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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
I think what happened with this and the Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade/Sierra Hybrids was along these lines...
"So we built this hybrid system...but it doesn't fit into cars."
"Well ****."
"Wanna shove it into a Silverado and see what happens?"
"Sure, why not."
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Actually they were making a play at their highest volume lowest mileage entry.
The article is a bit confusing in their criticism. On one hand they are critical of the towing but then they say GM should have used the 4.8L or a V6 which would have been even worse.
It was never intended to be "the highest MPG vehicle" but rather the "highest MPG pickup truck" that you could actually tow and haul with......which you can.
That being said, it's very pricey. And to get a base truck to get equal mileage with equal capapbility would have been very expensive as well. Diesel? Sure, but probably at an even higher cost. Diesel emissions require particulate traps and urea injection. $$$$
But hey, Chrysler paid GM for the technology and so did one other OEM that still hasn't put it into production yet.