Title: 2008 Chevrolet Suburban (Chevy) Review, Ratings, Specs, Prices, and Photos - The Car Connection
Headings: 2008 Chevrolet Suburban
2008 Chevrolet Suburban
2021
2021
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The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban stands out as being a highly capable and usable full-size sport utility vehicle that drives well.
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Styling
The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban looks big but carries its weight well—and sports two interior looks that will please a wide range of buyers.
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Performance
The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban offers a broad range of V-8 engines with fuel-saving measures, and large, powerful versions can haul nearly 5 tons.
Comfort & Quality
The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban will get you where you need to go in comfort that approaches luxury--unless you're an adult in the back row or the middle front.
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Safety
The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban earns good crash-test scores, though rollover protection is midgrade.
Features
The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban has lots of standard equipment and some luxurious, untrucklike options.
We still enjoy this vehicle after 7 years and 125,000 miles.

Content: Like a freight train, the Suburban's pound-per-mile fuel efficiency is actually good. AutoWeek points out that one would "have to have two cars getting 28 mpg each to haul a similar load." And while nobody buys a vehicle like the Suburban for its great mileage (even some of the recent "hybrid" SUVs are not stellar in this regard), GM does offer its Active Fuel Management technology on the larger engine, reports ForbesAutos. This shuts down half of the cylinders under "low stress driving situations" such as cruising empty on level freeways, allowing it to operate on four cylinders. Two- and four-wheel-drive versions of the Suburban are offered. Cars.com reports the towing capacity of the 1500 model at 8,100 pounds, while Kelley Blue Book rates the 2500 with two-wheel drive at a whopping 9,700 pounds--nearly five tons. Motor Trend was pleased to report that the Chevrolet Suburban 2500 they tested remained comfortable and stable when towing