Video: Chevy Volt Hits The Track, Impresses The Hell Out Of Us

After bombarding the media with an overflow of official press images, video footage of the production Chevy Volt hitting the streets has finally found its way to the web. Coldplay’s “Speed of Sound” musical accompaniment notwithstanding, actually seeing the Chevy Volt in motion effectively quieted all the bitching and moaning we’ve done about the Volt’s unimpressive design.

Video footage after the jump

Despite the fact that I doubt it ever peaked past 45mph, watching the Chevy Volt complete a lap on the track was, as corny as this may sound, a very humbling experience. Yes, we’ve read GM the riot act a countless number of times for the numerous discrepancies between the concept and production model Volts, but at the end of the day, we respectfully remove our hats in your presence, GM - 100 years and still firmly planted on the forefront of engineering.

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Relationship Update: GM Spotted Getting Cozy With Tata, Betraying Pregnant HUMMER

After a brief reconciliation in anticipation of the birth of their new child, the HUMMER H4, our favorite dysfunctional industry couple, GM and HUMMER, are again on the outs. According to Auto News, GM has reported an “abysmal” tally for 2008 of only 14 million total HUMMER units sold, down 2 million from last year, and is once again anxiously trying to divorce HUMMER. After approaching auto manufacturers in both Russia and China only to be met with a closed door, GM is now groveling at the feet of Indian company Tata Motors.

Today’s news of GM’s renewed desire to rid itself of HUMMER follows on the heels of last week’s news that GM plans to invest $200 million in a powertrain plant in India. Scandalous news given GM’s public lamentations of severe financial hardship, GM insists that the new plans are purely an extension of GM’s long-term goal to compete in the global market as opposed to an incentive for Tata Motors to become HUMMER’s new sugar daddy.

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Porsche Owner’s Guide To Avoiding Prison

A few words of advice: when pulled over for speeding in your Porsche, try not to be a prick about it. In Melbourne, Australia, a man driving a Porsche was stopped by police officers after he was caught doing 150 kmh in a 64 kmh zone. After going through the obligatory “Do-you-have-any-idea-why-I-stopped-you-today-son?” rigamarole, the Porsche driver proceeded to hypothetically question the officer. According to the newspaper article, the driver reportedly asked the officer if he [the officer] would have been prepared to pursue him had the driver decided to flee, reminding him, “I can get this thing up to 205.”

Fair or not, as a Porsche owner you are burdened with the responsibility of constantly having to defy the Douchebag Assumption – a task made all the more difficult if you actually are a douchebag.  So if you’re pulled over, it’s best to avoid engaging in a pissing contest with the officer. Unless of course doing a bid for 5-to-10 sounds enticing, in which case; tune in next week for Lesson 2: “How To Get The Desirable Upper-Bunk.”

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