Description

Two doors or four. Hardtop or convertible. Small, medium or large. Diesel or gas. No manufacturer has covered the board as completely as Chevrolet when it comes to sport-utility vehicles. The Tahoe, the latest chip to be put into play, is a V-8-powered full-size sport-utility vehicle that is bigger than the mid-size Blazer but smaller than the gargantuan Suburban. Unlike the Ford Bronco, Tahoe is available as a four-door. Chrysler has nothing similar in its lineup, and there are no comparable imports. The closest competitor in terms of size and power is the British-made Range Rover, which has a V-8 engine but also has a $53,000 price tag. Our bright red four-door Tahoe LT is equipped with a 200-horsepower cast-iron 5.7-liter V-8 engine and an electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission. This is the standard drivetrain. Taking a cue from Lexus, GM engineers have declared war on noise and vibration. They have learned that a quieter and smoother-running vehicle conveys quality and instills trust in prospective buyers. When you fire up the engine and shift the Tahoe into gear, you just know that GM designed this one right. Our vehicle comes with four-wheel drive; a floor-mounted shifter controlled the transfer case. To engage four-wheel drive you must stop, shift into park or neutral and then move the lever. A lighted schematic on the floor shows you which wheels are receiving the power.