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Yukon was introduced by GMC in the year 1992. Since then, every single Yukon model has been appreciated not just by the buyers, but by automobile experts as well. The 2011 GMC Yukon lives up to the expectations and is considered to be a Sports Utility Vehicle that has the ability to deliver excellent performance and great quality.

The 2011 GMC Yukon hybrid car is available in a four drive as well as a two drive. The later version is equipped with a 5.3 liter V8 engine. The higher version in the two wheel version is available with 6.2 liter engine. On the other hand, the four wheel drive version is also available in 5.3 liter engine as well as the 6.2 liter V8 engine.

The 2011 GMC Yukon SUV is priced on a higher side as compared to its earlier versions. However, the amazing features of this vehicle are good enough to justify the slight rise in the price. The official price of this vehicle is around $53,240.

Like most of the earlier Yukon models, the 2011 GMC Yukon too is expected to maintain the wonderful fuel efficient standards set by GMC. The two wheel drive version has the ability to touch 14 mpg on city roads while you would witness a whooping 20 mpg while driving the vehicle on a highway. On the other hand, the four wheel drive would offer 19 mpg on highway and 12 mpg while driving on city roads. Read the rest of this entry »

Hybrid cars have been and continue to be a hot topic among the auto industry and for good reason.

They aren’t as harmful to the environment as normal gas guzzlers, and they get a much higher mile to every gallon. The main issue consumers had with hybrid models is that they didn’t have a large selection of cars to choose from.

Toyota is changing all that with six new Hybrid model cars planned by 2012. Check out what our predictions for the models that they will be choosing.

The Toyota Highlander is a favorite ride of many people, so when they came out with the Highlander Hybrid model a few years ago it got many people excited. Well, now they are creating a hybrid model of one its top selling SUV, the Rav4. By 2012 we will see an all electric version of the Rav4 that competes with the Ford Escape Hybrid and hopefully gives the 30 mpg the Escape currently gets a run for its money. Toyota developed this car with Tesla so perhaps it will have some of the same functionality as the Prius.

Toyota Sienna Hybridis what the minivan market has been looking for years to find and now Toyota delivers. The only question is: Will the Sienna come before the Honda Odyssey Hybrid, which is supposedly being released within the next few years? The family van market is a great niche to control and by the time the Sienna Hybrid is released, people will be extremely happy to see it. Read the rest of this entry »