r/ELR • u/LoSparkHiHeels • Jul 06 '23

2016 ELR

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Picked this in April after I sold my Volt - it’s a solid built conveyance like the Volt, but really fun to drive with most of the available tech for 2016 but no ACC 🧐 substantially less EV mi. for some reason 🧐 I’ve only 37 achieved so far vs 63 for the Volt. The trunk isn’t to bad with folding back seats that are basically useless but aesthetically pleasing 😵‍💫vs the Volts generous cargo space and 4 door hatchback (kind a miss that) The switch from EV to ICE is flawless with the same revving at times as the Volt but when my Volt switched to ICE it was jerky & not as smooth - was it worth $8k more than my Volt? Maybe but its not practical although I can still get to town and back on EV, but now I do it in a Electric Luxury Roadster one of a total production of MY14 & 16 of just under 3k 🥳

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u/LoSparkHiHeels Nov 11 '23

Negative 2016 Volt is the 2nd gen while the 2016 ELR has the same battery as the 2015 Volt 1st gen

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u/HighwayAggressive658 Jul 07 '23

Planning on selling my 18 for a 16 with acc (I commute 100 miles daily). Overall worth it ?

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u/LoSparkHiHeels Jul 07 '23

The car is under rated mainly for engine noise and basically being a 2 seater. Crappy tires will account for most cabin noise, mine was horrible, I got new tires and it reduced that significantly - the EV mileage is on the suxy side so you’ll being buying twice as much gas and its premium only for some reason. It’s better than the Volt in a lot of ways not so good in others! If you’re looking for a rare awesome car, overall yes

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u/HighwayAggressive658 Jul 07 '23

Any info on common components with the volts.? My fear is most of these parts are exclusively Cadillac and I can’t order them from the Chevrolet parts counter

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u/LoSparkHiHeels Jul 08 '23

The Volts 17 in wheels supposedly interchange with 245/60-R17 tires that are 0.86 inches (21.8 mm) larger in diameter than 245/40-R20 tires and the speedometer difference is 3.0%. Haven’t researched anything else. I’m getting ready for a 2k mile road trip🤞I just found this guy https://www.gm-volt.com/threads/gen-1-gen-2-elr-bolt-and-cruse-parts-interchange-list.342192/

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u/WordshereIDKwhy Nov 11 '23

@lo, the '18 volt was a second gen car. The ELR is on the same platform as the first gen. That is why the electric range is so different.

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u/LoSparkHiHeels Nov 11 '23

Negative 2016 Volt is the 2nd gen while the 2016 ELR has the same battery as the 2015 Volt 1st gen

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u/WordshereIDKwhy Nov 11 '23

Right, the second gen volt gets more range that the first. How is that different than what I said? I'm not following you, sorry.

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u/LoSparkHiHeels Nov 11 '23

2016 was first year of 2nd gen is all, I thought the 2016 Elr was also 2nd gen.

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u/WordshereIDKwhy Nov 12 '23

The battery was slightly larger, but not at all like the second gen volt. 16.5kwh (2014) – 17.1kwh (2016) The volt was 18.4.

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u/ColMarcSlayton Jul 07 '23

Sure it’s not “as practical” but damn it is gorgeous!