Chevrolet Tahoe Gas Mileage

Introduced in 1995, the full-size Chevrolet Tahoe is a true American SUV. Granted, the Tahoe’s gas mileage ratings, have never been something to write home about … until now. 2008 might just mark the dawn of a new era, with the Tahoe Hybrid offering a remarkable 50% improvement in city gas mileage ratings over the standard models. It isn’t just a case of bolting in an electric motor and a bank of batteries. Chevy dropped the Tahoe hybrid’s suspension, made aerodynamic tweaks to the hood and front end, and put some components on a diet to ease the load on the two-mode hybrid system. (Both the hood and tailgate are lightweight aluminum.)

The estimated gas mileage for the Tahoe Hybrid (shown above) is 21 city / 22 highway in 2WD trim, and 20 city / 20 highway for the 4WD model. The Tahoe Hybrid is slated to ship in early 2008.

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe is available with four engine choices, dependent on model. The two-wheel-drive LS comes standard with the 4.8 liter Vortec V-8, while the LT1, LT2, LT3 and LTZ are equipped with one of two versions of Chevy’s 5.3 liter Vortec V-8. The Chevy Tahoe Hybrid is fitted with a hefty 6.0 liter Vortec V-8 along with the two-mode hybrid electric propulsion system. (And you were expecting a wimpy little engine?)

Twenty miles per gallon in the city is be a good start for the Tahoe Hybrid but there’s plenty of ground to make up. An equivalent boost in highway mileage would be more than welcome. Continuing the effort to lighten the big SUV and dropping the 6.0 liter gasoline-burning V-8 in favor of a more economical turbo-diesel would be likely next steps.

Chevrolet Tahoe Gas Mileage – 1995-2008

Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Disp.	Fuel	Trans.	City	Hwy
2008	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	19
2008	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	20
2008	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	20
2008	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	15
2008	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	19
2008	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2007	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2007	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	21
2007	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	12	16
2007	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	22
2007	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	21
2007	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	15
2006	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2006	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	15
2006	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2006	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	20
2006	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2006	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2006	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2005	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2005	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	20
2005	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	15
2005	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	20
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2005	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2004	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	19
2004	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2004	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2004	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	16	19
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	10	14
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	10	14
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2004	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	19
2003	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	11	14
2003	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	10	13
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	17
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	E	(L4) Auto	10	13
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2003	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe AWD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	17
2002	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2002	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2002	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
2002	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2002	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2002	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2001	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2001	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2001	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2001	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2000	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	20
2000	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2000	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
2000	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	12	16
2000	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.3 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
2000	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	4.8 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
1999	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
1999	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	6.5 liter	D	(L4) Auto	15	19
1999	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	12	16
1998	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	18
1998	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	17
1998	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	16
1998	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	6.5 liter	D	(L4) Auto	15	19
1997	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	15	19
1997	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	17
1997	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	6.5 liter	D	(L4) Auto	15	18
1996	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	14	17
1996	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	13	17
1996	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	6.5 liter	D	(L4) Auto	15	18
1995	Chevrolet	C1500 Tahoe 2WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	12	15
1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(L4) Auto	12	15
1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	5.7 liter	R	(M5) Manual	12	16
1995	Chevrolet	K1500 Tahoe 4WD	8 cylinder	6.5 liter	D	(L4) Auto	14	17

Note: the EPA tweaked their testing procedure, starting with the 2008 model year, with the end result being that the 2008 MPG estimates are now lower than previous years. As always, YMMV.

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