The Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Was a Truly Terrible SUV
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The Chevy Tahoe Hybrid was an awful SUV. Today I'm reviewing the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid, and I'm going to show you all of the quirks and features of the Tahoe Hybrid. Then I'm going to show you how the Tahoe Hybrid drives -- and I'm going to explain why the Tahoe Hybrid is such a bad vehicle.
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Imagine renting your car to some dude and later discover that it received a proper roast on YT
Hehehehe
I can imagine worse things being done to my car
😭😂🤣
Neil they're privately owned vehicles put up for rent on the website. Its like air bnb for cars.
People rent through Turo because they have quirky, oddball vehicles. It follows that the owners not only know about the quirks but likely bought the vehicle for that reason.
imagine renting out your nice hybrid Chevy Tahoe to someone on Turo just to later find a video on CZcams of a poorly dressed man making fun of it.
oswald uh haha your profile pic matches this comment perfectly
Lolol
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"oh well, i got paid."
Aaron Bryant 😂
"Hybrid" was to the late 2000s as "Turbo" was to the late 1980s.
And 2019 *cough Porsche cough*
@@frowlinian8175 Porsche back at it again!
@@mayankabrol9380 I'm pretty sure this is the first time they ever put "Turbo" on a non-turbo'ed car
@@frowlinian8175 yes but they have overused the turbo batch before
Frowlinian Wait, they put Turbo on a N/A car?!
I find a 25% increase in mpg really impressive especially for such a big car with a V8.
Then you're welcome to pay the extra 10k
@@cherrypepsi2815 Nah, i buy a couple of apples instead.
And two oranges.
Agreed. Notable AND if there's no premium OR other vehicle is selling for less than comparable Tahoe because of stigma, you're still ahead until the batteries crap out. No one is buying a new one now and if they are it's STILL likely a pariah and not selling for a premium. The extra 10k comment is irrelevant.
This one had a v6
@@Poppatart1778no it did not come with a V6! No Tahoe came with a v6
Chevy: we need a fuel efficient new car
Also chevy: 6 liter V8
@@kamontjohnson3121 Yeah, lets make it 6.2 with 420 hp
tank2g2 no make it 6.9 liters with 420 hp
They could've stuck in the 5.3L V8 but nah they needed a 6.0L V8😂
@@hernanaguilarjr7954 that is so they can have afm longer in v4 mode if you able to take advantage you can get 25-26MPG very easy on the highway using 91 oct only
87octane yields only 18 to 19MPG NO matter how you drive it since it will stay in V8 mode 99% of the time.
A car for assholes who pollute the planet but don't want to feel like assholes 😂
There's a person about 2 blocks away from me who owns one of these. I've always wanted to ask about it but I'm scared to talk to someone who bought a Tahoe hybrid
lol let him know about doug's review
Id start out like...
SO...
WHAT IN THE GHENGHIS FUCK.. made you buy a Tahoe HYBRID with a 6+ltr V8.. and a dead banana as a battery?!
Are ya a maroon.. OR ACTUALLY STUPID?!
@@SlidTossedPissed I'm still only getting 14 mpg on highway in my Titan
@@bryanmartinez6600
Welp...
If ya complaing about the fuel eco, do remember ya got a 5.6ltr V8. So not much smaller AT ALL than the Fat Bastard in the video above...
And.. if the fuel eco bothers you...
Ya coulda checked out a different vehicle like the Frontier..or any generation / year of the Murano, Pathfinder.. as they both gained weight...
Or any number of alternative / smaller of whatever type of vehicle.. you think you need / want.
@@SlidTossedPissed yeah I know and really I can't do anything because frontier is too small and the half ton is good for what I do which is roofing. For a truck though rides smoother than any other. And the power is needed on our uneven highways. 20 MPG for an SUV this big doesn't sound bad at all I think the Mercury Marauder got like 5 city with it's 4.6 V8.
If you drive it right, you actually can save 7-10 mpg. This involves a lot of gentle pedal work, coasting to stops and pretending you're cornering on ice so you use regen brakes more and tire scrub less. But it works, especially if you idle a lot.
So if you drive it more economically, it’ll be more economic? That goes for every car. The point is that a hybrid is supposed to be more economical the second you start the thing. This isn’t.
And cruising button
@HunterJs2 I'll say my truck gets 12mpg on a good day. Driving slower/more economically I don't get any better mileage
@@reverandhale863 you have to accelerate slower and less frequently, the speed you get to doesn’t matter so much. If you top out at 30 mph but are still mashing the gas to get there and then brake soon after, you won’t get better mileage.
