Report: Next-gen Chevy Volt will get 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine Are you an aspiring New or Used Car Buyer looking for your dream car? Visit Cars4sa.co.za Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet As General Motors gets ready to unveil the new Chevy Volt at the Detroit Auto Show in January, its starting to reveal a few more details about the updated plug-in hybrid. Today should be fruitful on that front, thanks to an event GM is hosting today that focuses on the new Volt, and weve just had the first bit of new: a bigger engine is coming. Since the beginning, the Volt has used a 1.4-liter, four-cylinder engine as a range extender when the battery runs dry. The second-generation model will instead get a slightly larger 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine that will be built in Flint, MI. Thats a step up from the various engines that have been a part of the 2016 Volts rumored mills, everything from a 1.0-liter or 1.2-liter three-cylinder to a 2.0-liter turbo. The confirmation about the new 1.5-liter powerplant was found in Automotive News, where we also heard again that GM is going to start building the new Volts electric drive unit in Detroit, moving production up from Mexico. We will have more information on the 2016 Chevy Volt later today. Next-gen Chevy Volt will get 1.5-liter, four-cylinder engine originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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