Chevrolet Suburban

Chevrolet Suburban is the latest generation of the industry’s most versatile and capable full-size SUV.  It is based on GM’s new, full-size SUV architecture, featuring sleek exterior styling, a sharper, more precise driving feel, more power with improved, segment-leading fuel economy, increased interior refinement and improved quietness. Among its key features is a new 360-degree safety system of occupant protection and crash-avoidance technology.  Suburban is offered in LS, LT and LTZ variants, with 2WD and 4WD, in 1500 series.  Suburban 1500 model features an efficient 5.3-litre V8 engine with Active Fuel Management™ displacement-on-demand fuel-saving technology.

Suburban’s all-new exterior design is leaner and more agile looking, with a more steeply raked windshield and smoother roofline accentuating the exterior length. Suburban wears the new face of Chevrolet, with a large Chevrolet gold bowtie, centred on a twin-port horizontal grille. The body-coloured grille surround is inset with an argent texture mesh. Fog lamps and headlamps feature jewel-like optics. The lower fascia, incorporating the front license plate holder and integrated tow hooks, is aggressively styled with a skid plate look that enhances Suburban’s rugged, off-road appearance.

Suburban’s front end styling reflects its capability. It includes the fast-rake windshield; a bulging power dome hood; a prominent new bumper design with integrated wheel flares; a distinctive new grille and headlamps; and a full-wrap fascia. The wraparound fascia, which eliminates the conventional bumper-to-body gap, is one of the numerous attributes that gives the Suburban a more refined look while enhancing aerodynamics. There also is a new family of wheels with 17 inch as standard and 20 inch factory-installed wheels available in late 2006. The larger wheels fill Suburban’s wheel houses, giving the vehicle a confident stance.

The interior of the Chevrolet Suburban represents significant new levels of refinement, comfort, quality and convenience. The roomier interior is airy, thanks to a lower instrument panel and deeper windshield that improve outward visibility. Passenger space also is increased, including more shoulder space for rear passengers, which is packaged with the available roof-mounted head curtain side air bags with rollover protection for all seating rows. Behind the first row seats, Suburban offers 3,890.6 litres of cargo room.

Suburban’s seats are designed to provide more comfort, additional passenger-carrying flexibility, and easier entry/egress. Door pillar-mounted first and second row three-point safety belts facilitate the slimmer designs (second-row, centre position uses an SUV-typical three-point belt-to-seat design). Seat comfort has been further improved with firmer foams, including more aggressive bolsters. The front row seats have 25 mm more aft travel than previous models. Second-row seats provide 10 mm more legroom and knee room. Their seatback angle is adjusted an additional two degrees rearward for extra comfort.

Among its key features is a new 360-degree safety system of occupant protection and crash-avoidance technology – a system which highlight GM’s commitment to leading the way in the field of automotive safety. New features include roof-mounted head curtain side air bags with rollover protection for all seating rows and front-seat safety belt pretensioners that are linked to the vehicle's sensing system to provide segment-exclusive deployment in rear-end crashes. The vehicle rides on a 3,302 mm wheelbase, which supports its outstanding passenger and cargo capability, while enabling an exceptionally smooth ride.

Chevrolet Suburban also offers a host of new and enhanced safety features, including available head curtain side air bags and standard StabiliTrak stability control system incorporating new rollover mitigation technology. These features are integrated into a stronger vehicle structure that is also designed for improved compatibility with other vehicles in the event of a collision. The roof-mounted head curtain air bags include design features that give increased rollover protection and occupant containment. Sensors located at the front of the vehicle, in the side doors, and within the occupant compartment provide increased and more immediate crash detection.

The vehicle's sensing system offers segment-exclusive capability to deploy front seat safety belt pretensioners during certain rear-end collisions, enhancing the belt system's ability to hold the occupants firmly in place.

Extensive attention to detail was paid by Suburban’s engineers to ensure a quiet driving experience. It centres on a new, stiffer frame, which reduces vibrations transmitted to the passenger cabin. The strength and accuracy of this fully-boxed frame also enable more precise mounting and tuning of chassis and suspension components, which also help reduce vibration. Even the tyres on the large, 17 inch standard wheels are designed to reduce noise.

Noise reducing components and materials are used throughout the body structure, including the headliner material, door seals and front-of-dash area. The engines feature a quiet tuned alternator and an acoustically tuned engine cover that reduces in-cab engine noise. New door seals help reduce seal “pull-away” at highway speeds, which can cause wind noise. Also, a sleeker shape, thanks to improved aerodynamics, streamlined exterior mirrors and roof rack, more steeply raked windshield and tighter body gap tolerances, assures a quiet ride. Suburban’s quietness and smoothness are complemented by capabilities full-size SUV customers depend on.

Additional details include LED backlighting for the instruments and chrome accents on instruments and vents. Flush-mounted accessories and controls, such as the climate control/radio centre stack, create a seamless, “single unit” appearance. There is virtually no exposed metal hardware or latches.

Accessibility and capability are enhanced with features that include a unique power-release fold-and-tumble second-row seat and a third-row seat that also is easily removable. New comfort features include increased seat travel and seatback angles and an upgraded HVAC system. Storage capability is improved with the segment’s largest centre console storage bin, a larger glove box and additional new storage compartments.

Suburban also features an impressive new audio/navigation line-up, which provides quality entertainment and information. A new family of CD/MP3-compatible radios leads the audio line-up, with an enhanced DVD entertainment system that includes a larger, 8 inch screen (with in-dash loading). A new touch-screen navigation radio is available and incorporates the view monitor for the rear-camera system.

Contributing to Suburban’s more efficient performance are improved aerodynamics. A more steeply raked windshield and smoother roofline improve airflow over the vehicle, as do a lower, wider front air dam, tighter tolerances and gaps between the fascias, lamps and grille openings, and improved front-end sealing that virtually eliminates air leak paths. These features all contribute to enhanced fuel economy and improved driving quietness, compared with previous models.

OTE Group is the dealer for Chevrolet in Oman . Chevrolet Suburban is available for test drive at OTE Group’s 14 showrooms spread across the Sultanate or call 24566267 for more details.