Chevrolet Suburban GMC Yukon XL
2015 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LTZ
Overview
Manufacturer	General 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
Class	Full-size station wagon (1935–1959) Full-size SUV (1960–present)
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Related	Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon Cadillac Escalade

The Chevrolet Suburban is a series of SUVs built by Chevrolet since the 1935 model year. The longest-used automobile nameplate in the world, the Chevrolet Suburban is currently in its twelfth generation, introduced for 2021. Beginning life as one of the first metal-bodied station wagons, the Suburban is the progenitor of the modern full-size SUV, combining a wagon-style body with the chassis and powertrain of a pickup truck. Alongside its Advance Design, Task Force, and C/K predecessors, the Chevrolet Silverado currently shares chassis and mechanical commonality with the Suburban and other trucks.

Traditionally one of the most profitable vehicles sold by General Motors,^[1] the Suburban has been marketed through both Chevrolet and GMC for nearly its entire production. Along sharing the Suburban name with Chevrolet, GMC has used several nameplates for the model line; since 2000, the division has marketed it as the GMC Yukon XL. Since 2003, Cadillac has marketed the Suburban as the Cadillac Escalade ESV. During the 1990s, GM Australia marketed right-hand drive Suburbans under the Holden brand.

.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.^[2] A 2019 iSeeCars.com study named the Chevrolet Suburban the second-ranked longest-lasting vehicle.^[3] 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."^[4][5]

History

Several automotive companies in the United States used the "Suburban" designation to indicate a windowed, station wagon–type body on a commercial frame including DeSoto, Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, and Nash, in addition to Chevrolet and GMC. The (Westchester) Suburban name was, in fact, a trademark of U.S. Body and Forging Co. of Tell City, Indiana, which built wooden station wagon bodies for all of these automobile and light truck chassis and more.

Chevrolet began production of its all-steel "carryall-suburban" in 1934.^[6] GMC brought out its version in 1937. These vehicles were also known as the "Suburban Carryall" until GM shortened the name to simply "Suburban." GMC's equivalent to the Chevrolet model was originally named "Suburban" as well, until being rebranded as "Yukon XL" for the 2000 model year.

With the end of production of the Plymouth Fury Suburban station wagon in 1978, only General Motors continued to manufacture a vehicle branded as a "Suburban," and GM was awarded an exclusive trademark on the name in 1988. The Chevrolet Suburban is one of the largest SUVs on the market today. It has outlasted competitive vehicles such as the International Harvester Travelall, Jeep Wagoneer, and the Ford Excursion. The latest competitor is the extended-length Ford Expedition EL, which indirectly replaced the Excursion.

The Suburban as of today is a full-size SUV (upgraded to extended-length from 1967 onward to make room for the then-new K5 Blazer that debuted in 1969) with three rows of seating, a full pickup truck frame, and V8 engine. It is one of the few station wagons available with all bench seating rows. The Suburban is the same height and width as the Chevrolet Tahoe, except that the Suburban is 15–20 inches (380–510 mm) longer. The extra length provides a full-sized cargo area behind the nine-passenger seating area.

From 1973 to 2013, it had been available in half-ton and 3/4-ton versions. Chevrolet discontinued this option for the public during the tenth-generation model's tenure after 2013 because of slow sales. However, for the 2016 model year, a one-ton model debuted as an exclusive to rental, fleet, and government services as the eleventh generation in 4WD and with LS and LT trim options, but soft sales would result in Chevrolet discontinuing production on this model after 2019.

In recent years, the Suburban has been used as a police truck, fire chief's vehicle, and EMS vehicle. Suburbans are also used as taxicab livery and limousines. Gothic black Suburban vehicles are commonly used by federal intelligence services, such as the Secret Service. The Secret Service operates fully-armored versions of the Suburban for the President of the United States when he attends less formal engagements.^[7] The Suburban (as well as the Tahoe and GMC variants) is very popular with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a service vehicle.

