws power from a lithium-ion battery pack until the battery charge is 70 percent depleted. At that point, the Volt’s 1.4-liter four-cylinder internal combustion engine, which runs on either gasoline or E85, comes to life as a replacement power source for the electric motor. The battery can only be completely recharged through either a 120-volt or 240-volt outlet, but regenerative braking and the engine generator can replenish it slightly. There is no transmission in the traditional sense; rather, the Volt employs a single reduction gear to send the electric motor’s power to the front wheels.

SPECIFICATIONS

General

·         Body Style

Sedan

·         Size

Compact

·         Market Segment

Standard, Hybrid

·         Weight

TBD

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Exterior

·         Length

177.1 in.

·         Width

70.4 in.

·         Height

56.3 in.

·         Wheelbase

105.7 in.

·         Ground Clearance

TBD

·         Front Track

61.2 in.

·         Rear Track

62.1 in.

·         Weight Distribution

TBD

·         Drag Coefficient

TBD

·          

Interior - General

·         Seats

4

·         Passenger Volume

TBD

·         Cargo Volume

10.6 cu. ft.

·         Cargo Volume (Seats Folded)

TBD

·          

Interior - Front Row

·         Volume

TBD

·         Leg Room

42.0 in.

·         Head Room

37.8 in.

·         Shoulder Room

56.5 in.

·         Hip Room

53.7 in.

·          

Interior - Second Row

·         Volume

TBD

·         Leg Room

34.1 in.

·         Head Room

36.0 in.

·         Shoulder Room

53.9 in.

·         Hip Room

51.2 in.

·          

Propulsion

·         Fuel Type

Gas

·         Engine Type

1.4L I4

·         Power

-

·         Torque

-

·         Transmission

1-Speed Direct Drive

·         Highway Fuel Economy

TBD

·         City Fuel Economy

TBD

·         Forced Induction

None

·         Direct Injection

No

·          

Chassis

·         Layout

Front Wheel Drive

·         Front Suspension

Strut-Type

·         Rear Suspension

Torsion-Beam

·          

Wheels

·         Front

17" Aluminum

·         Front Tires

P215/55R/17

·         Rear

17" Aluminum

·         Rear Tires

P215/55R/17

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Trailering & Hauling

·         Trailer Weight

TBD

·         Payload

·         Tongue Weight

TBD