Does anyone know of any more 2006 Tahoe pictures other than Motor Trend and Popular Mechanics? Has anyone heard of a new suburban yet or seen pictures?
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This is GREAT news, alvbazan! 
As far as the interior goes, I don't know if many of you are familiar with the 2003 Chevrolet Express refresh (I can't find any good photos on the web right now of both the old and new) - but that would be a sufficient change - and it didn't require a total interior redesign (only the dash and a few other bits changed).
Here's the new Express dash - the old one was round and bulbous:
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As far as the interior goes, I don't know if many of you are familiar with the 2003 Chevrolet Express refresh (I can't find any good photos on the web right now of both the old and new) - but that would be a sufficient change - and it didn't require a total interior redesign (only the dash and a few other bits changed).
Here's the new Express dash - the old one was round and bulbous:
It isn't much to look at, but neither was the 1996 design.
My point was that you can implement a new design in the Tahoe without changing all that much underneath.
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If you compare these photos with the pre-2003 models, you'll notice the big difference is the "sharp edge" look everywhere, as opposed to rounded "Taurusy" :lol: styling. But you can also see how the seats are the same, and it looks like all they did was replace the dash with a newer looking fascia, and put in new door panels in the front. From the front back you could be sitting in a 1996 model.
So its similar in a way to what they are doing with the CSVs - that also if you look closely have the A/C vents in the same place, which makes me think they also just replaced the "dash fascia" and not the underpinnings of it.
I've heard some here and on other forums say that interior "redesigns" cost a whopping amount of money, but if all you are doing is replacing the dash but leaving the A/C vents, etc. in the same place --- I don't see how hard it can be. It's like putting on a different Halloween mask -- the face underneath is the same.
My point was that you can implement a new design in the Tahoe without changing all that much underneath.
If you compare these photos with the pre-2003 models, you'll notice the big difference is the "sharp edge" look everywhere, as opposed to rounded "Taurusy" :lol: styling. But you can also see how the seats are the same, and it looks like all they did was replace the dash with a newer looking fascia, and put in new door panels in the front. From the front back you could be sitting in a 1996 model.
So its similar in a way to what they are doing with the CSVs - that also if you look closely have the A/C vents in the same place, which makes me think they also just replaced the "dash fascia" and not the underpinnings of it.
I've heard some here and on other forums say that interior "redesigns" cost a whopping amount of money, but if all you are doing is replacing the dash but leaving the A/C vents, etc. in the same place --- I don't see how hard it can be. It's like putting on a different Halloween mask -- the face underneath is the same.
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i thought that pic was edited... almost looks like the centre stack is mirrored! i personally don't see that interior as an improvement... a little too utilitarian, even for trucks/SUV's. too much emply black panel... it kinda says "look at all the space for switches to gear we didn't include!"Originally posted by Ming@Feb 20 2004, 04:53 PM
It isn't much to look at, but neither was the 1996 design.
My point was that you can implement a new design in the Tahoe without changing all that much.
i thought that pic was edited... almost looks like the centre stack is mirrored! i personally don't see that interior as an improvement... a little too utilitarian, even for trucks/SUV's. too much emply black panel... it kinda says "look at all the space for switches to gear we didn't include!" [/b][/quote]Originally posted by paul8488+Feb 20 2004, 11:58 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (paul8488 @ Feb 20 2004, 11:58 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Ming@Feb 20 2004, 04:53 PM
It isn't much to look at, but neither was the 1996 design.
My point was that you can implement a new design in the Tahoe without changing all that much.
That was my initial impression, since I have driven pre-2003 Expresses with the old design. But when you look at the entire package, it looks much sharper, and leaves a lot of room for customizers to upfit the vans like they do with those conversion vans -- the older vans didn't have as much space for that kind of thing. I also like the "blocky" squared off grip bar on the passenger side more than the rounded one ---- but the MAJOR improvement was that the old dash was (or seemed to me to be) thinner, more frajile, and prone to make an unpleasant creaking noise when pressed. Same with the old door panels.
The new one seems more solid and...industrial. Good for GMC's (Savana) "sub zero fridge" brand image, and good for the new "sharp creases" look in most of the new Chevys.
One more reason I know they didn't jump through hoops to do the refresh on the 2003 Express interior: GM was talking about making standard certain door handles - like using the Suburban door handles on all of its trucks, and sticking to one design wherever possible. Since the Express handles are the same as 1996, this means they changed nothing under the skin --- otherwise they would have moved to the new common handle design.
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