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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday May 21, 2008 - 29 Chevy's Tahoe takes a greener road By Jim Robinson SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER OAKVILLE HONDA CHOOSE A WINNER. CHOOSE A HONDA. ACCORD LX ACCORD EX ACCORD EX-L City 9.4L / 100km (30mpg) MT Highway 6.4L / 100km (44mpg) MT Can you have your full-size SUV cake and eat it too at a time when pundits are hinting at $1.50/litre this summer for gas? General Motors, in conjunction with Chrysler and BMW, is working on what is called a 2-mode Hybrid System currently found in the GMC Yukon and Sierra, Chevrolet Tahoe and Silverado and Cadillac Escalade. This is a "full" hybrid system in that it can operate on electric power, gasoline power or a combination of both for a claimed saving of up to 25 per cent. While the GM Hybrid system is one of several affordable hybrid technologies, it is the most capable for large vehicles. In fact the 2-mode hybrid system was adapted and refined from the 2-mode hybrid technology GM has used in city buses since 2003. It is now the first hybrid system used in a full-size SUV. The Hybrid's drivetrain is the sum of three main components, each of which works together to provide seamless, economical and comfortable operation that goes virtually unnoticed by the driver and passengers. The components are an Electrically Variable Transmission (EVT), an Energy Storage System (ESS) and the Vortec 6.0-litre Gen IV V8 engine with Active Fuel Management (AFM) that allows it to run on only four cylinders under light energy demand situations and late-intake valve closing (LIVC) At all times, the 2-Mode Hybrid system collects torque-based data, deciphers it, and then determines the most fuelefficient means of propelling the vehicle. It can operate in infinitely variable gear ratios or one of the four fixed-gear ratios. 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Monthly payment is $298.00 / $337.98 / $367.94 / $298.00 with $2,008.00 / $2,070.00 / $2,365.00 / $3,680.00 down payment or equivalent trade, $1,390 / $1,390 / $1,390 / $1,540 freight and PDI, first monthly payment and $0 / $0 / $0 / $0 security deposit due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $18,432.56 / $20,671.14 / $22,629.52 / $20,321.92. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. 96,000 / 96,000 , 96,000 / 96,000 kilometre allowance; charge of $0.12/km for excess kilometres. Retailer may lease for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. Limited time financing offers based on new 2008 Honda models. Finance example based on new 2008 Accord Sedan LX, model CP2538E available through Honda Financial Services on approved credit. MSRP is $25,090 plus $1,390 freight and PDI, financed at 0.9% APR equals $745.81 per month for 36 months. Cost of borrowing is $369.01 for a total obligation of $26,849.01. Taxes, license, insurance and registration are extra. Retailer may sell for less. Retailer order / trade may be necessary. A Honda Gas Card valued at $1,000 is available on all new 2008 Accord models. $1,000 Honda Gas Card offer applies only to retail customer purchase, lease or finance agreements for new 2008 Accord models, concluded respectively with Honda Canada Inc. between May 1st, 2008 and May 31st, 2008. $1,000 Honda Gas Card offer includes GST, PST, QST, HST where applicable. Some conditions apply. Valid only on purchase, lease or finance agreements concluded at participating Honda retailers. See your Honda retailer for full conditions and details. #/£//Offers valid from May 1st, 2008 through May 31st, 2008 at participating Honda retailers. Offers subject to change or cancellation without notice. See your participating Honda retailer for full details. ¥Visit www.iihs.org / www.ajac.ca / www.caranddriver.com / www.safecar.gov for more information. Visit www.vehicles.gc.ca for details. See Hybrid page 31