Beijing Auto Show: GM Previews Volt MPV5 Concept

Edward Niedermeyer
by Edward Niedermeyer

Look everyone, it’s a Chevy Volt that can seat more than four people! Official images of the Volt MPV5 concept have leaked today [via AutoblogGreen], confirming what recently-discovered line drawings hinted at: a people-carrying version of Chevy’s Volt is under development. The extra rear seat and the 30.5 cubic feet of storage space (62.3 cubic feet with rear seats folded) does come at a price though, as GM says the MPV5 comes up 8 miles short of the Volt’s marketing-mission-critical 40 miles of electric range using the same drivetrain. On the upside, it will almost certainly be classified as a light truck (despite its compact, FWD underpinnings), making it the perfect vehicle to goose increasing CAFE standards.



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  • Whynotaztec Whynotaztec on Apr 22, 2010

    Finally, the MPV name returns! Wait, wasn't that a Mazda??????

  • SCE to AUX SCE to AUX on Apr 22, 2010

    This car won't help with GM's CAFE obligation if it doesn't sell, and neither will the shorter battery range. If the Volt's coming in at $40k, this guy will certainly be $45k or more. I don't see many people getting excited about paying more money for an HHR clone with even shorter battery range than a Volt. It will sell about as well as a $50k GMC Yukon Hybrid, which is to say - hardly at all. People don't spend $40-$50k to save on gas money.

    • Steven02 Steven02 on Apr 23, 2010

      The point of putting the Volt technology is to bring down the overall cost by spreading it across products. My guess, there might be a 3rd vehicle that uses this technology. I am thinking that the costs of the batteries will be less in a few years and this won't cost 45k. I agree with you though on the Yukon Hybrid. People aren't going to pay this much to save gas. Although the Caddy Hybrid sells the best (I believe that is what I read). So, there might be a Caddy version of something Volt in the future.

  • CanadaCraig You can just imagine how quickly the tires are going to wear out on a 5,800 lbs AWD 2024 Dodge Charger.
  • Luke42 I tried FSD for a month in December 2022 on my Model Y and wasn’t impressed.The building-blocks were amazing but sum of the all of those amazing parts was about as useful as Honda Sensing in terms of reducing the driver’s workload.I have a list of fixes I need to see in Autopilot before I blow another $200 renting FSD. But I will try it for free for a month.I would love it if FSD v12 lived up to the hype and my mind were changed. But I have no reason to believe I might be wrong at this point, based on the reviews I’ve read so far. [shrug]. I’m sure I’ll have more to say about it once I get to test it.
  • FormerFF We bought three new and one used car last year, so we won't be visiting any showrooms this year unless a meteor hits one of them. Sorry to hear that Mini has terminated the manual transmission, a Mini could be a fun car to drive with a stick.It appears that 2025 is going to see a significant decrease in the number of models that can be had with a stick. The used car we bought is a Mk 7 GTI with a six speed manual, and my younger daughter and I are enjoying it quite a lot. We'll be hanging on to it for many years.
  • Oberkanone Where is the value here? Magna is assembling the vehicles. The IP is not novel. Just buy the IP at bankruptcy stage for next to nothing.
  • Jalop1991 what, no Turbo trim?
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