Updated May 06, 2017 2010
Chevrolet Suburban 75th 2010 Chevrolet Suburban U. S. Secret Service
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Chevrolet
Suburban History
- Generation 9 -
1992-
1999
1993 Chevrolet Suburban
1994 Chevrolet Suburban 1995 Driver-side air bag added 1996 Push-button 4WD
activation and daytime running lights debut 1997 Chevrolet Suburban 1997 Passenger-side
frontal air bag added Professional Golfer Greg Norman with his 1997 Suburban LT 4x4. Shown in Onyx Black with optional white outline-lettered tires.
1998 OnStar and the full-time AutoTrac all-wheel-drive system are added
1999 Chevrolet Suburban. The uncertainty that greeted the 90s, including the Gulf War and a recession, gave way to the most prosperous period of growth in American history. The Dow Jones Industrial average was at about 2,800 in June 1990, but soared to 11,750 in 1999. Unemployment was only 4.5 percent. Americas love affair with utility vehicles exploded in the 90s and the Chevrolet Suburban was far and away the most popular. The 1999 model was the final year for a generation introduced in 1992. It was the best Suburban generation to date, with a longer, 131.5-inch wheelbase, aerodynamic styling – including flush-mounted glass – and many of the same luxurious amenities typically reserved for premium sedans. Those features were backed up by robust Vortec powertrains, featuring the tried-and-true small-block and big-block V-8 engines. Advances in combustion technology and enhanced overdrive transmissions improved efficiency. Because an all-new Suburban would be introduced for 2000, there were no significant updates with the '99 model, but it offered a wide range of safety and convenience features that were introduced during the 1992-99 generation, including: Driver and passenger frontal airbags, AutoTrac all-wheel-drive system, Electronic variable-assist steering, Electronically controlled automatic transmission and OnStar The '99 Suburban retained its characteristic four-door body style and continued to offer access to the rear cargo area via a liftgate/tailgate configuration or the classic double "barn doors" that had been a Suburban staple since its inception in 1935. Approximately 139,000 Suburbans were sold in 1999 – a 27-perecent increase over 1998 sales. 1999 CHEVROLET
SUBURBAN FACTS THE BOTTOM LINE: 1999
INCOME AND PRICES (with 2010 inflation
conversions)
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