I bought a 2008 Tahoe Hybrid back in 08 and still have it today. It's a great vehicle. I had the dealer take off all the hybrid stickers before I drove it off the lot. Still running strong.
How many miles??
@@jorgesaucedo6890 just under 100k.
Have you even had to replace the hybrid battery?
@@margaretconley2257 Since lithium batteries only last about 8 years (and are guaranteed 8 years max), it's a given that they did replace it. It also probably cost them more than the SUV was worth, hence why resale values on hybrids are horrendous.
Looking at a Cadillac escalade hybrid. The hybrid part is scaring me. Your battery still going strong?
3 million subscribers and still only 2 T-shirts. Doug needs to wear three.
That's how mafia works
Wow this comment is good
In the Land Cruiser spirit- 'why make three t-shirts'?
Start a petition XD
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Fuel efficiency?
Lets give it a v8
that's the AMC Gremlin line of thinking
a v8 that was actually bigger than the standard model nonetheless
GM didn’t want people to say that it’s performance was anemic like all the other hybrids were at that time.
They did the same thing with their electric offerings, for example the 2011 Volt which was a range extended electric (a type of plug-in hybrid) had 149 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque while the Cruze from that year had 138 horsepower and 125 lb-ft of torque.
And the all electric Bolt EV is a subcompact with 200 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque.
Also that Spark EV over the Gas one.
CIA Perfect logic.
12:08 Doug's new CZcams premium kids show. Lmao.
“Let me pop a quick H on this car, that way we all know it’s filled with hornets.”
Gotta try and smoke them out to get their honey 🤣
This joke is meta as fuck, good job
I like this comment thank you
Turo: A company that lets you rent someone’s terrible car and then make fun of it on CZcams for profit.
The greater things in life
As well as floor it, and get away with it
And I love it
its called an unbiased review
🤣👌👍
Rents car out.
Makes a few bucks
Sees CZcams notification
Sees car getting roasted af....
Tensa Zangetsu Doug is the kind of guy who rents your car just to roast it
By a guy in two t-shirts
You people are funny lol.
@pete smyth whose? Show me the link. Its a pretty common deduction. But thanks for being youtube police. Cheers. 😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@pete smyththank God for people like you, douchebag.
13:21 my family owns a 2013 Mercedes Viano with the same “loop” to close the tailgate, what I do is pull on the loop, and when the tailgate is low enough, I push on the tailgate to close it
Every sane, rational person would do that.
We had a Chevy Blazer with that loop. Seriously, any sane individual would be doing that. Idk what kinda crack doug likes to smoke.
I have a Toyota Sienna with the exact same setup, and I cringed when I saw the segment first time around.
Doug is simply too tall to notice.
Important things to note:
1. The CD player doubles as the DVD player, so you don’t need to plug a separate one in.
2. You can tip the rear seats up to gain a flat floor minus a few inches at the front, where the seat sits. This prevents having to remove the seats all of the way. Speaking of, the rear seats can come out by pulling a lever.
tip the rear seats? can you sit on a folded up seat?
remove the seats? then why get a 7 seater if it cant carry 7 people?
thats what Doug meant
That engine bay looks like it spent a bit of time fighting in Iraq
Somewhere in Fallujah it seems
That is such a period-correct joke it's not even funny.
The whole thing is dirty and gross. Could never let my truck get like that
Nothing parties like a rental.
Tyvek Homewrap Finally someone who isn’t stuck to the past
6 LITER V8 hybrid 🤦♂️ Only GM could done something like that
Is it really that surprising that a body on frame SUV with a high towing capacity has a V8?
@@SethPowell7 no , but this was supposed to be a eco hybrid. Smaller engine( even 4.8 ) would more sensible when it comes to fuel efficiency.
@@RRninja-jq6lp No the 4.8 would have not stay in AFM at all 6.0 has more torque i threw out the power band to keep AFM longer there by saving fuel she can easily hit 30MPG on the highway (flat Florida-land though) I can get her upto 26MPG
typical is 25mpg for me on the highway but we have some hills though
@@punker4Real still pathetic.. might i posit one word? *hchhhm* diesel.
Only in America...
What your missing is that the normal
Tahoe comes with a 5.3 and this is 20 combined with the 6.0. The 6.0 in the Escalade in 2008 had. A combined 14mpg. So it’s a bump of 6mpg.
10:51 Doug is the type of guy who rents a Tahoe and then complains it's not a Suburban
Doug forgot the reason for the over the top "Hybrid Badging" was for parking. Every downtown in the East/West coast around 2008ish had "Hybrid Only" parking. This was to prevent the Prius crowd from double parking or slashing your tires in the special parking spaces.