In the late 1990s, GM also introduced a RHD version of the Suburban, badged as a Holden, for the Australian market. Sales were low and GM withdrew the model in 2000 from Holden's lineup. In 2019, Chevrolet considered bringing the Suburban back to the region as a converted RWD import through Holden Special Vehicles but using the Chevrolet badge, but is holding off on those plans because of numerous factors, including the situation involving GM's decision to retire the Holden brand in 2020.

In 2015, the Suburban commemorated its 80th anniversary at General Motors' Arlington Assembly Plant where the 10 millionth Suburban was produced.^[8] A video was posted on Chevrolet's YouTube channel about its eighty-year legacy.^[9]

In a February 26, 2018, article celebrating the vehicle's 83rd year, Car and Driver notes that the Suburban's longevity is due to being one of GM's best-selling brands, its appeal to customers across the board regardless of race, gender, class, or political affiliation, and a unique loyalty to the SUV. In an interview from Chevrolet's truck/SUV marketing executive Sandor Piszar, who recalls an event celebrating the truck division's 100th anniversary when they asked about what they named their vehicles, "It's a funny question, but it really is an intriguing point," Piszar says. "People name what they love. And they love their Suburbans."^[10]

On December 5, 2019, the Chevrolet Suburban became the first vehicle to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for its excellence in film and television, having appeared in more than 1,750 films and television series since 1952, and can also claim to have appeared in at least one television series every year since 1956, and at least one film every year since 1960, the most ever for an automobile of any type. The star, placed at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, also carried the Chevrolet "Bowtie" symbol instead of the entertainment symbols (film, stage, television, radio, musical instruments, and recording artist), another first for the Walk of Fame.^[11]

There have been a total of twelve generations of Chevrolet Suburbans since its 1934 debut.

First generation (1935)

1935–1940[12]
1937 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban
Overview
Model years	1935–1940
Assembly	Baltimore Assembly, Baltimore, Maryland[13] Buffalo Assembly, Buffalo, New York Leeds Assembly, Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri Oakland Assembly, Oakland, California North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York Flint "Chevy in the Hole" Plant, Flint, Michigan Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio St. Louis Assembly, St. Louis, Missouri Oshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Canada
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door carryall 2-door panel truck 2-door canopy express
Layout	FR layout
Related	Chevrolet Master
Powertrain
Engine	207 cu in (3.4 L) OHV Chevrolet Stovebolt 6 cylinder[14]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	113.5 in (2,883 mm)[15]
Curb weight	3,300 lb (1,500 kg)

Prior to the first-generation Suburban, in 1933, the Chevrolet Master had offered a station wagon body built on the 1/2-ton truck frame. This model was specifically built for National Guard and Civilian Conservation Corps units. Much of the body was constructed from wood and could seat up to eight occupants.

The actual first-generation model was offered by Chevrolet as a "Carryall Suburban" – a utility vehicle featuring a station wagon body on the chassis of a small truck. Focused on functionality, the concept was indeed to "carry all": the whole family and their gear were to find sufficient space in one truck.^[6] It shared the front sheet metal and frames of the half-ton pickup models of the same year, but featured all-metal wagon bodies differing very little in shape from contemporary "woodie" station wagons.

Seating for up to eight occupants was available, with three in the front row, two in the middle row, and three in the rear row. Either the side-hinged rear panel doors or a rear tailgate/lift window could be selected for cargo area access while only having two doors for passenger access.^[6]

Second generation (1941)

1941–1942, 1946
1941 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban
Overview
Model years	1941–1942, 1946
Assembly	Lakewood Assembly, Lakewood Heights, Atlanta, Georgia Leeds Assembly, Leeds, Kansas City, Missouri[16] Oakland Assembly, Oakland, California St. Louis Assembly, St. Louis, Missouri Flint "Chevy in the Hole" Plant, Flint, Michigan Norwood Assembly, Norwood, Ohio North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York Oshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Canada
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door carryall 2-door panel truck 2-door canopy express
Layout	FR layout
Platform	AK Series
Powertrain
Engine	216 cu in (3.5 L) I6 228 cu in (3.7 L) I6
Transmission	3-speed manual[17]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	116 in (2,946 mm)
Length	196.625 in (4,994 mm)[17]

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