The Chevrolet SUV named after a large lake on the California–Nevada border is the Tahoe.
Lake Tahoe is a major freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada, straddling California and Nevada. Chevrolet adopted the Tahoe name for its full-size sport utility vehicle, which debuted for the 1995 model year as a shorter companion to the Suburban.
The Tahoe was initially closely related to the Chevrolet C/K and later Silverado-based full-size truck architecture. Its shorter body made it easier to maneuver than the longer Suburban while retaining body-on-frame construction and substantial towing capability.
Tahoe is sometimes confused with the Chevrolet Blazer, another Chevrolet SUV name. The Blazer began as a shorter truck-based utility vehicle in 1969, whereas the Tahoe name belongs to Chevrolet’s full-size SUV line launched in the 1990s.