I thought that's what a glock is for
Just don't park backwards...the front of the "Hybrid badging everywhere" Tahoe lacks front badges :-P
I have one it does not have the hybrid badge "kit" those side panel badges were an addon from the dealer and not a factory installed item.. this way the dealer CHARGES extra 300-400$ on it profit
I doubt a Prius owner would believe the badges
Oh i get it, I think you kinda need a lot of proof to convince someone you have a hybrid Chevy Tahoe.
Owner: “Wow cool! Doug rented my car it’s gonna be on CZcams!”
*The Chevy Tahoe Hybrid was a truly terrible SUV*
“:(“
hi gay i'm dad For some reason even though this is a 2008, and we’re half way through 2019, Doug still thinks that 2008 was 10 years ago.
When comparing MPGs, percentage is a lot more relevant. Especially when the MPG numbers are in the low 10s - 20s region. A 4 mpg gain from 16 to 20 is worth so much more compared 40 to 44.
This. This is Doug's WORST ever take... Just so much stupid. A +25% gain in fuel efficiency for a big SUV is freaking HUGE!!!
Agreed, AR. Nobody bought the Honda Insight (a 2 seater that could get 70mpg). Everybody buys trucks and large SUVs. Even a so-so effort on two mode hybrids on large vehicles will save more gas and cut tailpipe emissions far more than 60mpg microcars ever will.
In the end, GM was trying to sell these to people who otherwise would have bought an H2 or an Expedition. With cylinder deactivation and a mild hybrid system that allows for short trips on electric power alone (around town, anyway) these vehicles were far better options than many people think. I agree with doug on the weird badging though. Just strange.
A 2007 prius only gets about 25% better mileage highway than a 2007 corolla. It got about 50% better MPGs in town, though.
Even still, figuring 3 bucks a gallon you'd have to drive more than 225K miles, all in the city, before you'd ever make up the cost of the thing. A 2007 prius was ~ $7k over a corolla, that pays off in ~140K miles.
I agree with doug, it's dumb and doesn't make sense.
@@pontiacg445 $3 dollars a gallon, oh I wish I lived in America 🇺🇸
@@user-zg9nl8gl2g Don't worry, our current dictator is making sure that's not a thing any longer.
12:10 imagine having almost 4 million subs and 1.3 billion total views and still play with your toy Jeep Renegade and make noises lol this dude is just awesome
When a gm car has it's reverse lights on and there's nobody in the car I fall for that every time
It is like gm is pulling a prank on us with the reverse lights
I've started ignoring GM reverse lights in parking lots until I see brake lights
That's actually done for safety and the timer for it can be changed on some models.
I used to, I have evolved. Look at the third brake light and if it’s not lit up, you’re probably safe.
That shit should be illegal.
Legend says that Doug sneaks into the back of random people’s cars in a parking lot just to play with his Jeep renegade toy... 12:10
Legend has it Doug only truly loves Jeep Renegades since he got one at the age of 16
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in what videos that has footage doug playing toy cars?
I have seen him do it
I got an alert from my security cameras at night and I go out and I hear a grown man making car noises in the back of my car
Hey Doug you missed a couple things. The in-dash stereo could play dvds for the screen in the back. You could actually have the kids listening to the dvd with headphones in the back while the parents listened to the radio in the front seats all with the same stereo from the dash. 2nd, You could fold the third row seats up towards the middle row without removing them to give you a much larger load area in the back. Same in the suburban.
And the Avalanche had that too!
Not sure if anyone has mentioned this in the thousands of comments, but the strap on the tailgate is probably there so that the hatch can be closed from the inside. I have a GMC Envoy from this era with the same feature, and I have actually used it for that purpose several times.
That rear wiper motor is dying. Source: Am GM technician
My thought too, no way it sounded like that when new.
Sounds like it
Isn't it a 10-year-old wiper motor in a car that probably lives in California? I've owned 30-year-old British and Italian cars in a country where it actually rains, and the wiper motors haven't died on me.
@@MathsYknow probably because it's rarely used, and it's also made out of gm shit.
I'm just some random asshole and I could told him that
Exterior: freshly detailed
Engine: buried in Hoovie's backyard for the last year
Exactly😂 Soon as I saw it I said out loud, “who shit on it”
Except headlamps - they seem to be a bit tired...
Interior was pretty filthy in spots too.
john boylan definitely not detailed
Doug: "Pretty decent buy today"
Also Doug: "Truly terrible SUV"
ok buddy
I score Doug's score a 0 out of 10.
I have a 2008 Yukon hybrid and I truly love it.
