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CGarnerSpeed252:

so we are gonna give you a presentation
on the whys not just what this car is
how much it costs and what it does we'll
discuss that as well but also some of
the whys behind the architecture why did
we build a mid-engine why now and
specifically how this engineering moves
the car so first of all let's take a
trip back in time just deals with a lot
of history does anybody know the last
time a front-engine sports bar one of
the 24 hours of the month to another
year 1962 there was a very last time in
front engine sports car was competitive
at that level performance from 1962 to
now has been dominated by the engines
roughly around that same year Zora
arkus-duntov the father of the Corvette
it was building his first it's heard one
minute and prototype so it's taken over
50 years to get the mid-engine to
production in Corvette
he knew all those years and saw the
future he knew that the future
we've been injured here we are for
starters this is a lot bigger than a c7
this is almost six inches longer 2.2
inches wider for to substantially bigger
footprint NRC seven but it's also one of
the leanest sports cars we've ever built
and by lean I mean everything is fully
functional and everything is pulling as
taut as it can be to the underlying
mechanical components so for a lot
ground presentation here folks we're
going to start at the front and work our
way back if you can't see what we're
talking about we have an awesome film
through here
check out the screen just behind us here
hopefully you'll be able to see some of
the elements a little more up close you
can see it yourself so starting with mid
engine you have two schools of thought
you either build a tough chassis or a
center tunnel chassis the CA needs a
center tunnel chassis and there's two
benefits of that our frame here is
comprised of one large compress debts
aluminum backbone and six separate
aluminum cross braces building the frame
around that we need feature to that even
though it's not a tough chassis we were
able to increase structural rigidity and
are framed by 10% compared to the c7 and
it leaves us with a lot of available
space all the way around the exterior of
the car to run cooling and electronics
so start at the front with our main heat
disperses the biggest radiator is on
board the vehicle you can check it on
right up here to know if they are under
the headlights if you see the screen
behind us over there they're huge huge
paint dispersers they actually extend
further past those front fascia cross
brace into the side so the reason the
car is quite wide was largely just to
fit the heat dispersers in the vehicle
front mid and rear of the car yet heat
dispersers all over the vehicle we also
have the center front cutter
the flash metallic transition those are
interactive front brake duct cooler so
everything in the partner car is all to
do with dispersing heat whether it be
motor heat or your grace this is the
front trunk we also have a hidden
release for the front drop we fondly
call it the trunk the front releases
your mid way back plot that in latch in
theory as the car is unlocked in London
or not this one sec give me one moment
yearbooks everybody getting in and out
of the car the car kind of freaks itself
out and he puts it on demo mode just
give me one moment
hey Richard Richard you got it oh crap
it works step number one it is
functional from it is two feet deep you
can fit one overhead an airline size
rigid suitcase in there soft luggage is
definitely a friend you can get a couple
of duffel bags down in the front trunk
you have three mechanical components
riding with you in the nose of the
vehicle now you have your battery and
all your electronics centered here
adjustable that is your fluid reservoir
for your brakes this is a big story for
us here Corvette the first time we've
ever had break by wire breaks on board
we're calling and eBoost brakes
basically unless you digitally tune and
adjust your brakes while you're on the
go now a lot of you guys in the Corvette
Club I saw at sea sevens in the c7 you
can digitally adjust your exhaust know
your throttle response and your suspect
they'll do all of that on the c8 but you
can further fine-tune it to your daily
driving settings by adjusting your brake
feeling as well so of course we go track
sport touring and weather modes track is
going to be your most aggressive setting
touring is going to be your most
conservative softest setting setting you
can go anywhere within a Spectre than
fine tune and now for your daily driving
configurations and you can go even
further than that and adjust three
and earth setting so you have preset
settings remembered by your different
offices you get in the car the car
recognizes your key fob and digitally
adjusts everything without there having
to do anything at all a feature there
Andrew you're watching fluids up in the
midst of it all so those tests the
mechanical life of the car again just to
recap engine radiators brake duct Roland
battery in electronics driving by wider
grades and logically the turbocharged
the car yes excellent you're already
going this goes straight in the
auxiliary port right here notice those
large masculine fingers that go straight
in there you don't even have to touch
the battery at all once down halfway
leaving just enough space there for a
trickle charger to get our name from
winter storage sixty forty sixty in the
rear forty in the front with the front
being a little lighter
we had to engineer a way to make give
you a little more active John Force even
though
speed we've done that wind tunnel
testing giving you a really aggressive
angle in the front hood and at the front
windshield everything is pretty low
sloped back or slung back a pillars
because of that driver visibility was a
little bit of penis so we compensated by
having these passenger side mirror in
here you might have study the mirrors
all the way up but inside you
this actually sticks 2 inches further
out on the passenger side than it does
on the driver's side people don't even
know notice and we point it out but it
is 2 inches wider over here so when
you're sitting in a driver position you
still get great visibility on both sides
now looking down the silhouette of the
car our movie huge air intakes on either
side of the passenger side right here
you'll see on the spring of a giant heat
diffuser back here that's going to be
your primary transmission radiator on
the driver's side is actually hollow
that the top this would be a primary
engine breather you have your air intake
coming back through there it also
diverts into a multi valve system mid
way back back quarter panel you have
electric fans onboard for active heat
dispersion and also a wide up for your
rear brake cooling in the rear as well
so everything you see on this car is
fully functional and actually works good
active in dispersing really a lot one of
the biggest questions we get what
and how hot does it get when you drive
anybody anybody worry about that so
basically you have twin fans on either
side riding at the rear the vehicle
freshly hot air out so the engineering
design language the theory is hot engine
air is never allowed to accumulate in
time to affect temperature in the cabin
or in the rear trunk it gets out one of
two ways we have these perforated vents
back here on top of the engine bay and
the cantilever glass edge you can see
that the glass is not sealed over there
you can check that panel out the natural
laws of convection the heat rises you
can naturally make its way out over the
fans vacuum it out the rear of the car
directly between the exhaust pipes we
have these perforated mesh grates back
here it's pretty neat when we drive this
v8 this guy here's a handbill
reproduction throw to type you're
looking at today when we drive our
prototype our on our enclosed trailer
game head to the next job you can feel
the air circulating around the trailer
because the bar is doing exactly what it
was designed to do the idea is
the trunk of this car shouldn't melt any
faster than it would in any normal trunk
but the hot air is not given a chance to
sit in the end it's vacuumed out that's
sort of how that works
we'll get into the engine bay here the
question that we get on to ears what
about water the water get in these vents
the answer is yes water absolutely can
and that is totally fine you have a
drain system engineered into the engine
bay two drains right back here in the
furthest rear ducts and two circular
drains up in the nose as well as some
down in the bottom so if rain gets in
the car everything is angled so it
immediately gets shifted to one of the
trains and pushed immediately outside of
the car the only downside would emit
engine and this isn't just ours this is
most minutes on the marketplace you
can't bring it through a car wash now I
know most part of that guys would never
dream of bringing their four veteran
barois anyways as to get this guy's been
gardels finally noticed actually for a
mid-engine because you have active the
heat dispersal those new place for wash
this time hundreds of gallons of water a
minute so there is risk that I couldn't
fill up the fourth and terrain baser so
you want to wash it by hand I've been
told that the best way to do it on c8
stand nose in the car what was the whole
thing down the front the back watch
watch holding my hands and
and off the same way that way water goes
straight in those grates straight down
the side dogs sound it doesn't even
touch your regimen that's the way to
wash your car do it properly this is an
all-new engine all new transmission all
new magnetic ride control suspension
setup in fact there is only one part on
this entire car that was on c71
pre-existing part does anybody know what
it is who have any idea well I know you
know I know you know it already it is
the interior door latch that is it that
is the only pre-existing part onboard
the entire vehicle
maybe the whole new engine block is
title the LT - it is a 6.2 liter
naturally aspirated v8 a lot of you guys
in the car club had that same 6.2 liter
size in your C sevens but it's a whole
new block we have active dry sump
lubrication standard from the 1lt on up
we have three scavenging pots onboard
keeping it laterally equally lubricated
for up to one G at cornering speeds in
either and either side the benefits are
that are twofold number one it makes our
block a lot shallower so we can mount it
lower than the chassis during your
weight distribution in your handling and
number two it is because it's less
friction on board keeping it more
lubricated as you go so it's twofold
system of guilty - that is paired to an
all-new 8-speed dual-clutch
transaxle transmission
that's built with Jan and Tremec the
first six gears are pretty tightly
spaced keeping in the centers of power
bandwidth and the last year or free
space bar park for efficient highway
driving 0-60 is under three seconds with
the Z if you wanted without see if you
want package it's just a hair over but
still you're in that ball then we're not
really again a tepee dispersals keep in
flowing right out of the car that is
also the thickest made of glass every
day almost doubles the thickness of the
standard which in a way and the benefit
of that is twofold
it's keeping the heat away from you
dampen the sound behind them doing that
six just over a dual pane firewall which
is also insulated right behind the
scenes so you do get a lot of good news
to tell you well it's not as loud
storage space get twelve point six cubic
feet including the front and rear trunks
c7 who didn't have 15 as we've lost a
bit of storage space roof panel is 16
pounds super easy and lightweight for
one person to get into now if you go for
the carbon fiber roof that's going to be
14 pounds that's even a little lighter
while I have the roof out boats gonna
take a look in there and somehow meet
the rear trunk is two full sets of golf
clubs will you also have cutaways down
the sides down there in the corner so
you can't fit extra stuff around the
edges just because they're making useful
architecture of the rear people know
that does anybody have a magnetic ride
control on their current Corvette Oh
bubbly that's so this mag ride is the
same technology that we had as a
sentence but it's gotten even faster
basically describing magnetic ride is
like you have metal ion particles
floating in the fluid stream under shock
useless and that reacts from
electromagnetic charge to either loosen
or tighten your dampers so here in track
mode it's very firm Malati rule if
you're in a touring mode is thirty soft
and conservative you get a really nice
dampening over bumps same technology on
board here too what we've done from an
engineering standpoint we've added an
accelerometer one accelerometers in each
of the four shots so we now have the
ability to send me the electric signal
from the shock to the computers
you had twice the speed so the
suspension is still reacting a thousand
times a second
but we're able to read that signal at
twice the speed now so it's the same
tack that we had in the z7 with the mag
drive is just even faster reacting times
now and that's not only that official
protractor use but also for daily
driving as well that reacts attraction
if a wheel goes to a pothole the
suspension crack and we act fast
understands it's lowering and loosen the
camber of time to help cushion that low
that's pretty cool pretty cool stuff
two more things we'll talk about there
we'll open up the floor to questions and
answer back up c-51 pact $5,000 in the
season if you want to put on this
package you get six things number one is
the Aero fit this chin splitter on the
front of the vehicle here the rear deck
spoiler you're looking at there those
are exclusive to z51 and only non z51
back you can't get those the standalone
options is right now you get bigger
brake rotors the only badging on the car
that says z51 is going to be on your
brake calipers you also get an
electronic limited slip differential a
lower than axle ratio the acceleration
is really crucial now you're getting to
two 1603 and also your dual mode
performance sport exhaust which you also
get an added intercooler rear mounting
the vehicle for add transmission
that's what we're getting receive
everyone just in order to get magnetic
ride control suspension you have to be
bitten one that's a new activate thing
so it's almost two grandmas 1895 for a
bad guy
five grands of c-51 switch over you're
looking roughly right around $7,000
they've got to go the last future
feature we'll talk about in the
hydraulic front lift anybody excited
about that everyone that's important bet
it's time to spray pick it up and spin
bounce this up so I got the front lifts
on board 1,500 bucks
that is a option not included on
anything will be available the 2lt for
yelling basically here's how the system
works say you're going to target for
example there's a speedboat you approach
the speed bump you depress the button
races the car two inches in to 2.8
seconds you drive over the speed bump
you press it again it lowers the car the
vehicle then asks you on the in -
infotainment system if you want it to
remember that exact chain of commands
you've been it yes it stains it and it
remembers 1,000 locations for the rest
of your life if there's more bet it will
raise and lower itself over those
obstacles that you save into just the
front end not the rear the rear
stationary
it's a twin front spindle hydraulic lift
on the dome
the only downside of that is if you're
using it or traffic racing if you have
hydraulic front lift you'd lose your
adjustability in the front shocks so you
can't lower the front of the car or
raise the cart if you have hydraulic
front lift that's the only really
downside I'm really only affects me if
you're going to track and really want to
ration it
Benson is going to be standard coilovers
down so to honor the days of the blonde
lift or bed leaf springs in the rear you
adjustable coilovers all four corners so
when we have the fe3 met before or
magnetic ride control suspension you can
take off the wheels to manually adjust
it up or down even on the base trim work
that basically takes to the whole
everything that's going on or the CFO's
any questions specific there's no manual
transmission do you want to know there
is we don't offer it does share
fasteners and here's the actual reason
why so we have a center of tunnel
architecture here not a cop chassis so
most of the structural integrity of our
frame here is based off that compressed
