Friday, June 27, 2008

Comparison: 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe vs. 2008 Ford Expedition vs. 2008 Nissan Armada vs. 2008 Toyota Sequoia



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Late Tahoe. The Tahoe entered this grouping as the second youngest to the all-new Sequoia; yet, despite its newness, it quickly impressed us as the most aged. Take the transmission. Paired with a 5.3-liter V-8 whose 320 horsepower trailed only that of the Toyota, the Tahoe's four-speed proved its Achilles heel at the dragstrip, delivering the weakest 0-to-60 time (8.3 seconds) and the slowest quarter-mile trap speed (85.6 mph). The Chevy's four-speed struggled on mountain roads, as well, its tall ratios making it difficult to find the ideal gear. Notes editor at large St.

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Antoine, "Where you particularly lose the foster cog is rolling quickly downhill, where second is too low and third is too high." handbook sort? Not free. comment to Chevy: induct the Cadillac Escalade's Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed or, at the very slighhardship, its neat gear-wrench-mounted handbook-change buttons.The sole owner of a four-speed, the Tahoe was also the only one to sport an old-teach live hinge, a appear that behooves off-highway drills but tends to degenerate on-highway motions. Add in steering that was judged too light and not particularly communicative-a "spin-O-Matic" feel, according to St.

Antoine-and the Chevy's hulk was downgraded foster. Per Truck Trend editor symbol Williams, "It's the most fun to take to the back country and prance around in, but next to these other family-welcoming haulers, it just doesn't keep up." added, by eliminating the possibility of a absolute flummox, the live hinge compromises interior efficiency, forcing Chevy to operate removable third-row seats very than fold-absolute units like the others.

Not only is it burdensome to take out those pouring seats, but it's also a burden to sit in them, as they present the slighhardship liberty. And if you penury to tote gear with a satiated passenger insert, the Tahoe trails again, presenting only 16.9 cubic feet behind the third row.Of course, it's not like the Chevy is lacking virtues. although the Z71 wrap, the Tahoe provided an impressively amenable highway traverse as well as a surprisingly quiet floor, even at near-tripledigit speeds. Moreover, the interior, while comparatively basic and monotone, did present the most comfortable front container seats and the most front headroom.

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benefit, with Active Fuel Management that switches between V-8 and V-4 country, the Tahoe, at 13.4 mpg, joined with the Toyota for best-in-hardship fuel country.If you're looking for a firm off-highway toy that's still worthy on-highway, or a vast five-seat sport/ute that can swallow seven in a pinch, the Tahoe won't disappoint. But if you're looking for more from a three-row satiated-dimension SUV, like a advanced tow rating than 6200 pounds, there are better options.

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