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The carmaker's PR machine wanted to show how some former operators—the preferred term for members of the most elite special forces units in the US—use the Chevy Tahoe and Suburban SUVs in environments a bit more challenging than your typical Whole Foods grocery run.
Our destination was The Range Complex , a shooting range and training facility just outside Ft. Bragg that's owned and operated by former Delta Force members. It's a firearm enthusiast's dream on 1, acres 8km2 , complete with tactical pistol and rifle ranges out to yards 91m , a yard m long-distance rifle range, a yard 46m competition training range, and a pair of live-fire shoot houses complete with multiple rooms and an overhead catwalk for instructors to supervise activities.
We drove from Raleigh to Fayetteville in Tahoes featuring Chevy's new "Z71 Midnight Edition" package that gives the SUV a more sinister look, complete with black painted wheels, black Chevy-logo bowties, a black mesh grille, and black roof rack cross rails. It's a good look for the truck and Chevy says its Midnight Edition trucks spend significantly less time on dealer lots than standard Tahoes or Suburbans. Both of Chevy's full-size SUVs are very popular with both military and civilian law enforcement agencies.
That's thanks partially to tradition the Suburban has been around in one form or another since the 's and is the longest running vehicle nameplate in the US and partly to the features of the car itself. They're roomy, with space for burly soldiers carrying body armor, rifles, ammo, and the rest of their gear. These vehicles are also reliable and easy to work on, thanks in large part to GM's worldwide parts supplier network.
Plus, the SUVs prove quite durable—the Range Complex founder James Reese, a former Delta Force commander, told us a war story from the early days of the Iraq war when he and his commander came under fire on the infamous Route Irish in Baghdad while driving a standard Tahoe purchased off a dealer lot in Kuwait. Keeping the details secret keeps the people inside of them safer.
GM Defense is a subsidiary of General Motors. Our development contract win speaks to our long-standing legacy of exceeding transportation capabilities and our new, HD Suburban will deliver government-specific advanced mobility solutions to meet the needs of DSS. Rather, GM Defense will use the initial investment to develop the processes necessary to build multiple Suburbans efficiently and cost effectively.
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