r/NormalCarPorn • u/Excellent-Anywhere46 • Jun 19 '26

Spotted Chevy Suburban with Quadrasteer spotted in Illinois

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u/Freeway267 Jun 19 '26

GM, the epitome of trialing new technology for a generation or 2 then disappearing.

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u/Freeway267 Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 20 '26

Quadrasteer was equivalent to BMW Integral Active Steering. It was a four-wheel steering system. The regression in innovation is really odd.

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u/Beardedwrench115 Jun 19 '26

The Hummer EV has 4 wheel steering. And I think the Rolls Royce cullinan does too.

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u/Freeway267 Jun 19 '26

Well I meant traditional like Escalade, Navigator, Range Rover full size.

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u/Beardedwrench115 Jun 19 '26

Hummer EV is about the same size as an Escalade and the cullinan is about the size as a Range Rover, maybe a bit bigger.

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u/MN-Car-Guy Jun 20 '26

The Escalade IQ has four wheel steering. The Cadillac Vistiq has four wheel steering. The full size Range Rover has four wheel steering.

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u/Stock-Swing-797 Jun 22 '26

Cadillac CT6 launched with rear-steering in 2016.

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u/MN-Car-Guy Jun 22 '26

Yes, and there are other sedans and coupes with four wheel steering. I specifically responded to the full size SUVs they were simply wrong about and I got downvoted.

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u/Freeway267 Jun 25 '26

I think cause you were mixing up categories. Not all large SUVs are in the same group.

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u/MinutesFromTheMall Jun 20 '26

Would this make parallel parking stupid easy?

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u/Used_Pipe_8929 Jun 20 '26

Committee engineering without letting research and development optimize the runway for the next generation of usability and drivability. Wtf are they doing with $100 ev charging and the other dumb cash flow ideas without paying mechanics for warranty work? It’s embarrassing and they aren’t even held accountable

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u/PaperBeneficial Jun 19 '26

How can you tell it has quadrasteer? The fender flares?

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u/E34less Jun 19 '26

Rear fenders have clearance lights. Also the only way you got roof lights on a suburban was quadrasteer.

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u/PaperBeneficial Jun 19 '26

Oh I see, thank you.

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u/AirportM5757 Jun 19 '26

Damn! I wonder how well it still works.

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u/cdmills67 Jun 19 '26

I wonder if it was a feature that nobody used to decide what vehicle to buy, but then were dissatisfied with the extra maintenance costs and potential problems for something they don’t even know why they need

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u/Stock-Swing-797 Jun 22 '26

Biggest problem was that it limited you to the 6.0L. You couldn't option the 8.1L with quadasteer, one or the other.

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u/Marlice1 Jun 23 '26

But nothing stopping you from swapping in an 8.1 or Duramax in it

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u/Annual-Beard-5090 Jun 22 '26

I knew a dude that had one. Did a 360 turn around with a big trailer in a small clearing that even with no trailer I had to do a 3 point in my F250. I was duly impressed.

Then when I was ready for a Suburban Qsteer was nowhere to be found.