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GMC Suburban

🇺🇸 United States ·1973–1999· estate / wagon / SUV / MPV

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1995 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 in Atlantic Blue Metallic, front left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  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. 2000-2006 Chevrolet Suburban -- 03-16-2012 2: IFCAR· Public domain
  12. 12. 2007 Chevrolet Suburban rear: Stephen Foskett· CC BY-SA 3.0
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GMC Suburban, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 268 hptop version
  • popularity 131 in NL#1307 most common
  • weight 2,446 kgaverage, ready to drive

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

what the fuel types mean

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

spec sheet

built
1973–1999
body
estate / wagon, SUV, MPV
engine
5.0 L–6.6 L
cylinders
8
turbo
no
power
138–268 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
7
doors
4
weight
2,446 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
11–18 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
SUV, Special Purpose Vehicle
avg new price NL
€ 46.997

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

131 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1307 of all models. Most common build year: 1977 (15 cars).

19731986

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

🇺🇸 US versions (69)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1999. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1999Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1998Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1997Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1997Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1996Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1996Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1318.1
1995Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1995Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1994Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1994Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1318.1
1993Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1993Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1992Suburban 1500 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1992Suburban 1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1991R1500 Suburban 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1318.1
1991R1500 Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDDiesel1713.8
1991Suburban V1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1991Suburban V1500 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDDiesel1614.7
1990R1500 Suburban 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1990R1500 Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDDiesel1713.8
1990Suburban V1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1318.1
1990Suburban V1500 4WD5.7 L 8 cylManual 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1219.6
1990Suburban V1500 4WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDDiesel1614.7
1989R1500 Suburban 2WD5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1416.8
1989R1500 Suburban 2WD6.2 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDDiesel1713.8

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

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