topher5150
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I was reading a news article about the first people in West Michigan to get a Chevy Volt. So I decided to do some number crunching.
The Chevy Volt price is around $41,000, you will get 35 miles on a charge just running off of the electric motor (4hour charge @240volts), an extra 344 if you use the gas engine (80hp requiring premium fuel) after the electrical charge is used up. With a top speed of 100 mph.
The VW Golf TDI is about $23,000 with 30city/41highway, that is with a 2.0 140hp TDI that will do 16.4 @83mph on the 1/4 mile 0-60 in 8.7.
So adding some numbers up 30mpg with a 14.5 gal tank that's going to get you 435 miles on a tank.
so with that said the TDI will give twice the power, half the cost, and more mpg
http://blogs.insideline.com/straigh...lkswagen-golf-tdi-vs-2010-volkswagen-gti.html
http://gm-volt.com/2010/11/24/official-2011-chevrolet-volt-epa-fuel-economy-released/
http://www.chevrolet.com/volt/#technology
http://www.vw.com/en/models/golf/features_and_specs.html
The Chevy Volt price is around $41,000, you will get 35 miles on a charge just running off of the electric motor (4hour charge @240volts), an extra 344 if you use the gas engine (80hp requiring premium fuel) after the electrical charge is used up. With a top speed of 100 mph.
The VW Golf TDI is about $23,000 with 30city/41highway, that is with a 2.0 140hp TDI that will do 16.4 @83mph on the 1/4 mile 0-60 in 8.7.
So adding some numbers up 30mpg with a 14.5 gal tank that's going to get you 435 miles on a tank.
so with that said the TDI will give twice the power, half the cost, and more mpg
http://blogs.insideline.com/straigh...lkswagen-golf-tdi-vs-2010-volkswagen-gti.html
http://gm-volt.com/2010/11/24/official-2011-chevrolet-volt-epa-fuel-economy-released/
http://www.chevrolet.com/volt/#technology
http://www.vw.com/en/models/golf/features_and_specs.html