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Hybrid boosts GM SUV fuel economy 25%; But not all Tahoe, Yukon fuel savings are under the hood.

Publication: Automotive News
Publication Date: 07-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Hybrid boosts GM SUV fuel economy 25%; But not all Tahoe, Yukon fuel savings are under the hood.(News)(General Motors Corp.)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Richard Truett

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Correction: A story on Page 10 in this issue is missing a first reference to Micky Bly, director of hybrid vehicle integration at General Motors.

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There's more to the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon gasoline-electric hybrids than the new Two-Mode transmission.

GM engineers reworked almost the entire vehicle to cut weight and improve aerodynamics. The payoff: a significant boost in fuel economy and the title of most fuel-efficient gasoline full-sized SUV.

Last week General Motors offered a small group of journalists short test drives in the 2008 Tahoe and Yukon hybrids on the company's sprawling proving grounds in...

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