Muscat, Oman – The Chevrolet Suburban 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 – a system which highlight GM’s commitment to leading the way in the field of automotive safety. The vehicle rides on a 3,302 mm wheelbase, which supports its outstanding passenger and cargo capability, while enabling an exceptionally smooth ride.

 The Chevrolet Suburban also offers a host of enhanced safety features, including available head curtain side air bags and standard StabiliTrak stability control system incorporating new rollover mitigation technology. Suburban’s 360-degree perimeter safety system of occupant protection and crash avoidance technologies marks a significant advance in occupant safety. 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.

 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.

The roof-mounted head curtain side air bag system incorporates one of the segment's first rollover indication sensors, which is located on the vehicle's centre tunnel in the occupant compartment. The sensor monitors the vehicle's accelerations and roll rate. If these signals indicate an impending rollover, the roof-mounted head curtain side air bags deploy to provide an extra measure of occupant protection and containment.

 The front frame section has been designed to optimize crush progression, resulting in improved energy absorption efficiency. The improved crush performance, enabled by hydro-formed frame rails and efficient chassis component packaging, includes better vehicle-to-vehicle compatibility in the event of a frontal impact with a smaller vehicle.

 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. Door seals help reduce seal “pull-away” at highway speeds, which can cause wind noise. Improved aerodynamics, streamlined exterior mirrors and roof rack, more steeply raked windshield and tighter body gap tolerances, assures a quiet ride.

 Suburban’s  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.  The larger wheels fill Suburban’s wheel houses, giving the vehicle a confident stance.

 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, as all models feature enclosing “close outs” around the seat bottoms and door sill trim plates.

 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. CD/MP3-compatible radio 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.

 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.