GM Hybrid SUVs' Fuel Rating Rivals Toyota Camry's

From The Automotive News Dated October 1, 2007:
By Leslie Allen & Richard Truett

Hybrid versions of the full sized 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon SUVs will carry fuel economy ratings that not only top their segment buy rival those of many mid0sized and large cars. The U.S. government rates the fuel economy at 21 mpg city and 22 mpg highway for the two-wheel-drive versions of the Tahoe and Yukon hybrids. That matches the four-cylinder Toyota Camry's 21 mpg city rating and beats the V-6 Camry's city rating by 2 mpg.

General Motors expects to sell 10,000 units a year, combined, of the hybrid SUVs. Prices are expected to start in the low-to mid-$40,000 range. The Tahoe and Yukon hybrids are the first vehicles to use the Two Mode hybrid transmission GM developed with DaimlerChrysler and BMW AG. GM will also use the hybrid systems in pickups. The Two Mode hybrids is a full hybrid, meaning the Tahoe and Yukon can drive entirely on electricity. GM's Two Mode hybrids can go as fast as 32 mph using just electricity. At higher speeds, the Two Mode system uses either all gasoline power or a combination of fuel and electricity propulsion.

The two hybrid SUVs will go on sale in early November.

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