Comments on: Review: 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid 2WD

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:01:50 +0000

Andrew- Thanks, I agree the articles have become much better. However, it was confusing when you began on how you were testing the XFE. It had just ran me in circles some, switching between discussion.

As for the photos, it’s more of a personal issue. The reason why I was asking about the front and rear overhangs was simply because it looks like the biggest thing they’ve changed; much else hasn’t.

By: snyd3202

snyd3202 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:41:08 +0000

The Electric Power Steering System is unique to the Hybrid models because it is a 42-Volt system. The 42 volts to power the EPS on the hybrid is stepped down from the 300-Volt battery pack. The 12-Volt systems used on smaller cars are not yet sufficient for larger, heavier Full-size SUV’s and trucks. I’m sure EPS will become standard across the line once 12-volt systems are powerful enough for such large vehicles.

By: hbcbob3

hbcbob3 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:59:35 +0000

I love how this thing has an economy gauge…kind of like the Camaro’s torque gauge. Where was this gauge technology 10 years ago. I like gauges, they tell me things. They should make a gauage that tells you how far your head is up your ass.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:26:35 +0000

Jay, First, thanks for your comments. I think it’s pretty clear from the text that we were reviewing the Hybrid and that we are anticipating spending some time in the recently-announced XFE. I’m not quite sure how you got the impression that the article would be about the XFE since that model was only mentioned for comparison purposes throughout the text.

As far as the photography – I am going to reorganize the photos so they flow better. That was a simple production mistake on our end. The side view of the Hybrids – with the exception of the running boards and stickers – is identical to that of a standard Yukon. I’m not sure why you think that the front and rear overhangs have been changed – because they haven’t. There’s a new fascia up front, which is (as you’ve pointed out) well-covered in photos.

We’ve increased the breadth, depth and scope of our reviews and we have added more photography in response to our readers. We use thumbnail galleries so you don’t have to download all of the photos just to see a few shots you want. We certainly welcome constructive comments and criticism.

DeansterTJ and Got Handling?, I didn’t edit the comment, but I can see what it was. It was merely a string of creatively spelled words that would otherwise be censored. Hardly relevant to discussing the vehicle reviewed.

By: jayjc08

jayjc08 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:01:38 +0000

“Andrew Ganz”- Sorry buddy, but I really couldn’t understand what you were writing very well. At first, I thought you were talking about the hybrid, and then I read you guys were going to take a second look at the Yukon XFE. That alone confused me, and I thought the article up until talk about the powertrain talk was about the XFE model. And the pictures were nearly all redundant. No pictures looking at the car from a far distance, all of them were up close and frustrating. You have five or six pictures up there of the front, but I’m sitting here trying to get an idea of the extent that GM went to to change the front and rear overhangs which is one of the biggest differences, but you can’t tell without a side view.

By: Got Handling?

Got Handling? — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:18:13 +0000

Yep, teacher says you’ve been a naughty boy. I’m sure glad that the nice editors are here to protect us from the bad words.

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:34:22 +0000

Holy crap! Am I the first guy to get my post edited like that? LOL!!!

By: sentinel1111

sentinel1111 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:30:59 +0000

If I recall correctly from another review(maybe even the Tahoe review)..most of the savings in MPG are from the different gearing in the rear end. The Hybrid system just adds to the sticker price and allows GM to make the huge profits they once had by selling big SUVs to people that refuse to stop buying them.

By: MurcieMe

MurcieMe — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:20:28 +0000

. . . Does there really have to be EIGHT pictures of the front end? Five of which are nearly identical? Are you just filling up space, LLN, much like the Yukon itself?

By: vincenzo

vincenzo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:26:38 +0000

GM has no taste sometimes. Hard to believe the same company that produces the CTS can release something so tacky.

By: tzu13

tzu13 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:10:20 +0000

And to think that instead of wasting all that money, first on the ridiculous Tahoe Hybrid and now this behomoth, GM could’ve put that funding towards getting the Volt into production sooner.

