FIRST PHOTOS OF CHEVY’S NEW CORVOLT HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYBRID

For the past year, General Motors brass has declined to discuss rumors of a higher performance version of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid electric passenger car.  But those rumors were confirmed at a press conference today, and photos of the new Corvolt were shown to the press.

Front view of new Corvolt

“The Corvolt will be the only performance hybrid on the market,” said Chevrolet’s Assistant Vice-President and Director of Marketing, Human Resources and Facilities, who goes only by “Bob”.   The Corvolt’s enhanced performance was achieved by tuning the motor for 241-volt electricity instead of the normal 240, unplugging the air conditioner, and adding “another dollop” of lithium to the battery pack.

Four backup lamps mimic Corvette’s exhaust outlets

The Corvolt’s handling should also be much sharper than the standard Volt’s, as it borrows GM’s vaunted Magnetoheterosexual dampers from the Corvette.  “We thought about calling it the E/28,”said Bob, “but we thought that might be too confusing.”