Model Year | 2012 | 2016 | |
Model | Chevrolet Volt | Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban | |
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Body | 4dr Hatch | 4dr SUV | |
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Wheelbase | 105.7 in | 116.0 in | -10.3 in |
Length | 177.1 in | 204.0 in | -26.9 in |
Width | 70.4 in | 80.5 in | -10.1 in |
Height | 56.6 in | 74.4 in | -17.8 in |
Curb Weight | 3781 lb. | 5466 lb. | -1685 lb. |
Fuel Capacity | 9.3 gal. | 26.0 gal. | -16.7 gal. |
Headroom, Row 1 | 37.8 in | 42.8 in | -5 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 56.5 in | 64.8 in | -8.3 in |
Hip Room, Row 1 | 53.7 in | 60.8 in | -7.1 in |
Legroom, Row 1 | 42.1 in | 45.3 in | -3.2 in |
Headroom, Row 2 | 36.0 in | 38.7 in | -2.7 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 53.9 in | 65.1 in | -11.2 in |
Hip Room, Row 2 | 51.2 in | 60.3 in | -9.1 in |
Legroom, Row 2 | 34.1 in | 39.0 in | -4.9 in |
Headroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 38.1 in | -38.1 in |
Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 62.6 in | -62.6 in |
Hip Room, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 49.3 in | -49.3 in |
Legroom, Row 3 | 0.0 in | 24.8 in | -24.8 in |
Total Legroom | 76.2 in (over 2 rows) | 109.1 in (over 3 rows) | -32.9 in |
Cargo Volume, Minimum | 10.6 ft3 | 15.3 ft3 | -4.7 ft3 |
Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 10.6 | 51.6 ft3 | -41 |
Cargo Volume, Maximum | 0.0 | 94.7 ft3 | -94.7 |
2012 Chevrolet Volt Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
The front seats offer very good support and the seat bottoms are designed for tall drivers.. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2012 Chevrolet Volt Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
2013 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
The rear seats have limited leg room. A forward facing child car seat (Safety 1st Air Protect) is fine but to install it rear facing would make the passenger seat almost unusable and being a 4 seat there is no option to install in the middle of the rear which i find allows in many cars a good way to keep everyone safe & comfortable. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
Front seats are semi-hard and covered in strange material. I could see people larger than myself having issues with them. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2012 | 4dr Hatch 149-horsepower Electric + Gas CVT FWD |
No power seat in a $46k car?? Get real, Chevy. Once you get used to them, though, both front and rear seats are comfortable for up to an hour or so. Longer than that and I need different lower back support that it doesn't have. But they are heated which is nice and it's comfortable leather. A few tweaks and/or an optional chair & this would be a non-issue. see full Chevrolet Volt review |
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
Year | Comment | |
2015 | Some (perhaps more than some) people are drawn to large SUVs because they like to feel like the king of the road when behind the wheel. Others need a lot of space while driving, or at least feel they do. Few vehicles have more front seat room than the new Tahoe. With an inch-and-a-half less shoulder room, the Ford's front-row dimensions aren't quite as generous, and its taller, shifter-festooned console is more intrusive. The front seats are comfortable in both. The Expedition's are a little wider and softer, and they're upholstered with especially rich hides in the King Ranch and Platinum (vs. the most recently tested and photographed Limited). Whether this is preferable is a matter of taste. see full Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban review |
2016 Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
Year | Comment | |
Both the Tahoe and Expedition have roomy, comfortable second-row seats, with a slight edge to the higher cushions in the Chevrolet. Bonus points to the Tahoe for automatic rear climate controls (they're manual in the Expedition). Move to the third-row seat, and you'll wonder why, despite redesigns for 2007 and 2015, General Motors has stubbornly refused to follow Ford's 2003 switch from a solid rear axle to an independent rear suspension. With a solid axle, the rear floor must be high to permit the rear differential to travel up and down when a wheel hits a bump. Consequently, the Tahoe's third row seat must be very thinly constructed and mounted very close to the floor. Even pre-teen children won't be comfortable in it. In sharp contrast, the Expedition's third-row seat is higher off the floor than its second-row seat, much less the ridiculously low third row in the Tahoe, and is--surprise--considerably more comfortable as a result. The Suburban's third-row seat is roomier than the Tahoe's but still far inferior to the Expedition's. see full Chevrolet Tahoe / Suburban review |
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