You turn off or adjust the exit lighting.
If you drive 10,000 miles per year, you'll save more $ that the hybrid premium in only a few years.
He makes fun of 4 MPG savings for about $9,000 price premium. This is thoroughly a red-herring argument.
The bigger 6.0L engine is needed when you're on the highway and it kicks into 4 cylinder mode - very good mileage, too.
If you can't fit your backpack in the rear, try the side door - you probably would use the side door with your car too.
The reason to get a Yukon is because you want a full-size comfortable ride for several adults.
If you you start with the H badging you'll have nothing to stand on.
The ride is quiet and soft.
My rear wiper motor - we'll I can't hear it - so it's the motor from hell for him .. and he didn't even bother to buy the vehicle.
Nobody ever complained about the passenger front foot room - ever.
The turn-signal all-in-one combo knob - it takes one day to learn it and remember - no different than most cars which have some sort of multi-combo knob.
I don't have a problem with the lit dashboard colors. Just drive it and the vehicle is smart enough itself. If you're hard on any car, your economy will suffer.
Taking the 3rd row seats in and out - no problem.
The rear door... we'll he made a comedy routine out of nothing. What a silly boy.
I won't watch any more of Doug's comedy shows - WHY?
1. He has no vested interest in the vehicle - which makes him mostly wrong in his assessment.
2. He doesn't use it for a long enough period of time to make a REAL list of problems.
3. He would never buy the vehicle (in this case a TAHOE) because he just isn't a Tahoe/Yukon kind-of-guy.
4. He makes fun and ridicules all the things which are not the reason the vehicle is a Hybrid.
5. He missed many of the other more important features or nice touches...for example:
built-in AC (120V) adaptor, tire inflater, backup camera, tow capability for the largest trailers,
comfortably seat 6/7 large adults, separate ventilation controls for rear seating, separate climate control passenger side.
super easy ingress/egress.
Doug gets a score of 0/10
Flubber DeBlubber most/some of what you said was truly right! I have to say that
"It accelerates surprisingly quickly..."
1 out of 10 for acceleration on the Doug score.
"You can't even fit a backpack in here..."
9 out of 10 for practicality on the Doug score.
No one cares much about the Doug score, I know, but maybe someone should check and see if he's developing Alzheimer's.
Lol!
This is a result of the Doug score being designed for super cars and not large SUVs. Take that into consideration and it starts to make sense.
HOW DARE YOU INSULT DOUG LIKE THIS!!!!!!!! HOW DARE YOU!
Agreed. Not sure how an SUV with NO TRUNK deserves anything more than a 1 for practicality.
Alzheimer's or Dementia, but yes, I was thinking the same thing! Seems to be a common theme with a lot of his videos.
"Chevy Tahoe Hybrid connoisseurs" a phrase no one has uttered ever...
Until now
I actually knew the details he presented.. Connoisseur LOL!
Sadly, they do exist
Main issue about the Tahoe Hybrid is the pricing. Its not a terrible car, but it's not what you call very good value for money.
The Doug scores make me wonder if he's secretly fighting Alzheimer's or ADHD
**watches Doug play with a toy car whilst making little kid noises**
Yes, yes he is.
"Yeah, I've got a hybrid"
"What kind of economy you get?"
"20 MPG"
"👁👄👁"
25% better mileage than non-hybrid, not too shabby. Still crappy mileage any way you look at it though.
The owner of this Tahoe Hybrid must be over the moon that someone finally rented his SUV on Turo...
Probably not so much after he sees the review.
Who buys a 6L V8 and cares about fuel economy
The person who owns the car and listed it on Turo.
A Californian
Vegans
A fleet vehicle that gets driven thousands of miles daily for which the fuel economy actually matters?
A real bisexual petrol-head 65l jesus fuck
doug: *makes comparison with vw golf so europeans can understand*
also doug: uses foot to describe how much longer the tahoe is
I want a whole video of just Doug playing with his tiny cars
I bet the battery was actually only there to power the beer refrigerators and microwaves people actually wanted in these vehicles. But the battery was so big they were allowed to class it as a Hybrid.
Good point. Or even just a massive, booming stereo
Ben Mayall yeah they noticed their batteries were so big they could power an electric motor so they added them.
these trucks are awesome! would be so nice to have that Aux battery from the factory. just hook up a newer solar controller and solar panels and you are all set
They were huge in the Washington DC area because of the allowed usage of hybrid vehicles in HOV lanes. It was worth the thousands more to avoid traffic.
