Tahoe versus Tahoe hybrid: Will you pay $10,000 more?
Dual mode hybrids $10,000 more than conventionals?In just a couple of months GM's dual mode hybrid vehicles will finally hit the market. Thus, buyers of many of GM's top selling SUVs will be able to buy hybrid versions these gas-guzzlers, potentially providing a huge savings in fuel costs.
Yet, will SUV buyers be willing to fork out at least $10,000 more for the Tahoe hybrid or the Yukon hybrid? Even if the hybrid versions pay for themselves in long terms fuel costs, will buyers be able to look past the price difference?
Labels: GM, Hybrid Vehicles, tahoe hybrid, yukon hybrid
posted by Dahcredyns at
1:16 PM
12 Comments:
Just don't see how paying more than $10,000 for a hybrid will save you $$$, considering that you are only going to get a few more miles to the gallon, that's just me though.
Bryan
http://www.racinsite.com
I agree.
I have not seen any real numbers as to improved mileage, only percentages.
I have a Yukon now, it gets 16 MPG, I would not pay $10K more for a vehicle that is only going to get 20 MPG.
If you are looking for a savings by buying this vehicle, even long term, I don't think it will break even. The buyers are going to be doing it for other reasons, like environmental ones. I think 10K is really steep!
Cliff
My '95 150k Tahoe has been t-boned twice, stolen once and suffered many years of youthful driving learners and still I am hauling my grandkids around in it, safe and comfortable in our 12 year old urbanized truck (which makes it 74 in human years, btw). I have been looking at the new Tahoes and frankly, the hybrid option finally convinces me that it may be time. No one who owns a Tahoe bought it for its fuel efficiency; I bought it for its safety, utility, safety and comfort. And lastly, a US car manufacturer who is giving me a hybrid option now? Damn straight I will support that any day over an import.
Ridiculous-The Japanese Automotive Companies can produce a high quality hybrid for half the price.
let me see...better gas mileage, roomy, environmentally safer, greener, 4x4 power. i have been a Tahoe owner for 7yrs. yes, i would totally buy this SUV. think about the environment. can you put a price on that?
The 10K cost adder over what?? The 10K price includes navigation and other goodies that you may no find in a regular Tahoe/Yukon. GM should offer the hybrid in similar models as the standard Tahoe/Yukon variants.
If every import owner would stop buying them,and buy american this country would be better off.Remember the imports may be built here but the $ goes over there.
Most of you are forgetting or perhaps do not know about the extra features included. As with the Yukon hybrid it has most of the options offered on the standard Tahoe included. So really adding all the things like nav system and everything else almost level out the price with the non-hybrid Tahoe hybrid with the same options!! Then there are the fuel savings on top of that.
PS: I have to agree that you cannot put a price on the environment!!!
* sorry meant to say non-hybrid Tahoe
A Japanese import might cost half as much, but it's also half the car, I currently have a Sequoia, and I was looking to go with a Hybrid, but the only thing Toyota has in a Hybrid that can hold 7 Passengers is the Highlander, but even with them moving it to the Camry chassis, and adding an extra 4" this year, it's still way too small for my family, my kids are getting bigger not smaller, so there's no way I'd "Trade Down" to this that thing. The Tahoe might be a bit pricey compared to other Tahoe's but it's about the same as it would cost me for a new Sequoia Limited edition (which is what I have now, but is about 6 years old), so I'm thinking it's a pretty good deal.
Juan-
Just the other day a friend of mine asked me about the Tahoe hybrid. Today, she drives some kind of 6 cylinder Chevy truck. Last year, her family spent $10,000 filling it up. For her, that Tahoe hybrid will recover its hybrid costs in about 2 years. That's not bad. Of course, most don't drive as much as she does.
You obviously need a large SUV. I think the the Tahoe hybrid sounds like a great fit. I've test driven it, and I was very impressed. In fact, I titled my Tahoe hybrid test drive post, "The Devil drives a tahoe hybrid," because it almost tempted me - but I don't need a large SUV. Still, if you do, I think it's a great choice.
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