Hybrid Hummers?

[mstams]

Hybrids have been announced for the new Escalades, Tahoes, and Yukons.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/FREE/60201002/1041

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2005...rchID=73234373194198 (http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050109/FREE/501090702&SearchID=73234373194198)

Think this will ever make it to the H2? 25% better fuel ecomony, but what about power, torque, etc.?

[mstams]

Hybrids have been announced for the new Escalades, Tahoes, and Yukons.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/FREE/60201002/1041

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/2005...rchID=73234373194198 (http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050109/FREE/501090702&SearchID=73234373194198)

Think this will ever make it to the H2? 25% better fuel ecomony, but what about power, torque, etc.?

[Sewie]

I can't remember the name of the spokeswoman, but in an interview awhile back she said there were no plans to develop a hybrid hummer.

[Tully]

The Escalade article says a 25% increase in fuel efficency can bring it to 30mpg???

Am I doing the math right...thats suggesting that the thing got 24mpg before...?

( 24*.25=6+24=30mpg)

[MovinH2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Tully:
The Escalade article says a 25% increase in fuel efficency can bring it to 30mpg???

Am I doing the math right...thats suggesting that the thing got 24mpg before...?

( 24*.25=6+24=30mpg) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


HA HA HA More like 12-14.

[mstams]

I know the new '07 Tahoes and Yukons with the smaller V8's and cylinder deactivation are supposed to get highway mileage into the low 20's without hybrid technology. However, I don't the Escalades with their larger engines would do that well.

[MIZZOU H2]

Didnt the first 02 2wd escalades come with the 5.3 v8 rather than the 6.0 which was offered in the AWD?

[mstams]

The '07s are 6.2L only with 403 hp.

[ARH1956]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MovinH2:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Tully:
The Escalade article says a 25% increase in fuel efficency can bring it to 30mpg???

Am I doing the math right...thats suggesting that the thing got 24mpg before...?

( 24*.25=6+24=30mpg) </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


HA HA HA More like 12-14. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I'm not sure about the Escalade, but my Denali XL gets 20 on the highway @ 75 and in town it gets about 14. My H2 is far more entertaining & while it only manages 10 mpg around town, will jump up to as much as 11.5 on the highway, LOL.