Chevrolet Suburban

The Chevrolet Suburban is a series of automobiles built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. In production since the 1935 model year, the model line is currently in its twelfth generation; it is the longest-used automobile nameplate in the world. Beginning life as one of the first metal-bodied station wagons, the Suburban is the progenitor of modern full-size SUVs, combining a station wagon body with the chassis and powertrain of a pickup truck. Alongside its Advance Design, Task Force, and C/K predecessors, the Silverado pickup trucks share chassis and mechanical commonality with the Suburban.

Chevrolet Suburban
GMC Yukon XL
2015 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ
Overview
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Also called
  • Chevrolet Veraneio (Brazil, 1964–1995)
  • GMC Carryall (1960–1972)
  • GMC Suburban (1937–1999)
  • GMC Yukon XL (from 2000)
  • Holden Suburban (Australia/New Zealand, 1998–2001)
Production
  • 1934–1942
  • 1946–present
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size station wagon (1935–1959)
Full-size SUV (1960–present)
LayoutFront engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Related

Traditionally one of the most profitable vehicles sold by General Motors, the Suburban has been marketed by both Chevrolet and GMC for nearly its entire history; GMC has used several different nameplates for the model line, marketing the Suburban as the GMC Yukon XL since 2000. Cadillac also rebrands the Suburban as the Cadillac Escalade ESV. During the 1990s, the Holden brand marketed right-hand-drive versions of the model line.

The Suburban is sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Chile, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Peru, Philippines, and the Middle East (except Israel), while the Yukon XL is sold only in North America (exclusive to the United States, Canada, and Mexico) and the Middle East territories (except Israel).

A 2018 iSeeCars.com study identified the Chevrolet Suburban as the car that is driven the most each year. A 2019 iSeeCars.com study named the Chevrolet Suburban the second-ranked longest-lasting vehicle. In December 2019, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce unveiled a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for the Suburban, noting that the Suburban had been in "1,750 films and TV shows since 1952."

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