aluminum brace of the center to get a
manual
and you would have to puncture the
center beam get the linkages down and it
would actually reduce our overall
structural stability on the floor you
start to envision the other reason is
when you build a mid-engine our cabin
years moved 16.5 inches further forward
in the vehicle your feet are right near
the press wheel bells it's pretty tight
to get three metals in there unless you
have a very tiny baby but that's really
those are the two engineering type what
we didn't know the other reason is our
direct competitors don't also offer
anything other than what it's arranged
across by the way the two cars that we
were to benchmark the side by side
against which is pretty exciting to talk
about the Ferrari 458 spider honey
mclaren 570s those competitors yes tires
Oh disappearance after disappearance
that's all just cosmetic don't ya mean
yeah he was asking the machine link on
the car splash metallic give these
photos medals of the little nuns line
it's just appearance anybody seen the
picture the sad horrible depressing
picture of the blue test you it was
horrible news because we've lost the
Corvette was a prototype the good news
was actually held up definitely well in
that accident so they kinda need the
scene you do have a very dense in front
of the bastard rough price and you still
still do that powerful the crumple zones
up in the front as well even though the
interest rate is behind you I never
heard Apollo
sixty-forty weights of each gear ratio
don't have that yet it is a lower gear
ratio with 61 compared to non I just
don't have the engineering diagnostic so
yeah what the actress approaches yeah I
was told commands very Department those
at the lower range I don't know you want
to keep stack there's really the biggest
difference
not if you can gain five horsepower five
for the dark secret is awesome but it's
really the axial ratio I distinct
retirement that are really good move
tires one last thing folks then we'll
let you know about asking more questions
if you get c-51 you are also set up with
your own beginning the Michelin Pilot
level or NASA summer opening performance
tire and we have here if you go non z51
you're getting the Michelin of all
season tires three season they're good
for year-round use temperature
regulation on these tires and forty
degrees
no lower any of you guys that have some
gets cold you're losing a lot of
traction on ice skates a year-round tire
don't mind you over there in the corner
that's rated for up to negative 20 so
you can drive your Corvette three
seasons and no problem both tires don't
it sports car head designer an engineer
tap doctor said when we built the c7 we
could only incremental II improve its
performance based off of the c6 and as
part of that only came down to the tires
that we use so we'd reached the pinnacle
of what we could accomplish with a front
engine sports car
thus the c8 was born now for starters it
is a much bigger sports car than the c7
this vehicles almost 6 inches longer and
2.2 inches wider than are not going to
c7 it might not look at just due to the
different dynamics but it has a much
more sizable footprint and there was
definitely reason for that we're gonna
start our walk around here at the front
guys you want to sneak around to the
nose they want to see everything we're
talking about as we go around kind of
describe the architectures that play
here this is one of the leanest sports
cars we've ever built and by leading I
mean every body panel is stretched as
tightly as possible over the underlying
mechanical components we're gonna start
at the front here and work our way back
first of all knit ends in the course
60/40 weight distribution 60 in the rear
40 in the front and the big question
when you design a mid-engine sports car
is what are you going to do with the
chassis there are two schools of
thoughts you either build a tough
chassis or a Center Tunnel rail chassis
this is centered tunnel rail
architecture the benefit to that is we
were able to increase our structural
rigidity by 10 percent and that opens up
a lot of space on the sides of the
vehicle for running coolant and
electronics coolant is where we're going
to start so the biggest haen't
dispersers onboard the vehicle are just
here on the front of your headlights if
you crunch down with me here folks
you'll notice that they actually extend
and past the cutaway
in the front grille see two huge
radiators on either side of nose those
are going to be a primary engine
radiators these circular ducts here cut
into the carbon flash metallic front
fascia are active those are your front
brake cooling ducts so everything in the
front of the architecture of the vehicle
that's why we're setting a little wider
everything was designed to fit disperses
around don't have to worry about
overheating but somewhat that's some of
the biggest in terms that people have
mid-engine sports cars and everything
that we design started there than worked
our way back so we also have two trucks
on board the front trunk which we fondly
called me from you'll hear that just
click twice we'll get into that in one
sec this is the front pretty deep almost
complete deep air you can fit one rigid
hardshell airline overhead bin bag or a
lot of soft luggage soft luggage is
definitely a friend here two or three
duffel bags will fit in there you've
three mechanical components writing in
the nose of you down under this
ventilated flap here you have your
battery and all of your electronics we
have brake fluid and this is a huge
story for us here this is the first time
we've ever offered break by wire breaks
we're calling it a boost is anybody here
own a c7 Corvette and you see seven
others a couple hands up all right on
your c7 is depending how you guys have
it equipped you can adjust your throttle
response your suspension and your
exhaust you can do all that on the ca
and morale you know it boosts brakes
onboard letting you digitally tune and
adjust your brakes as you go so within
the pre the four preset settings tracked
sport touring and weather not only does
it adjust as we just said suspension
exhaust throttle but even the feeling
you're getting from your brake that
adjusts the amount of resistance or
getting on a penalty
family agents so you're really you're
driving settings to better fit your
daily needs or your wants both for track
use and just around town the other
mechanical component up here is your
washer fluid to triple charge in the
winter that goes straight through the
auxilary port right here on the left
hand side you don't even have to touch
the actual battery anymore we add that
on the c7 as well and of course you have
an escape latch up here in the front for
a very small child or very small human I
don't know who could get trapped in
there but it's there by federal law so
we're glad we have safety features on
board as well that kind of takes to the
front of the car again just to reiterate
he dispersed except of the nose brake
duct cutaways battery under the nose
brakes under the nose brake by wire
system boost and your wiper fluid now in
order to get more active downforce on
the car we had to spelt this extensively
and do a lot of wind tunnel testing
benefits and also sort of one step back
when we get to that the angle you see
here of the front hood and the
windshield or the most sloped and
aggressive that we've ever had on a car
basically because the heaviest part of
the vehicles know the rear at sixty we
had to find a way to keep air pressing
the nodes into the ground at speed the
architecture on the design that you see
here does exactly that downside was with
a filler sweat so far back it decreased
a little bit of visibility but it was a
pretty easy fix most people don't even
notice this it's kind of my favorite
parking feature the passenger side rear
view mirror here actually sticks out two
inches further from the vehicle than the
drivers
I don't know if anyone knows most people
don't notice till we mention it but it
is two inches wider basically the only
reason for that is with the eight
pillars so swept-back when you look over
from your driving position with the two
inches further out you get the same
visibility on both sides looking down
the sides of the vehicle you notice we
have two huge air intakes on either
sides everything is fully functional on
this vehicle and everything serves a
specific purpose on the passenger side
here in this intake you'll notice you
have a huge that is going to be a
primary transmission coolant that is
your radiator for your transmission on
the end on the driver's side that Bay is
hollow
that is a doing three different
functions technically this is where your
engine breathes on the site welcome
welcome good look really those very
engine breathe your air intake and
that's you there it also divert sin to
three different ducts midway back that
panel you have a fan driven he dispersed
there for active air we'll get to that
one exactly and also your rear brake
duct cooling on the driver's side now
we're going to get into the interior
really quickly you're looking at the
three LT this is the highest of the
three trim levels we can offer really
what you're paying for with the three LT
is a level of craftsmanship we haven't
offered before to the core bezel
everything is either leather or suede
that is it there's very little plastic
in the interior well I'm excited I don't
know one else you know that's a big deal
for us here at Corvette so what what
you're paying for with the 3 LT
everything from the dashboard up is
suede 8 pillars be pillars roof even a
removable target --top' all is suede
everything down is an apple equality
leather grain
- doors seats center console only
plastic in the interior but you can't
actually touch when you're sitting in
the car is going to be your wireless
cell phone charger
rapping behind you in the center someone
someone pointed out earlier yes is that
upside down wine bottle holder doesn't
know it doesn't look suspiciously like
it would be but we don't encourage that
kind of behavior here in Chevy it is
just your cell phone charger the 2lt
trim level by proxy is also fully loaded
digitally and mechanically you're just
not getting the leather and suede
everywhere so on 2lt are getting all the
digital goodies you're getting the two
cameras in the front
side blind-zone alert on the side rear
cross-traffic alert on the rear dual
rear cameras heads-up display
performance data reporter those fourteen
speaker performance audio system all
that stuff comes even seats ventilated
seats everything like that is fully
loaded on the 2lt so again - LT has
everything digital mechanical three LT
just adds more leather and suede
1lt the lowest term level starting under
sixty thousand is pretty basic in terms
of digital content but you get a really
fast car for the money it's pretty
incredible what we've been able to do
for the price we're mentioning this
earlier we were benchmarked against two
specific vehicles the Ferrari 458 spider
and the mclaren 570s those are the cars
that we were built side-by-side with we
outperform them both and are a fraction
of the cost so that's why you see crowds
like this everywhere we go it's a pretty
amazing feat that they were able in
Jupiter in the rear of the car going to
go to the engine bay here now like so
this gets back they activate this first
why don't you build a mid-engine sports
car he's getting rid of the heat that's
pretty important you'll notice here we
had six perforated grates on the back of
the engine bay and also a cantilever
heads you can check out the screen right
there if you can
in front of the car this glass is not
sealed that's a cantilever glass edge
basically they it's the principle for
convection heat rises so natural heat is
escaping to the roof we also have twin
fans on either side of the car pushing a
hot air out of the engine bay so in the
rear fascia back here between the
exhaust pipes will notice all this
perforated black mesh as actually
sucking hot air out of the engine bay
immediately out of the car so a lot of
people wonder how was the heat and noise
in the cabin it's not nearly as bad as
you think these are very well insulated
the design theory behind this is
engineers never allowed to accumulate in
the engine itself naturally over-the-top
or being forced out the back of the
vehicle so it's never sitting in there
being able to affect a temperature cabin
or rear trunk temperature as well the
big question with the grates a lot of
people are very concerned about water
what happens if it rains the answer is
yes water can get in this water will get
it that is totally fine the engine has
been engineered for that you have a four
tiered dock system back here two ducks
on the furthest side of the trunk there
and two circular drains up front there
also some on the bottom of the anti base
so everything if water gets in to
immediately whisked right out of the
engine bay outside of the people it's
just important to remember you can't
bring this part through a car wash I
know ninety percent before bringing the
Corvette the ricotta wash anyways and
tip my hat to you guys but with most
mid-engine sports car
because carwash you have to wash it by
can hand washing is absolutely totally
fine brand-new engine brand-new
transmission and all new magnetic ride
control gen for a suspension you're
looking at a small block naturally
aspirated American v8 6.2 liters of 495
horsepower 470 pounds of torque here the
60 under 3 seconds
so you're never gonna be late for
anything that's the good news you can
leave right after the meeting is started
and somehow get there on time
it's only went and although it is a 6 -
same as our outgoing lt1 it was not one
shared part between this whole car other
than the only shared part is your
interior door latch that is it
everything else on the vehicle has been
- spoke built brand new mag Drive just
before can adjust itself a thousand
times a second to digitally tuned the
suspension to the two year or any road
conditions you might find yourself in
and we have a brand new transmission as
an 8-speed dual-clutch transaxle built
by Tremec in conjunction with General
Motors this first six pairs are pretty
tightly spaced so taking you right in
the middle of your power bandwidth for
performance driving the 7th and 8th care
of her knee widely spaced apart for
efficient
it's basically how the transmission is
geared it can go for the z51 performance
package which this vehicle does have you
have a lower axle ratio the rear getting
easier to keep under three seconds so
that basically takes us through the
phonons into play here we'll talk about
see if you want really quick really
quickly z51 package gives you six things
exclusively on the outside of the car
you're getting this chin splitter under
the front clearance of 5.1 inches not
including this chin splitter you're
getting the rear spoiler on the backbone
that was her only c-51 you can't get
that rear spoiler to the front and
splitter outside the z51 package is
tempered options yet you're getting
bigger brake rotors on board the only
place on board the vehicle set see if
you want to send me on your brake
calipers you're getting an electronic
limited slip differential in the rear
lower axle ratios dual mode performance
exhaust and also an additive cooling
radiator for the transmission that's
basically what you get for the z51 for
five thousand dollars it's a lot of
content and it's very useful and
practical retracting use the other thing
with c-51 these tires are the Michelin
Pilot cut 4s summer only performance
tires sticking your tires that are
protracted performance
getting those automatically with c-51 it
can get non z51 they're getting all
season tires which are going to be back
there in the back corner Michelin All
Seasons rated for up to negative 20
temperature these guys here are ready
over for an increase in temperature so
if you're looking for an all year-round
driver would recommend it one but it's
all personal drivers folks that takes us
to the bulk of the architecture to your
place reducing any questions please ask
way will be to follow the 80s with
humane yes size the interior with the
biggest gentleman we've had fit in this
cabin with six foot six in a race helmet
on Ted over the roof you get a lot more
length in the cabin not a lot one with
it's not a lot wider than this
assessment is a long longer toddler
gentlemen are having a much easier time
getting in an MSRP is at six right
here's eighty four thousand two hundred
dollars

