Tuesday, April 30, 2013
2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Review
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| Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid |
New for model year 2012. Standard electronic stability system Tahoe Hybrid is equipped with electronic control of the trailer and Hill Start Assist. A stereo with 30-gigabyte hard drive, navigation, 7-inch touch screen, recording capabilities and a standard USB port and side airbags for the front seats.
Viewed from the outside, the Tahoe Hybrid is very similar to a Tahoe regular SUV , meaning that relatively square. However, there are some subtle between the two.
Standard equipment includes 18-inch wheels, alloy wheels, automatic headlights, rear parking sensors, running boards, power heated folding mirrors, remote start, cruise control, three-zone automatic air conditioning, power adjustable pedals, rearview auto-dimming mirrors, heated six-way power front seats, a row 60/40-split-folding second, 50/50 folding third-row seats removed, and skin in the first two lines.
Inside the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid 2012 is almost identical to that found in the design without the usual meaning of Tahoe, but attractive and fit and finish strong. The only significant difference is a panel with information dedicated to the hybrid operation. Specific information, such as energy flow and the hybrid battery status is displayed on a touch-screen navigation are associated with defects. The buttons and switches simple and intuitive operation, but the buttons and the touch screen on the small side compared to similar systems offered elsewhere.
Chevy Tahoe Hybrid has a 6.0 liter V8 engine. By itself, the power of a V8 of 332 horsepower and 367 lb.-ft. of torque. With two 60 kW electric motors are powered by nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery in the back seat. GM engineers say that the strength of the combined gas and electric motors is 379 horsepower.
The first mode Tahoe hybrid system for transferring power grid or just a combination of both are designed for city driving lights loads. The second, usually road mode provides power to help the V-8.
The 2012 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid is equipped with ABS disc brakes, stability control, traction control, front side airbags, curtain airbags, rear parking sensors and OnStar emergency communications.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has not crash tested the 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid, but thats because it is usually not to test a large SUV or luxury vehicle. The federal government has been successful. Tahoe hybrid won five of five stars in frontal crash tests and side, and three out of five stars in rollover tests, to score a total of four out of five stars.
Mechanically identical GM models like the GMC Yukon Hybrid and the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid have gas and electricity, full-size SUV competitors of the Tahoe Hybrid. However, they are willing to spend more money to choose a more luxurious ride a little smaller, more efficient, such as the BMW X5 diesel variants.
The Tahoe Hybrid fuel economy should be compared with other companies to large families, especially in the city. If this is your first priority, while maintaining maximum function, and then the 2012 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid is actually only show in town. However, they also save money? That seems very questionable.
