New Hybrid Car Models

The year 2008 certainly was special in so far as the gas-electric new hybrid car models went. No doubt, these new models were costlier than conventional gasoline powered automobiles but consumers wanted more of them in order to counteract the rise in costs of gasoline at the fuel stations. This increase in demand for better and improved new hybrid car models goaded more car manufacturers to come out with improved new hybrid car models.

Rise Of The Hybrid SUV

In particular, 2008 was a year that saw consumers getting more choice in terms of type of new hybrid car models and the SUV was a notable example of this greater choice. In fact the 2008 new hybrid car model, the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid SUV that could seat eight people was an example of this new variety in hybrid cars. This new hybrid car model could in fact even offer gas mileage of up to twenty plus miles per gallon and the price too was in the lower fifty thousand ranges.

Another useful new hybrid car model, the 2008 Chrysler Aspen was a hybrid SUV having many things in common with Dodge Durango SUV and it is also able to offer a twin mode hybrid system that has been jointly developed by BMW, GM and Daimler-Chrysler.

On the other hand, the Ford Escape hybrid SUV (2008) was another good new hybrid car model that came with either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive and it also offered users about thirty plus miles per gallon fuel economy and its base price was only in the low twenty thousands. Ford in fact has been offering hybrids since the year 2005 and they are constantly developing better and improved technologies to ensure that they always have better performing new hybrid car models to offer to the consumer.

Another notable new hybrid car model, the Toyota 2008 Camry hybrid sedan is a worthwhile buy as too is the same company’s Highlander hybrid SUV. In fact, the Toyota Prius hybrid offers outstanding fuel economy (middle forties miles per gallon) which is also available at a low cost of just twenty odd thousand dollars.

There is hot competition among different car manufacturers in terms of which new hybrid car model is the best new hybrid car. The 2008 Lexus LS 600h is a top contender as it incorporates high tech features within the cabin and also under the hood and it provides superb driving experience as well.