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The Tahoe is already an expensive vehicle in it's standard form. This hybrid version will only appeal to an elite few who can afford the price premium. GM has stated (I can't remember where I read this) that the cost of the system is $10K extra per vehicle. Take an LTZ loaded then add that on top, holy CATS!! My first CONDO didn't cost that much!! Pricing will be everything here. It all depends on how much of this $10K they decide to eat. Even a $3K premium is a lot to swallow. I think they should have forgotten this segment for hybrids, now if they made the lambda (Acadia/Enclave/etc.) a plug-in hybrid they would have something that would be on FIRE. I don't see the Tahoe hybrid selling very many units though. Just my opinion.
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Replying to: tourguide (Jul 12, 2007 11:22 am) My guess is that it will be around $4K premium, which for 25% better gas mileage with gas prices not going down in the foreseeable future seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 12, 2007 12:22 pm) I think the real world performance of this tank will have to be spot on or better in order to attract very many buyers. 25% better than 15mpg (city estimates) is 18.75mpg. Pfft - not impressed. Now, if you put this two mode system into the Enclave/Acadia and added a plug-in capability - then you'd have something to write home about.
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Replying to: tourguide (Jul 12, 2007 4:00 pm) Edmunds says the Tahoe Hybrid will get 23 mpg: Tahoe Hybrid infomation
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 13, 2007 6:44 am) The whole program is riddled with IFs.
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Replying to: gagrice (Jul 13, 2007 7:02 am) GM will collect more interest on the higher-priced financing. That will help counter some if not all of the hybrid costs they are eating.
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Replying to: larsb (Jul 13, 2007 7:37 am) "Toward the 50-mph mark on steady stretches, cylinder deactivation imperceptibly changed the V8 into a V4." I certainly hope that that doesn't mean it stops working after 50. If GM hopes for this to make an impact in the real world, then it better work up to 70 or 75mph where many drive (and some drive a good deal faster than that). If not, the second mode is nothing more than marketing baloney. These kinds of answers though will probably really only come when the thing starts rolling into production and buyers start showing on the lots. My high hopes for this beast are kind of fading. It seems like details like this would be trumpeted if the news was good for GM, and good for customers. |
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http://www.caranddriver.com/carnews/13300/spied-2009-toyota-sequoia.html In page 2 of the the article above it says that the new 2009 Sequoia hybrid will be the Flagship of Toyota's line. Buyers will be able to choose either V6, V8, or Hybrid. The size of the new Sequoia appears slightly bigger than the Tahoe but smaller than a Suburban. I'm betting that the Sequoia Hybrid will blow the doors off the Tahoe Hybrid in MPGs and reliability. Soon well have a choice: Tahoe Hybrid or Sequoia Hybrid! I can't wait 
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Replying to: u045777 (Jul 14, 2007 12:28 am)
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