2021 Suburban Takes on A “Year of Rediscovering Freedom” With Changes to Assure Top-Tier Highway Cruise

The nation's best-equipped and trusty choice for hauling around seven people and even a boat - the Chevy Suburban, has just experienced change in a major way for what promises to be a great year of rediscovering freedom. This model began with an independent rear suspension that makes for a much better ride and provides a drive that does not seem as much like a long bullet train. There is also the release of the new 3.0-liter Duramax inline-six diesel that brings about great change to the Suburban's well-known thirst for petrol.

The 3.0-liter with its 277 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque can move this XXL rig around with a perfect sense of urgency, even with the trailer heavily-loaded up with summer playtime goods. Chevy's vastly talented engineers worked hard on noise cancellation techniques for this year's model, and during an out-of-town excursion, you'll notice the insulation's build contributing to a quiet and peaceful journey. Each model now gets front pedestrian braking, rear parking sensors, and automatic emergency braking with forward collision alert.

A major part of the Suburban's draw is its size, and the rear parking sensors are a great help when having to do heavy-duty negotiation from a crowded lot to simply backing up to a busy intersection first thing in the harried AM! One of the modern marvels of current automotive technology (that is a great reason to choose either the Premier or High Country trim) is adaptive cruise control, paving the road for the future and the exciting premise of autonomous driving. The interior no longer has the same infotainment screen from the Silverado that sometimes seemed a bit lost in the mass of plastic on the dash, and the new model has one that is raised up on top of the radio and heater controls.

Here you can check out the display of your Android Auto and Apple CarPlay goods and the various useful towing screens as well as navigation. The High Country trim provides the comfortable addition of perforated leather seats with heating and ventilation, and sitting in the second row allows for great views of the blue sky you've been desperate to spend quality time with via the panoramic sunroof. One of the traits that satisfied buyers love about the Suburban when stacked up to its close relative in the form of the Tahoe is the extra 1.8 inches of third seat knee-room, a game-changer for the taller passengers riding along.

All of us here at West Chevy of Knoxville agree that the improvements with the 2021 Suburban go way beyond sheer size, as it can now proudly claim to handle just as good or better as its competition while brandishing extreme daily drive potential with capability. Big vehicles never lost their draw, they just went through a bit of “teenager-style” growing pains, and as many others have remarked about life “The college years are usually best!”