Tahoe refined for today: All-new design keeps capability, adds comfort and economy - nwitimes.com
Full-size SUVs may never again scale the highest peaks of popularity like they did in the 1990s, but that doesn’t mean they’re irrelevant today. I just spent a week driving the Chevrolet Tahoe, one of the very few body-on-frame SUVs that hasn’t gone extinct, and it’s easy to see why drivers still fall in love with the capability of a truck like this — if you’re the right type of person. Its available off-road suspension package and 4x4 traction help it easily reach places that would make most family crossovers squeamish. Its tall, king-of-the-road, truck-like seating position is a plus for drivers who like that sort of thing. That said, General Motors took a long list of steps to bring the old-school Tahoe into the new-school era, where fuel economy and car-like handling qualities matter more than ever. The new design largely succeeds, improving the highway gas mileage by 10 percent without sacrificing capability — the whole reason people buy a Tahoe in the first place. With a high loading floor that eats into the volume, there’s just not a whole lot of room for road-trip luggage when the back seats are in place, which makes the Suburban seem considerably more appealing to me. Pricing starts at $47,000 for the... Source: www.nwitimes.com
