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2003 Chevrolet Tahoe Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
MSRP Range: $34,000 to $41,400
Invoice Range: $30,000 to $36,500
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MSRP As Tested: $36,880
Versions: LS, LT, Z71
Vehicle Category: Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Engine Location: Front Engine
Drive Wheels: Rear-Wheel Drive Rear-Wheel Drive or optional Four-Wheel Drive with low-range gears.
Engine As Tested: 4.8-liter, Single Overhead Cam, V-8 cylinder, 275-horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 290 lb-ft torque at 4,000 rpm. Optoinal engine 5.3-liter, Single Overhead Cam, V-8 cylinder with 285-horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 325 lb.-ft. torque at 4,000 rpm.
Transmission As Tested: 4-Speed Automatic
Fuel Economy (city/hwy): 2-Wheel Drive - 14/18. 4-Wheel Drive - 13/17
Standard Safety Features: Driver and front passenger, front airbags, 4-wheel disc brakes, Antilock Braking System, Daytime Running Lights
Competition: Ford Expedition, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon Denali, Hummer H2, Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Sequoia
As companies around the world scramble to create so-called crossover vehicles, it's refreshing to see a truck that doesn't pretend to be something else.
Chevrolet spits in the face of wimpy SUVs by flaunting the gruff truckness of its full-size Tahoe, a vehicle that feels at home towing a boat, driving on trails or simply picking up groceries. It's the real thing, baby.
While its interior has the refinement and comfort you'd expect in a high-end sedan, everything else about the Tahoe looks like a truck, feels like a truck, sounds like a truck, and if you have the guts to lick it, probably tastes like a truck, too. That's because the Tahoe is rugged and versatile, a format that made it the best-selling full-size SUV in the country by beating the Ford Expedition and Dodge Durango in a battle of domestic brutes.