By: fuk-u-asshole

fuk-u-asshole — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:59:45 +0000

fukin nasty POS. that **** interior actually **** everything. not 1 good feature

By: DrFill

DrFill — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:08:54 +0000

20% more than nothin’ is still nothin’
Thanks, but throw me an Acadia!
DrFill

By: DeansterTJ

DeansterTJ — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:17:28 +0000

[edited by Leftlane Staff] Deanster, please watch your language and keep your posts on topic.

By: ktulu

ktulu — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:26:13 +0000

that “H Y B R B I D” logo is garish
Vosotros is in the central time zone.
this truck is no POS, it is a WOS

By: Vosotros

Vosotros — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:59:11 +0000

LOL… WOW. I am slow today. One more minute ’til quittin’ time!

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:54:42 +0000

Vosotros: brassmonkey’s laughing his ass off at you right now. Don’t worry, you’ll figure it out.

By: Vosotros

Vosotros — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:42:13 +0000

brassmonkey, if you look through the photos and read the review, you’ll see the stickers on the sides and on the windows. Definitely overkill, but I’ve already seen probably five Tahoe and Yukon hybrids running around here (Crab City, Baltimore) – all with the stickers. Hybrid buyers LOVE it when people know what they’re driving!

I think the Volt is probably more akin to GM’s “apology” for making the Hummer… tho you can’t really argue (from a money-making standpoint) with all the H2s and H3s they sold until gas hit three bucks a gallon.

By: brassmonkey

brassmonkey — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:38:17 +0000

richt – What do you mean overkill? I never noticed all the badging. Is this a hybrid? One would never know by looking at the car.
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This vehicle is GM’s apology for making such earth killers like the Hummer, and now they are trying to make a small group of eco-nazis happy by making a hybrid, but at the same time, pissing off a lot of customers that will see this as pandering to the left.

By: Vosotros

Vosotros — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:35:02 +0000

Nice review & I like how they’re getting more in depth now… Yukon hybrid doesn’t really inspire me, but I think LLN’s point about GM learning fuel saving tips from cars like this will help in the long run. There are lots of little engineering tricks the automakers aren’t doing that will help fuel economy without having to resort to extreme measures. The Yukon’s doors that open up “limo-style” (I think that’s what they call them) suck in wind and create more noise and turbulence, for example. And there’s so much that can be done underneath to cheat resistance like on race cars. I’m not saying aerodynamics will give you 80 mpg in a Dodge Viper, but you can easily eek out a few mpg in a big selling vehicle like a full-size SUV.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:31:39 +0000

take off the grey plastic lip on the chin, and i think i prefer this front fascia to the standard yukon. but i’ve always had a thing with huge grilles. thus my love for audi.

By: crackerhemi

crackerhemi — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:28:17 +0000

The same reason they slap the embarrassing GMC logo everywhere; for some reason they are proud of it. Personally, I’d pop off the GMC logos and keep the hybrid logos and wish that maybe I can trick someone into thinking its a toyota.

By: richt62167

richt62167 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:25:37 +0000

Stop the hybrid madness!! Why!!!!!!!!!!!! Does GM have to slap the word Hybrid all over those trucks??? They have one on each of the front fenders, they have a big ass decal on the lower door panels, they have a decal on the top back window, and they have one on the lower right hand side of the hatch door and an H badge on the c-pillar. ok ok I get it it’s a hybrid!!! For Christ sake they actually removed the side vents off the Escalade and replaced them with a huge ass hybrid badge. I wouldn’t buy one just for the reason. Am I the only on that thinks this is over kill??

By: mayer_ray_nagin

mayer_ray_nagin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:00:52 +0000

I’ll stick with the less complex, Unibrid gas-guzzler, thanks.

By: crackerhemi

crackerhemi — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:58:39 +0000

I don’t have to read the review to know they called it a POS. That sure is a long review for a POS, though.