Fourth generation (K2XX) · 2015–2020

Chevrolet Suburban

The 2020 Chevrolet Suburban has up to 7.9 in of ground clearance (Suburban 1FL (fleet, municipal)). It is rated to tow up to 8,300 lb (every trim with the Max Trailering Package (NHT), 2018). We don’t have its approach angle from Chevrolet’s documents yet.

Clearance
7.9 in
Tows up to
8,300 lb
Configurations, all years
40

01 / Everything on one page

The Suburban, page by page

The newest model year’s headline figure for each page, with every year, configuration and source behind it.

02 / Quick specs

2020 Suburban at a glance

The small facts: ranges over the configurations that publish them, each from its document.
Fuel tank
31.0 gal
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)
Turning circle
516.0 in
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)
Seats
9
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)
Engine power
355 hp
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)
Engine torque
382 lb-ft
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)
Axle ratios
3.08:1
2 configurations · General Motors (GM Upfitter / GM Fleet)

03 / Class

Where it stands

The Suburban’s best numbers against every other SUV we track that publishes them.

Not compared: approach angle, breakover angle, departure angle. We don’t have those numbers for the Chevrolet Suburban from the maker’s documents.

Each number is the best configuration of the newest model year we have that publishes it (at most two years back), factory packages included and fleet-only configurations left out, against the same for every other vehicle in its class that publishes it. Tow and payload ratings are compared within one market, and pickups within their size when five or more share it.

04 / Spec plate

Spec plate

2020 Chevrolet Suburban

One configuration per trim, named under each heading, with its numbers as Chevrolet prints them. “Up to” is a ceiling printed over several configurations (the notes say whose), “from” the lowest figure, and a range is printed across that configuration’s grades. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label.

Third-partyA double underline marks a figure from a magazine test, dealer or spec site, not Chevrolet’s own documents: shown only where Chevrolet publishes nothing, and never used for a headline, comparison or ranking. Its page is listed under the plate.

2020 Chevrolet Suburban: numbers per trim, one configuration each
LSLS 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WDLTLT 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WDPremier (2017-2020)Premier (2017-2020) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WDSuburban 1FL (fleet, municipal)1FL (fleet, municipal) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD
Off-road
Ground clearance7.9 in7.9 in7.9 in7.9 in
Dimensions and bed
Length224.4 in224.4 in224.4 in224.4 in
Width80.3 in80.3 in80.3 in80.5 in
Height74.4 in74.4 in74.4 in74.4 in
Wheelbase129.9 in129.9 in129.9 in130.0 in
Weights, loads and capacities
Curb weight5,776 lb5,776 lb5,776 lb5,822 lb
GVWR———7,500 lb
Max payload———1,650 lb
Front axle rating———3,600 lb
Fuel tank———31.0 gal
Off-road hardware
Stock tiresP265/65R18P265/65R18P275/55R20P265/70R17

05 / Generations

Suburban generations

Each generation’s own page lists every configuration we have, model year by model year.
Not drawn: the maker’s documents we have lack a number the drawing needs.

2015–2020 · 40 configurations

K2XX Fourth generation (K2XX)

Clearance
7.9 in
Approach
—
Tows up to
8,300 lb

Best configuration of the 2020 lineup. Towing with the Max Trailering Package (NHT).

K2XX specs →

06 / Questions

Suburban questions, answered with numbers

Only what Chevrolet’s documents answer. Ranges cover the configurations that publish the number.

What is the ground clearance of the 2020 Chevrolet Suburban?

Up to 7.9 in, on the 1FL (fleet, municipal) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD.

MakerSource: 2020 Suburban 1FL specification guide

How much can the 2018 Chevrolet Suburban tow?

Up to 8,300 lb, on every trim with the Max Trailering Package (NHT). The lowest rating in the 2018 lineup is 8,000 lb, on every trim with the Max Trailering Package (NHT).

MakerSource: 2018 Chevrolet Trailering Guide (Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox and Traverse trailer weight ratings page)

What is the payload capacity of the 2020 Chevrolet Suburban?

Up to 1,690 lb, on the 1FL (fleet, municipal) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD. The least is 1,650 lb, on the 1FL (fleet, municipal) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD. Payload is everything carried on top of the vehicle’s own weight: people, cargo, accessories and a trailer’s tongue weight.

MakerSource: 2020 Suburban 1FL specification guide

What size tires come on the 2020 Chevrolet Suburban?

P265/70R17 on the Suburban 1FL (fleet, municipal). By its size code, the P265/70R17 is about 31.6 in tall.

MakerSource: 2020 Suburban 1FL specification guide

How much does the 2020 Chevrolet Suburban weigh?

Its curb weight runs from 5,536 lb (LS 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD) to 5,822 lb (1FL (fleet, municipal) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD). Its gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), the most it may weigh loaded, is 7,300–7,500 lb.

MakerSources: Canadian Vehicle Specifications, Chevrolet Suburban (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric; query Year=2015) · 2020 Suburban 1FL specification guide

How big is the 2020 Chevrolet Suburban’s fuel tank?

31.0 gal on the Suburban 1FL (fleet, municipal), the 2 configurations of the 2020 lineup that print it.

MakerSource: 2020 Suburban 1FL specification guide

07 / Keep going

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