Chevrolet Suburban News
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The Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban are great at hauling people, cargo, and trailers, all at the same time. Specialty Vehicle Engineering has announced that certain Chevy dealerships will offer its modified Tahoe and Suburban models to do that work much faster. That's because these SUVs have 1,000 horsepower. The Drive first reported on the wild upgrades SVE has in store for the massive people movers last Friday. At the heart of the upgrades is an LT1 V-8 engine as found in the Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette. However, SVE strokes the engine from 6.2 to 6.8 liters, and slaps on a supercharger for...
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2020 Chevrolet Suburban spy shotsThe first prototype for the redesigned 2020 Chevrolet Suburban has been spotted, revealing a few clues about the upcoming SUV. General Motors is in the process of redesigning its full-size fleet around the T1XX body-on-frame platform for SUVs and pickups. The platform is an evolution of the current...
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2019 Chevrolet Suburban RST to offer 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8The Chevrolet Suburban Rally Sport Truck (RST) may not be a new thing, but the 6.2-liter V-8 engine under the hood is. Chevy has decided to roll out the RST Performance package as an available option for the 2019 edition of its largest SUV, the Suburban. Recall, the Suburban and Tahoe RST made...
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Tour de (special) force: How the Army and Chevy team up on the front linesGet off the X. That’s what you do when the shit goes down. And in a vehicle, that means speed can be your friend. That’s just one of the rules that Delta Force operators follow in wartime. The “X,” in this case, is an attack, and if you are in a vehicle that is under attack...
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2018 Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban RST are 420-hp frat-boy specialsBros of the world, your new chariot has arrived. This is Chevrolet's new RST trim, coming to the 2018 Tahoe and Suburban, and while poseurs might be interested in the chrome-less look, special grille, and brawny 22-inch wheels, enthusiasts should take note of the RST's impressive performance...
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Shaq latest to go undercover as Lyft driverRetired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal probably doesn't need to work hard for the money these days—although his son is almost college-age—so it's safe to say that his surprise appearance behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban as a Lyft driver was just for the fun of it. And what fun...
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In an internal combustion engine, fuel is burned to power the engine, but as a result a lot of heat is also produced. Most of that heat in ordinary vehicles is wasted; but what if you could catch the energy from the heat, turn it into electricity, and use it to increase your fuel efficiency? Well, that's exactly what one thermoelectric device-maker, BSST in Irwindale, California, is planning to do. BSST and GM are both independently assembling their first prototype thermoelectric generators for tests in commercial cars and SUVs. The thermoelectric equipped BMW and Ford cars (BSST), and a...
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Video: Angelina Jolie Delivers A (Car) Smashing Performance In SALTWe haven't seen much of Angelina Jolie lately. Between all the globe-trotting and the dieting and the bowchickawowow with her equally stunning common-law husband, she's had a lot on her plate. However, Ms. Jolie is about to make a return to the big screen, and once again she's playing a spy. A very...
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Tom Hanks Is All About Tahoe (The SUV, Not The Lake)Dear Mr. Hanks: Just to be clear, we're not morally opposed to the Chevrolet Tahoe. They are driven by our friends, neighbors, and even family members. (Well, distant family members.) They are an important patch of beige in the crazy quilt of American culture -- bland, perhaps, but they allow every...
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Brangelina Go REALLY SuburbanSo, okay, let's pretend you're one of Hollywood's Bright Young Things, and you're the common-law spouse of a Bright, Vaguely Young Thing, and both of you are ludicrously hot and ludicrously loaded. Like all Bright Young Things, you're concerned about the environment and social responsibility, so...
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GM will close two SUV plants by end of 2008Cutting back on SUV and pickup truck production while shifting focus to smaller and mid-size cars means some reallocation of the workload among General Motors' North American factories. While many factories are just changing what they do, some will have to be closed to align with the new face of...
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