benjamming
09-15-2004, 12:06 PM
Anyone have a few extra bucks around unwanted?
A Truck For Those Times When a Hummer Is Not Enough
The Daily Auto Insider
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
September 2004
International, the big truck company, is set to unveil its CXT, which it claims is the world's biggest production pick-up truck.
The CTX, which stands for Commercial Extreme Truck, is intended for business owners and is the newest truck from International Truck and Engine Corporation. It is built on the same platform as dump trucks and snowplows, hauls three times the payload of consumer pick-up trucks, is all-wheel drive, uses air brakes for stopping and offers towing, dumping and tilt bed capability. It has a crew cab design that seats five and can be customized to meet owners' specific needs — from paint color to air seats to flat-screen TVs.
The CTX is powered by an International DT 466 diesel engine with a horsepower rating of 220 hp and 540 lb.-ft. of torque. The transmission is an Allison 2000 Series automatic.
The CXT is 2 feet taller, 4 1/2 feet longer, twice as heavy and hauls more than five times the cargo weight of a Hummer H2. Its base price is $93,000 but can run as high as $115,000 with DVD player, leather upholstery, tilting dump box and rear-view camera. International is planning to produce only a few dozen copies of the CXT, but could gear up its factory at Garland, Texas, to build thousands if it becomes the next "in" vehicle.
"The International CXT is a truck for businesses that want to promote themselves as much as perform," said Rob Swim, director, vehicle center marketing strategy, International Truck and Engine Corporation, in a news release. "While there is nothing tougher or more extreme on the market than the International CXT, it is as much a statement of success as it is performance. If you brought this truck to the playground, you'd be king of the dirt pile."
http://caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=30&article_id=8641
A Truck For Those Times When a Hummer Is Not Enough
The Daily Auto Insider
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
September 2004
International, the big truck company, is set to unveil its CXT, which it claims is the world's biggest production pick-up truck.
The CTX, which stands for Commercial Extreme Truck, is intended for business owners and is the newest truck from International Truck and Engine Corporation. It is built on the same platform as dump trucks and snowplows, hauls three times the payload of consumer pick-up trucks, is all-wheel drive, uses air brakes for stopping and offers towing, dumping and tilt bed capability. It has a crew cab design that seats five and can be customized to meet owners' specific needs — from paint color to air seats to flat-screen TVs.
The CTX is powered by an International DT 466 diesel engine with a horsepower rating of 220 hp and 540 lb.-ft. of torque. The transmission is an Allison 2000 Series automatic.
The CXT is 2 feet taller, 4 1/2 feet longer, twice as heavy and hauls more than five times the cargo weight of a Hummer H2. Its base price is $93,000 but can run as high as $115,000 with DVD player, leather upholstery, tilting dump box and rear-view camera. International is planning to produce only a few dozen copies of the CXT, but could gear up its factory at Garland, Texas, to build thousands if it becomes the next "in" vehicle.
"The International CXT is a truck for businesses that want to promote themselves as much as perform," said Rob Swim, director, vehicle center marketing strategy, International Truck and Engine Corporation, in a news release. "While there is nothing tougher or more extreme on the market than the International CXT, it is as much a statement of success as it is performance. If you brought this truck to the playground, you'd be king of the dirt pile."
http://caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=30&article_id=8641