Huge Pickups!

[theveed]

General Motors Corp.'s uber-sport utility, the Hummer, has been the biggest and baddest passenger truck on the US market to date, but it may soon be getting some outsized competition in the form of the CXT.


Modeled after commercial haulage trucks and dump trucks, the CXT will be the world's biggest production pick-up truck when it goes on sale later this year, its makers said Monday.


The brainchild of International Truck and Engine Corp., a manufacturer of commercial trucks and mid-range diesel engines, the CXT has been conceived of as a industry-worthy truck with some of the consumer comforts of passenger pick-ups.


The CXT combines towing, dumping and tilt bed capability with 220 hp and 540 lb.-ft. of torque. At six tons, its hauling capability is three times the payload of consumer pick-up trucks.


Buyers will be able to customise their new set of wheels with a leather interior with wood grain trim, reclining captain chairs, a fold-down bench that can be used as a bed, a DVD, and a rear-mounted camera for increased visibility behind the vehicle.


But none of this comes cheap: the truck will retail for 95-100,000 dollars -- about the double the price of a Hummer SUV.


The CXT is slated for a soft launch in the fourth quarter of this year, with a full roll-out in 2005, a spokesman for International Truck and Engine Corporation said Monday.


The company plans to build between 600 and 1,000 units next year at its plant in Garland, Texas and it's hoping that the vehicle will find customers among tradesmen like landscapers, carpenters, and brick or stone contractors, and home builders.


"The International CXT is a truck for businesses that want to promote themselves as much as perform," said Rob Swim, a spokesman for International Truck and Engine Corporation. "If you brought this truck to the playground, you'd be king of the dirt pile."

[theveed]

Ford F650

Major Standard Features
Cummins 5.9L ISB Diesel, 185 - 225 hp
4 or 5 speed manual or automatic transmission
Rear axle 17,500 lb - 21,000 lb
4-wheel hydraulic, 4 channel anti-lock braking system
Power steering
19.5" wheel & tire equipment
AM/FM stereo with digital clock and 2 speakers

Major Optional Features
Three diesels: Cummins®, Power Stroke®, Cat®
Manual transmissions from Eaton and Spicer; automatic electronic
Regular Cab, 4 Door SuperCab and Crew Cab
Three GVWR's: 26,000 lbs. (F-650); 30,000 and 33,000 lbs. (F-750)
Heavy duty cloth or knitted vinyl bench seats
Air conditioning

[kimpOy]

may nakalimutan ka Theveed

Mercedes Benz Unimog

[Ungas]

Whoa! I'd love to drive those big rigs! Kaso ang problema ko araw-araw hindi na coding... truck ban naman! :D

But one thing for sure, those trucks won't be having good reports on magazines. Size for one.

[theveed]

hehe sabihin mo lang PICKUP YAN!!!

[boybi]

yup, sakop nga ng truck ban! 6-wheeler na, mataas pa ang GVW! hindi pa pwedeng ipasok sa mga underground or multilevel parking ng mga malls and condominiums!

[fierari]

ganda nung benz poging pogi

[theveed]

Ah talaga, kung F350 Dually masasakop din sa truck ban? I didn't know that.

[boybi]

ang truck ban kasi based sa GVW and wala naman yatang naka lagay sa law na pag 6-wheeler e sakop na ng truck ban. pero nakasanayan na ng mga law enforcers natin na kapag 6-wheeler e banned na. kaya yung iba ginagawang 4-wheeler nalang (tinatanggal yung kakambal na gulong) para ma-exempt kuno sa truck ban.

ang hindi ko alam is kung ang isang SUV ba na umabot sa specified GVW e masasakop ng truck ban.

[tagalnasaabroad]

abaaaa..ganon na pala katindi ang mga trucks na 'ya-an..? i-atras mo pala at nakalitaw n=lang ang ulohan mapagkamalang..containerized, articulated truckers nayan on the level of mack, IH, MAN..

maka-OT ho..ba't di nauuso satin mga car-a-van vehicles..?! 'yong mobile home-van ba'yon..?!para kahit saang lugar pwede pumarada at magluto, maglaba, mamalantsa, matulog, manood tv and other common household chores as you wish..?!

..hmm pwede gawing second home talaga, eh..