Since Detroit is no longer making sedans, I thought I would take a look at SUV’s. Start with Chevy. They offer 7 different SUV’s from a 5 passenger Trax and Trailblazer and working up to the 9 passenger Suburban. Other than size, they all look pretty much the same. The small ones have really dinky engines, 1.4 liters (call it 87 cubic inches) and even the big ones don’t have much engine, 2.5 and 3.0 liters. Gas mileage on even the dinky little engines is unimpressive, 27 city 31 highway. I owned a full size 1999 Cadillac De Ville once with the Northstar V8 engine that did as well. No manual transmissions just slush boxes.
They all come with an “entertainment package” featuring a 7 inch touch screen. It is not clear if you get an AM-FM radio or a CD player with the “entertainment package”. A lot of new cars come with just a satellite radio that requires you pay the satellite company for service.
Pricing can be slippery. On of them claimed a list price of $30K but they wanted $51K for the SUV pictured. The options and this and that can be expensive, like $200 for floor mats. They want $40 for a front license plate bracket. It was not clear if this bracket was needed to mount a front license plate or was just a trim piece to dress up the license plate.
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