Chevrolet Volt 2016 Review | TestDriveNow

Steve Hammes New Car Reviews:

For the vast majority of Americans, electric
cars simply don’t make sense, whether the
issue is driving range, vehicle size or financial.
But the Chevy Volt is the most sensible solution
for those galvanized by the prospects of electric
driving without the range anxiety. And now
in its 2nd generation, the Volt conducts itself
in an even more electrifying manner.2016 Chevrolet
Volt PremierHybrids, plug-ins, electrics,
fuel cells, range extenders…is there any
doubt as to why today’s car shoppers are
so confused buy the myriad of choices? Most
don’t care nearly as much about how this
stuff works as they are about the benefits
– nor should they. What does it cost, will
it save me money and will I like driving it
– that’s the bottom line approach here.
And this new Volt gets a price cut of more
than $1,000, saves another $150 per year in
fuel costs compared with the previous model
and takes that next big step in refinement.
It’s a very likeable car that also looks
sleeker while retaining its signature Volt
identity.You can view the Volt, as the EPA
does, as a plug-in hybrid, using both electricity
and gas for propulsion. GM calls the new 1.5-liter
4-cylinder engine a range extender, because
in essence, the Volt is only driven by electric
motors. Once the battery runs out of enough
juice to power the car, the gas engine fires
and you continue to motor for up to 420 miles.
At that point you can either find a place
to recharge the battery and/or pull into a
gas station like a regular car. Of course
unless you can find a free charging station
– and they do exist at grocery stores and
the like – electricity also has an associated
cost. So the EPA rates this Volt at 106 MPGe
– that’s miles per gallon equivalent for
electric driving and 42mpg once the initial
EV driving is over. That’s an increase of
between 8% -13%. This is thanks in large part
to a number of innovations to the all-new
Voltec system, including a lighter, smaller
lithium-ion battery with greater storage capacity,
and a lighter, more efficient 2-motor drive
unit providing a greater than 20% improvement
in electric acceleration.On a cold 25-degree
morning like this, the fully charged battery
delivers about 45 miles of pure EV driving.
Now, in perfect conditions, that number can
be as high as 53. That’s up from 38 miles
on the previous model.On paper, that’s how
it works. But northerners will experience
a bit more engine intervention when the temps
are cold – say in the mid-30s and below.
So a Volt owner in southern California is
going to get better mileage than one in New
York – that’s just the way of the EV world.
But during this mostly mild week, the majority
of my trips were accomplished without any
gas as 80% of Volt owners can already attest,
getting around 1,000 miles between fill-ups.
I don’t have a 240 volt charger so filling
the car’s battery takes about 13 hours.
If you do, it only takes 4.5 hours. You can
monitor all of this through a smartphone app
and via the green light on the dash. By the
way, the illuminated charge port is an option
I’d choose as it can be difficult to properly
place the plug at night. And the portable
charge cable now stows more conveniently in
this cubby above the load floor.If you’ve
never driven an electric car you’ll immediately
fall in love with the quietness and effortless
acceleration. And with the use of a new 2
motor system, this Volt is noticeably quicker
than before. 294 pound-feet of torque get
you moving immediately, enough to press you
into the seat. Meanwhile the gas engine, best
referred to here as the generator, nets you
better mileage once the battery is depleted
and no longer desires premium gas. From a
driving perspective, this Volt is more polished
with a stronger body structure lending to
better ride quality.It’s not that the previous
Volt was poor, but this car appeals to all
of the senses in a much more mature manner.
Though the brake pedal has a lot of travel
before stopping, the new system feels incredibly
organic and incorporates a new Regen button
on the steering wheel that acts like a brake
when descending hills to better recapture
otherwise lost energy for the battery. The
steering is sharp, you can feel the road,
and though the fuel saver tires give up pretty
easily, there’s a joy to driving this car
in a non-EV like manner that’s actually
quite satisfying. The Volt is obviously most
impressive and enjoyable when the engine’s
not on – some of the car’s polish and
mystique is lost once it is.The Volt is a
compact and it’s pretty tight inside, particularly
in these rear seats which are borderline acceptable
for adults. But you’ve got to be kidding
me with the advertised 5-passenger seating.Cargo
room is quite expansive with a huge hatch
area and seats that fold flat and the front
seats, though lacking power operation even
on this top trim are snug but comfortable.
The cabin as a whole is a huge improvement
over the previous car’s rudimentary design.
Quality, fit and finish all go much farther
and the electronics are out of this world
good – including Apple CarPlay, OnStar with
a built-in 4G WiFi connection, a highly customizable
information display and all kinds of electric
car-specific goodies. Heated seats all around,
remote start, a heated steering wheel, multiple
USB ports, wireless charging capability, beautiful
blue ambient lighting – it’s exceptionally
well done and thoroughly thought out. It can
park itself, brake if you don’t and alert
you to all kinds of potential dangers. And
I’m beginning to love auto high beams.Pricing
starts at $34,000 while this highly optioned
though not fully loaded Volt Premier stickers
for $40,225. These numbers are before you
take a $7,500 Federal tax deduction. Compared
with the average new vehicle, the EPA estimates
that the Volt will save you $3,250 in fuel
costs alone over 5 years. The run of 2016
models is very limited so it’ll be the 2017
model year before the Volt’s nationwide
rollout. This is GM at its best, flexing its
engineering muscle and showing that the company
is ready for whatever the future of driving
may hold.

Chevrolet Bolt EV 2017 | Complete Review | with Steve Hammes | TestDriveNow

Steve Hammes New Car Reviews:

When you gaze into the automotive crystal
ball you’ll see the continued rapid transition
away from the internal combustion engine to
electrically driven vehicles, most likely
self-driving ones.
Leading the way are cars like this; the Chevy
Bolt can go nearly 240 miles on a single charge
removing yet another Obstacle to An EV purchase.
When it went on sale a year ago, Chevy hailed
it as the first affordable long-range electric
car.
And with a starting MSRP of $37,495 that claim
was legit then and still holds true today,
well depending upon your definition of “long-range.” 
The new Hyundai Ioniq Electric starts at around
$30,000 but only takes you 124 miles and isn’t
available nationwide. 
Tesla’s Model 3 is similar to the Bolt in
price and range but if you reserved one today
it likely won’t be ready until 2019. 
And Chevy’s previous all-electric car, the
Spark EV only went 82 miles.
Bottom line; there are handful of cheaper
EVs on the market but none of them are bringing
this kind of range so the Bolt is indeed a
revolutionary car and as of this fall, it’s
available nationwide.
The 288 lithium ion cells which comprise the
Bolt’s battery span the entire floor.
Its 266 pound-feet of torque is there from
the get-go with a hyper-aggressive 7.05: 1
final drive ratio.
And this is what makes driving an EV so satisfying. 
0-to-60mph takes under 7 seconds and feels
far faster than that.
Once you’ve driven on pure electric it’s
hard to go back.
Why?
Because the power commanded by your right
foot is instantaneous.
No turbo lag.
No waiting around for the transmission to
downshift.
The quickness and immediacy provided is addicting
making it crazy fun when darting through city
traffic or merging on the highway.
And it does so oh so quietly.
Another cool Bolt driving feature is the ability
to use only one pedal.
Regenerative braking during deceleration means
that when you lift your foot from the accelerator
there’s far greater slowing down of the
vehicle than you’re accustomed to in a gas
car. 
A Regen on Demand paddle located on the back
of the steering wheel can be held to slow
the vehicle to a stop without ever touching
the brake. 
And the braking feels great, unlike in most
hybrid vehicles. 
GM engineers nailed this perfectly.
Now, lithium-ion chemistry performs best in
moderate temperatures.
Unfortunately, Albany’s weather didn’t
cooperate this week with temps dipping down
into the 20s. 
So while a 238 mile range is possible, this
Bolt never gave me more than about 160 miles. 
Plus, cold weather adds to recharge times. 
As I’ve said many times before, let this
be a cautionary tale for those who live in
locations with real winters.
So you won’t be going to the gas station
anymore but you need to know your charging
options.
Using a typical 120-volt household outlet
isn’t going to cut it this time.
It takes about 50 hours to get s full charge
from a completely depleted battery.
These 240 volt chargers are the most common
ones found in public and the most cost effective
to install at home.
In my area they’re free to use and will
fill up the Bolt in about 9.5 hours.
And if you opt for the $750 DC Fast Charging
Provisions you can use one of these big boys
but it’s going to cost you.
In ideal temperatures it takes only 30 minutes
to go from empty to about 90 miles but it’s
been taking me longer.
And every hour you’re connected to a level
III charger costs $18 and that’s never taken
the Bolt above an 85% charge.
The electric propulsion components are warrantied
for 8 years or 100,000 miles.
This is the uplevel Premier trim with the
safety-focused Driver Confidence II Package,
priced at $43,905. 
And yeah, the Thule rack is an official accessory
and came in handy. 
When you do your taxes in the spring, you
can take a $7,500 electric car credit however,
ostensibly reducing the cost of this fully
loaded model to $36,405. 
And there are a host of $40,000 features in
here, like a heated steering wheel, heated
seats front and rear, a rearview camera mirror,
surround vision camera, the big 10” touchscreen
MyLink system with full smartphone integration,
WiFi, OnStar and a host of EV-specific pages
– no built-in navi, however, remote start,
a beautiful Bose 6-speaker audio system, wireless
device charging, auto high beams and all of
the driver assistive features. 
What you don’t get is a high quality persona
…batteries are really expensive and GM had
to cut somewhere so you get an interior with
a sub $20,000-feel. 
The seating is interesting in that you sit
up higher than you’d expect, like in a crossover
and the rear seating is even higher; theater-style
for better forward visibility.
For what it’s worth, the EPA gives it a
119 MPGe rating, a way of comparing EVs to
traditional cars, meaning it can save the
average owner over $4,000 in fuel costs over
5 years as compared to the average new vehicle.
Minus the maddening shifter, the Bolt is real
hoot to drive – quick, fun, quiet and easy. 
And this is just the beginning.

