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When you first imagine it, the concept of a full size 4-wheel drive SUV-hybrid just makes no logical sense at all to your brain. Why would anyone think that adding a hybrid powertrain to a long, wide and heavy SUV and think it would improve fuel economy?
Quite unimpressively in the days of 50 mile per gallon Prius hatchbacks, the Tahoe Hybrid only returns 20 miles per gallon city/21 miles per gallon highway according to the EPA. But then if you take into account that the Tahoe Hybrid could easily park two Priuses inside its huge passenger/cargo area (which seats up to 8 and offers over 100 cubic feet of cargo space with the 2nd and 3rd row seats removed) then the impressiveness of that fuel economy figure really sinks in.
And in case you were wondering, the Tahoe Hybrid actually returned 21 miles per gallon near right on the mark during testing. Granted, the Hybrid variant of this full size SUV had a very similar power output to the regular 5.3 liter V8 Tahoe motors but instead of 15...
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| 2WD (3) | MSRP | Invoice | MPG City | MPG Hwy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2WD 4dr 1500 LS Specs | $37,280 | $34,670 | 15 | 21 |
| 2WD 4dr 1500 LT Specs | $42,130 | $39,180 | 15 | 21 |
| 2WD 4dr 1500 LTZ Specs | $50,765 | $47,211 | 15 | 21 |
| 4WD (3) | MSRP | Invoice | MPG City | MPG Hwy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4WD 4dr 1500 LS Specs | $41,340 | $38,446 | 15 | 21 |
| 4WD 4dr 1500 LT Specs | $44,980 | $41,831 | 15 | 21 |
| 4WD 4dr 1500 LTZ Specs | $53,615 | $49,861 | 15 | 21 |
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