+EarthTrauma messed up that we have to go the comment section to get good insight and analysis
because it sure as hell aint in the video
@@johnair1 Instead he mentions the details that literally any Yukon or Tahoe of that era had, instead of the specific Hybrid details...
So couldn't you technically just buy the badges and slap it on a normal Tahoe?
@@TheCobruhAlienat0r I'd imagine like California, they gave you decals to let officers know
@@TheCobruhAlienat0r yeah, and get caught, ur in jail
I Work at a university police department we have one of these and it honestly is perfect for our use case. Save money in gas and protect the engine while we idle 80% of the day.
Why did he have to overcomplicate closing the tailgate to such an astronomical level
Did your feelings get hurt?
@@flight2k5 No, but it hurt my brain watching him being spastic.
its like he didnt realise the loop was for short people so they can get the thing down so they can close it the regular way
Because he's Doug and that is a very Doug thing to do.
@@flight2k5 No because I can't feel anything anymore because I've lost all my motor functions after the massive stroke that I suffered from watching doug close this tailgate in such an ungodly manner.
Doug, the type of guy that helps his ex girlfriend move into her new boyfriends house
Clyde Torris thats called human decency
Bruh it's a joke y'all taking it all seriously
The type of guy who buys Gillette razors in 2019. 😂
Human decency my ass, him and her can move her shit. After it's on my doorstep
Only if he could review her new boyfriends car 😂
Doug: "Let me review your cool car!"
Also Doug: "Your car is bad and you should feel bad"
"I know what a hybrid is, it's like country AND western"
12:08 I want a 12 hour extension of this magnificent play
Go to a junk yard. Get another cup holder insert. 4 cup holders baby. Big brain 🧠
Should have been included for the money. And the lifestyle
😂😂😂😂
yeah, but then you realize you just took the cup holders out of your Tahoe at the junk yard because that's where they belong
User name fits lol
Yeah, I was thinking something along those lines, too --- there was enough room between cup-holder location-positions that you could **add** another cup-holder insert in that empty slots-space, as well as just moving the single existing cup-holder insert from one space to the other and back again.
Person: oh sweet Doug's using my Tahoe, I wonder what he'll do with it.
Doug: 12:12
💀💀💀
He who likes cars i’m dying
OMG this comment really made my day 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
Everytime he plays with the toy cars, i just can’t help but laugh
The dude almost knocked himself tf out with that trunk lol
So... a few things.
1. That rear wiper is very broken.
2. The "coin slot" is where the 4wd selector goes, this one doesn't have it.
3. The turn signal stalk is really simple. If you just take 30 seconds to look at it, the pictures are very clear and easy to remember I love how consolidated the controls are so you don't have to go on a damn easter egg hunt when you want to wash your rear window...
4. If you just hit the lever on the 3rd-row seats, they fold themselves forward giving you a huge cargo area.
5. The removal of the 3rd row is not "quite a process". You just literally pull the handle. They even have rollers to help guide for installation and removal. A dog could actually do this.
6. I hope your bit about closing the liftgate was intentional, because I know you're not that dull. The strap is to help the vertically-challenged reach the actual handle. This is very obvious. If those are appropriate lifters, the gate should pretty much close itself once it's ~75% down.
FerventlyFree I love his videos but sometimes he just puts no effort into fact checking things
FerventlyFree shhh the fans might eat you alive if you point out the stupid bullshit he says
You know, he doesn’t care about his errors. It might just be a great strategy. The more engagement aka feedback, the more googles algorithms will suggest the video. Same with likes. Do you really think a youtuber cares what we say when they say, “ comment below if you would like .......?.?.? Nope. It’s all just for a bigger paycheck
Nathan Harris I get the impression that not doing a ton of research before hand and winging it is a part of his schtick/gimmick, rather then simple laziness/sloppiness. His reviews seem to involve a certain degree of winging it, where unlike other cars reviewers who carefully research every aspect of the cars, he appears to do only very basic background research on the car/truck he’s reviewing beforehand but doesn’t learn about every feature. Of corse this annoys some folks quit a lot judging by the comments on his videos, but I’m ok with him not knowing the everything about of every feature of the vehicles he reviews beforehand and sort of winging it but I can understand how that would bother some. It makes him more like average Joe reviewing pulled of the streets to review car rather what you’d expect from say Jay Leno, who wants you to know that knows the cars he talks about (especially those he owns).
Honestly the turn signal in those GM vehicles are extremely easy to use and basic. I have no clue what he was on about.
Imagine renting your car out on turo and seeing this guy roasting your suv while playing with a Jeep renegade in the back 😂
530Alpha haha!
+530Alpha imagine that
I'd be honored
Imagine having to call a grown man and tell him he left his toy renegade in your trunk.