Chevrolet Bolt EV Traction Motor - Deep Dive

WeberAuto:

Hello, I'm professor John Kelly and this
is the Weber Auto YouTube channel.
In this episode we will be disassembling
the drive unit the electric motor and
gear reducer out of our 2017 Chevrolet
bolt on the hoist behind me here. now
this drive unit and electric motor
combination is is all one piece,
unlike the Nissan Leaf that has a drive
unit that unbolts from the electric
motor. This drive unit is rated at 150
kilowatts which is 201 horsepower, it is
also rated at 360 Newton meters of
torque which is roughly 266 foot-pounds
of torque.
Now let's let's talk about torque just a
little bit. That torque rating is what
the motor itself is capable of producing,
that is not the same as the torque that
ends up at the wheels of the vehicle, so
for example the Chevrolet Spark EV
produced by Chevrolet before the Bolt
here
actually had an electric motor that
produced 540 Newton meters of torque, the Bolt EV electric motor only produces
360 Newton meters of torque and so you
might be misled into thinking that the
Spark EV had more torque; well, the motor
did, but not the torque delivered to the
axles that drive the wheels. So the gear
reducer right here on the side of this
drive unit has an impact on that because
gear reduction is also torque
multiplication minus frictional losses, so
the Spark EV had a 540 Newton meter
electric motor but it only had a three
point one five to one gear reduction
unit which resulted in about 1700 Newton
meters of torque at the wheels, at the
axles. the Bolt EV electric motor
produces 360 Newton meters of torque a
whole 180 Newton meters less of torque
from the motor, but it has a seven point
zero five one eight to one gear
reduction through this gear reducer
which multiplies that 360 Newton meters
of torque by seven point zero five one
eight, which gives us over 2,500 Newton
meters of torque at the axles. So there
are other electric vehicles out there
that are being produced right now that
have higher torque higher motor torque
than the Bolt EV
but what would be interesting, I and
I don't know what their gear ratios are
yet, is to see what is the torque
actually to the axles what's the torque
to the ground because that's what you'll
feel when you step on that accelerator
pedal, that's the torque to the wheels
that makes the vehicle move. The design
of this drive unit this electric motor
it has a peak amperage draw of 400 amps
versus 450 as for the Spark EV so it
uses less current to provide more torque
so it's a more efficient better design
electric motor. The electric motor in
this drive unit spins clear up to 8810 rpm where the
Spark EV only spun up to about 4500 rpm,
and we'll take a look at some
differences in the electric motor design
and the stator winding design that
allowed it to spin at those higher rpms
without the AC losses that typically
occur at higher rpm. As mentioned in the
previous video on high voltage
components of the Chevrolet Bolt EV this
drive unit uses about 2.9 litres, around
3.1 quarts of Dexron HP fully synthetic
base transmission fluid automatic
transmission fluid. It also is cooled by
the General Motors Dexcool 50/50 mix
of coolant and deionized water. Okay
let's take a look at the outside of the
housing here of this drive unit. The
official name or designation of this
drive unit by General Motors is the
1ET25. The one means it's a one speed
trans axle, this doesn't shift, E means
it's electronically controlled, T means
it's a transaxle, and the 25 is a
relative torque rating. Alright, right
here on the front of the transmission is
the actual last eight digits of the
vehicle identification number and you
can see that MMF right there, that is
the three-digit regular production
option code the RPO code that you can
find on label in the back of the Bolt EV if
you take out the lower compartment
carpet and look in what looks like a
spare tire tub, there's a label on the
driver's side that has a whole bunch of
three digit codes on it
MMF just means that's which transaxle
or transmission this vehicle came with.
Okay right here on the top of the trans
axle is the transmission range selector
actuator and this is a brushless DC
motor with a gear reducer that actually
moves the shift lever to put us in to
Park reverse neutral Drive and low, now
technically inside of this drive unit it
there's really only park and not park,
but there is a position sensor in here
called an internal mode switch that will
monitor which position the transaxle
range selector is in so that the vehicle
can act appropriately. For example the
shifter itself on the center console is
not directly connected to the drive unit,
it's just an input to the computer that
controls this actuator, so when we go to
the reverse position for the neutral or
drive or low, there's a feedback on the
internal mode switch electrical
connector right here, that lets the
engine control module, even though this
doesn't have an engine, know which gear
range you have selected so that it can
request the trends axle act
appropriately. Also, right here by the
electrical connector for the internal
mode switch is the transmission fill
plug, so if you want to put fluid into
this transmission you need a 14
millimeter wrench or socket to take this
plug out and put the Dexron HP fluid
into the transmission. There are two
drain plugs on this transmission, one for
each side, so there's one down below on
each end of the transaxle the driver's
side and the passenger side, there's
there are two separate drain plugs to
get the fluid out of each side, now
there's only one fluid that goes
throughout this entire transaxle but
because of how its baffled and set up
inside to remove all the fluid you need
to remove both plugs.
Now speaking of fluid and fluid level
when you drain fluid at whatever the
recommended fluid change interval is or
if you're doing service work on the
transaxle here and you're adding fluid
you need to know when to stop adding
fluid, so on the other side of the
transaxle right here is the transaxle
fluid level check plug, so the drain
plugs right down here, the fluid level
check plugs here, the fill plug is on the
other side so you take the fill plug out
you take the fluid level check plug out,
and you add fluid until fluid comes out
over here, and then you let it sit and
stabilize for a minute add a little bit
more and make sure that fluid comes out
comes out to a slow drip, and then the
instructions tell us to put both plugs
back in and go drive the vehicle until
the transmission fluid temperature
reaches 35 degrees Celsius or 95 degrees
Fahrenheit and then double-check the
fluid level again to make sure that
comes out at a very slow drip. Alright,
while we are here on this side of the
transaxle we have an electric motor an
electric pump for the transmission fluid
so there's a big filter we'll see when
we take this thing apart down the bottom
center of this transaxle it will pull
fluid up from the filter and then put it
into what's called the oil sump so the
oil sump is basically just a great big
bathtub looking area up here that the
pump fills full of fluid and then there
are these little drain channels that
fluid drains down to cool the stator
windings and lubricate bearings and so
on and we'll see that once we get the
cover off so we have an electric 12 to 14
volt driven electric motor that pumps
fluid throughout this transaxle. From
what I read this pump only works when
you are in Reverse or Drive, it does not
pump when you're in park or neutral.
Alright, we have another electrical
connector right here, this connector is
for the resolver which measures the
angle of rotation the direction of
rotation and the speed of the electric
motor rotor itself, and then there's a
transmission fluid temperature sensor
that is in the bottom of this
transmission case cover here. All of
those are accessed electrically through
this electrical connector right here. As
you may have seen in my other video on
high-voltage components we have the air
conditioning compressor of the bolts up
here and then we have our coolant pipes
that go into what's called a coolant
sump in the bottom of this transaxle and
we'll see that here in a few minutes but
we have coolant going in coolant coming
back out and goes through a series of
cooling fins and cooling circuits to
absorb heat from the transmission fluid
right here on the back we have the
electrical connection for the
three-phase cables that come from the
the
single power inverter module that sits
two modules above here. Three-phase
orange cables come down to drive the
electric motor, there's a cover
the cables bolt on and then there's a
cover they'll holds the cable in place.
We have a transmission vent right here,
let's just take that vent off while we
vent tube off while we're here now you
can see the oil sump area again on the
top and the cooling sump coolant sump
area here in the bottom all right there
is one additional plug on the side of
the case with the electric motor and
there's nothing in the service
information to indicate this but I
believe this is a pressure test plug to
check the pump output pressure, but I
can't find any information on what that
fluid pressure should be. Okay, I'm going
to be disassembling this transaxle right
here on the workbench but there actually
is a special fixture to hold this
transaxle and allow you to rotate it and
disassemble different pieces of it and
still be able to rotate it for
convenience. I have this special adapter
as you can see here in this photograph
but the way it's mounted it's too high
and too difficult for me to disassemble
in that holding fixture being in a
wheelchair, so the workbench is where I'm
going to disassemble it, but I wanted you
to know there is a special fixture for
that and I tried it it just doesn't work
for me.
by the way this transaxle weighs about a
hundred and seventy pounds or 77.4
kilograms. Okay, well we're ready to
start disassembly, the first step is to
remove this oil pump the 12-volt power
oil pump, it has three bolts right here
and a few seals underneath it as you can
see here there are two seals that seal
the pump to the transmission case right
here there are two bolts that hold the
cover over the pump gears themselves
there are no instructions on
disassembling this so I assume we're not
supposed to disassemble it but that's
exactly what I like to do
take things apart I'm not supposed to as
long as I can get them back together and
make it work again here we go we've got
a Jew rotor style oil pump there's an
o-ring right here that needs to fit in
this groove to seal and then the cover
just bolts on okay the next thing on the
list is to remove the left-hand and
right-hand output shafts that go into
our differential side gears in the gear
reducer this is the left-hand side right
hand side over there it calls for a
slide hammer and a old pilot bearing
removal tool for a manual transmission
so this is the pilot bearing removal
tool right here and a slide hammer and
we are supposed to put this up inside
and put it into the snap ring groove for
the CV shaft and then pop it out well
come to find out the snap ring groove is
thinner than the tip of this tool that's
supposed to go into it and I didn't
realize that's what the problem was and
I had a hard time getting these output
shafts removed I finally got him out but
once I got a mound got looking at the
tool versus what they were supposed to
be grabbing I realized I need to grind
these down make him a little thinner so
that they'll actually fit into the
grooves of the her for these CV shaft
snap rings that are there so since I've
had this entire transaxle apart before
and I'll put it all back together
I've removed those snap rings they'll
hold these output shafts in place so I
can just pull them out by hand right now
this big long left hand output shaft
goes right through the center of the
rotor of the electric motor itself it's
it's hollow in the middle
and it has a big heavy-duty bushing
right here on the outside with the axle
seal and this is our left-hand output
shaft and then the CV shaft itself plugs
into here that goes to the left front
hub and bearing assembly and tire and
we'll assembly so there's our left-hand
axle shaft there's a snap ring that fits
in that groove right there typically and
I've just removed and I've just removed
that snap ring for ease for this
demonstration here obviously I'll need
to put that back in when I reassemble
so that's the left-hand axle shaft on
the other side we use the slide hammer
again and pull out the right hand axle
shaft as you can see this one is much
