Volt, Unshockingly, Wins Two Car of the Year Awards

Nov. 17, 2010 - PRLog -- The much-hyped, oft-debated Chevy Volt extended-range plug-in hybrid has just been announced as Car of the Year by two separate publications within just a couple hours of one another, lending credence to GM's relentless PR push attempting to label the vehicle as a game-changer and a vehicle unlike any other on the road.

First, Motor Trend bestowed the honors live via streaming video from inside General Motors' wind tunnel facility, calling the Volt "a real breakthrough" and the "world's first intelligent hybrid," according to editor-in-chief Angus McKenzie. Citing the fact that the Volt's powertrain allows the car to run as a pure EV, series hybrid, or parallel hybrid — depending on which delivers the most efficiency at any given time — McKenzie went on to say that "the investment in the technology that drives this car is also an investment in the long-term future of automaking in America."

Automobile Magazine associate editor Eric Tingwall noted that "on its way to becoming Automobile Magazine's 2011 Automobile of the Year, the Chevrolet Volt endured more scrutiny and skepticism than any of the other nine semifinalists." The Volt, Tingwall said, is "genuinely an all-new car, in the most simplistic sense as well as in the greater notion that the Volt is unlike any vehicle we have ever driven."

In the Motor Trend contest, the Volt beat out such notable rides as the Audi A8, Honda CR-Z, and stablemate Chevy Cruze, to name just a few. In Automobile Magazine's competition, the Volt came out on top against, among others, the Buick Regal and Ford Fiesta; the publication also named the Jaguar XJ as the design of the year, along with announcing other awards.

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