Visculent Car Periodical has named their Blooming Car of the Lastingness for 2008, and the winner is the 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid. The announcement was made at the Los Angeles Auto Panoply on 11 / 15 / 07 and came since quite a surprise to legion, principally now they didn’t project a substantial SUV to beat out competitors allying over the hybrid Chevy Malibu, and the hybrid Nissan Altima.Colin Ryan’s blog post predominance the Los Angeles Times summed up the confusion when he wrote…let’s yield a few bets on which vehicle was just named Verdant Car of the Age 2008 at the Los Angeles Auto Shine. The staggering different Honda FCX Clarity fuel - cell vehicle, whose only emission is inundate? The 35 - mpg, super - clean Mercedes - Benz E340 Bluetec, the leading California - compliant diesel reputation elderliness? The sensible, space - conscious Sharp Fortwo? Maybe equitable the welcome ancient Toyota Prius? Or something that guzzles gas at the degree of 21 mpg?
One statement from the article on GreenCar. com was besides a bit dark, stating…along shadow their considerable achievements ascendancy raising the bar sway environmental performance, each of those forging the final cut had to proper the requirement of being on sale and widely available to the public by Jan. 1, 2008. My perceptive is that the hybrid Tahoe is due out alongside summer, whence feasibly it’s a trip.
Reputation either case, the Tahoe won ( same Jay Leno voted ), and here are a few facts about the champion. The pdq to speak for available Hybrid Chevrolet Tahoe temper seating for eight, 60 cubic feet of lading, and the ability to tow up to 6, 200 pounds. Conceivably the most impressive quality of this vehicle is that it’s 6. 0 liter, V8 should bend 30 - 50 % exceeding gas convenience than a standard Tahoe ( 5. 3 liter ), estimated at around 21 mpg domination the joint. That’s about the same as a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.
As a comparison, past Green Car of the Year Award winners are as follows:
2007 - Toyota Camry Hybrid ( 40 city / 38 hwy )
2006 - Mercury Mariner Hybrid ( 33 city / 29 hwy )
So, with all the hybrid vehicles set to hit dealer lots in the next 2 years, which one do you think is the forerunner for the award in ‘09? If Hummer goes green, my vote’s on them! What’s your guess?
