My 2015 Tahoe LT review

[greg_tahoe84]

I traded in a 2012 Avalanche LTZ for a 2015 Tahoe LT a couple of days ago. I find every part of the Tahoe superior. The interior materials are improved and of much higher quality. The navigation/MyLink is more intuitive and has far more features (e.g. my LTZ had no blue tooth). The ride is just as smooth if not smoother. The improved 5.3 v8 engine has more umph and does not sweat hills or anything else. I feel no hesitation while passing or accelerating (my avalanche had that and it was annoying). The 3.4 gear to axle ratio is definitely better than the 3.08 I had in my avalanche in terms of not finding gears when going on hills. I find the steering and handling much tighter than the Avalanche.

I like the interior layout much better. I like how I do not have to look down to check my navigation location. The gauges are better placed and the small LCD screen very useful. I like that I can now fold the 3rd row seat down to have cargo space along with the floor storage area. Outside, I like the more aggressive lines. I get 3-4 better mpg on the highway with my 4x4 tahoe than my 4x2 avalanche.

The safety features blow the avalanche away. The Lane monitor and blind spot sensors work great. The front collision sensor is spot on.

It is definitely expensive, which is why I got the LT this time around. The luxury package makes it close to the LTZ without being an LTZ.

I first fell in love with the 2015 Tahoe when I rented one to move from NYC to Augusta. I had a 1300 mile test drive of the vehicle, I knew I eventually wanted to get it. No regrets.

 

[Agent007]

Projector headlights

Just curious, have you heard anything about upgrading the headlights to HID's? I am trying to figure out how that is possible? Conversion kit? I am not too fond of the stock headlights.

 

[showtime1k]

That rental gat me too. Do you notice any difference without the magnetic ride. I mean I'm set on an lt but I'm wondering if that mag ride is worth another 15k..

 

[greg_tahoe84]

That rental gat me too. Do you notice any difference without the magnetic ride. I mean I'm set on an lt but I'm wondering if that mag ride is worth another 15k..

I have to admit that I did not test drive the 2015 LTZ because I knew that it was beyond my budget, especially in 4x4. But I can say that the Premium Smooth Suspension is smoother than my Avalanche's magnetic ride. I feel that the few features the LTZ has that the LT-Luxury Package lacked was not worth the price increase.

 

[screamin chicken]

I had a 2015 for a week while my Z71 was at the dealer, I will tell you that the new 2015 Tahoe are very nice, I want one now , but I will wait, I do not want two payments... The only thing I did not like was how the 3rd seat sat up so high from the cargo in the rear, it almost makes it hard to see out the back....