Chevrolet Introduces All-New 2021 Tahoe and Suburban
Transformed to offer more of the people- and cargo-hauling capabilities that have distinguished the industry’s best-selling full-size SUVs for generations. Chevrolet’s iconic people and cargo haulers begin a new chapter today with the introduction of the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. Each has been redesigned to be the ultimate SUV – offering the most interior space of any SUV, exclusive technologies and features, and the best driving dynamics in the full-size segment.
“There are no vehicles like Tahoe and Suburban – which have starred in Hollywood movies, carried military heroes and world leaders, and helped create countless family memories,” said Barry Engle, executive vice president and president, General Motors North America. “We’ve taken what people love about these pioneering SUVs and made them even better – adding more room for people and cargo, more advanced technology and unrivaled driving experience.” Read the rest of this entry »
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As any driver who ever lived in an area with cold winters will tell you, for a few months every year, the car’s heater is just as important as any other part of the vehicle. Not only is it uncomfortable and unhealthy to drive in cold temperatures, but it also keeps your windows icy and difficult to see through. Here are some tips on how to have your heater working as well as possible throughout the winter. Read the rest of this entry »
Chevrolet Surburban First Vehicle to Receive Award of Excellence Star at Hollywood & Highland
Iconic vehicle starred in more than 1,750 films and television series since 1952
“For six decades the Chevrolet Suburban has been Hollywood’s longest-working actor,” said Rana Ghadban, president and CEO of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. “Appearing in classic feature films and on must-see television shows, the Suburban is a well-established industry mainstay. With the Chevrolet Tahoe also making an impact in movies and on television, it’s impressive to have both vehicles now join an illustrious group of actors and characters that are forever known as Hollywood legends.”
During its acting career the Suburban evolved to become the ultimate character actor, able to play the hero, the villain, or the family alike.
“There’s really nothing else like the Chevrolet Suburban in this business, for two reasons,” said Dennis McCarthy, Hollywood picture car coordinator. “First, it’s one of the most versatile vehicles in the business, able to fit with any type of character. Second, it can help instantly give a scene added importance. When a convoy of black Suburbans appears on screen, you know that’s not the time to leave your seat to buy popcorn.”
The relationship between the Chevy Suburban and Hollywood began in 1952, when it first appeared on the silver screen. Since then, Suburban has starred in more than 1,750 films and television series. It has appeared in at least one television series every year since 1956, and at least one film every year since 1960. Suburban has also appeared in more than 30 award-nominated films.
The filmography is even more impressive when combined with the Chevy Tahoe. Together, Tahoe and Suburban have appeared in more than 2,500 films and television shows. Since the Tahoe was introduced in 1995, it has appeared in at least one film and television show every year.
According to Tim Kozub, design manager for Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, their on-screen persona also influenced the all-new Suburban and Tahoe, which will be unveiled later this month: “This is a great example of how life and art influence each other. The popularity of Suburban and Tahoe in film was first inspired by the real-life roles they played in the military, in law enforcement and family trips around the world. Today, their role in Hollywood inspired the design of the all-new models, as we integrated the sense of capability, action, and importance associated with Suburban and Tahoe on screen.”
Santa Claus is coming to town and beginning Dec. 24, children whose families have Chevrolet vehicles equipped with an active OnStar plan can find out the location of his sleigh with a simple push of the blue OnStar1 button.
Chevy and OnStar, in collaboration with the North America Aerospace Defense Command, will provide real-time updates during St. Nick’s annual flight using NORAD’s official Santa-location data.
NORAD uses the North Warning System radar chain and geosynchronous satellites with infrared sensors to follow Santa on his journey around the globe. Read the rest of this entry »
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Living in an area with cold and snowy winters can take a massive toll on your car. Different temperatures, precipitations, and chemicals used to melt the ice on the road can shorten your car’s lifespan by affecting the paint, windows, wheels, and more. Luckily, however, with a bit of preparation, your car will get through the winter just fine and look just as good in March as it did in October. Here are the main exterior parts that need to be prepared for the winter.
