Consumer Reports Study Indicate Early Volt Buyers More Than Pleased With Purchase

Chevrolet Volt owners love their cars, according to the latest annual owner-satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports magazine released Thursday.

The Volt is a $40,000 plug-in hybrid with a gasoline engine that kicks in when the batteries are drained. Of Volt owners who responded to the survey, 93 percent said they would buy one again. That kind of love beat out the 91 percent of owners of the Porsche 911 and Dodge Challenger with a V-8 that said they would repeat their purchase.

But the Volt figures come with some caveats.

The much-hyped car had only been in showrooms a few months when the survey was conducted and early buyers of high-tech vehicles tend to be enthusiasts.