Hybrid Land Yacht

Topic: Cars

I'm not a real big fan of SUVs (i.e. station wagons with big wheels) but Chevy's new Tahoe Hybrid is interesting. Besides being a hybrid, it also E85 capable (can run on 85% ethanol instead of gasoline), Active Fuel Management cylinder deactivation (shuts off 4 cylinders when not needed), and has a CVT (multiple gear ratio for better fuel economy). They pretty much through the entire sink at it. It's not really new for GM, they've been using a similar system for their buses. The hybrid still only gets 22 mpg on average but that is still the best milage for a full-size land yacht. The Tahoe pictured above isn't a hybrid but a standard gas version. The difference in appearance is that the hybrid has hybrid badges all over it. It's looks like a billboard on wheels.

The pic is from CarDomain.com