got beat by a volt...

[XxX700XxX]

So I raced a Chevy volt today I pulled up and asked if he wanted to run them thinking I was gonna smoke him well we both took off when light turned green both burned the tires a little he burned them worse then me I had him by a half car till 30ish then he pulled a half car on me and kept barely inching away let off at about 80 and he had a car on me I asked him what was done to it he just smiled and said a few things... I was Preety embarrassed like really.. a Chevy volt what are these things capable of..by the way I got a intrigue with the 3800

[gtpguy98]

You know there's not a rule about sharing every race you have. This is one you might have kept to yourself.

[XxX700XxX]

Yea I don't really care it just really shocked me I was looking online a bit and with a good tune you can get those things running mid 5 seconds 0-60

[XxX700XxX]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hA4fLSuvkk8

See what I'm talking about they can be made to be Preety quick lol never woulda guess

[codyAK]

Really surprised it would start to pull on you and keep hanging all the way to 80.
Never driven a chevy volt, but I have driven a nissan leaf. It had a surprising amount of zip right off the line, and went pretty good right up to about 40-50 mph, but after that didn't have a lot left.

[camopaint0707]

just leave

[blueguy]

lollllllll

[dmahlikGT]

People these "green cars" or hybrids have something called lots of torque. Even priuses have some pull lol

[camopaint0707]

no they don't

[Bio248]

when running 100% electric they make way more 'horsepower' than you think. electric motors are very, very strong.

[camopaint0707]

I'm fully aware of an electric cars capabilities. A toyota prius is not going to make enough torque even in all electric to be a contender to even a honda civic. I'm not impressed.

[dmahlikGT]

There's a version of the Prius that makes nearly 300lb ft, so yeah man.

[blueguy]

They don't make horsepower, they make torque.

Tons of it.

With all of it from 0 RPM. It's literally impossible for a combustion engine to match the instant power, but the torque curve is horrid...it falls off very fast once the car gets going.

[Bio248]

horsepower is a result of torque.

[ericspecullaas]

bio think he wants a a few flow charts to tell him how an electric motor works lol

[joe0813]

A prius has NO balls at all... i work on them all the time

[blueguy]

http://forums.aeva.asn.au/forums/why-1-f_topic1984.html

Just look.

Gobs of torque, low HP output...all failing to gain after 1/3 of the way through the powerband...and it keeps nose diving. I know torque is what causes the HP rating, because TQ #'s are much easier to translate/read.

[XxX700XxX]

You guys are under estimateing the volt...you watch in 20 years electric cars will be the king of speed Wich I don't like to admit

[XxX700XxX]

The people who is dogging on me and saying no way a volt can be fast well I got a high 15 second car volts are rated at 16.6 stock so that's a big jump from stock little things can make electric fast

[LeadfootCJ7]

when running 100% electric they make way more 'horsepower' than you think. electric motors are very, very strong.

I got to take one around a test track at a GM event when they were pretty new. My wife and I were very surprised and how hard it pulled off the line. They are no joke even stock. With a few mods I am sure they make a decent sleeper.