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Homers. The DFP are homers when it comes to home-grown cars, and Chevy hit a home with the Volt: http://www.freep.com/article/20110414/COL14/104140481/Mark-Phelan-My-suprisingly- -pleasant-week-Volt?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE The Chevrolet Volt is not like any other car. Among countless other differences, the fuel gauge adapts to your performance, like a teacher grading a class on a curve. Based on the behavior of its last few drivers, the Volt test car I drove predicted I could cover 30 miles on a charge. I didn't consciously change my driving style, but I got 35 or 36 miles every time. My editor, who squeezes inches out of a gallon of gas like he wrings excess words from my news columns, covered 41 miles on a charge. Volt prices start at $40,280, but a smart customer would ignore that figure and concentrate on the three-year monthly lease payment of $350. That's comparable to what you might pay for a conventional car. The Volt I tested had a few options and would lease for $389 a month. Both leases assume $2,500 down and include the $7,500 federal tax credit for electric vehicles. The Volt's electric motor produces a relatively mild 148 horsepower, but the 3,781-pound car accelerated confidently on metro Detroit surface roads and highways. That's because electric motors generate their maximum torque -- the force that most directly affects acceleration -- as soon as you depress the accelerator. The Volt's motor generates a healthy 273 pound-feet of torque, more than some big V6 engines.

No surprise here - the "homers" in Detroit love the Volt. Lust after it, even. Better go buy two of them Worth the money? All of this technology comes with a price: $41,000 or $33,500 after the government rebate. Is it worth it? If you're looking for some sort of pay back, such as the money saved driving electric, then the answer is no. It may offer every bell and whistle from push button start to a smart phone app that can monitor the car, but it will never save you the difference. But electric cars are more than an economical purchase. For people who want to drive an electric car without the hassle of range limits and for people who want to buy a car with cutting-edge technology, the answer is a resounding yes. For the money, here's what you get: An electric car for the first 40-something miles — Chevy states the range as 25 miles to 50 miles, depending upon the weight of the driver's foot. During two days of testing, I managed 32 miles on electric only at better-than-highway speeds. The following day, with more typical driving, I managed 46 battery miles. That means I could drive to work and back and never use a drop of gasoline. The next day, I could do the same thing. No gasoline car or traditional hybrid can make the same claim. Then over the weekend, I could drive to Knoxville, Tenn., and back with never a worry and never a recharge. No electric car in the world can make that claim. Introducing an all-new vehicle, something that has never been tried or sold before, takes money and gumption. Chevrolet has shown both. The Volt is world-beater. Mother Nature might be the first to buy two.

Ja, ja, I vill play. 1. Audi 2. Bimmer 3. Mercedes. Es gut, ja? ( I didn't look at any other posts.) Also, if I am a Bimmer fan, then Car and Driver are Bimmer homers.

The Homer!

It would be nice if all auto makers stopped the "corporate face" or whatever you wanna call it. A cheap Aveo with the same face as every other Chevy? Why? It wasnt that long ago every car looked different. Let the designers get creative, just dont hire Homer Simpson!