The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe was announced in a joint debut alongside the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban last month. The latest next-gen SUV will be offered in six different trim levels, including the new RST (Rally Sport Truck), which returns to offer up a sporty aesthetic thanks to a variety of styling upgrades, all of which help the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe RST stand out from the crowd while prowling the streets – as captured here in the following Live Photo Gallery.
One of the RST’s big ticket items are the standard 22-inch wheels, which are a massive upgrade over the 18-inch wheels equipped as standard on LS and LT models. The 22-inchers also outsize the 20-inch wheels equipped on Premier and Z71 trim levels. Beyond the RST, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe High Country is the only next-gen Tahoe trim level equipped with 22-inch wheels as standard.
In addition to new rollers, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe RST gets a “street-inspired” body design thanks to a unique front fascia. The new fascia arrives with a black ice finish for the grille. There’s also complementary black and black-chrome exterior trim found elsewhere on the body.
Inside, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe RST stands out thanks to RST-specific seats featuring contrast-color stitching. The cabin also gets a 4.2-inch-diagonal color driver information center display as standard. What’s more, RST models come with all the same content as LT models.
Under the hood, the 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe RST is equipped with the naturally aspirated 5.3L L84 V8 gasoline engine as standard. Output is rated at 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque. The new Tahoe RST is also offered with the 3.0L LM2 inline six-cylinder Duramax turbodiesel powerplant, which is rated at 277 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. The GM 10-speed automatic transmission is standard with both engines.
We find it a little strange that GM decided not to give this trim visible exhaust outlets, while the Chevrolet Blazer RS, Chevrolet Traverse RS, and Chevrolet Trailblazer RS all offer exposed exhaust. Indeed, visible pipes would give this full-size SUV even more curb appeal – something the aftermarket will undoubtedly address going forward.
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My favorite trim for these
Rear looks with useless piece of chrome, strange led light design very boring. Just copy/paste of last 3 generations. Front is complicated origami with too high hood – just Silverado variation. Interior looks much better but zero high tech (full digital clusters etc.). Who cares about ecology go for hybrid or future EV models. Costumers taste is changing but GM don´t care. These big SUV´s could bring GM to bailout again. Kia/Hyundai duo looks more fresh and elegant.
Telluride and Palisade are not direct competitors to the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. Those CUVs compete with other 3 row CUVs like the Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer, Nissan Pathfinder, Honda Pilot, etc, and none of those CUVs offer the level of towing, cargo capacity, and comfort for true family that the Suburban and Tahoe offer. All that Kia/Hyundai have done with the new Palisade and Telluride is they’ve taken a Kia Sedona minivan but removed the sliding doors, raised them up a few inches, gave them different names, and put a whole bunch of unpainted black plastic all over them to make them look tough and off-roady, and then they charge you thousands of dollars for them, and people buy them.. thinking they won’t look like soccer moms/dads after buying them when they don’t ride and handle as well nor do they offer nearly as much room as the minivan they share the same platform with. As an enthusiast, I find that to be absolutely hiliarous, and it’s one of my favorite gimmicks of the past year.
Telluride and Palisade are nice for the money but they are so overrated. They’re cheaply built and have plagued the U.S. market with their surface beauty. Hyundai and KIA want to be Chevrolet and Buick so bad. YouTube is spammed with Hyundai and KIA reviews/ads daily. The suburban nor Tahoe competes with either telluride or palisade the Chevrolets would embarrass them in any test.
Did you really just say the that Chevy and BUICK! are better made then Hyundai?! I am not a Hyundai or Kia fan but everyone knows American made vehicles are made much cheaper than Japanese vehicles and American vehicles are prone to problems.
Did you just call a South Korean car manufacturer Japanese?
That’s cute.
Here are some facts. GM makes more on the Tahoe in one month than Hyundai/Kia will make on the Telluride/Palisade in an entire year. And that’s not counting Suburban, Yukon, Yukon XL, Escalade, or Escalade ESV.
I don’t understand, why BMW X7 can be sporty with a smaller engines while also getting much better mpg? The are similar in the size too.
Yes, because when you thinking of reliable trucks, BMW come to mind..?..
Mr. Anderson,
You realize the GM full-size SUV’s are body-on-frame, while the BMW X7 is a unibody?
Wow Doc Brown., you already went to the future and found out the MPG for these?
Also, read your post again…… s…l…o…w..l..y…..
“why BMW X7 can be sporty with a smaller engines while also getting much better mpg? ”
smaller what?
smaller…..smaller……engine?
Could that be the reason?
I swear this place is a regular MENSA meeting…..
smaller displacement? BMW uses 3.0L inline 6 compared to 5.3/6.2 L V8.
X7 can do 0-60 in 5.9 seconds while these things do in 6.1 second at best set up. So yeah engine is twice as big but slower time.
Weight has something to with it I’m sure. You know, because of physics.
Wow sherlock. Then why can’t they also make lighter weight SUVs?
First, the BMW X7 is nowhere close to being as large and as roomy as the Tahoe… and especially the Suburban.
If you want to see an X7-sized vehicle, do look at the Cadillac XT6.
Out of all the trim grades available for the new Suburban and Tahoe, High Country, Z71, and Premier are my favorite trims. I’m really eager to check out the new Suburban and Tahoe in person in the near future.
Is the 6.2 available in the RST again? Maybe that’s how you get the quad exhaust we saw at the reveal.
I hope they offer BRIGHT RED on this. IDIOTS only have offered DARK RED in past. SPORTY VEHICLES offer BRIGHT RED.
Looks good!
If you want to make the 2021 6.2 roll then add a whipple supercharger and see the Tahoe roll. It will push that Tahoe to a new level. We put one on a 2018 rst and the Tahoe ran a 12.8 1/4 mile. Bet that BMW can’t hang when you put real power to the ground.
Does anyone has an idea how to find out these RST 22’’ wheels part number? I have a Z71 and want to upgrade wheels to 22’’ and on Chevy website there are about 7 different wheels in accessories but not the ones from RST….