The Car’s Body
The car’s paint is usually the most affected after a long winter. The main reason for that is the salt that is commonly used to de-ice the roads, which can also ruin your car’s color. Luckily there are ways in which you can protect the paint, such as applying a paint coating. It will last up to two years and protect the paint job without any additional maintenance when applied properly. The only downside is if you want the paint coating to work as it should, the body needs to be prepared and polished beforehand.
A quick and easy alternative is using synthetic paint sealants. They last up to half a year, so applying a coating of paint sealant before winter will be enough, and they are much easier to apply than paint coating. Read the rest of this entry »
Best Local Holiday Light Displays
There is nothing that brings holiday joy better and more simply than holiday lights. They have the magical ability to brighten anyone’s mood and get them in the holiday spirit. Here are some of our favorite holiday light displays near Burien Chevrolet! 
Christmas Ship Festival
What is more local than a light show on boats? Be sure to check out the Argosy Christmas Ship Festival for some nautical holiday spirit. Here is the schedule so you can find a date that works for your family!
Fantasy Lights
Holiday lights are wonderful, but sometimes (ok, most of the time) the Pacific Northwest weather is not wonderful this time of year. Fantasy Lights in Spanaway has the solution! It is the largest drive-thru Christmas light display in the Northwest!
Holiday With Lights at Wild Waves
While the water park might be closed, the Wild Waves Theme Park will be open select nights where you can ride the rides while the entire park is decked out in holiday lights! If you need more adrenaline that just looking at pretty lights can offer, than this is the option for you!
Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium
If you love animals and Christmas lights, nothing will beat the Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. This zoolights display as the ability to bring out the child wonderment in people of all ages.
Browsing Biblios: Best Bookstores in Burien
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No matter how many new ways we have to entertain ourselves thanks to modern technology, there will always be something uniquely fulfilling about sitting down and reading a good book. Luckily for reading lovers living in or around Burien, Washington, there are plenty of excellent bookstores throughout the country where they can find their next adventure. Here are some of them.
Burien Books
As the name clearly suggests, this wonderful bookstore is located right in Burien and has been enriching the local community by providing great books for the past six decades. It was first opened in 1959 by long-time local Virginia Pearce, who also operated it for half a century until her passing in 2009. It was then taken over by a book-loving local couple and reopened in a new location in town, where it stands today.
The main reason for this bookstore’s longevity is the way they personalize their services for each customer, offering their extensive knowledge and experience to recommend the perfect book based on your age, personality, and other characteristics. They can also help you choose the perfect book for a gift. Read the rest of this entry »
Chevrolet Suburban at 85: The Legacy Continues
2020 marks the 85th production year of the original, sport utility vehicle. What are your memories of the Chevrolet Suburban??
Back in 1935, the world was a vastly changing place still reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. Amidst all this, Americans still found a way to reach new heights of innovation and achievement. Movies debuted in color for the first time, baseball home run records were shattered, and the last concrete was poured at the Hoover Dam, the world’s largest at the time. That same year, Chevrolet introduced the Suburban in the United States.
Still in production eight and a half decades since its debut, the Suburban has earned the title of the industry’s longest-running nameplate. In fact, Suburban is the first vehicle to reach 85 years of continuous production.
“While the world has changed significantly, the Suburban is just as relevant today as it was in 1935. Suburban created the sport utility vehicle – offering unprecedented combination of passenger comfort and cargo capacity,” said Paul Edwards, Chevrolet marketing vice president. “That has earned Suburban the trust of a wide range of people – from families to law enforcement, and even a starring-role in pop culture.”
“The name Suburban is so widely recognized that at various times over history it was used by a few vehicle manufacturers,” said Leslie Kendall, curator at the Petersen Automotive Museum. “But the Chevrolet Suburban – the forerunner of the modern SUV – has stood the test of time. From family road-trips to dignitary protection, to TV and film and everywhere in-between, over the last 85 years the Suburban has become a fixture of Americana.”
Over the years, the Suburban has cemented its place in the hearts of many. As a beloved part of the family, trusted bodyguard and member of the armed forces, first responder and even a movie star, the original SUV has built an impressive and unrivaled legacy worthy of a celebration.
