Chevrolet Suburban
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| {{Infobox Automobile | name=Chevrolet Suburban | aka=GMC Suburban GMC Yukon XL | manufacturer=General Motors | production=1935–present | class=Full-size SUV | body_style=4-door wagon
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| {{Infobox Automobile generation | name=GMT400 | image=Image:Gmcsuburban.jpg | production=1988–1998 | platform=AWD GMT400 | engine= | transmission= | length= | width= | height= | wheelbase= | related= | similar=
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| {{Infobox Automobile generation | name=GMT800 | production=2000–2006 | platform=FR/AWD GMT800 | engine=5.3L Vortec V8 6L Vortec V8 8.1L Vortec V8 | transmission=4 speed automatic | length=5,570 mm | width=2,002 mm | height=1,915 mm | wheelbase=3,302 mm | related=Cadillac Escalade ESV Chevrolet Avalanche | similar=Toyota Sequoia Ford Excursion }} | |
| {{Infobox Automobile generation | name=GMT930 | image=Image:2007 Chevrolet Suburban.jpg | production=2007– | platform=FR/AWD GMT930 | engine= | transmission= | length= | width= | height= | wheelbase= | related=Cadillac Escalade ESV Chevrolet Avalanche | similar=Toyota Sequoia Ford Expedition EL }} |
The Chevrolet Suburban is a large sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet. It is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States, dating from 1935.
Many automotive companies in the United States used the "Suburban" name to indicate a windowed, station wagon type body on a commercial frame, including Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Chevrolet, and GMC. With the end of production of the Dodge Town Wagon in 1966, only General Motors continued to manufacture a vehicle branded as a "Suburban", and they were awarded an exclusive trademark on the name in 1988. Suburban is one of largest SUVs in market; it has three lines of seats and a normal-sized trunk behind them.
Chevrolet began production of its all steel "carryall-suburban" in 1935. GMC brought out its version in 1937. These vehicles were also know as the "Suburban Carryall" until rebranded simply as the "Suburban" in the 1980s with the arrival of the SUV craze.
General Motors has produced these large SUVs for both its GMC and Chevrolet marques, but today the name is limited to the Chevrolet Suburban. The GMC version is the Yukon XL, while Cadillac gets the Escalade ESV. A shorter version is sold as the Chevrolet Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade. A version with a pickup bed in place of the rear cargo box is sold as the Chevrolet Avalanche and Cadillac Escalade EXT. However, the Cadillac variant has a maximum of 8-passenger seating as opposed to the Suburban which has 9-passenger seating. The Suburban name was also used by GMC until 2000, when the GMC version became the Yukon XL.
The Suburban of the 1990s and 2000s is a full-size SUV with three rows of seating, a full pickup truck frame, and V8 engine power. The trucks are popular with large suburban families due to their "go anywhere, haul anything" nature, but have been criticized for their excessive bulk and poor fuel economy.
In recent years, the Suburban has been popular when converted for duty as a limousine or police car.
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GMT800
As of 2006, Chevrolet sells two models of Suburbans: 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton. On the 1/2 ton model, a customer has a choice of five different trim levels: base, LS, LT, Z71, and LTZ. The first four offer the Vortec 5300 V8 (295 hp at 5200 rpm and 335 ft·lbf of torque at 4000 rpm). The latter trim choice has a Vortec 6000 V8 (335 hp at 5200 rpm and 375 ft·lbf of torque at 4000 rpm). On the 3/4 ton model, there are only two trim options, either LS or LT. These both come with a standard Vortec 6000 V8 or an available Vortec 8100 V8 (325 hp at 4200 rpm and 447 ft·lbf of torque at 3200 rpm). All types of the Suburban can either be 2WD or 4WD, except the LTZ, which is AWD.
GMT930
The 2007 model year Suburban and Yukon XL were unveiled at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show in January. Production of the redisigned GMT900 Suburban and Yukon XL began at Janesville Assembly and Silao Assembly in March of 2006, with the vehicles arriving at dealerships in April.
References to the Suburban
The Onion published a fake advertisement parodying the Chevrolet Suburban, touting the features of the Subdivision. Its slogan was, "We think you'll agree, it's f***ing huge."
Several episodes of The Simpsons referenced the Canyonero, an oversized SUV that barely fit on the roads. Though the styling borrowed more from the Jeep Wagoneer, the name was obviously hinting at the Silverado.
In an article for Brainstorm NW, a Portland, OR magazine, called "Are You Politically Car-rect?", a Portland-area resident nicknamed his hand-me-down Suburban his "Global Warmer".