JayTheCPA
Well-Known Member
For those whom want a new oil burning Suburban or Tahoe, the '21 MY lineup has that option with a 3.0L I-6 diesel.
By sporting a tow rating of 8K# (+/- a couple hundred pounds depending on 2WD or 4WD), GVWR of 14K#, and IRS (which I am presuming is tuned to passenger comfort and not utility use), this hardly falls into the bragging rights territory and sadly falls well short of my personal requirements. But, hey, it is a diesel, right? So far, the only thing going for the new Burb is that its pricing is less than Ferd's big SUV, but the Ferd still looks like the more capable of the two machines.
For those whom tow heavier and do not want to leave family members and / or gear at home in order to also pull the RV, fortunately GM is still making a HD passenger van. Going the HD van route is the smart money move compared to the new Burb as it is rated to tow a good 1,500 pounds more than the Burb and costs a *LOT* less.
Sadly, I see the move of dropping a diesel back in the Burb as a design with failure in mind. The 'decision makers' get to claim that they listened to the customer and sell it as a huge win. But the same decision makers get to also get to kill it in a nother couple years with the justification that it did not sell (because it was not designed to compete in the first place (but they will not not publicly admit this)). Lets hope that time proves me wrong...
By sporting a tow rating of 8K# (+/- a couple hundred pounds depending on 2WD or 4WD), GVWR of 14K#, and IRS (which I am presuming is tuned to passenger comfort and not utility use), this hardly falls into the bragging rights territory and sadly falls well short of my personal requirements. But, hey, it is a diesel, right? So far, the only thing going for the new Burb is that its pricing is less than Ferd's big SUV, but the Ferd still looks like the more capable of the two machines.
For those whom tow heavier and do not want to leave family members and / or gear at home in order to also pull the RV, fortunately GM is still making a HD passenger van. Going the HD van route is the smart money move compared to the new Burb as it is rated to tow a good 1,500 pounds more than the Burb and costs a *LOT* less.
Sadly, I see the move of dropping a diesel back in the Burb as a design with failure in mind. The 'decision makers' get to claim that they listened to the customer and sell it as a huge win. But the same decision makers get to also get to kill it in a nother couple years with the justification that it did not sell (because it was not designed to compete in the first place (but they will not not publicly admit this)). Lets hope that time proves me wrong...