shorter than the other one and it has
the support bearing in the differential
case itself that holds it in place and
its own snap ring that I've already
removed and of course an axle sill here
on the other side as well okay the next
thing on the list is to remove this
transaxle case to remove the case I've
got to take the linkage off and our
actuator off and then we've got these
bolts to go all the way around and then
we'll be able to see the gear reduction
transfer gear and the final drive ring
gear and differential gear set so I'll
take the clip out and lift up for a
linkage on the shift actuator and then
take the bolts out
okay here's the shift actuator assembly
itself transmission range selector
actuator kind of a great big piece I
I've seen some of these that are smaller
right I'm not sure why this one is so
giant I'm not I've never seen one this
big but it obviously does the job of
mechanically shifting the transmission
range lever since you have an electronic
shifter on your center console alright
let's take these bolts out of the trans
transmission case okay I've got all the
bolts out of the transmission case now
we can attempt to slide it off it has a
couple of dowel pins they'll hold it in
place there's a couple of pry points
plus one right back here and another one
right here there we go
I'm going to come in with a plastic
mallet here and just tap lightly there
we go okay we can see inside of the
transmission case itself and the only
things in here of real interest are the
transmission internal mode switch right
here we got the electrical connector
right here harness right there that
connects to this outer blue connection
connector that will read which Range
Park reverse neutral low you have
selected with your transmission shift
lever and then we have the parking
linkage right here we've got Park
reverse neutral Drive
and low now of course normally
transmission fluid would would be
pouring out of here of whatever didn't
get drained out when you drained it
previously but I've had this apart and
cleaned everything up before we have our
ring gear right here and our
differential gear set and as notice we
have real nice ball bearings here these
bearings since their ball bearings
instead of tapered roller bearings have
to have in place shims so there's a
special shimming procedure to control
the end play of these bearings that will
have to go through when we reassemble it
so you're supposed to take these shims
off and throw them away well and then
replace them with new new ones when you
go back together I suggest that you take
them off and measure them and then hang
on to them because you might you might
need them again when I took these off
previously and measured them they were
almost all identical in the thickness so
there are six of these shims for the six
ball bearings that are in this transaxle
four of these shims measured exactly
half a millimeter in in with the other
two one of a measure one millimeter in
width and the other one measured 0.9
millimeters so you need to keep track of
what thickness shim you had where and
write those down so that you you'll have
an idea of at least what it was before
you took it apart now if you're just
going back together and you haven't
changed any shims or any parts inside
just reuse the old shims but if you're
changing a bearing or any of these
internal pieces you need to go through
the special measurement procedure that
we'll see when we go back together to
determine if these shims are correct
okay so there's there's special shims on
each of these
bearings I've measured all of them RIT
written their dimensions on the ziploc
bag here that I keep them in and will
refer to those when we go back together
all right now we just need to remove the
counter gear right here and the final
drive a ring gear and differential gear
set this is where our short little
output shaft plugged in right here and
then our long one came all the way
through on the other side okay before we
remove these gears there is a an
aluminum gasket with a rubber seal
embedded into it the instructions tell
us that is not reusable
there is also an oil baffle right down
here to channel transmission fluid away
from the ring gear to reduce losses as
it rotates into it and to splash oil up
into different channels to lubricate the
the bearings if we look in this case
half right here you can almost see what
looks like a funnel right there for the
fluid to drain back down and lubricate
this outer bearing and a similar one
here on this other other side for that
bearing so we've got a oil baffle to
remove all right I've got the oil baffle
removed on the other side of that is our
magnet for metallic particles from gear
normal gear wear and other malfunctions
okay now we're ready ready to remove
these gears pull out on the counter gear
and then pull out on the final drive and
it'll come right out if you don't pull
out on that counter gear first there's
not enough clearance for the final drive
Unit two clear so here's our final drive
you can see our open differential gear
set inside there here's our sim on the
other side as well
all right the instructions tell us that
we can if we won't want to remove the
park linkage in the internal notes which
I don't really care about that that's
just regular stuff that you'd see in any
other automatic transmission so let's
continue on with things that are unique
to the bolt
evie drive unit here the one ET 25
transaxle so let's turn the transmission
case around and we'll take off the
transmission case cover here on the
driver's side
now the SAE document the details the the
bolt evey drive unit here that I told
you about in the high voltage component
video tells us that the drive unit
itself was designed to be serviceable in
the vehicle that's why they have a case
removable case cover on one side and a
case cover on the other side for the
gear reduction unit you can leave this
Center portion with the electric motor
in it in the vehicle and just remove one
or both case covers to do service work
on components inside the case covers
seal replacements resolver replacements
internal modes with replacement and so
on but anyway we're going to take off
this case
cover next from the driver's side all
right this case cover is going to be a
little harder to get off than the other
one because the rotor that has internal
magnets embedded inside of it has now
magnetically pulled itself over to the
stator because we are no longer
centering it inside of the stator itself
and so it puts a it pulls it off to the
side just a little bit so there's a
prying
right here
and there's a pride point right down
here another prior point right here
there we go okay so here's our case
cover and it has an aluminum gasket
that's not reusable as well our case
cover has this long transmission filter
that's not serviceable without
disassembling things as you can see has
a temperature sensor down inside of it
right there and then this is our
resolver our serviceable resolver that
measures the position speed and
direction of rotation of the electric
motor rotor inside the transaxle here
let's turn this around oh by the way
down inside of the bearing housing there
is a shim for the ball bearing right
here on the rotor itself so we're
looking at the stator and the hairpin
six conductor deep stator design a
unique design we'll talk about that a
little bit more once we get the stator
out we have a lubrication channel right
here where fluid is going to drip out of
our oil sump and run along and drop down
on to the stator windings themselves and
cool the the stator windings it also has
a drip channel that comes over and goes
down to this bearing here to lubricate
it
so we've just got an 8 millimeter head
bolt holding the filter in place and as
you can see the filter just has an
o-ring seal on the one side and you can
see the pick up filter screen filter
element on the inside so this is going
to reach all the way in up underneath
the the stator itself to pick up the
fluid on the back side of it and on the
back side of it is the inlet of the
coolant so that would be the cooler oil
on the back side there all right then on
the resolver it just has eight three
eight millimeter head bolts to hold it
in place and one electrical connector
this resolver only bolts in in one
location it's not adjustable it has
automatic learn unlike the older Toyota
Prius resolvers that that would actually
come out of alignment
if you unbolted them and there was no
way for you to line them back up okay so
here is our resolver pull back on the
connector position assurance clip
depress the tab and remove the resolver
itself the resolver is a serviceable
unit when and if it ever goes bad but it
should should never go bad all right
then the remaining wire harness and the
pass-through connector here just goes
over to our temperature sensor okay next
on the list we need to remove what is
called the center support this is what's
supported the driver's side ball bearing
of our differential case assembly
okay this is our center support it's
held in place with six bolts and aligned
with two dowel pins right there now with
that removed there's nothing to stop our
transfer gear from sliding out it's just
a tight fit on the bearing in the bore
as it should be just pray lightly
sometimes these will just slide right
out and right in and other times they'll
they'll fight you here we go okay so
here's our transfer gear it's ball
bearing and shim so put that shit over
here with the others okay right here in
the end of the case we still have a
lubrication channel right here from the
oil trough the oil sump I mean right
there and then we have a cover for the
three-phase electrical connector right
here as well then on the other side we
have that oil distribution channel right
here that cools the stator so we've got
to remove that we are now to the point
where we are ready to pull this rotor
out but we just can't grab on to it and
pull it out it has some super strong
neodymium magnets multiple layers envy
configuration inside of this stator
you're not going to pull it out by hand
and you sure don't want to come in here
and start prying on it so the only way
to get that rotor out of there if you
want to remove it for service replace a
bit bearing on it or the gear on the
other side or another bearing or just
replace the rotor itself for whatever
reason loss of magnetism and trouble
code sets or whatever
it takes a special tool to pull it out
without having it rub on the stator
frame itself and without having it
injure you with you trying to pull it
out and it's pulling back in with all
its magnetic strength so true get that
out there's a special guide tool that
will hold it centered in the stator and
we need to set that up next and it
starts on the other side here so there's
a special tool kit that costs almost a
thousand dollars to Center this rotor as
you pull it out I found one on eBay for
a little bit less than that but but it's
a very expensive tool but if you want to
do service work on this transaxle you've
got to have it so let's bring in the
special tools okay so I brought in the
special tools to keep the rotor centered
there's a special spacer with a notch in
it to clear that notch right there this
is just gonna fit in there just like
that then there's a plate that bolts on
over the top of this to hold it in place
these don't need to be super tight
they're just holding that little spacer
in place so I'll just lightly Snug those
up then there's a sleeve here that's
supposed to fit down the center of that
rotor but these sleeves are a little bit
too big I've had to take sandpaper and
send them down to make them fit inside
of this rotor and I don't know if that's
because the tools were made for a first
design rotor and then they changed it or
if they just made the tools incorrectly
but these tools are from what used to be
can't more tools the special tools
supplier for General Motors it's now
Bosch service solutions so Bosch you may
want to take a look at this this tool
here the DT five two zero one one
- one - three because it doesn't fit
it's not doesn't Center up inside the
the rotor as well as it should
i've had to sand it down just a little
bit and then i'm able to tap it in a
little bit there but I think that it's
supposed to be if it's supposed to be a
tight fit but it should be able to slide
in by hand I believe then we have a
guide pin that's going to go through the
center of that then we have this outer
housing the bolts in place to hold the
guide pin in place so the blue sleeve
this one here because there's one for
the other side also centers the rotor
