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What year was the first Chevrolet Tahoe C1500?
I’m obsessed with the 1990s—I only watch *Friends*, I desperately miss the days when I could surf the web using Netscape, I often walk around with one pant leg rolled up, and my favorite band is Ace of Base. I need a new ride, but I don’t want to spend a ton. I’d like my new-ish ride to be ‘90s-esque, so I’m wondering, what year did the first Chevrolet Tahoe C1500 come out?
Jason Tushinski · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
To answer your question, the
Chevrolet Tahoe C1500
was released in 1995, so if you can find a used one in good condition, you’ll be able to drive to all the Swedish pop you like while rocking the Rachel hairdo and one pant leg rolled up.To fill you in on this archetypal 1990s ride, the Chevrolet Tahoe/Yukon was released in 1990 as a city-worthy sibling to the famed Suburban, but measuring two feet shorter in length. Chevy apparently got the notice that many Suburban drivers got tired of driving a better-looking bus around town, not to mention its lack of maneuverability and poor fuel economy.
Granted, Chevy didn’t quite get it right with the new Tahoe’s mileage (its combined 12 miles per gallon matched the Suburban’s fuel economy), but the smaller SUV was a hit with customers.
This new rig was a 4-door, 5-passenger SUV, available in either 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive, and it sported a beastly 5.7-liter V8 engine, capable of producing 200 horsepower. The Tahoe came with a 5-speed manual transmission (for you purists out there) and had a combined fuel efficiency of 12 miles per gallon.
Do note, though, that the ’95 Chevrolet Tahoe C1500 did not come with any airbags, nor did it come with any kind of infotainment system or in-car WiFi, so your passengers won’t be able to browse Netscape, AltaVista, or Lycos while you drive. Sorry.
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