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Chevrolet Suburban

🇺🇸 United States ·1969–now· estate / wagon / SUV / MPV

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 2025 Chevrolet Suburban RST, front NYIAS 2025: Kevauto· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 1936 Chevrolet Suburban (15019443381): Mustang Joe· CC0
  3. 3. 1937 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban: Alden Jewell· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1937 Chevrolet Carryall Suburban (front): Alden Jewell· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1941 Chevrolet Suburban (cropped): Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1949 Chevrolet 3100 Suburban Carryall, front right (Hershey 2019): Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. 1956 Chevrolet 3100 Suburban (cropped): liebeslakritze· CC BY-SA 2.0
  8. 8. 1961 Chevrolet Apache Suburban (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1977 Chevrolet Suburban Estate (28300521421): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1988 GMC R-2500 Suburban High Sierra, front right, 08-06-2023: MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. 1995 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 in Atlantic Blue Metallic, front left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. 12. 2000-2006 Chevrolet Suburban -- 03-16-2012 2: IFCAR· Public domain
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base stats

  • power 361 hptop version
  • efficiency 349 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 637 in NL#709 most common
  • weight 2,469 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1969–now
body
estate / wagon, SUV, MPV
engine
3.0 L–7.3 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
some versions
power
123–361 hp
drive
4x4, all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
7
doors
4
weight
2,469 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
349 g/km
US rating
11–23 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
SUV, Special Purpose Vehicle, Standard SUV
avg new price NL
€ 152.711

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

637 are registered in the Netherlands today, #709 of all models. Most common build year: 1978 (74 cars).

19692008

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (5)
  • Suburban 605
  • Suburban 2 WD 11
  • Suburban C10 9
  • Suburban C20 7
  • Suburban 2WD U9 5

🇺🇸 US versions (204)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2027Suburban 2WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spdRWDDiesel2310.2
2027Suburban 2WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDRegular1713.8
2027Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDPremium1614.7
2027Suburban 4WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spd4WDDiesel2210.7
2027Suburban 4WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDRegular1614.7
2027Suburban 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDPremium1614.7
2026Suburban 2WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spdRWDDiesel2310.2
2026Suburban 2WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDRegular1713.8
2026Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDPremium1614.7
2026Suburban 4WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spd4WDDiesel2210.7
2026Suburban 4WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDRegular1614.7
2026Suburban 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDPremium1614.7
2025Suburban 2WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spdRWDDiesel2310.2
2025Suburban 2WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDRegular1713.8
2025Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDPremium1614.7
2025Suburban 4WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spd4WDDiesel2210.7
2025Suburban 4WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDRegular1614.7
2025Suburban 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDPremium1614.7
2024Suburban 2WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spdRWDDiesel2310.2
2024Suburban 2WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDRegular1713.8
2024Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spdRWDPremium1614.7
2024Suburban 4WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spd4WDDiesel2210.7
2024Suburban 4WD5.3 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDRegular1614.7
2024Suburban 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 10-spd4WDPremium1614.7
2023Suburban 2WD3.0 L 6 cyl turboAutomatic 10-spdRWDDiesel2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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