Model year 2016 · K2XX (2015–2020)

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe specs

The 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe tows 4,000–8,600 lb, carries 1,490–1,800 lb of payload, has 8.0–10.7 in of ground clearance, weighs 5,251–5,545 lb at the curb and measures 203.9–204.0 in long, by configuration, per Chevrolet’s own documents.

We hold 9 configurations of the 2016 Tahoe, and Chevrolet gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 9
Documents: 8

01 / Configurations

Every 2016 Tahoe configuration

9 retail configurations sold in 2016, each with the figures Chevrolet publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Chevrolet gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

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2016 Chevrolet Tahoe K2XX: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
LS 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD	7.9 in	6,600 lb8,600 lb²	—	5,309 lb	P265/65R18
LS 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD	7.9 in	6,400 lb8,400 lb²	—	5,545 lb	P265/65R18
LT 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD	7.9 in	6,600 lb8,600 lb²	—	5,309 lb	P265/65R18
LT 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD	7.9 in	6,400 lb8,400 lb²	—	5,545 lb	P265/65R18
LTZ (2015-2016) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD	7.9 in	6,600 lb8,600 lb²	—	5,309 lb	P275/55R20
LTZ (2015-2016) 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD	7.9 in	6,400 lb8,400 lb²	—	5,545 lb	P275/55R20
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 2WD	8.5 in	4,000 lb	1,490 lb1,530 lb¹	5,289 lb	P265/60R17
Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD	8.0 in	4,000 lb	1,530 lb1,570 lb¹	5,545 lb	P265/60R17
Special Service Vehicle (5W4), fleet 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 4WD	10.7 in	6,400 lb8,400 lb²	1,770 lb1,800 lb¹	5,507 lb	P255/70R17

MakerSources: 2016 Chevrolet Trailering Guide (Colorado, Tahoe, Suburban, Equinox and Traverse trailer weight ratings page) · Canadian Vehicle Specifications, Chevrolet Tahoe (NHTSA vPIC GetCanadianVehicleSpecifications, metric; query Year=2015) · 2016 Tahoe 2WD Police Package 9C1 specification guide · 2016 Tahoe 4WD Police Package 9C1 specification guide · 2016 Tahoe 4x4 Special Service specification guide

Third-partySources: 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Dimensions (iSeeCars, ground clearance per trim and style) (iSeeCars.com) · 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe Tire Size (iSeeCars, tyre per trim and style) (iSeeCars.com)

¹ With the 40/40 front seat (fleet option): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
² With the Max Trailering Package (NHT): the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

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

02 / What changed

New for 2016

The 2016 Tahoe against the 2015, the previous model year we hold. Only what Chevrolet’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 9 sold in the 2015 are all here.
Payload: 1,490–1,800 lb (2015: 1,547–1,794 lb).
Ground clearance: 8.0–10.7 in (2015: 8.0 in).
Curb weight: 5,251–5,545 lb (2015: 5,224–5,545 lb).
Same range as the 2015: towing and length.
Payload differs on 3 of 3 configurations sold in both years: −65 to +5 lb.
Curb weight differs on 3 of 9 configurations sold in both years: −28 to +40 lb.
Ground clearance differs on 2 of 3 configurations sold in both years: +0.5 to +2.7 in.

03 / Tires

2016 Tahoe stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Chevrolet fits at the factory in 2016, the standard ones first.

2016 Chevrolet Tahoe stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P265/60R17Standard: Police Pursuit Vehicle (9C1), fleet	17 in	29.5 in
P255/70R17Standard: Special Service Vehicle (5W4), fleet	17 in	31.1 in

Tahoe tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2016 documents

8 documents behind the 2016 Tahoe’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

05 / Keep going

More on the Tahoe

Tahoe K2XXEvery K2XX configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2015–2020).Open the K2XX specs 2016 Tahoe towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Tahoe tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Tahoe specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Chevrolet’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.