Movie Volt Just That, Says GM: 'Not Representative' of Final Version

Movie Volt Just That, Says GM: 'Not Representative' of Final Version

Maybe this will put Volt frenzy to bed for a bit. 

Spy video of a Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car (or plug-in series hybrid, take your pick) posted on Green Car Advisor and other sites in the past two days shows a car that General Motors says was built especially for the movie "Transformers 2" that is now being filmed.

While the purple-blue car in the video "does share some of the design direction" of the production Volt due in late 2010, "it is not representative of the final production version," said GM spokesman David Darovitz.

GM, he added, didn't have anything to do with release of the video.

We asked because the company has "leaked" its own spy shots of some Volt details in recent weeks, but was always up front about being the originator.

"The 'Transformer' concept looks great," Darovitz wrote in an e-mail this morning, "but wait until you see the real Volt!"

We're waiting, Dave. We're waiting.

John O'Dell, Senior Editor

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