So the CX90 is on lots.
@edyvw youll be patting yourself on the back, it’s too small. The cargo area is longer, but not tall…so you gain one way and lose another way. What really turned us off is just some of the little things…cup holders were tiny and put way up where even a normal travel coffee mug wouldn’t fit in it…underhood looked like a mess…we didn’t even drive it (although they didn’t even want us looking in it, either, I think there’s something about not letting any customers in it till Monday?). Regardless, we were disappointed.
Drove a non-grand Highlander with the 2.4 turbo and it seemed to get going well enough…way more impressive than the atlas 4 cylinder turbo (to me). It still sounds like a 4 banger of course, but power rolls in so smooth and there was plenty down low. Of course a grand highlander is going to be bigger and heavier, but it makes us interested in it still. Unfortunately, packages still are not finalized nor is pricing, so it’s impossible to judge.
Drove a base LT traverse. It was ok, didn’t scream quality in any way to us though. Feel like it’d be a step down from the Hyundai, and not even sure we’d gain all the cargo room that Chevy is listing it at. I think some of that room is this underfloor storage cubby (nice) but not very useful for vacation cargo, more so for wet/muddy stuff maybe? A base LT wouldn’t have been what we’d shop for in a traverse but it was close enough, as we’d probably be looking at a leather LT with tow package to simply get a hitch and better cooling systems.
Drove a Tahoe (way out of our league with the premier package), but makes us interested in an LS or LT Tahoe now. The only thing my wife really wants that an LS doesn’t have is a power hatch. Otherwise, it’d be nice to have leather and heated seats (LT), but not a necessity. I’ve read someone’s every thorough review of a new Tahoe (or suburban) rental, and it sounded like they achieved better than rated fuel mileage.
Does anyone have real world experience with putting around town in these (soccer mom style). It just goes to school (3 miles) grocery, practices, dance studio. Nothing more than 10 miles at a time in reality, except Sunday game days. Our palisade gives us between 15-18 mpg on a tank regardless of use. It can stay closer to 18 if we’re on the highway more, but many times it’s less. Vacation will net us 22-24 with a roof box and loaded, but the tank average drops right back to reality once we get to where we’re going and burn that last 1/4 tank or so in town even though we just averaged over 20 for hundreds of miles.
Are these new generation of Tahoes solid? I know they changed to independent rear ended, which we probably need to stick in that generation because that netted more leg room for 3rd row when in use, and likely more cargo room too.
The fuel management / cylinder shut down in combination with Chevys factory warranty doesn’t scream confidence either. Something I need to look into.
The more we are looking into pilots the more problems they have arising too. Many water leaks. Many parts shortages for accessories we’d absolutely need to make the pilot work for us.
