...because the H2 just isn't big enough!

[hot_pastrami]

Presenting the CXT... short for Commercial eXtreme Truck. Target market: Overpaid, unler-laid, self-absorbed rich people who like the word "extreme."

"It's not going to fit into the standard garage," said Mark Oberle, a spokesman for Navistar, based in Warrenville, Ill., outside Chicago. "We can see it as a vehicle for business people who want to make a distinct impression. For personal use, it's for people who want to make a statement."

Indeed. That statement, by the way, is "Driver has a small penis."

Buyers will also have to have a fair amount of money to fill it up -- it's projected to get between 6 and 10 miles per gallon of diesel fuel.

The vehicle weighs about seven tons empty and can carry another six tons in its truck bed.

[Dagney]

Anyone who'd want such a thing should be neutered immediately - it's obvious they don't care enough about saving the environment for future generations of children, and therefore shouldn't have any.

Good lord - that's insane.

[Happy Monkey]

A common justification for SUVs is to feel safer in case of an accident. Stuff like this will turn many nonfatal accidents into fatal ones.

I'm just hoping that at some point they start enforcing weight limits on residential roads.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

A common justification for SUVs is to feel safer in case of an accident.

If that assumption was based upon facts, then SUV occupants would not suffer an 11% higher fatality rate.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by tw

If that assumption was based upon facts, then SUV occupants would not suffer an 11% higher fatality rate.

Right, there's a penalty for a high center of gravity and all that mass.

BTW, navistar used to be International Harvester. Yeah, farm machinery.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Ah, there's a fly in the ointment. Their website says;

So you get all the attributes of a commercial truck – but you don’t need a commercial driver’s license to drive it.*

The * being;

*State restrictions may apply. Talk to your local motor vehicle department.

Well, it's got air brakes and I think you'd need a CDL (commercial drivers license) in a lot of states, including PA.

[zippyt]

10 thousand LBS and above you need a CDL ( comercial drivers licence ) in Arkansas , But if it is a rec vech you can get away with LOTS !!!!
Hell if it has air brakes you need to be trained and tested on them any way , oh and ANY decent tire for that monster will cost around $300 any way , not to mention the maint on that beast !!!!
I guess some folks just have more dollars than sense !!!!!!!

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by tw

If that assumption was based upon facts, then SUV occupants would not suffer an 11% higher fatality rate.

I said the assumption was common, not based on facts.

[xoxoxoBruce]

GVW = 25,999lbs, 1 lb shy of the 26,000 break on CDLs.

[zippyt]

True Bruce but i bet if you fill it with fuel ( not gas ) it would be over !!!
Oh and i bet its an automatic , i don't know to many Yuppie types that want to mess with 10+ gears

[zippyt]

One thing I DO have to say about this beast is that in the last few years the MFGs have made the cabs VERRRRRRRY comfortable , AC , cruise , cd players , power windows , etc.......

[zippyt]

oh this is just f**king rediculas !!!!!!!! But i want one !!!!
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Born out of a 20-ton hauler and other International ® severe service trucks used by the construction, government and waste industries, the International CXT is built on the same platform as dump trucks and snowplows. As a result, it is a vehicle unrivaled in capability, size and appearance. It hauls three times the payload of consumer pick-up trucks, is all-wheel drive, uses air brakes for unmatched stopping ability and offers towing, dumping and tilt bed capability. Additionally, it features a spacious interior with crew cab design that seats six and can be customized to meet owners’ specific needs – from paint color to air seats to flat screen TVs.

[Cyber Wolf]

Originally Posted by zippyt

One thing I DO have to say about this beast is that in the last few years the MFGs have made the cabs VERRRRRRRY comfortable , AC , cruise , cd players , power windows , etc.......

That's all well and good, but you can get all that on a decent large sedan, like a towncar, and ultimately pay less in gas, maintenance, have an easier time parking and getting around smaller neighborhood roads AND it'll fit in your garage.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I said the assumption was common, not based on facts.

Didn't I just say that?

[Happy Monkey]

Yes. I wasn't arguing.