While GM tries to keep itself in business, it's also trying to launch a new set of hybrid pickups for the 2009 model year. Soon, GM will be letting journalists--including the car review experts at TheCarConnection.com--to drive the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid.
GM says the new Hybrid edition of the full-size pickup truck will be 40 percent more fuel-efficient in city fuel economy and 25 percent better in highway mileage.
The Silverado Hybrid will come in the four-door Crew Cab body, in either rear- or four-wheel drive. Outfitted with a 6.0-liter V-8 engine and GM's version of the two-mode hybrid system shared with the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid, the Silverado Hybrid will be capable of 500 miles of driving range. It will also be able to run on electric power alone, gasoline power alone or a combination of the two. GM's Silverado Hybrid pickup will also have cylinder deactivation technology, which turns off half the V-8's cylinders to save fuel when it's running under light engine loads....
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