Electric Vehicle Forums - New to US and hybrid cars tahoe '13 owner

Hello my name is Ben and thanks for having me. Thanks to the good gm engineers for their incredible work. I recognize you and applaud you as we'll as the ownership group for having such discerning taste to plunk down the stacks to get you one (or two or three).

I was referred to this forum by hyhoe. I actually first crossed paths with a tahoe hybrid via my uncle in Denver. That was several years ago and didn't think much of it other than a glancing cool this is a big tank of a hybrid get me to the fam reunion let's party.

Never cared to own American. Love automotive and watch things with "history" so am quite a big fan of 911s, land cruisers and land rovers.

Long story short, I'm astounded by how much I am enjoying this thing even in the short 20 miles I drove it last night from dealership to downtown dinner to home. It is Fun to drive and gives me pause whether I want to add bigger wheels or not as I am very vain along the auto aesthetics front. Is it akin to putting a 'stache on the mona lisa? Tbd.

So gone is the 2011 ltz replaced by a 2013 hybrid.

my notes? Copied from a tahoe forum that I recently joined:

-hybrid is a much, much better drive. it feels tighter, more responsive even if it's heavier. the ltz feels detached, methodical, and somewhat corpulent comparatively though it's a few hundred pounds lighter ('11, 13k miles, mint). its transmission is programmed to economy mode. the engine feels a little coarse at times whereas the hybrid feels like a peppy suv programmed for sedan like driving responses at the throttle.

-didn't realize that i don't get all the little niceties in the ltz that i'll miss in the hybrid. i wish the hybrid had memory seats (valet, car wash, gf etc), cooled seats, auto trunk, and captain seating in the rear. i guess the only way to keep prices in line was to drop some luxuries to add the drivetrain innovations.

-whereas the ltz i wanted to see about getting it louder via exhaust, i shall fight to keep the hybrid as quiet as possible. i love rolling into the condo garage in golf cart mode. something new and cool about that to me. first.

-if you guys have followed any of my posts, i'm absolutely in love with the looks of the hybrid aerokit which was the main driver of the switch. i owned the ltz for all of 4 days? priced out the conversion and though ultimately i spent more to get the hybrid, i do end up w/ two years younger with 10 miles on the odo.

the above is just my personal, humble opinion. once i have a few knick knacks done, i'll post up some pics. right now, it's just a plain jane silver hybrid.

as an aside, this is my first american car. though the interior can't compare to the range rover '11 supercharged i owned, i gotta admit, had i really driven the hybrid a couple of years ago, i would've gladly saved half the stash. it's got to be one of my favorite cars i've ever driven - the looks are rugged and elegant at the same time.

thanks so much all!