The original 1935 Suburban could seat eight, while removable seats provided a large 115.1 cubic foot (3,259 L) cargo area when the second-row seats were folded and third-row seats removed. It was powered by an inline-six-cylinder engine that produced 60 horsepower.
The 2020 Suburban seats up to nine and offers up to 121.7 cubic feet (3,446 L) of maximum cargo space when second and third-row seats are folded down. The available 6.2L V-8 produces 420 horsepower – seven times the power of the 1935 model – with an EPA-estimated 23 mpg highway.
85 years of innovation
Car-based wagons for professional use were offered by most manufacturers throughout the early 1930s. Most of these early vehicles featured wood sides and canvas tops; and while they were versatile, their car-based platforms and damage-prone bodies were not suited for continuous commercial use.
It was clear that customers required something more. Chevrolet began testing an all-steel wagon body mounted on a commercial chassis in the mid-1930s. This research and development resulted in the launch of the Suburban Carryall in 1935 – the first heavy-duty, truck-based wagon of its kind.
The Suburban’s heavy-duty truck-based chassis increasingly found favor with commercial customers. In the post-World War II growth years, its popularity steadily increased with private customers who appreciated its uncompromising capabilities and dependable utility.
The Suburban hit mainstream fame in the early 1990s as part of the SUV boom. While many customers were new to the Suburban, it had a legion of longtime owners over the years. From hauling Little League teams and their equipment, to towing a horse trailer on the ranch, or transporting a work crew to a job site, the Suburban had become a fixture of American culture.
Generation 1 – 1935-40
The Suburban Carryall is introduced on a half-ton chassis, with a signature two-door body style that would be produced through 1967. Power came from Chevrolet’s tough “Stovebolt” inline-six that produced 60 horsepower (45 kW). In 1937, new Art Deco exterior design cues were added and power was increased to 79 horsepower (59 kW).
Generation 2 – 1941-46
Production of almost all civilian vehicles halted during America’s involvement in World War II, although many Chevy trucks – including the Suburban’s body style – were produced for military duty.
Generation 3 – 1947-55
Representing the first significant redesign of Chevrolet’s truck line since before the war, the Suburban was welcomed by professionals in need of an all-new workhorse. Torque from the inline-six engine was 174 lb-ft (217 Nm) at only 1,200 rpm, creating excellent towing capability.
Generation 4 – 1955-59
Revolutionary new styling and technology is introduced midway through the 1955 model year. Known as the “second series” design, it featured a wraparound windshield and the elimination of running boards – the body now flush with the fenders. The biggest addition was Chevrolet’s first V-8, the legendary Small Block. In 1955, factory-installed four-wheel drive is offered for the first time, with the famous NAPCO-supplied “Powr-Pak” system.
Generation 5 – 1960-66
All-new styling greeted the 1960s and Chevrolet instituted the C/K designations to denote models with 2WD (C) and 4WD (K). In 1963, a ladder-type, channel-section frame replaced the X-member, box-section frames used in previous years. With a focus on passenger comfort in 1965, factory-installed air conditioning and a rear-area heater are offered for the first time.
Generation 6 – 1967-72
A redesign of Chevy’s half-ton trucks is introduced, and for the first time since its debut, the Suburban now had three doors – with a single door on the driver’s side and front and rear doors on the passenger side. This new configuration, with easier access to the cargo area, was popular with ambulance companies.
Generation 7 – 1973-91
The Suburban is completely redesigned and for the first time, offered a conventional four-door body style. The wheelbase was stretched to 129.5 inches with an increased focus on interior comfort and amenities that brought more personal-use customers to Suburban. By the late-1980s, electronically controlled fuel injection and a four-speed overdrive transmission brought greater efficiency.
Generation 8 – 1992-1999
An all-new Suburban featured sleek styling with flush glass and composite headlamps. Other updates included four-wheel antilock brakes, Insta-Trac “shift-on-the-fly” on four-wheel-drive models and a suspension system designed to provide a more carlike ride. In 1998, available OnStar and the full-time AutoTrac all-wheel-drive system are added. In Australia, right-hand-drive versions of the Suburban are offered through GM’s Holden brand.
