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Which Would You Pay $40k for: 2010 Prius Plug-in Version or Chevy Volt

inspirion7 submitted on 3/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:23:47 AM

25 user comments | Category: New Cars | Source: | SOURCE: gm-volt.com

Interestingly a new report indicates that Toyota is planning to introduce a limited supply of plug-in versions of the new Prius in Japan later this year and will begin global sales of those in 2010.

Those plug-in third generation Priuses will use lithium ion batteries, have an electric range less than 20 miles, and will cost under $42,000. Exactly how much under we do not know.

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Which Would You Pay $40k for: 2010 Prius Plug-in Version or Chevy Volt

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1995e34

chevy.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 11:48:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

vladyxa

No! No! No! Noooooooooooo!
Neither!!!

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Posted on 3/3/2009 11:50:05 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

_43LE

Well Crappy, then the Prius is perfect for you too!!

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Posted on 3/3/2009 11:57:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5   

1UAW

With twice the electric range, and more room for cargo, people and most importantly a longer warranty the VOLT is the clear winner.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 12:19:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

monster

Neither... they are way too expensive. you will never recoup your money if you compare it with a standard petrol car.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 1:01:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

SanJoseDriver

I would go for the Volt.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 1:25:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

2001W210

I'll learn to ride a motorcycle before I cough up 40k for hybrids.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 1:29:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

XYZZ


i DO own a motorcycle. and i WOULD buy a prius. it's a PROVEN and TESTED vehicle. the volt is not; it does however, have the history of gm and chevrolet behind it, which is a BIG MINUS.

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Posted on 3/4/2009 2:45:09 AM | | Votes: 3   

Star

Between the two... Volt hands down.I would however choose a diesel over both since with a diesel the driving enjoyment is still there.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 1:49:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Badgewhore

There's already reports out saying Volt cannot be made reliably for less than 40K. Volt is a great concept, better cuited for Hollywood than the real world. GM has never been able to deliver on it's promises. We don't have anything to worry from All those choosing the Volt, these kids will never buy a Volt anyway, they're broke. It's all talk.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 2:02:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

fatandsassy

I would buy a Honda Civic (non-hybrid) loaded with leather, Navigation, Heated Seats for $24,000 est. Unless you are in California driving 10 miles a day and have enough money to not think logically about profit and loss go for it.
Before I drive one of these hybrids I would rather just get a base engine model car that gives 32 -35 mpg and not worry about it.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 3:08:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

XYZZ

i can see your logic.

however, this has been my experience since 1999: with an already efficient 27- 30 mpg truck, i got a 30 - 33 mpg car to use as a DD, saving the truck for trucky tasks. gas prices went up from the summer of 2000, and i used the car even more.

in 2005, i replaced the car with another that got 30 - 40 mpg. i was pleased as punch with the decision when we saw $4 a gallon gas!

at this point, the new honda insight at less than $20,000 seems the best buy on the market. i mite consider it if i foresee another hike in gas prices. OR a used prius with still better mileage.

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Posted on 3/4/2009 2:54:36 AM | | Votes: 2   

Htay7500

Neither.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 4:53:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

monkeyrun

I am living in an apartment, no accessible electric plug in the garage. So Prius for now.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 6:21:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

1UAW

makes sense.

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Posted on 3/4/2009 9:18:41 AM | | Votes: 2   

supermoto

I would pay to see both driven of a giant cliff.

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Posted on 3/3/2009 9:08:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

vwrules

Have fun and a car you can drive 500000 miles buy a TDI Jetta!!!!!!!

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Posted on 3/3/2009 9:51:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

downtoearth

"But what they’ve come up with here is an automotive Belgium, Tim Henman with wheels. The inside of a ping pong ball. I therefore cannot recommend it to you in any way."

"Verdict: So boring you want to die"

Jeremy Clarkson about the fun in VW Jetta.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article731958.ece

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Posted on 3/4/2009 8:22:15 AM | | Votes: 1   

LEXEDES82

A VERY important part of what a product is: the amount of experience the producer has on making it. For Chevy, this is their first hybrid, Toyota has had the Prius on the market for several years now and knows what the car needs to be a succes.

On the other hand: now Americans feel the crisis and choose their own pride above that of Japan, certainly with a new man up at the White House, that could be a reason for people to chose the Volt - I don't know, really.

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Posted on 3/4/2009 12:31:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

DieselRules

As an engineer I was in favor of hybrids a couple of decades ago ... before we knew what materials the motors and batteries of hybrids needed, and the huge environmental cost to produce them. I could never buy one with a clear conscious considering the amount of damage to the environment their production wreaks!

We bought a 2009 Jetta TDI loaded, with leather, that huge sunroof covering front and back seats, and the dual-clutch tranny but without Nav or XM Sat radio (it has iPod integration, and I use a more reliable technology called a "map"). The traction-control light flickers in 2nd gear as the Michelins try to manage that monster torque even on light throttle!
I feel guilty driving a car that leaves everything behind off the lights, but then remember that it gets 60 MPG.
And it cost (in US$) around 28k, full load.

The Jettas is not the prettiest thing on 4 wheels, but at least its not a Hideous Hybrid!

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Posted on 3/6/2009 3:01:35 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

XYZZ

"... before we knew what materials the motors and batteries of hybrids needed, and the huge environmental cost to produce them."


so you were TAKEN IN by the college kid who wrote the yellow journalistic piece on how damaging to the environment mining nickel for the prius' batteries supposedly were? (he retracted his claims upon actually LEARNING proper journalism.)

you are alos oblivious to the analysis that the lifetime impact of any vehicle is FAR MORE SIGNIFICANT than the one-time impact of its manufacture.

you are obviously also oblivious to the fact that diesel soot is far more harmful to both the environment, AND the health of all air breathing creatures, including those that live in cities, than comparable gas powered compacts, to say nothing of clean hybrids.

you must be exactly the kind of engineer that Click and Clack are ALWAYS LAUGHING AT! overconcerned with (often irrelevant) details, but totally BLIND to the big picture.

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Posted on 3/11/2009 6:07:52 AM | | Votes: 1   

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