Avg. Price Paid:$24,549 - $26,733
Original MSRP: $49,590 - $52,395
MPG: 21 City / 22 Hwy
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Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Interior

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid U.S. News Best Cars 6.7
Critics' Rating: 6.5
Performance: 6.0
Interior: N/A
Safety: 9.8
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Pros & Cons

  • Advanced two-mode hybrid technology
  • Estimated 25% better fuel economy than regular Tahoe for a mix of city and highway driving
  • Large set of standard interior features
  • Mixed reviews for brake and steering performance

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Review Last Updated: 7/10/08

Despite its reduced appetite for gas, the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid serves buyers who are hungry for interior features. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says buyers shouldn't "think the Tahoe Hybrid ... skimps on the amenities that SUV drivers love," and adds, "Leather, heated seats, a navigation system and a backup camera are all standard."

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Seating

There's plenty of space inside the Tahoe Hybrid, which has three rows of seats. "The Tahoe and Yukon are the first hybrids to seat as many as nine people," notes Cars.com. Even the interior, though, is affected by the need to reduce the Tahoe Hybrid's weight. Car and Driver observes that it "also gets thinner, lighter seats," than the conventional Tahoe.

Interior Features

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid has a wealth of standard interior features, including an AM/FM radio with in-dash single CD player; a Bose premium speaker system with nine speakers total; auxiliary MP3 audio input; a DVD navigation system with voice activation; tri-zone automatic climate control; a leather-wrapped steering wheel; and electric speed-proportional power steering. One feature particularly impresses Car and Driver: "Mark this one down: The Tahoe is the first hybrid to come with keyless starting; heck, it's even standard. That's right, Mr. and Mrs. Overindulgent American Greenie, the press of a button fires up six liters of gas-guzzling V-8 goodness in the driveway. You may be worried about your carbon footprint, but a cold leather seat is no way to start the morning."

Cargo

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid has 16.9 cubic feet of cargo space with all seats up. With the third row removed, 60.3 cubic feet become available. And with the second row folded, the Tahoe Hybrid has 108.9 cubic feet of storage. These figures are the same as for the regular Tahoe.

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