@@TheEgg185 did he leave it in the trunk?
Okay, who jizzed in the cup holder at 10:11? Lmfao
The Tahoe is a great reliable vehicle. I have 2 of them. The Vortec V8 is hands down the most reliable engine I ever owned. My 07 has 245K miles and rides smooth as silk. Its safe and really comfortable. The 6.0 V8 in these hybrids ha me intrigued but I wonder what happens when the hybrid battery needs to be replaced. These Hydrids are deal imo especially compared to the cost of the new Tahoes.
I remembre the Top Gear staff laughing at the fact that it was “Green car of the year” in the US but it had a 6.0 L V8 😆
What’s your point? Pragmatically speaking there’s more benefit to hybrids like this than hybridizing already efficient small cars like the Prius.
Typical hybrid or electric car owners also own some sort of truck or SUV largely negating whatever benefit they think they are providing.
@@DrewLSsix It still gets terrible MPG. The non-hybrid is even worse, but that makes the hybrid green. Are people even driving something like this in a city much, where the hybrid actually makes a difference?
@@TheTrickfilmmaker people drive SUVs in the city all the time. As for this particular model? Probably actually.
@@TheTrickfilmmaker Do you even America comrade?
@DrewLSsix No, no there isn't. If they prius were not a hybrid it would get 36mpg. It gets 56mpg, a massive difference. That's 240 more miles per tank.
It won a Green Car of The Year.... THIS won an award associated with economy and 'saving' the planet... Only in the US
I could award a Saving the Planet award to a Viper ACR and it would be the same thing.
Cars are NOT the problem regarding pollution. Big corporations that are deregulated and chucking toxic waste directly into the water, land and air, all around the world.... are what we need to fix.
The problem is governments WORK FOR big corporations and not its citizens, so instead of punishing, taxing and regulating big business, they turn around and say YOU and YOUR mode of transportation needs to be taxed and regulated and eventually they'd love to take away your ability to drive anywhere altogether (aka autonomous cars; who do you think controls the autonomous grid?).
It was on top gear uk that year
Kind of like obama winning the Nobel peace prize.
And trump thought he was gonna get one 🤣
Given out by JD Power & Associates? The associate buy-a-review depot of American auto makers?
The hole for the coins is actually the place where the 4x4 switch would be. But, since this one isn't, is a hole
both of my parents have a tahoe and now that i’m watching doug demuro review the same car they have i see how much stuff he gets wrong
eh not rlly. i have a 07 yukon xl and everything is the same except the yukon has fully automated seats. but he got the info right man
Doug the type of guy to change the oil every 3000km in his electric car.
Isn’t that recommended?
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@@lifefamilyhonor either you get a r/whooooosh or I get a r/whooooosh for not getting your sarcasm
dont forget the spark plugs
That's as much as he changes his depends !👶
GM made these for governments. So those folks can say “We drive hybrids”
Government Motors
It was actually a compliance vehicle and was sold to the public, but many did end up in government fleets because they were sold at a big discount and were better than fuel. I know NYC bought a bunch, with quite a few for the NYPD non-patrol units.
GM is the fleet vehicle king, that's where most GM products seem to end up.
And radio show hosts to deny the naysayers!
Pretty much. No one other than governments willingly buy Tahoe’s anymore
As Hoovies Garage would say the gm ness is what made it a failure
Saw one of these at an Applebees parking lot today. I thought the hybrid badge was a joke.
1. The wiper in a Tahoe is not that loud, that one is messed up
2. 10:27 the "coin slot" is where the 4WD controls go, that one doesn't have 4WD
Beatking564 wait what controls??
The 4WD controls...the ones you use for "traction".
And the back seats can fold up once more to go flat against the 2nd row seats
And this Tahoe is pretty much base model. My 07 z71 has lots more than this one.
3rd row seats also fold up
Video title: The Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Was a Truly Terrible SUV
19:17 "It isn't a terrible SUV. I think it's actually a pretty good vehicle."
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Sometimes douggie is a bit counter-intuitive.
yeah the title should be "the chevy tahoe hybrid was a terrible HYBRID suv" based on what he says at 19:20
The value of the Tahoe and Suburban are still crazy, even older ones, they are not for everyone but still very much loved and valued by the size and comfort of travel.
11:00
"for our global viewers"
wow he really is thoughtful
"3 feet longer"
:/
never change doug
Glad I'm not the only one who was baffled by that.
I want info abt Liters per 100km. Global viewer here.
That's actually hilarious 😂😂
I think he was saying something like "forget about the global viewers here" then he said feet.
