The gas savings driving a hybrid compared to a traditional Tahoe can be as much as 50 percent. The full-size SUV's two-wheel drive hybrid model gets 21 miles per gallon in the city compared to the traditional model's 14 miles per gallon.
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After Seven Years The Camaro Is Back
By Cheryl Wade
of the Daily News
cwade@mdn.net
 AMANDA LARAE LARKIN | photo@mdn.net Pat Gagne, of
Gladwin, admires the new 2010 Chevy Camaro with his wife, Debbie Gagne, left, as
the car sits on display at Garber Chevrolet Thursday afternoon. "It's so cool!"
Gagne said of the car as he walked around it. The new car, with a design similar
to vintage Camaro's, will sell for around $28,000-$37,000.
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For one auto sales consultant who owns three Camaros,
selling them again after a production hiatus is a real joy.
The Camaro is Matt Kennedy's "favorite model by far." It doesn't matter what year - he loves them all. Now, he's selling the 2010 Camaros at Garber Chevrolet. The car hasn't been made since 2002, and Kennedy and General Manager Kevin Parker agree the new ones are turning heads.
"We wish we had tons of them," Kennedy said. "We don't
have one (customers) can sit in and drive."
Garber Chevrolet has received three Camaros; two have been delivered and one's been spoken for.
It's been a long time since General Motors has drummed up this kind of attention with a product, Parker said.
"It's great to see that GM is still building gotta-have products," he said. "If anything's going to pull us through, it's gotta-have products.
"We've probably had 100 people stop by the dealership to take a look."
He said some of the lookers haven't been in a GM dealership for years, maybe never.
"If you're 15 or 75, it's something you want to get close to," he said.
The styling is retro - the long hood, the short trunk lid and sleek coupe design, Kennedy said. "That's the way they were in 1969."
The Camaro went on sale Sept. 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year. In the early years, it was the muscle car that went head to head with the Ford Mustang. In the 1970s, the car "got a little bit more laid back" because of concerns over emissions, Kennedy said. By the 1980s, performance had returned, with the added benefit of better mileage. From the 1990s until 2002, performance improved but sales declined.
Despite the retro look, there's modern technology built in, Parker said. Earlier Camaros were "kind of clumsy," delivering a bumpy ride that wasn't comfortable.
"If you wanted a performance car, you had to sacrifice lots of things, and that's not the case anymore," he said.
The V6 puts out more than 300 horsepower while getting nearly 30 miles to the gallon, he said. A few years ago, that would have been impressive in a V8. The current V8 packs about 400 horsepower. The V6 goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, the V6 in 6.1 seconds.
Prices start at $22,900 and top out around $34,000.
Parker is pleased that the Canadian plant where the Camaro is built has capacity for 100,000 vehicles. The plant is known for its quality of work, Kennedy said. GM has presold 14,000 cars, and those vehicles might be available as early as July or as late as October.
The Camaro is Matt Kennedy's "favorite model by far." It doesn't matter what year - he loves them all. Now, he's selling the 2010 Camaros at Garber Chevrolet. The car hasn't been made since 2002, and Kennedy and General Manager Kevin Parker agree the new ones are turning heads.
Garber Chevrolet has received three Camaros; two have been delivered and one's been spoken for.
It's been a long time since General Motors has drummed up this kind of attention with a product, Parker said.
"It's great to see that GM is still building gotta-have products," he said. "If anything's going to pull us through, it's gotta-have products.
"We've probably had 100 people stop by the dealership to take a look."
He said some of the lookers haven't been in a GM dealership for years, maybe never.
"If you're 15 or 75, it's something you want to get close to," he said.
The styling is retro - the long hood, the short trunk lid and sleek coupe design, Kennedy said. "That's the way they were in 1969."
The Camaro went on sale Sept. 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year. In the early years, it was the muscle car that went head to head with the Ford Mustang. In the 1970s, the car "got a little bit more laid back" because of concerns over emissions, Kennedy said. By the 1980s, performance had returned, with the added benefit of better mileage. From the 1990s until 2002, performance improved but sales declined.
Despite the retro look, there's modern technology built in, Parker said. Earlier Camaros were "kind of clumsy," delivering a bumpy ride that wasn't comfortable.
"If you wanted a performance car, you had to sacrifice lots of things, and that's not the case anymore," he said.
The V6 puts out more than 300 horsepower while getting nearly 30 miles to the gallon, he said. A few years ago, that would have been impressive in a V8. The current V8 packs about 400 horsepower. The V6 goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, the V6 in 6.1 seconds.
Prices start at $22,900 and top out around $34,000.
Parker is pleased that the Canadian plant where the Camaro is built has capacity for 100,000 vehicles. The plant is known for its quality of work, Kennedy said. GM has presold 14,000 cars, and those vehicles might be available as early as July or as late as October.
Garber Chevy Adding Hybrid Vehicle Options
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Daily News photos/BRETT MARSHALL Garber Chevrolet of Midland is one of a few dealers within Michigan to carry the new 2008 Tahoe Hybrid. Garber Chevrolet is embracing hybrid vehicles as it brings the next generation of Chevy products to Midland.
Chevrolet's Tahoe Hybrid is equipped with a two-mode hybrid propulsion system that combines both battery and gasoline power resulting in 50 percent better fuel economy than the normal Tahoe.
The new 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid is the first vehicle seen when entering the Garber Chevrolet lot. |
