Chevrolet Tahoe Set To Turn 25 As New 2021 Model Looms
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The Chevrolet Suburban is celebrating its 85th birthday in 2020, while its younger brother, the Chevrolet Tahoe, is preparing for its 25th birthday celebrations in the New Year.
General Motors says the original Tahoe, introduced for the 1995 model year, was designed to combine the maneuverability of a short-wheelbase truck with the functionality of a four-door SUV. A true multipurpose vehicle, GM wanted to ensure the Tahoe could tow a trailer and go off road, while also being able to take a family on a road trip. This proved to be a winning combination, with the Tahoe quickly becoming the best-selling full-size SUV in the United States – a title it has now held for 19 years straight.
While originally intended as an all-purpose family vehicle, the Tahoe has become a staple of government and law enforcement fleets. The Tahoe PPV (which stands for Police Pursuit Vehicle) was designed with law enforcement requirements in mind and features a high-output alternator and battery for running various onboard electronics, along with uprated suspension and brakes. GM says that “police customers saw [the Tahoe’s] potential for their highly demanding environments,” shortly after the vehicle was released in the mid-1990s, eventually leading to the creation of the first official Tahoe intended for police duties, the Tahoe Police Package.
General Motors is preparing to pull the wraps off of the next-generation 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe on December 10th, as we reported previously. The new Tahoe, along with the next-generation Suburban, will ride on the GM T1 body-on-frame vehicle platform, the same architecture that underpins the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The SUVs will also come with an independent rear suspension, which may be standard or offered as an option, helping to improve ride comfort and handling. We think the turbocharged 2.7-liter L3B inline four-cylinder, and/or the naturally aspirated 5.3-liter L84 V8 engines will be employed in the vehicles, along with the GM 10-speed automatic transmission.
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This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think the Tahoe and Suburban should share the Suburban nameplate with the extended wheelbase version carrying an L, XL, ESV, etc. type of moniker. The Suburban is the storied nameplate, but it is relegated to the less popular extended wheelbase version…
Eh…
Suburban was always attached to the bigger truck. So really, the storied “Suburban” nameplate makes most sense on the long wheelbase truck still.
Heck, until 2000, both Chevy and GMC called it the “Suburban.” GMC made the departure to Yukon and Yukon XL in 2000 with the GMT-800 launch.
Could Suburban and Suburban XL have worked? Sure. I think its too late now. And even if you look back prior to 2000, it still really wouldn’t sound right as the Suburban name was already cemented to the LWB truck.
Nope, it’ll be 26; Tahoe name debuted for 1995 model year. Research is your buddy!
It will be 25 in 2020, article even says it debuted in 95. New body style coming 2021. Research is your buddy!
He did do the research. The article states the name debuted in 1995. Sam McEachern just sucks at math.
2021 – 1995 = 26.
David DiNatale and anonymous… Reread the article. It specifically says that the Tahoe is celebrating its 25th birthday in the new year, meaning 2020.
hi, Happy Sunday
i drive suburban since 1990 it’s my fifth one
the weak part of them is front end, not enough strong for the power & weight of the machine.
control arm they came fragile too , now they will have 4 fragile control arm ?
where they test it, on a oval or real duty test, i can test for you , no problem you will found quickly what is weak
you want to keep your reputation , make it durable, they look great, but durable ? at they end it’s all copy & paste or close too ( Yukon.tahoe,suburban,escalade) made by robot ,have a great day ! bytw some dealer Don’t care about reputation like Crosstown Chevrolet Buick Cadillac GMC Ltd.
280 Falconbridge Rd, i am pretty sure they roll back , i got half of the proof , they other half it’s only gm can gave it too me , because they are alone crosstown Don’t care …………. also does gm prefer china than america probably yes ……………