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You may remember back to August of this year when GM announced they'd suspended production of their new three-liter Duramax turbodiesel engine at the hand of a relentless chip shortage crisis that threatened to bring the entire industry to its knees. Back in 1997, most people didn't even know what a chip even was, let alone that there could be a shortage. Back in 1997, most people didn't even know that their cars had some chips inside the ECU and never thought that a chip shortage cand do so much damage to the car industry.
Still, the roaring 1990s is the era this 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LS Turbodiesel 4x4 comes from. A time when global warming was a second-tier priority at best and at a time when no one gave a hoot about fuel economy or their carbon footprint. Still, it's for sale today via carsandbids.com, the online modern car auction website founded by automotive YouTuber Doug DeMuro.
Some classic car ads will give you the basic rundown of the vehicle's condition, usually in as few words as possible. Here, you get a paragraph penned by one of YouTube's most popular auto content creators on Cars and Bids. "The original Chevy Tahoe models are really cool, but the less common two-door body style is even cooler – especially when paired with the rare 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8, like this one has," DeMuro says of this rare turbodiesel Tahoe.
The car comes sporting a beautiful Red Maple Metallic exterior color with a grey interior. Lovers of old-school GM Square Body trucks and SUVs will no doubt appreciate just how pristine everything inside and out appears, as does the star of the show, the 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8.
The oil-burner is jetting around 180 horsepower (182 PS) and a healthy 360 foot-pounds (488 Nm) of torque at 1,800 rpm, but the seller said that had some mods, so these values might be higher. Basically, it's the same powerplant that found fame in the iconic HUMVEE Armored Vehicle.
With 180,000 miles on the clock, this is no spring chicken. But rest assured that this Tahoe was very well taken care of. There's no other
way for it to look this gosh darn pristine. A current high bid of $16,250 may seem high for this old truck. But that old-fashioned turbodiesel engine may as well be worth its weight in gold.
Some classic car ads will give you the basic rundown of the vehicle's condition, usually in as few words as possible. Here, you get a paragraph penned by one of YouTube's most popular auto content creators on Cars and Bids. "The original Chevy Tahoe models are really cool, but the less common two-door body style is even cooler – especially when paired with the rare 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8, like this one has," DeMuro says of this rare turbodiesel Tahoe.
The car comes sporting a beautiful Red Maple Metallic exterior color with a grey interior. Lovers of old-school GM Square Body trucks and SUVs will no doubt appreciate just how pristine everything inside and out appears, as does the star of the show, the 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8.
The oil-burner is jetting around 180 horsepower (182 PS) and a healthy 360 foot-pounds (488 Nm) of torque at 1,800 rpm, but the seller said that had some mods, so these values might be higher. Basically, it's the same powerplant that found fame in the iconic HUMVEE Armored Vehicle.
With 180,000 miles on the clock, this is no spring chicken. But rest assured that this Tahoe was very well taken care of. There's no other
way for it to look this gosh darn pristine. A current high bid of $16,250 may seem high for this old truck. But that old-fashioned turbodiesel engine may as well be worth its weight in gold.
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