General Motors CEO Mary Barra said something interesting about the Chevrolet Bolt EV earlier this year.

“…the Bolt is our platform that we’re going to continue on and have a huge range of vehicles.”

Now, a new report from InsideEVs has possible details on one of these new models. According to a source that attended a focus group in California, the vehicle in question is a new Buick crossover that is said to look like a next-generation Encore. The model will use the Bolt's structure and powertrain, but come with a different design and features such as a floating roof and a push-button drive selector. 

The Buick crossover will be about the same size as the Bolt, but offer slightly more rear legroom. It will also be slightly slower than the Bolt - a 0.4-second difference in 0-60 mph time.Bolt, but offer slightly more rear legroom. 

No timeframe was given as to when we might see this new Buick EV crossover.

Source: InsideEVs

 

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I was thinking the next GM EV should be a compact CUV, not another subcompact.

 

 

Be interesting to see what they do with the BOLT Bones. This could be what the wife will approve to buy then.

1 hour ago, dfelt said:

Be interesting to see what they do with the BOLT Bones. This could be what the wife will approve to buy then.

Agreed!

This is a good idea and if it is larger than the Bolt, say 173 inches long it will be in the middle of the Encore and Envision in size.  Pricing I imagine would mirror the Enclave.

4 hours ago, smk4565 said:

This is a good idea and if it is larger than the Bolt, say 173 inches long it will be in the middle of the Encore and Envision in size.  Pricing I imagine would mirror the Enclave.

Might be a really nice vehicle, actually.

OK now this makes sense.  Expanding the Bolt to a Buick crossover is a great idea.  Just make sure it is Envision sized rather than Encore sized.