into this plate and then this sleeve is
centered into this plate so we've now
centered the rotor on this side of the
stator so now we need to go to the other
side to put additional tools in to get
it centered and then pull it up and out
okay at this point if I had the
transaxle mounted in that special
rotating holding fixture I would just
simply rotate it on its side and get the
get the rest of the tools hooked up but
I don't I'm not able to use that so I'm
just going to put some extra long bolts
in this side of the case to hold the
case up off of this tool when I tip it
over to support it as we pull the rotor
out
okay so here we go we're going to tip
the tip the whole thing up on its hand
just like that so now we've got
clearance for the tool underneath and we
can get the upper tools set up to pull
the rotor up and out all right while
we've got the transaxle tipped on its
side let's take this oil sump cover off
and show you what's inside of there so
it's just a big empty trough and you can
see has one two three four five six
holes in it where fluid is going to go
out and drip down on other parts inside
of the transaxle for stator cooling and
for the ball bearing lubrication the
cover itself has that same aluminum
gasket that's not reusable also while we
have this transaxle on its end let's
turn it over and take the coolant sump
off next okay here's our coolant sump
you can see this pipe right here is
where the coolant comes in and it has to
wind back and forth back and forth and
then come back out over here the coolant
sump which is visible from the bottom of
the car with the under car cover removed
also has that same aluminum gasket
that's not not reusable why are they not
reusable I don't know maybe the aluminum
crushes these I'm going to see if I can
buy replacement gaskets at the local
Chevrolet dealer it seems like I saw a
service bulletin saying that all these
parts are serviceable now and it gave
the part numbers for them but if not
none of these are damaged it only has 35
miles on it and I'll reuse them and see
what happens
okay so coolant sump oil sump so now we
are ready to pull out the rotor assembly
so to pull out the rotor assembly we
have a guide pin it's going to come in
and screw into that dowel they had a
threaded end on it all right so this
threaded guide pin did not line up
exactly perfect with the guide pin down
below I can't tell if we're just
spinning the whole thing there we go
all right it's screwed all the way into
that alignment dowel from below now we
have this tool that has three holes that
go over the holes where the stator bolts
are so we need to remove the stator
bolts next these stator bolts are not
reusable three stator bolts so we put
this tool over the top of that we want
to be very careful that we don't damage
pry lean or set anything on the stator
windings here that could cause damage to
them so we'll get that lined up just
like that now I'm going to reposition
the camera so you can see
how tall this next tool is that fits on
here all right we have two clamshell
type tools that are going to come in and
clamp down over the resolver cam rotor
there and this bearing they're gonna go
just like that except I need to split
them apart so I can get the next tool in
it says this big tall piece right here
that's going to go over and down into
our stator bolt holes so we've got this
threaded shaft we've got this adapter
right here that these little clamshell
tools are going to hook into and then
the threaded shaft with a nut on the top
of it we're going to tighten that nut
and pull the rotor up out okay so the
tricky part of giving this hooked up is
getting both of these
clamshell tools over this lip right here
so I have to loosen the nut on the top
and let it come down let me turn this
you can see what's going on
there we go okay so we slide that open
clamp the clamshells around it put this
sleeve over the top of it to lock the
clamshell in place snug up this nut to
hold the lock in place and then from the
top here we start to pull up on the
rotor itself I'm going to get
repositioned bring my chair up a little
higher here so I can reach that nut it
takes quite a bit of turning to pull
that out okay here we go thirty
millimeter wrench we want to turn the
nut and prevent the shaft from turning
so I'm just going to hang on down here
as it comes up those guide pins the
guide dowels keep it from rubbing on the
stator frame although although there's
almost a strange ratcheting sound as I'm
pulling this out that makes me think
it's barely contacting the the stator
laminations or the rotor laminations
anyway we'll pull it out and take a look
see if we can see any witness marks you
can see the top of the rotor now is
starting to appear
I think we're finally clearing the top
of the yes we are it all of a sudden got
real easy to turn the nut so we no
longer have the magnet pulling out or
resisting us pulling out okay you can
see the entire length of the rotor here
get another bearing down below it and a
gear below that now we're supposed to
just lift up on this and and pull it out
I'm not sure if I'm strong enough I may
have to bring in the the engine hoist to
pull it out of here but it's just
sitting on these three non-magnetic
aluminum poles here and we've got the
weight of the the rotor assembly itself
I measured it earlier but I can't
remember what it is at this moment but
let's see if we can lift this up and out
though I cannot so let me get the engine
hoist we have to lift it up high enough
to clear that alignment dowel so I've
got to lift it up probably four more
inches 100 millimeters or so okay I've
never tried this before it's just a lift
strap let's bring it up
okay the lifting or the tool was getting
stuck in one of the holes for the the
stator bolts there we go
okay here we go
and we've cleared the alignment dowel so
slide the case out of the way here and
we'll let that back down
oh let's see how much that weighs it
says it weighs 60 pounds with the tool
the tools probably 10 pounds of that
okay we have to remember that this rotor
is highly magnetic very strong eight
pole magnetic field around this thing
and so we need to keep it away from
anything any metal particles or any
tools or anything else that could cost
cause it to receive damage on its
laminations here in looking at the the
laminations from removing it I don't see
any obvious damage at all there let's
let this down and take the the tool off
and just look at the rotor itself
little clamshell pieces out of there
these tools are magnet earth iron some
some sorts so we got to keep those away
from the magnetic field as you can see
these blue bars are aluminum they're not
sticking to the the rotor itself and
then plastic of course works great with
the magnetic fields so now we've just
got our rotor we've got our drive gear
down here I've got a ball bearing and
another ball bearing there's another
shim down inside the case a bigger
diameter shim for this bigger diameter
bearing all right I'm going to get some
wooden blocks to put this in all right
here's the rotor for the bolt
evie as you can see this bearing seems
to have some sort of a gray coating on
the outer race where this one does not
and on the counter gear bearings they
also have this gray coating it doesn't
say anything about what that gray
coating is for I suspect it's to prevent
corrosion from the dissimilar metals
with possible induced currents going
through them with the the motor running
vehicle going down the road I've seen
this type of coating on universal joints
in universal joint caps universal joint
caps bearing caps in an aluminum
driveshaft the same color I don't know
if it's the same material but if any of
you know what this coating is for if
you'd please put that in the comments
below I'd appreciate that
I'm just speculating okay so we've got
the rotor out of the way this is a
serviceable piece now the last piece to
remove is the stator assembly itself and
it has three special guide pins that go
into the stator bolt holes and screw
into the transaxle case and then they're
tapered on the top here and that's to
allow you to slide the stator out
without it binding inside so I'll slide
that over there rotate it down and just
pull out slightly
here it comes just like that so here's
the stator for the Chevrolet bolt Eevee
if we zoom in close and look at the
stator windings you can actually see
there are 1 2 3 rows of these hairpin
conductors which means they are 6
conductors deep in this stator and from
what I read in the SAE document on this
new improved motor that helps reduce the
AC power losses at the higher motor rpm
a typical stator like in the previous
Chevrolet Volt had 2 rows instead of 3
so they were four conductors deep in the
Chevrolet Volts and six conductors deep
here and one of the people that was on
the original design team for the
Chevrolet Volt told me that when they
designed this electric motor and it's
designed for maximum efficiency and hand
power that there was no other motor out
there that could even match the
efficiency of this motor and they said
that they designed this motor to be the
next small-block Chevrolet so to say of
power trains so the small-block
Chevrolet was and still is a very
popular very powerful v8 engine and has
been for many many years and their
intent was to have this motor design
maybe even this drive unit be in
multiple platforms with the same high
power high efficiency motor system if we
look at the other side here of the
stator windings you can see the the
other end of the hairpin conductors and
then there's a drip channel right here
for oil to come out of that oil sump and
to drip down and go down and lubricate
the stator windings because these get
really hot this is the heat source
inside of the transmission and it and
although it gets hot it doesn't get as
hot as the fluid
although the fluid gets hot it doesn't
get hot as a normal planetary gearset
style automatic transmission and the
cooling system surge tank reservoir cap
was only pressurized to 5 psi for this
loop of the cooling system so much lower
amounts of heat compared to an internal
combustion engine with a torque
converter heat generating planetary
gearset style of automatic transmission
now just a couple of things to get
wrapped up with this disassembly video
because we will reassemble it showing
the special measurements for the shims
and everything when we go back together
but one thing I wanted to show you about
these electric vehicles is how simple
they are and when I mean when I say
simple I don't mean simple design
meaning it was easy to design these
simplicity is not necessarily easy but
if we look at the number of rotating
parts in this entire drive unit
there are basically three main rotating
parts we've got the rotor assembly that
then turns the counter gear right here
that then turns the final drive three
pieces no clutch packs no bands and no
sprags no roller clutches no Pistons
none of those hundreds of parts that you
would see in a typical automatic
transmission let alone the internal
combustion engine that this is replacing
of course there are three main moving
parts these pieces here but each one has
two bearings on it so there's six more
pieces so there's nine total and then
inside of the differential here we have
two side gears and two differential
pinion gears so that makes for a total
of 13 possible moving parts inside the
of this drive unit and only when you're
turning corners would the side gears in
the differentials
be rotating at a different speed than
the differential case so a real basic
very reliable system these electric
vehicles and and this one is is very
efficient and that the design is very
compact to where this left-hand output
shaft remember goes right through the
center of the rotor instead of being
offset like on the the Nissan Leaf and
other electric vehicles out there so
congratulations to Chevrolet and the
design team that came up with this
amazing and efficient and simplistic
evie drive unit and I think it's
absolutely beautiful so coming up I hope
to shoot a reassembly video with all the
measurements for this drive unit and
then we've got all of these parts out
the drive unit all of the electronics
and our and our Chevy bolt back here on
the hoist is totally empty yeah under
the under the hood so we've got to put
that all back together and and make it
work again even the battery is out the
whole thing is stripped as far as the
powertrain is concerned and we're gonna
put that back together and and make it
work and hopefully get it converted to a
DC fast charge thank you for watching

