Chevrolet Suburban Curb Weight: 5,474 lbs to 5,684 lbs

With a 5.3L V8 4x2 with Max Trailering Package configuration, the 2026 Suburban is rated to pull 8,300 lbs — 1.5 times the 5,684 lbs the heaviest recorded truck weighs by itself, and 1.5 times the 5,474 lbs of the lightest.

That rating belongs to the 5.3L V8 4x2 with Max Trailering Package build, not to every truck on this page: a 4dr SUV AWD starts 209 lbs deeper into the combined rating than a 4dr SUV RWD before a trailer is coupled.

Ranked on the lightest configuration of each nameplate, the Suburban is 60 of 81 in Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD, 436 lbs above the 5,038 lbs median and lighter than 21 of its peers.

At 52/48, the 5,474 lbs puts about 2,847 lbs on the front axle and 2,627 lbs on the rear — 220 lbs more over the front wheels, which is what front tires and front brake pads wear against first.

The two axles are not the same width either: 68.5 in of track at the front against 68.1 in at the rear, 0.4 in narrower behind.

Every body style recorded in both drive layouts gains exactly 209 lbs moving from two-wheel to four-wheel drive — about 3.8% of the two-wheel-drive figure.

The published 28-gallon tank holds about 171 lbs of gasoline at 6.1 lb per gallon, and curb weight is measured with it full. Run it to empty and the 4dr SUV AWD is effectively a 5,513 lbs vehicle — 3.0% of the figure quoted above is fuel you will burn off.

The lightest 2015 record is 5,536 lbs; the lightest 2026 record is 5,474 lbs — 62 lbs lighter (1.1%).

At the top of the range the 2026 file reaches 5,684 lbs against 5,776 lbs in 2015, a 92 lbs reduction — driven by which configurations exist, not by the same truck gaining mass.

EPA files 6 separate 2026 entries for the model, spanning 16–23 mpg combined, covering 6 engine and drive combinations (3.0L 6-cyl diesel 4WD; 3.0L 6-cyl diesel RWD; 5.3L 8-cyl 4WD; 5.3L 8-cyl RWD; and others) plus their transmission choices, while NHTSA weighs only 2 configurations. Engine and gearbox choice is therefore not reflected in the figure above.