I just assumed the grand part of the name was to indicate the longer version like Expedition/Max.    Knowing two people that bought these, and have had a multitude of serious issues, marked it off our list immediately when shopping for a new car. Came down to Yukon XL and Expedition Max. Even though the wagoneer could be had ~$10k cheaper. 

For what it’s worth, just saw a spec comparison between 2027 Bolt and 2026 Leaf.      

Range of only 255 miles is a bit disappointing given 65 kWh battery capacity which makes it just under 4 miles per kWh.  That’s worse than previous Tesla Model 3 which got 273 miles from 60 kWh, with only +/- 57.5 kWh of that useable.  It shows in real terms how important efficiency is, especially aerodynamics.  Anyway, charging rate of over 410 miler per hour is what Bolt needed most.  While likely still best for city and urban driving it should not be too bad to take on short road trips once in a while.  Traveling from Houston to Dallas, Austin, or San Antonio for example should only require one short charging stop.    Will be interesting how sales compare to new Nissan Leaf.  They’re quite different but in similar price range.    

We were sober.

I just find it funny how Farley or Musk spin a topic to suit their narrative    No buyer ever asked for overly complicated vehicles that was always done by manufacturers to suit their own ends. It was all to boost profits but look at where we are now, vehicles get more expensive while CEOs cry poor…….

Ordered 10/8/25 F-250 Lariat 6.7, Glacier Gray, Lariat Ultimate Package, FX4, 5th wheel hitch prep, Spray in bed liner. We’ll see how it goes. 

Information is out on 2027 Bolt.  Lowest cost BEV with price under Nissan Leaf.  Bolt to start under $30k including delivery, and cheaper trim to follow, according to other sources with different details.  Charging speed from 10-80% in 26 minutes is pretty good for the price.   https://gmauthority.com/blog/2025/10/2027-chevy-bolt-here-it-is-plus-all-the-juicy-details/            

What is crazy is that allowing these carbon credits to be purchased actually allows companies like Stellantis to avoid building EVs while artificially propping up true EV makers with otherwise unsustainable ledgers (like Tesla prior to 2021).

Having owned a cd3 and cd4 fusion it was clear that cd4 was not a better platform.  It was more complicated and more expensive and not nearly as reliable as cd3 Mazda platform.  CD4 works fine for edge/mkx/nautilus but was still heavier and more expensive than c2.  Part of that was having to support V6s which Ford later realized weren’t really necessary.

Flat Rock isn’t viable without a major renovation - which was planned but scrapped a few years ago along with the new plant in Mexico.  Not sure why they won’t expand Cuautitlan.