 | | Inappropriate behavior in a Chevy Volt
In our role as automotive journalists, we occasionally get to do some really stupid, inappropriate things. Such was the case when Car Tech editor Antuan Goodwin drove a Chevy Volt around the Laguna Seca race track. Just to clarify, this was a GM-approved activity. Laguna Seca is a demanding track with many tight turns that will severely punish excessive speed. That didn't prove to be such a problem with the Volt. Throughout the laps, the Volt stayed in EV mode, an impressive feat in itself, and reached 85 mph on the main straight. But, according to Goodwin, "understeer, that old friend of the safe and predictable production car, was present in a major way."
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Trackside in the Chevrolet Volt
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Quote of the week:
Cranked to 11 edition | | |  | | | Mandating unnecessary noise pollution from a technological advancement that has managed to do away with one of the most annoying aspects of internal-combustion cars. Nice. Look both ways before you cross the road, listen for the tyre noise and withstand the urge to sue if you do get hit by the large metal object because the driver wasn't revving the engine, beeping the horn, ringing a bell or shouting quite to your satisfaction. Read full quote |  | | | | Posted by hawhee from Feds may make noise about sound shut-offs |
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