Obama Motors’ $41K Chevy Chase (National Review, 07.28.10)
Posted by hpayne on July 28, 2010
After driving GM’s new, plug-in electric Chevy Volt, Late Night funnyman Jay Leno quipped that “if you didn’t know, you might think it’s a Cobalt” – a reference to GM’s pedestrian, $15-grand, entry-level small car.
Ouch. Who would buy a $41,000 Cobalt? Or even a $33,500 Cobalt (federal tax credit included).
Obama Motors new pride and joy is an overpriced gizmo manufactured for Barack Obama’s liberal Hyde Park friends. GM will roll it out in select markets ” that is, urban markets where upscale Democrats will covet the Volt as their green status car. Call it the Chevy Chase. . . .
Full article here.


