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Jared @ May 9th 2008 11:10AM
I can't say that I understand the article. The Enclave, Acadia, Outlook CUVs are virtually the same size as a Tahoe. What sense would it make to change the Tahoe to a unibody?
I could understand them killing the Tahoe/Yukon line. But why build two different CUV lines of the same size?
psarhjinian @ May 9th 2008 11:40AM
Because it's GM, and they have 50% of the market. They can easily afford a little duplication of product to keep dealers happy.
Oh, wait...
Unknown @ May 9th 2008 11:57AM
"The Enclave, Acadia, Outlook CUVs are virtually the same size as a Tahoe"
Um... no there not for one thing the Acadia and other gm cuv's are fwd and not rwd like the Tahoe. Most people dont need a big tahoe but there are people out there that will use them and something like a Acadia just wont cut it.
Jared @ May 9th 2008 12:15PM
Unknown, did you actually bother to read the article and my response? Apparently not.
"Um... no there not"
Um...yes they are! The Enclave, Acadia, Outlook are virtually the same size as the Tahoe and Yukon. For example, the Tahoe is 79" wide and 202" long. The GMC Acadia is 78.2" wide and 200.7" long.
If GM changes the Tahoe and Yukon to a unibody as the article suggest that they may, then it won't have the towing capabilities of the current design either. So what extra capability would a unibody Tahoe/Yukon have over a the Acadia/Outlook/Enclave? Both platforms would be unibody. Both platforms would be the same size.
Unknown @ May 9th 2008 12:52PM
Go drive both and then you will know what i mean, there is a big difference between them. (oh and one you can get with a 6.0l v8 and one you can't)
Guenther @ May 9th 2008 1:08PM
What Tahoe or Yukon can you get a 6 Liter in?
Jared @ May 9th 2008 1:59PM
Guenther: 6.2l V8 is optional on the Tahoe LTZ. 6.0l V8 is standard on the Tahoe Hybrid.
Unknown: I think you have a reading comprehension problem.
I CAN'T go drive a unibody Tahoe, and neither can you because it doesn't exist. The comparison is NOT between the current Tahoe and the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook. The comparison is between the proposed unibody replacement for the Tahoe and the current Acadia/Enclave/Outlook.
The Acadia/Enclave/Outlook engine bay is big enough for a V8. So I ask you again, what capability would a UNIBODY Tahoe (not today's body-on-frame Tahoe, but a UNIBODY Tahoe as described in the article) provide that the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook would not? Both would be unibody. Both would have far reduced towing ratings compared with today's body-on-frame Tahoe. Both would have very limited offroad capability.
There is a point to keeping today's body-on-frame Tahoe and the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook platform, since the body-on-frame Tahoe provides some capabilities (towing and modest offroad) that the Acadia/Enclave/Outlook does not have.
But if GM replaces the current Tahoe with a unibody Tahoe as the article suggested, then there is really no difference in capability between the two platforms.