Future 2020/21 Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban

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olyelr

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I’m just scared of air shocks, but z71 and 6.2L would make me possibly forget about that for a bit.

i have a feeling that z71 has full air suspension, not just air shocks... meaning no coil springs, just air bags. A system much like the ram 1500 has offered for quite some time.
 

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I’m just scared of air shocks, but z71 and 6.2L would make me possibly forget about that for a bit.

More maintenance for sure but gives 4 inches of suspension lift. The regular Suburban hunkers down on the highway for improved MPG. The Z71 Tahoe can drop 2 inches or go up 2 inches, 4 inches of travel. They drove it onto the stage in a lifted state at the reveal.
 

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No diesel in the Z71 makes no sense to me, plus the front of Z71 is really fugly. The air ride really interests me.
 

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i have a feeling that z71 has full air suspension, not just air shocks... meaning no coil springs, just air bags. A system much like the ram 1500 has offered for quite some time.

Check the end of this video for a schematic of the drive line in motion. It shows what the air bags/shocks look like. The Z71 can change its height by 4 inches they said at the reveal.

 

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Check the end of this video for a schematic of the drive line in motion. It shows what the air bags/shocks look like. The Z71 can change its height by 4 inches they said at the reveal.

Pretty cool. I think this same IRS system will eventually make its way to the next gen Silverado/Sierra 1500. GM seems to have put a lot of R&D into it.
 

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The more I see it, the more I like it!


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It’s really not that bad though that particular model looks a lot like the traverse to me. the interior is much more evolutionary than revolutionary. Kind of shrug/meh inducing after such a long wait. Really not diggin the square instrument panel/dash hump and that Chrysler wing on the lift gate absolutely need to come off.

Maybe we’ll see a bigger step forward on the escalade interiors. Based on the ‘spy’ photos that seems to be the case.
 

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