Generation 9 – 2000-2006
Launched in 1999 as a 2000 model, the 10th-generation Suburban brought new styling, new interiors and new powertrains. The engines included the Vortec 5.3L and 6.0L V-8s from the same Gen III Small Block family in the Corvette. New features included for first time are four-wheel disc brakes, a load-leveling suspension system and StabiliTrak electronic stability control.
Generation 10 – 2007-14
The Suburban features a wind tunnel-shaped exterior and elimination of traditional chrome front and rear bumpers. More efficient, comfortable and capable than ever, the Suburban continued to offer customers uncompromising capability and versatility. Safety and driver assistance feature updates included electronic trailer sway control, Hill Start Assist and available Side Blind Zone Alert1.
Generation 11 – 2015-Present
Completely redesigned to be more functional and refined, while offering more features and a greater range of advanced technologies, the current Suburban is also more efficient, thanks to a range of enhancements that include a more aerodynamic design and a new, direct-injected EcoTec3 5.3L engine. Improved aerodynamics also contributes to a quieter interior. A bevy of standard customer-focused technology features like 4G LTE Wi-Fi Hotspot (requires available data plan)2, Apple CarPlay3 and Android Auto4 are also added.
Chevrolet Launches National Online Contest Inviting Hispanic Families to Find New Roads Together
Chevrolet has announced the launch of Mi Familia, My Chevy, a national online contest that celebrates Hispanic families. Chevy is calling on Hispanic families to submit their unique stories for the chance to be selected and awarded the road trip of a lifetime, complete with personal chauffeurs and the latest Chevy vehicles for up to 9 family members.
The online contest is open for submissions through December 31. Families must submit a photo that highlights a special family moment or milestone, then write a short response explaining more about their family and what a road trip would mean to them.
“At Chevrolet, we understand the importance of road trips for families and are excited to kick off this inaugural contest,” said Paul Edwards, U.S. vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. “Family is at the fabric of Hispanic culture and we want Chevrolet to play a contributing role in building road trip memories.”
Among Hispanic customers, Chevy is the third best-selling automotive brand, making vehicles that meet the unique needs of today’s Hispanic families and helping to keep them safe on the road. Hispanic vehicles sales account for 14% of all Chevy sales.
As part of the program, Chevrolet has enlisted three Hispanic influencers to capture and share their own Chevy family road trip experiences through their social and digital channels. Each influencer will drive one of Chevrolet’s latest products, including the All-New 2020 Silverado, 2020 Blazer and the 2020 Traverse. These brand ambassadors will also encourage Hispanic audiences to submit their unique contest entries.
Families will also have the chance to enter the contest at select upcoming Chevy events. These events include:
- San Antonio Auto and Truck Show (November 21-24, 2019)
- Phoenix Auto Show (November 28, 2019 – December 1, 2019)
The winning family will be selected and announced in January, 2020. The grand prize road trip will take place in Spring 2020 and includes a 6 day, 5 night adventure which begins in Miami, Florida, where the winning family will make stops in their Chevy to enjoy the culture of Miami and experience a baseball fan’s dream in West Palm Beach, before ending in a magical vacation at Walt Disney World Resort, where it only takes a moment together to create memories that last a lifetime.
To learn more about the Mi Familia, My Chevy contest, please visit http://www.chevyfamilia.com/. Follow the conversation on social by using the hashtag #MiFamiliaMyChevy.
New Changes Are Coming for the 2021 Colorado
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Chevrolet recently announced some changes to the upcoming 2021 Colorado. Take a look at some of the design and functionality enhancements that will make this popular pickup truck even more appealing to buyers in the midsize truck segment.
Front End Changes
Part of the reason Chevrolet is making major updates to the Colorado is to help differentiate the available trim levels. In order to separate the top-level ZR2 trim from the WT, LT, and Z71 trims, the lower three trims will feature a new lower fascia and grille design, helping them to stand out. Read the rest of this entry »
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