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Chevrolet Caprice 77' - Nouvelle couleur ! Episode 9

Smells Like GASOLINE:

Hey ! this time I did not want to make you
languish too long ...
And since I now have all the sequences
I need to mount this episode, I
I pulled out my fingers!
The previous opus left the
project when I was going to start the application
definitive painting.
And that's where we start again! I begin
by the front part, having decided that I was going
rather painting section by section account
given the size of the car ...
And there you wonder ...
What exactly is this color? Oh that
its my specialty...
After the red pink orange MG, here is the whim
White blue gray.
Another subtle blend and therefore indefinable,
varying according to the ambient brightness.
If some were offering enough colors
wise, going up to the whim of a biton
blue and gray, others expected some
a lot, a lot more light.
Replica car of cop or taxi, customization
with west coast sauce ...
I admit that the idea of ​​the replica of a taxi
I tried a moment and then good ...
I decided that it was best to give
reality to my own vision of the car.
And if she could pass for ultra banal
in his country of origin, here we are in France
and a Caprice, whatever its color,
it does not go unnoticed ...
My goal is not to attract attention
but just to please me, I have
spent long moments peeling color charts
before choosing this one.
Pantone 656U, not the 655 or the 656, the
656U.
It's all right if we can distinguish
the nuance between this one and the others but
Well...
There you have to make a choice.
Confronted with the white serving as a base
still see the difference here quite clearly.
And this little test confirmed me in my choice
although I admit that I would have liked to see
what a beautiful turquoise of the good time
could have given.
As you see here, I'm in the middle
painting workshop for the doors and in
the whole thing goes pretty well, which
is not really surprising given
that they are nevertheless elements arranged
horizontally...
The opportunity to load well to have a tense
friendly...
This painting comes from the site peinturevoiture.fr
where I have already ordered a few times.
They were very nice supporting this project
by a nice discount and advice.
They have perfectly adapted the amount
of product related to dimensions
of the car anyway! Regarding
of choice I must say that I have been served,
between the manufacturer's colors, ral pantone
or others, as I said before, the most
hard was to choose.
In terms of quality, I'll let you
Judging at the end of the video!
Not easy to paint in full sun ...
It's really hard to see the thickness
that I apply.
This is the ransom of amateurism and it's me
will apologize if I ever show!
Well ... as I told you, it's not bad
! In the sun anyway, it's rather promising.
The hood treated earlier on the other hand eh ...
I am a little disappointed, I would have liked to have
a nice tense and it's not really the
case, even if the gloss is acceptable.
So I decide to sand down to find
a perfectly smooth surface and redo
a passage.
In worst cases it will leave me enough
thick to make a glossy polish
hell.
Here is the process I adopted for a
sanding by hand.
And I warn you, I only do it
for you, because in the meantime I have
equipped to do it to the machine and that
will go faster.
I start by cleaning the surface and do
so keep her soaked before
start to sand in the hold.
I adopt a rectilinear motion in the direction
the length of the hood.
Between each sanding pass, for you
where I am, I wipe the section with a
Wiper: it's very effective.
Depending on the remaining defects, I continue
operations or not ...
I sand here at 320 grain, if my memories
are good.
If I decide to move to a finer grain,
I sand perpendicular to the operation
previous, which allows to see better
if we have fully equalized the surface.
More serious than the orange peel, I also
makes beautiful runs on both
front wings ...
I definitely have a hard time getting a
good compromise between tense and coulures and I will learn
later why ...
After having sanded everything, here I am again
in full paint of this section before.
this time there is no sagging on the wings,
but the tense is barely better than the
time before ...
Since my paint bucket is not without
background, I decide to move forward by planning to
good glossy polish sessions for more
later.
The only major critical point in terms of corrosion,
it is this crossbar that mounts in front of the
cover.
A shitty repair based on putty
alu did not arrange things, there is a
nice hole and so I'm going to implement
my huge welding talent, thanks to the
material graciously made available
by Christophe this time again.
Remember, my first experience was
a few weeks ago, for a small point
welding on the exhaust line of the
ML430.
I will simply draw the area to be cut,
then slice off two pieces of metal that I will try
to weld at best to fully fill
the hole.
I even try to form the end of the sheet
to reproduce the rounding present on the
crosses.
The means of the edge finally do the trick.
After grinding the welds and masticated
defects by eventually protecting the
surface, I paint the room at the same time
that the plastic elements that form
the 4 corners of the car.
Given the hiding power of the paint that
I use, I decide here to abstain from a
uniformization underlayer,
finally.
Here are the famous plastic parts.
I was able to load them well and they are rather
pretty to watch.
They especially took me a long time to prepare ..
The crossbar also makes quite good, I'm
really happy with both the paint
and also sheet metal work, finally ...
The box being entirely painted and well
dry, I will be able to start the work
winding! If it took me quite a bit of
time finally to put everything in pieces,
the opposite job is significantly longer ...
I will have taken more than two weeks to reason
several hours a night to arrive
to go back most of the parts.
My pleasure here is to put back the acronym
hiding the lock I had but who had
never been reinstalled.
Before reinstalling the doors, I repeins
hardware and hinges.
I also take the opportunity to put a layer
on the rear crossmember rising under the
lights, which I totally forgot ...
Given the very advanced state of degradation of
door seals, I bought 4, plus one
for the chest which is also in a
fairly average condition.
I also bought 4 new handles.
At $ 3.5 each, I would have been wrong
to deprive, since those of origin
are well stung.
Obviously the best baker .. patissier
from France came to help me
doors in place, which weigh their weight ...
And amazingly, they did not fall
on my toes.
Before refitting the door trim
I reinstalled a sealing film.
I cut it in an old tarpaulin
holed and used double-sided that I
a lot. it must be much stronger
that the original films of origin ...
I summarily protected glazing
since they had already undergone
sprays of previous paintings.
it will not do me any more work
to remove mine in addition.
Before reinstalling the chrome, I pass
a little bit of iron wool to remove
the spray marks again
previous paintings
And since we are talking about withdrawing surplus
spray, simply bring a
cutter blade in good condition to remove any
it easily and cleanly.
And since you have not had a long time
not seen the person in charge of the places he passed
to be immortalized on this occasion.
I abbreviate here the winding which is almost
finished to show you the first
polished glossy sessions.
I've already treated the back part of
trunk lid and I'm going now
take care of the left front quarter.
I will sand the whole area at 800, then
at the 1200 to finish at the 2000 and chained to
2500 hand to the water.
The rest happens at the orbital sander
equipped with a fairly aggressive disc and a product
cutting adapted.
The objective is obviously to find a
surface worthy of a mirror.
Here I spread the product before working it
at a much higher rotational speed.
I recently equipped this polisher
orbital that replaces the rotary of the same
brand that is slowly growing
his last breath.
It must be said that it must have exceeded
the 500 hours of work.
If you are interested in finding you
the same, I put you a link in description.
Here is the opportunity to talk to you about this product
that I ended up adopting while I was
not really convinced at first ...
It's called Hydro Silex Recharge and offers
to leave a protective layer after
all polishing and cleaning work
a little pushed.
If I could see that, indeed, he
did a good job, I was especially seduced
by the fact that it allows to go back after
a big polishing pass to remove
any remaining holograms and
leave a flawless surface.
Thank you to the seller for sending me a
graciously and without any commitment of
my part.
Well, that seems pretty good to me no? We
remember here we're talking about a painting
outdoors with an amazed manipulating a
spray gun.
Oh yes ...
You know why I was struggling to get
a good rendering? I thought I read 1.3 on my
nozzle, which is perfect for painting ...
In fact it's 1.8 that is written and it's
so good ... Spread the baxon! Here
which explains a lot of things ...
To celebrate the end of the big jobs, even
if it remains to pursue polished
the whole car, I wanted to prepare some
before / after photos.
And for that it was necessary to start the car
who had not shot since a lease ...
Obviously, no more juice for
train the starter ...
It must be said that I spent a lot of time
to clash on the operation of the windows
electric and that I seriously
pump on the battery.
Fortunately I received exactly what he
I needed in this case, and that's
the perfect opportunity to use it.
A battery booster.
This one is from the TackLife brand and offers
a high capacity model with a few
useful accessories like a lamp and
leds to report.
We'll see if this little thing gets to start
the 5.7 V8 ...
The first attempt exceeds the deadline
maximum allowed by the device, and it cuts
so his assistance to preserve his battery.
The bowl of the caburator must be empty, this
is not really amazing that it does not start
not on the first turn of the key.
The second attempt is good! After
this demo ... if you need it, I will
put the link in the description of the video
!
And here are the first pictures I have
taken .. to compare with its current status
! And here ... you probably recognize the
photo used for the miniature of the first
video of the series dedicated to this car ...
Well...
This is a big job that is coming to an end.
Shit...
Does that mean I'm going to stop
to do this kind of imbecility with? ...
Must see! See you soon !

2012 Chevrolet Tahoe

Cars.com:

cars dot com auto maybe hi
i'm dave thomas for cars.com com and this is the 2012 Chevy Tahoe
may be wondering wire spend the next
three minutes earlier online viewing
time with what is essentially a gas
hogging
SUV especially if gas prices on the rise
again
especially a cheaper more efficient
options out there is is the Tahoe
but more people bought in the last month
bit all the hybrids from Honda
twice as many but there's really only
one good reason to buy one of these
overcome parable crossover Picanto a
bigger boat
can also tell a bigger one of these or
even what are these
all keeping more than a couple these
happy in Kabul
along the way so how much trailer to top
hotel
say that three times fast well two wheel
drive they can tell
eighty five hundred pounds with coral
drive like the LTZ model we have here
a 200-pound now if you go to a crossover
like chevy's own traverse it can only
help 50 to 100 pounds
the reason this contest so much more is
to the 5.3 liter v8
under the hood unfortunately that means
mileage
is in the Tahoe strong point gets fifty
miles around 30
21 highway and right around the suburbs
on earth who commits to work over the
past week the best mods i've seen
and optimal spring driving weather has
been about 30 miles per gallon
you're gonna be able to digest a huge
gas bill a little bit better cuz it I
was relatively huge inside
that's because there's a lot of extra
height here is a lot of crossover is on
the market
also because the front and second-row
seats are just right
ganic a lot of car shoppers I talk to
you they really want a passer from the
second row
to the third row saying get up and get
back there easily you will lose Cardero
especially against the traverse which is
one of the largest in the crossover
class
with the topper third row in place
there's a 16-point 1962 cargo space
person that traverses 20 4.4 with the
Tahoe CA Sports
and their 60 point three more 68.8 cubic
feet
take them out you have a hundred 8.9
cubic feet versus a hundred sixteen
point for
and the traverse plus you never want to
take the Tahoe sees out
with a crossover like the divers the
third row folds easily into the floor
by auto industry standards a Tahoe is
agent have been redesigned in over six
years
Perth aging pretty well well the gauges
might look a little outdated
things like the navigation system or at
least on par with the competition
that does have options like the DVD
system in the back that's good because
if you're traveling for a couple hours
at the kids in the back
poet a nice boat you might need a couple
days if you don't get that option
bring along a couple beers so that's it
are actually things to like about a
traditional SUV like the Tahoe
but if not where the towing crowd you
better look elsewhere
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt Quick Drive | Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports:

Let's say you want a
fully electric car.
Over 200 miles of range would
be nice, but like most of us,
you just don't have the money
to spring for a Tesla Model S
or X. You could get in line
with over 300,000 other people
and wait to eventually
get a Tesla Model 3.
Or you can go out and get a
Chevy Bolt, basically now.

Beating Silicon Valley
upstart Tesla to market
with an affordable
long-range EV is quite a feat
for GM, a symbol for
old school Detroit.
Then again, GM was
ahead of their time
when they rolled out the
first Chevy Volt, with a V,
more than six years ago.
The Bolt, with a B, is based
on an all new structure.
Up front there's no engine.
That's where many of the
electrical drive components
reside.
The 60 kilowatt-hour battery
is installed in the floor
and provides some of
the car structure.
That big battery delivers
an EPA-estimated 238 miles
of range.
For comparison, a Volt can go
50 miles before its gasoline
engine kicks in.
Among electric only cars, the
Nissan LEAF goes 107 miles,
and a Tesla Model S 60D, with
its 60 kilowatt-hour battery,
is rated for 218 miles.
Totally recharging the Bolt
takes around 9 and 1/2 hours
on 220 volts.
Obviously, you don't get
access to Tesla's growing
array of supercharger stations.
Instead, the Bolt has
available DC fast charging,
which gives you up to 90 miles
of range in half an hour.
That charging network
is also growing.
OK, enough facts and
figures-- let's face it.
Plenty of people are attracted
to Tesla's high-tech aura.
It doesn't matter to them if
the car is electric or not.
It simply looks cool.
As for the Bolt, well,
it's got some chrome bits
and really cool tail--
OK, who am I kidding?
This thing is a
dorky-looking little box.
Compared to a Tesla,
it's not cool at all.
Seems like GM just gave up.
At least it's got a
great person-- I mean,
it's really practical.
With the battery
in the floor, there
is a low and flat door sill.
Combined with tall doors,
getting in and out is a cinch.
There's good space in
the rear seat, helped out
by having a totally
flat floor back there.
Up front, you sit up high--
feels a lot like a small SUV,
and lots of people like those.
There's big windows
here, and that
helps make up for the
rather thick roof pillars.
Another help is the optional
surround-view camera,
added to the standard
backup camera's view.
Neat textured plastic
and red-orange stitching
on the optional leather
seats liven up the cabin.
Sure, this is no luxury car,
but you wouldn't know it
from the infotainment
system where
there are more shades of Tesla.
On the center dashboard is
a huge 10.2 inch screen.
Get beyond some small buttons,
and it works really well,
with well-integrated
Apple CarPlay and Android
Auto and screens detailing
energy consumption.
Even the digital instrument
panel is artfully done.
We're less keen on the
shifter, which always pops back
to center after you
select the gear.
Finding reverse can be tricky
if you don't grab the release
button just right.
There's decent
cargo room in back.
Under this panel is
more space or leave it
at home to free up more volume.
OK, there's nothing
insane or ludicrous about
how this car accelerates.
But you do get
that great feeling
of instant electric
torque from the moment
you tap into the throttle.
Putting the battery
weight down low
helps this tall box
feel planted in corners.
The Bolt feels solid
and substantial,
and it's a lot more enjoyable
to drive than the Nissan LEAF.
Choosing L with the
shifter increases
regenerative braking,
capturing rolling energy
to recharge the battery.
In this mode, you
learn how to drive
with barely tapping the brakes.
It's all done through
the gas pedal.
This little toggle on the
back of the steering wheel
engages even more
regenerative braking.
So this is a very pleasant
and very well-thought-out
electric car, one
that also happens
to be relatively affordable.
The starting price is $37,495.
Add in the $7,500 federal
tax credit, and the price
comes in just below $30,000.
State and local tax incentives
can save you even more.
Still, given the
shockingly low resale value
of some electric
cars, we'd be tempted
to lease instead of buy.
The top-trim Premier adds
leather, blind-spot monitoring,
front and rear heated seats,
a heated steering wheel,
and the surround-view camera.
Thing is, you can't get some
common options, like a sunroof
or power front seats, that
are expected at this price.
More important, advance
safety equipment
like forward-collision warning
and automatic emergency
braking-- it's an
option, and it's
only available in
the top-trim Premier.
We wish this stuff was
standard on all cars.
No question, GM has
achieved a lot here,
building a long-range
electric car
at a fairly affordable price.
Maybe some of those
people intending
to buy a Tesla
Model 3 might want
to think about canceling
their reservations.
For more on electric cars,
check out consumerreports.org.

