You won’t care either way about the normalcy of the Volt once you’re on the move. And in any case, the luxury of the Volt isn’t found in plush materials.Ī photo posted by Zac Estrada style=”font-family: Arial,sans-serif font-size: 14px line-height: 17px ”>at 12:49pm PDT None of this is offensive when you realize the Volt is just a compact car at its roots, but other compacts have noticeably upped the game in recent years. And where’s the power driver’s seat in a car that costs roughly $40,000? The leather feels more fake than some recent fake leather efforts. Upper door panels are hard and your elbow reminds you of that. Everything is put together well enough, but the plastics are hardly anything special, even in this top Premier trim. Most disappointing, however, is the quality of the interior. Yes, there are three seatbelts, but three adults in back is a no-go. Legroom is modest, the middle passenger must straddle a pair of cupholders and headroom is tight. Space in the back is fine for two, provided they’re not much taller than six-feet. Cargo room is solid, but there’s a high liftover to get stuff in (and a particularly stupid cargo cover that looks like a beach towel). In terms of packaging, the Volt is a noticeable improvement over the outgoing model, but is still compromised as far as cars of this size go. Only the LCD display for the gauges and the green glow that emanates from it really screams “future.” Plop down into the driver’s seat (and I do mean that, since the Volt sits lower than you’d expect) and you can quickly figure out ways to connect your phone or turn on the air conditioning – that’s not something to be taken for granted in every new EV. Typical GM switches abound, which isn’t derisive at all considering how good they feel on a lot of recent Chevrolets and Buicks.

Whereas the old Volt had an interior that looked futuristic in the late 2000s, the 2016 model is mostly conventional.

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