Seat height measured from the ground

[Anonymous]

Hi lucky Bolt owners,

Could someone measure the seat height in the lowest position from the ground ?

Thanks a bunch !

 

[ScooterCT]

The spec in question is normally called the H-Point. Below is C&D referring to it in a review. For comparison, my wife's Soul has an H-Point of 24, and my very small pickup truck 28. It's a major pet peeve of mine that car manufacturers generally don't publish H-Points in their online spec sheets. Of course, an H-Point kind of depends on (how to put this discreetly) the size of one's posterior "muscles".


"Chevrolet calls the Bolt a crossover, a claim that we dismissed as marketing bluster at first. Clearly, the Bolt looks like any other shoebox compact. But there’s actually some credence to Chevy’s claim. From a functional perspective, a crossover is defined in part by a tall seating position, which is quantified by the distance from the ground to the driver’s hip, a measure known as the H-point. While the Bolt doesn’t appear to have the ground clearance of most crossovers, the underfloor battery pack elevates the seating position. At 25.5 inches, the Bolt’s H-point is closer to a Toyota Highlander’s 28.6 inches than a Volkswagen Golf’s 20.8 inches."

http://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/bolt-ev

also

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-point

 

[user 387]

It turns out, according to Wikipedia, there are two H-point measurements: "h-point to vehicle floor (H30) or h-point to pavement (H5)". I think the former (H30) would give you a good idea of the chair-like (or not) seating position while driving. The latter (H5) would give you an idea of how easy the car is to get in and out of. Two very different purposes. I would think measuring both would be very instructive.

I am way more sensitive to H30 as I hate sitting on the floor of a car (like in many Honda cars, Toyota trucks, etc).

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the detailed answers.

My interest is mainly in the H5 measure. I currently drive the Opel Ampera (Chevrolet Volt) and would like to know the actual difference is height with the Ampera-e.

Indeed the ease of getting in- and out of the car is my main point here.

25.5 would to too high I am afraid...

 

[roundpeg]

If you have mobility issues one advantage you may find with the Bolt on ingress and egress is the very low threshold. The floor is essentially flat right out to the rocker panel. The seating position is also quite high.