Monday, December 12, 2011

Experimental kompaktven Chevrolet remade into a hybrid

Company Chevrolet started expanding lineup of hybrid models Volt, due out on the market by the end of this year. For the sedan in the near future will join five-kompaktven crossover, built on a conceptual model of Orlando, debuting at the Paris Motor Show in 2009. Compared with the base Chevy Volt, Volt MPV5 was lengthened by 15 mm wheelbase. In addition, the new 18 inches above seven inches wider and 18 inches longer than the sedan. The size of the luggage compartment under the rear seats raised at Volt MPV5 is 863 liters, and when folded - 1764 liters. The power plant kompaktven not very different from the basic model - was only increased battery capacity and power generator. Solely on electric Volt MPV5 can drive a little over 50 kilometers, then turn to the work of the 1.4-liter gasoline engine, which is only used as a generator and has no direct connection to the wheels. In this case the autonomy of the hybrid increases to 482 kilometers. From Orlando concept car novelty is another front end design and interior design, executed in the style of the model Volt. It is not excluded that the Chevrolet Orlando, too, will be released, but only with the traditional internal combustion engines. Recall that in Paris, this model was presented with 150-horsepower diesel unit.

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