Its not like there is a metric meter of measure that would be close to 3.3 feet or anything.
This isn't the Chevy review we were hoping for.
One day...
Yeah 😒
What were we hoping for again?
@@johndawhale3197 the new C8 Vette.
Yes... Yes it is. The Corvette.. meh. This is so much more fun to watch!
I have the 2009 version and it doesn't have that side branding Hybrid and my rear windshield wiper doesn't sound like that lol Also that loop is not in my trunk. You're absolutely right about the cheap plastic all around the interior of the vehicle not to mention that the dashboard cracks, at least I can say that it took 9yrs before mine crack.
This Tahoe being a 2008. I figured the reason it had an aftermarket carpeted dash pad was because the dashboard was probably all cracked. Dashpad is cheaper and easier than replacing the dashboard.
12:35 You could fold them again which gives you a lot more flat space.
Doug; the type of guy to never modify a car in GTAV.
Sounds like me
Lmfao
I never throw performance options on and I only paint them colors that their real life counterpart are sold in 😂
Hes also the type of guy to pass on the turbo option to keep it NA
I never did either but all the bikes were tricked out... miss that game 😭
Doug is the type of guy to write “THIS was doug demuro” on his gravestone when he dies
And give his life a Doug Score
Thank you for that laugh
“here are his quirks and features”
How would he write anything if hes dead?
I remember seeing these a good bit in the late 2000's, I always wondered if they actually got good mileage or if it was more of a gimmick
Doug: There’s a little screen that pops down from the ceiling for DVD’s.
Me: This is a blast to the past, my mom had an extremely similar 09 Traverse.
Chevy execs: 6L V8, what can we do with it 🤔
Also Chevy execs: let's put it in our new hybrid🧠👨🏫
@@ramseynelson1747 Might have had cylinder deactivation, and at least a bigger v8 doesn't have to work as hard to move a big vehicle.
@@ramseynelson1747 that is exactly my question. The hp gain from the 6.0 vs 5.3 is negligible. Why not use the 5.3 that comes in EVERY other Tahoe. Weird.
The Tahoe hybrid is a 6 litre v8 powered SUV with a 9v battery stuck to it and Chevy calls it a hybrid
Ey man, as long as it has one it counts within the government requirements eyes
[] this was on top gear uk in 2008 and they just laughed at it
As far as the MPG argument, he forgot to consider that the Hybrid got you the much more powerful 6.0 vs the just adequate 5.3. An option that offers both extra performance AND efficiency? Not bad.
Exit lighting option can be turned on or off through the dashboard options.
Tailgate pull handle is there to help short people reach, where they can pull the gate down ebough that theu can grab hold of the handle on the back.
Doug I like your videos alot but the tailgate loop scene kinda has me shaking my head. It wasn't for fully closing the hatch like you are trying to do. It was so shorter people could reach to pull the hatch to a reasonable height and place their hand on the hatch itself to close it. Maybe it was a joke that went over my head but after that I couldn't take the rest of the video seriously at all.
12:12 his mind must be a wondrous and joyful place
Very
You are looking at a man who worked for Porsche
Doug said "hybrid" 79 times in this video (80 if you count "hybridize")
That's an average of one "hybrid" every 17 seconds.
Somehow, Doug managed to go 7 minutes, 27 seconds (from 7:50 to 15:16) without saying "hybrid" at all.
Dude get a life 🤣
fuck off, you should be ashamed of Mr. Nicholas's skills
😉
Dude seriously?
@@NicholasHoward if you take out the 7 minutes, what is the hybrid per minute of this video?
Where's the marshmallows?? Because this video was nothing but a roast! 😨😨
12:51 This was four years ago, and we already had someone complaining about the effort involved in closing a tailgate... What?... By now I figure we should be getting videos from Doug complaining that you have to steer yourself
Nobody:
Some Chevy gm exec: LeTs PuT a 6 liTrE v8 iN a HyBrId
Liter
"Litre"? Is he a compulsive tea drinker?
EJ 22G that’s how I spell it
@@beastabuelos6421Liter is the american spelling
@@Mugen_YG putting the e after the r is stupid and counter intuitive
Maybe we should stop making fun of the Toyota prius and make fun of the Tahoe hybrid.
Nah it has become tradition that we make fun of the prius
@@americanpanzer4163 True.
I mean you have a point lmao
American Panzer I kinda like the Prius it looks like a rabbit also saves a lot of gas. So i kinda want a 2013 Prius. Because I own right now the Mercedes s550 2013. I hate it since I spend a lot on gas and
Superbowler Studios to be honest when people mod them they are really sexy not even joking
12:12 this is my favorite part of the review
One thing that I just realized you mentioned all of the arrow treatments that the vehicle got with the front splitter, the different grill the lack of roof racks..and yet the highway fuel mileage was exactly the same and that's the place you would think those things would matter.
