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Tested: 2021 Chevy Tahoe Z71 Goes Big Where It Counts

Text "To wake the daydreamers, a high-school teacher of mine would slap a broken goalie stick on the desk of the offender and shout, ""A picture is worth a thousand words!"" In addition to learning to pay attention, we learned that visual aids are indeed very helpful—and the photos you're seeing of the 2021 Chevy Tahoe are indeed visual aids. But the headlights, giant grille, and design look better in person than they do in photos." Besides, the big news is hidden away in the back and beneath the skin. General Motors engineers finally put an independent rear suspension into Chevy's large, three-row human haulers, the Tahoe and Suburban, as well as the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL. The independent rear suspension—a trailing-arm design—requires less space than a live axle, allowing for a lower floor. In previous Tahoes, third-row riders sat close to the floor, beach-chair style. Chevrolet has also extended the new Tahoe's wheelbase by 4.9 i...