This bar design seems very familiar

[Bruce Nunnally]

The electric-drive car isn't out yet, but the Chevrolet Volt has already inspired a bar to be named after it.

The Volt bar opened in the lobby of the Marriott at the Renaissance Center earlier this year.

The new lounge was part of the hotel's $3-million renovation project, which included a new restaurant called forty-two degrees north.

The hotel is in the same complex as GM's world headquarters, and the automaker owns the hotel. It is managed by Marriott International.

Marriott officials say they worked with GM on the new bar, using the Volt's official logo over the bar, and used designers familiar with the automaker's style to inspire the restaurant with Cadillac styling.

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