2019 Chevrolet Equinox LT FWD

Bob Hook Chevy:

Hi this is Colleen Van Houten at Bob
Hooke Chevrolet and today I just want to
talk to you a little bit about equinox
and what makes it the number one seller
here at Bob hook Chevrolet. As you can
see, the Equinox is probably one of the
most stylish crossovers that are on the
market today. We have a variety of trim
levels. This one is actually a four wheel
drive or front wheel drive - excuse me.
front wheel drive LT with the 2.0 turbo,
but I think what makes the equinox
probably the number one seller isn't so
much the great styling sure that catches
your eye, it's what's on the inside and
what makes it so different and unique
and actually usable. It's a value vehicle
for the money that you get so I'm gonna
show you a couple of things that really
stand out to me as to why this to me is
probably the number one crossover. First
of all if you check out the wheels and
tires you still get that sporty feel I
mean even if you're driving kids around
don't you want to look good doing it so
with the equinox it's gonna give you the
sleek design of the body plus you get
those awesome sporty wheels on top of it.
This is a five passenger vehicle and
you do have great shoulder hip and leg
room in the back seat - as well as plenty
of room for those of you who may still
need to be utilizing car seats. What I
like about you equinox is the utility.
This is a very easy lift tailgate. And
I'm gonna show you - that you simply
squeeze here. It's gonna automatically
adjust. See you don't have to be
Superwoman or Superman to lift the
tailgate. You've got this huge cargo area.
What's really cool is beneath here and
this is where most of our competitors
would have a spare tire which is gonna
eat up any storage capacity in the
equinox - or you're gonna be able to go ahead
and put the spare tire is underneath there.
But you still have this wonderful
storage area that you can utilize on top
of anything that you may want to put in
this cargo area. Now say you got your
arms full you're trying to pack whether
it's for spring break maybe you're going
on a summer trip with the kids or maybe
you're just got groceries or you've made
a trip to Home Depot and you need to
release these seats well ordinarily
you'd be bustling and hustle and trying
to get over into the back, but up here
there's actually release. So all you need
to do is just a quick pull and if that's
the side you need or if you need both
you clip both but it is a 60/40 split.
It's very easy to release those and get them
both down, so that you can start loading
whatever it is that you're needing to do
without the inconvenience of juggling
back and forth between the backseat and
the cargo area. There is one charging
station here and there's also going to
be charging stations - there's one here so -
you can with the cord have charging
capabilities here. And then
again you don't have to be superwoman or
Superman to lift the seats. They're not
difficult at all. they just re-latch.
And then you also have USB right here so
if the kids have their games or whatever
it is that they're needing to do on their phones
then they have access to
another outlet... Yeah okay so we've got
that going on. This particular model does
come with the roof rails
If you, say you pack like
sometimes I know I'm guilty of packing,
and that's a little more than I should
probably, you got that extra space on
the roof that you can carry any
suitcases or additional items that may
need to be racked. Or say you just ran to the Home Depot and you've got a larger item.
That will allow you to do so without
having to 'actually have' a truck. So this
is what's called the proximity key, and I
don't think I'd ever own another vehicle
without a proximity key. The beauty of it
is that I can have this key very deep
within my mom purse and never have to be
able to fish it out or worry about
where I put my keys. It just gets put in
the bag and never have to think about it.
The beauty of it is you can unlock the car without using a key.
There's a button on the outside handle,
and then to start the vehicle you simply
put your foot on the brake, push the
button, and there you go. The vehicle has
been started. Obviously it's letting you
know everything in the system is checking
before you take off. The other features
that are on this key are a remote start
feature. That's this button here, so on
cold days when - if you live in Kentucky
Indiana, or pretty much anywhere that hasn't decided whether it wants to be spring or
winter yet - this will allow you to either
heat up the vehicle or in the summertime
cool off that the interior of the
vehicle before you get in. It also does
have a release. You hit it twice for the
tailgate to open so that you can load
things if you needed to, and then as well
as a panic button or an alarm button.
Oftentimes we use these just so that we
can find the car in a crowded area like
an airport a mall or those types of
things. So that's the proximity key and
like I said it's probably one of the
best inventions ever made in the car
industry. So let's talk about what
Equinox offers. Well first of all you can
see by the dash it's a really cool
design. You've got a lot of chrome
accents. It's just very driver friendly.
Everything is very easily
accessible before the driver. So you've
got a gear-shifter... pretty
self-explanatory... here's some
a little different. This is your parking
break. And this is just a button that you
would push to engage or disengage. got
your, obviously, cupholders. Here's some more USB charging. Because this vehicle, like
most on the Chevy lineup, has Apple an
Android Auto - so Apple Play and Android
Auto - which means basically, with the USB
cable, you're able to go ahead and play
your music from your phone through the
car system, so that you can customize
anything the way that you want to do
that. Now I don't have my phone with me
or I would demonstrate that for you but
it's a very easy process. The car just
simply recognizes that you have the USB
in place and then you choose media that
you want. So let's talk about this
touchscreen you know in the in the age
where our kids are now probably a little
bit smarter than we are
this is probably one of the most
user-friendly systems that I've been
exposed to. You see it tells you that
there is no phone connected. When you
come to the dealership and purchase a
vehicle we go ahead we will pair your
phone for you. It stores all of your
contacts and really that's all you have
to do with regards to a phone because
all of the controls that you would need
to take a call or make a call are
located on the steering wheel. So no more
distracted driving or unsafe driving
because you're worried about touching
something over here or having to deal
with something here or on your phone to
make a call.
Everything is voice-activated. You simply
push tell it to 'call John' And if there's
more than one John it'll bring up all
the choices and ask you politely to
choose which number of the John that you
want or call - mom - whoever it is that you
have in your phone is what it's going to
do for you. Likewise, if you have an
incoming call you simply pick that up
and when you're done you hit the hang-up
button. So everything can be done without
you taking your eyes off of the road and
being distracted because of incoming
calls or needing to make a call.
So we'll talk about
some of the other features we have.
This one is a dual climate control which
means basically someone like me who may
like it a little bit cooler, I can
control my side with say 75 comfortable
75. Somebody sitting in this seat likes
to have it a little bit warmer and you
simply just turn the knob and you can
control that there. Or you can sync it
and everyone gets to enjoy whatever the
driver dictates. These are all pretty
self-explanatory - your fan and so forth.
Here's the really cool thing about the
equinox. This one is is has heated seats
and so a push of a button and all of a
sudden you're getting that comfort. This
is usually only an option that's
available on High Line vehicles. And
again this is available with our cloth
interior you don't have to go up to
something with leather. And it is default
to the highest level and then you simply
push the button to get it to the comfort
level that you are wanting. And they are
independent of each other so one person
can have theirs on or the other. It doesn't have to
be at the same time. So let's talk about
this touchscreen. You've got a little
home button right here. That's your go-to.
There's really no way that you can break
this system. And you can see that there's
a whole lot going on here. So we
talked about the phone audio. That's your
radio and so forth.
You do have am/fm and then you do have a
short subscription to Sirius XM radio.
And so you simply continue whether it's
through touch or manual however you want
to adjust it. And it'll go to your
favorite stations. We will help you
program all of your stations as well so
that you simply just have to push one
button and get to whatever it is that
you're most accustomed to listening to.
So we'll hit the home button again.
Navigation that's a big one and while I
know a lot of folks use their phone what
we do is we can program it your home
address your work address so that it
knows those are the two most common
areas that you're going to. Then once
you put in an address or a destination
that you want to it will save it in
there under previous destinations, so
you're not having to constantly - maybe
you take a trip to Grandma
she lives out in the country you - can go
ahead and put that or say you go to
Indianapolis quite frequently and you
want to put an address in there that way
you're not constantly having to input
all the information all the time. It
defaults and it will save all of that
for you. We talked about this we talked
about the carplay and the Android auto
settings. We customize everything in
your vehicle so we can customize this
screen and it will be able to recognize
the key fob and it will be personalized
for you. We can make this for whomever. The
primary driver is the primary phone, but
you can pair several devices to this so
if you and a significant other
should be driving in the vehicle at the
same time and you wanted them to have control because
they have a bunch of phone calls to make
so you want them to be the primary phone. You can adjust and you can toggle back and forth,
which makes it very convenient. Again a
lot of this is customizable. Everything
is touchscreen.
OK - the MyChevy app and the OnStar
feature are available as well.
This particular unit does have the
sunroof and I would like for you to notice the big panoramic sunroof. the nice thing is that
the other passengers also get to
enjoy that open space feel and the
scenery that a sunroof allows you to
have. So that is really cool - we tease
that this is the taco holder of the vehicle,
but actually it's for sunglasses or
whatever you might want to put there. I'm
not gonna demonstrate because it just started
snowing outside so we won't demonstrate
the opening of a sunroof but that's
pretty self-explanatory if you've ever
had one these buttons. I will explain that
relatively quickly. Um the very cool
thing on the screen.... ok the very cool
thing about - like I said about the screen
up here - is that it's all very easy to
read. We do customize the brightness. You
can dim it or brighten it to whatever is
most comfortable for you. Automatic
headlights
are on, we've got the headlight switch
here, your rear - you do have a rear wiper
on this vehicle so you're not having to
worry about visibility. The one thing
that I do want to show you that this
vehicle is equipped with, because some
people are intimidated coming out of a
view like a car and a - say a- sedan and
going into a little bit lengthier
vehicle like a crossover. This vehicle is
equipped with a backup camera and the
beautiful thing about this backup camera
is that as I turn the wheel it's
actually going to show me how I'm going
to end up - OK?
This vehicle is also equipped with lane
departure warning, or lane departure
assist, which means that if you don't have
your blinker on (and it is using all the
sensors and the cameras that are on the
vehicle) and it can see the lines for your
lane in the event that you start
wandering out of your lane. So you're
taking that spring break trip and even
driving for 12 hours and you're getting
a little sleepy. It will actually
warn you that you are drifting out of
the lane. Now when you have your blinker
on and you're trying to move over same
crowded traffic, or what have you it also
is equipped with blind spot detection. So
it will monitor oncoming traffic on each
side of you. And if you put your blinker
on and it feels that the oncoming
traffic (based on its speed and your
speed - could potentially collide) it will
warn you and you will see the car with
the little star on it in your
side mirrors - light up like an amber
color.
Um and that will warn you as well. You do
have rear park assist on this vehicle,
which kind of makes it nice. Again I
don't ever want someone to be
intimidated by the size. This is a nice
sized vehicle, but it's not overwhelming.
It's not that big boxy huge truck-like
SUV. It is a crossover. It gives you all
the utility of an SUV, but all the
feature comforts of a really nice passenger
vehicle. So again, my name is Colleen.
I'm here to help you any way that I can -
whether it be an equinox or any other
vehicle in our Chevy lineup. This happens
to be one of my favorites. Because it is
our number one seller. It's such a
versatile vehicle and it meets whether
you're a mom and your carrying kids
around or maybe a business person who
travels a lot and has some cargo that
they need - you know sales trips or
whatever they need. It's so versatile. Or
maybe you're retired and you're doing
some traveling now. This vehicle still
allows you all of the feature comforts
that a passenger car does, but the
utility of the cargo space and
versatility. You can adjust it any way
you see fit or as you need it. I would
ask you to please subscribe to our
Channel - Bob Hook Chevy - on YouTube. We're going
to be doing lots more of these videos so
that we not only can teach you about the
cars, but maybe maybe you bought one and
we went over a bunch of information
during your delivery but you have some
questions.
These will help give you some of those
pointers so that you can go, "oh yeah oh I
want to go see if maybe my car's
equipped like that." But if you have any
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