On Wednesday 21 September 2005 22:05, Doran Barton wrote: > Incidentally, I heard on the radio the 2007 Chevy Tahoe is going to be a > major redesign for fuel economy. It's supposed to get something like 28 MPG > and they're pushing it to market as far ahead of schedule as possible.
Actually, this has been comign for a while. Toyota and GM partnered a few years back on the vortec engines, which first gave GM some decent quality again. After that they started working on new lines, specifically gearing for next years release of Full-size vehicles with hybrid engines. So the Toyota TUndra, Suburban/Tahoe/Yukon, and GM trucks will start having Diesel-Electric engines available. I believe these are the 4th gen hybrids (whereas the prius is an example of the the 2nd or 3rd gen) and supposed to be quite a bit more efficient. Not only that, having a diesel engine has extra benefits of being much more reliable, as well as being able to burn Bio-diesel (if we could ever get it out here). Worst case, you could set up your own fry-oil filter :) Supposedly these engines have all the torque needed on the heavier duty vehicles, but especially at lower speeds (city driving) you'll see the biggest gain in efficiency. Makes sense to target that, since that's where they currently take the biggest hit. -- Jayce^ -- Jayce^
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