This will be the last thing I drive in 2012.
I drove the Hybrid version earlier. But never this "regular" one.
Which isn't really different.
The look is familiar as the current model has been out for about 5 years. An all new one is due in a little over a year. And this next one will be based on the recently introduced 2014 Silverado pick up.
Which looks pretty horrible.
Let's just hope the Tahoe will not borrow too much visually from it's messy pick up cousin...
The interior has that 80's GM feel to it. It was actually nice 5 years ago. But now, the "hard plastic everywhere" look and feel is quite dated.
Especially in my $57 000 test car. Yes, $57 000 .
Which makes the $55 000 Infiniti JX I tested last month feel like a bargain.
Something else that is really dated is the column shifter. With useless "manual" mode.
At least the interior is roomy. And feels really solid.
The drive is of course very trucky. It is always moving, up and down, sideways etc...
The suspension achieves the unwanted goal of feeling soft, and uncomfortable at the same time.
As most bumps are not absorbed very well.
The transmission is smooth. But not very responsive to most downshift requests.
The big 5.3 Liter V8 engine is quiet and smooth. And very thirsty.
GM claims 15/21 MPG. 15 in the city seems an impossible goal, as my best number was about 12.
But I had no problem getting 25 on the freeway.
As I mentioned before, $57 000 is a lot of money for a truck based SUV with a rather cheap looking interior and driving dynamics of a 1980 LTD wagon.
The Infiniti JX's design isn't for everyone. But the interior is miles ahead of the one in the Chevrolet.
For less money. (You can even save 1000s more by getting its Pathfinder cousin.)
And it seems a lot roomier, especially the trunk where the rear seats fold flat. Unlike the Tahoe.
Its car like ride is also vastly superior. And it easily gets about 20MPG in the city. Which is almost twice as good as the Tahoe!
I don't own horses, don't ever have to tow anything, so I have no use for a truck based dinosaur.
Like 90% of people who buy these things mostly to carry their kids to school.
But somehow, there seems to be quite a market for these as I see many around every day.
Go figure...
I drove the Hybrid version earlier. But never this "regular" one.
Which isn't really different.
The look is familiar as the current model has been out for about 5 years. An all new one is due in a little over a year. And this next one will be based on the recently introduced 2014 Silverado pick up.
Which looks pretty horrible.
Let's just hope the Tahoe will not borrow too much visually from it's messy pick up cousin...
The interior has that 80's GM feel to it. It was actually nice 5 years ago. But now, the "hard plastic everywhere" look and feel is quite dated.
Especially in my $57 000 test car. Yes, $57 000 .
Which makes the $55 000 Infiniti JX I tested last month feel like a bargain.
Something else that is really dated is the column shifter. With useless "manual" mode.
At least the interior is roomy. And feels really solid.
The drive is of course very trucky. It is always moving, up and down, sideways etc...
The suspension achieves the unwanted goal of feeling soft, and uncomfortable at the same time.
As most bumps are not absorbed very well.
The transmission is smooth. But not very responsive to most downshift requests.
The big 5.3 Liter V8 engine is quiet and smooth. And very thirsty.
GM claims 15/21 MPG. 15 in the city seems an impossible goal, as my best number was about 12.
But I had no problem getting 25 on the freeway.
As I mentioned before, $57 000 is a lot of money for a truck based SUV with a rather cheap looking interior and driving dynamics of a 1980 LTD wagon.
The Infiniti JX's design isn't for everyone. But the interior is miles ahead of the one in the Chevrolet.
For less money. (You can even save 1000s more by getting its Pathfinder cousin.)
And it seems a lot roomier, especially the trunk where the rear seats fold flat. Unlike the Tahoe.
Its car like ride is also vastly superior. And it easily gets about 20MPG in the city. Which is almost twice as good as the Tahoe!
I don't own horses, don't ever have to tow anything, so I have no use for a truck based dinosaur.
Like 90% of people who buy these things mostly to carry their kids to school.
But somehow, there seems to be quite a market for these as I see many around every day.
Go figure...