My guess is that it is identical to the 2017 model except maybe there is a new color and we lose an old color. If we get any range increase or new options, that would be a pleasant surprise. I want Mr. Fusion and a flux capacitor. An optional battery pack to boost range to 80 miles is a close second on my wish list. An AWD volt wagon with a lift kit would be third.Let's hope the 2018's are better than ever.
The differences between the 2017 and 2018 Volt have already been answered here. http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?286753-Fully-loaded-2017-or-order-a-2018&highlight=2018+VoltLet's hope the 2018's are better than ever.
But have important things changed ?The differences between the 2017 and 2018 Volt have already been answered here. http://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?286753-Fully-loaded-2017-or-order-a-2018&highlight=2018+Volt
No additional battery capacity or range. No sunroof. No HomeLink. No power seat. It is a good time to shop for a Volt and pick up a 2017 at an additional discount of 5-10%.
I'm still waiting for someone to report getting a gen2 LT for around $18k or a premier for about $21k as those were the watermarks for the heaviest discounted new g1s. I think the end of 2018 is when that will happen as the model 3 and Bolts should be selling in large numbers by then. Sadly, the demand for the volt might dwindle with the onslaught coming from Ford and VW.Seems the 2018 is a place holder, meaning the 2017 will be the MY to buy once deep discounts start showing up. When I bought my 2017 last Aug I got $4500 off MSRP which I was happy with considering it was a fully loaded Perimer with ACC.
But I bet we start seeing BIGGER discounts considering all the 2017's sitting on dealers lots right now. Then I ask my self how will GM sell the 2018's????
17% off Silverados also. It's truck month!!!!2017 Equinox's are now going for 17% off MSRP. I bet the '17 Volt will have similar discounts later this summer.
Let's hope the 2018's are better than ever.
We can hope they tweaked some things to address the "shift to park" failure modes that seem to strand several people every month.Just a few different new bland color choices so no.
Also possible it could be "only" 17% off or 17%/20% off Premiers only...The price of a barrel of crude oil, thats 42 gallons per barrel, has dropped to around $46.00 per barrel. Usually in summer the price would rise, but it has actually fallen from a high a few weeks ago at about $53.00 / bbl.
Gas even here in the northwestern part of Oregon, normally higher than other areas, is at Costco for regular $2.459 / gallon. I just don't see car shoppers standing in line to buy a new Volt or Prius, or any other hybrid or electric that is currently available.
GM will have no choice but to offer the 20% off MSRP on 2017 Volt's. In fact if I can buy a new base model for $25,000 or so, that would bring the final price with the $7,500 tax credit which my wife and I 100% qualify for, down to $17,500, hard to walk away from that...
I can walk away from that, but I have a perfectly good G1 that's paid for. The cost differential isn't worth it for me to upgrade. But if I didn't already have a G1 and really needed a car, is seems like we're about to hit a major inflection point where Bolt and TM3 sales start to pick up and the volt can be had for a bargain. The prices will only drop as 2018's arrive and they try to clear out 2017 models. Sadly, everyone who I know who parked their pickups and SUVs during the housing/financial crisis have sold their beater high MPG cars and have reverted back to driving their guzzlers on a daily basis. So it might require fuel to double in price to cause EV demand to increase.The price of a barrel of crude oil, thats 42 gallons per barrel, has dropped to around $46.00 per barrel. Usually in summer the price would rise, but it has actually fallen from a high a few weeks ago at about $53.00 / bbl.
Gas even here in the northwestern part of Oregon, normally higher than other areas, is at Costco for regular $2.459 / gallon. I just don't see car shoppers standing in line to buy a new Volt or Prius, or any other hybrid or electric that is currently available.
GM will have no choice but to offer the 20% off MSRP on 2017 Volt's. In fact if I can buy a new base model for $25,000 or so, that would bring the final price with the $7,500 tax credit which my wife and I 100% qualify for, down to $17,500, hard to walk away from that...