At City driving speeds and none of that stuff matters..
So that's kind of interesting
SUV: Gets 20mpg highway and very little cargo room
Doug: Practicality is 9/10
Seems like he was making up for the other lower scores
@Clark Giswold And that's practical how?
Yet another one of the countless examples of why the Doug score is completely and utterly pointless, and should never be considered a reliable rating of a vehicle.
Right!!
"this vehicle has more hybrid badges than actual extra miles per galon" lol
thats not how it works
abdullah seckin you’re funny
Because the hybrid components added so much weight I believe they had to remove weight from other places. One of these places was the front seats. They are much thinner than the “normal seats” and I think may have even been manual.
Doug is a type of guy to give get well soon card to a person on their funeral
THIS IS A NEW "TYPE OF GUY" COMPILATION czcams.com/video/Op98w7KddeY/video.html
But dead people can't get well. This is confusing!
Instead of "his", use their
@Tattle Boad Neither does Doug...sometimes.
@Tattle Boad you have a horrible sense of humor
Says: "for our international friends"
Proceeds to still use imperial units
Maybe he's talking about Britain, we use imperial and metric
@TheCamshafter yeah but vehicles are still metric normally
That's because Doug is a real American.
First thing I noticed 😄
Okay, unpopular opinion, but here goes: this truck was the first time that a company had thought to do this with a truck.
Sure, the Prius is a thing, and it was the most popular hybrid of its day, but taking a massive truck like this and making it get 20mpg city isn’t a bad achievement.
Was it ideal? No. But it was a start, and not a bad one for the time. Sure, this thing failed, but the new ones haven’t.
Your reviewing a Tahoe with over 130,000 miles .. you can’t judge the suspension it probably needs shocks at that mileage
Same with the rear wiper motor lol
Not necessarily unless shocks are leaking or it bounces like a basketball
His scoring system is ridiculous. At the time this vehicle came out, it was a bit unusual to have rear TVs and they were the rage. From me, it would get a 6 out of 10 for features. Doug's scoring is also unfair as he ranks cars based on whether they have an infotainment screen --
on vehicles made in the 1980s and 1990s! In one video, he reviewed a luxury car that cost over $250,000 and rated it only 3 out of 10 on features because it didn't have a CD player or infotainment screen (NEITHER of which were in vehicles at the time!). His credibility permanently dropped after he aired that video. I no longer look at the ranking system after he reviews each car. What next? He gives a car from 1977 (he does review cars from the 70s and 80s every so often) a 1 out of 10 for lack of a touch screen and satellite radio? LMAO.
@@largol33t1 yep 300% see my comments on the Lamborghini Espada
This guy is an idiot the tires are clearly OVER inflated.. see 0:05
they are riding the center of the tread
that is the ride sucks as it's a solid axle in the rear
I have my tires at 36PSI they don't look like those
It’s a hybrid, it uses a 6.0 v8 😂
Danger Ranger Crew ‘merica
@@victorbecerra1085 *'MURICA FUCK YEAH!!*
That's American hybrid for ya.
@@bradlemmond yup the country that is controlled by Zionist Jews and orders the USA military to kill innocent people for oil and to make the Middle East unstable so Israel can be the powerhouse there. What a great country amirite?
@@ShawnFX Go back to your QAnon buddies. We're talking cars here.
If Scotty Kilmer, a mechanic for 51 years says general motors is junk, I'd believe him.
Doug the type of guy to drive Ferraris and Bugattis and play with a toy car in the back of a Tahoe.
The Expedition and Tahoe's have had indicators in their mirrors for 20 years. Come on now Doug, you know better.
He said not that many people were doing it back then, not that they were the first.
*states car length in inches*
‘Put a way that our global viewers can understand...’
*uses feet relative to a Golf*
Oh, Doug...
Meters are too big. Centimeters are too small. Inches and feet are the perfect units for comparing such things
You have two feet right? Not trying to be insensitive if your disabled.
The Egg
As someone raised outside the US of MURICA, feet seem too small and inches too big. It’s a case of Doug assuming people outside the US also have an intuition for imperial units.
@@sorenfox - Come to America. Its great here.
The Egg
I have been to America lol. It was alright. I liked the light rail in Houston. The people were mostly nice, if weirdly religiously intense.
9:18 thats because the wipers are dry and old I still have a 2008 Yucon , it doesn’t do that .