You know the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban, right" About the size and weight of a WWII destroyer, they are pretty much as big and conspicuous as an American machine can get these days if it wasn’t made under a DoD contract.
You know what the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban need" More stuff!
Hence, the creation and availability of the Tahoe and Suburban Premier Plus Special Editions.
Large & In Charge
These SUVs are already big mothers, tipping the scales at 5,600 lbs. and taping in at 17 feet long. And that’s the Tahoe, the “little” one of the pair. The Suburban tips the scales at 5,800 lbs. and is a whopping 18 feet long. But that wasn’t enough, oh no. You want more" Of course you do. You’re American! You get GM’s 6.2-liter V8 moving all that steel down the road. Said plant is part of the new RST 6.2-liter Performance Package. All Tahoe and Suburban Premier Plus Special Editions, as well as RST Premier models with the optional 6.2-liter Performance Package, come with Magnetic Ride Control. The Hydra-Matic 10-speed automatic transmission continues the trend of automatic boxes with a large number of ratios.
Chevy Tahoe and Suburban RST. Photo: Chevrolet.
Power & Performance
Now, about that drivetrain. The available 6.2 puts out 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft. of delicious torque. It features three state-of-the-art technologies: direct injection, Active Fuel Management, and continuously variable valve timing. Not bad for a tr...