Follow-Up Test: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid

you keep saying the premium is $9,100, but the premium isn't $9,100, as the article mentions of the higher equipment level.
 
It's very misleading to keep flinging around $9,100 when in the article you already stated it is not $9,100.
 
Your specific complaint is that you are not allowed to purchase a barebones Tahoe Hybrid with cloth seats and nothing else.

That's a valid point for sure billt9. However I compared the price for the hybrid model with that of the recently departed long term Tahoe, and the difference is roughly $4000, meaning 9 years to make up the difference. Still not worth it.

i think i'm right but this isn't any worse than any other hybrid. i'm not gonna be a number cruncher but yeah...

I think GM should have used a 6CYL or at least the VCM v8 but not the 6.0! If only the trailblazer/envoy's I6s got better mpg, they should haved tried that out! That I6 has a sweet sound and great power.
 
-Cj

The 6.0 in the hybrid does use AFM (VCM). I'm not sure, but I believe that makes it the only current truck in GM's lineup with a 6.0l that DOES.

The bigger issue is that you can get steep discounts on the non-hybrids, while the hybrids will command full list price for a while at least.
 
You can get a Tahoe for under $30k nowadays, while a hybrid will be $50k. Sure, you get more equipment, but you don't have the choice. You will spend a whole bunch more and probably never break even (the batteries will die before you do, and those cost money).