View Photos of the 2021 Chevrolet Suburban High Country

2021 chevrolet suburban 4wd high country

Andi HedrickCar and Driver

As with all of General Motors’s full-size SUVs, the Chevy Suburban receives a full redesign and a range of improvements for 2021. The switch to an independent rear suspension from the old solid axle, which greatly improves interior packaging, is the most significant change. But the new ‘Burban is still the brute of an SUV that we’re familiar with.

Read the full review

1 of 32

Rear-wheel-drive Suburbans are rated to tow up to 8300 pounds when equipped with the standard 355-hp 5.3-liter V-8 engine and optional Max Trailering package.

2 of 32

The top-level Chevy Suburban High Country comes standard with 22-inch wheels with chrome inserts wrapped in Bridgestone Alenza all-season tires.

3 of 32

The Suburban’s new independent rear suspension allows for the lowering of its load floor, which results in more rear footwell area and 23 more cubic feet of cargo space with the second and third rows folded.

4 of 32

GM’s 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8 is standard on Suburban High Country models. Our four-wheel-drive example made it to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds.

5 of 32

Our Suburban High Country test truck weighed 6121 pounds, roughly 100 pounds more than the last-generation Suburban we tested. Even with its extra heft, its EPA-estimated fuel economy almost matches last year’s at 14 mpg city, 19 mpg highway, and 16 mpg combined.

6 of 32

Chevy’s optional air springs can raise the Suburban by as much as two inches over its stock height.

7 of 32

LED headlights and taillights are standard equipment on the new Suburban.

8 of 32

The Suburban can be outfitted with optional 12.6-inch tablets in its second row as part of the $1955 Rear Seat Media System package.

9 of 32

A 10.2-inch infotainment touchscreen is standard on every Chevy Suburban.

10 of 32

Goodbye column shifter, hello plastic shift buttons on the dash.

11 of 32