"It'll probably [tick] the tree huggers off," says Kevin Roberts, 41, a Prince George's County firefighter who has just taken the CXT for a test spin around the orange-cone-lined track. With a "gross vehicle weight rating" of 25,999 pounds -- one more pound and you'd need a commercial license to drive it -- the diesel truck gets about nine miles to the gallon. It can go 75 miles per hour.
Asked for an evaluation, Roberts says, "It's pretty good for what it is."
The truck drives heavy. It's got air brakes and you have to turn corners at a wide angle. The interior is plush and the sloping hood offers good visibility. But it feels like a big old U-Haul.
Professional truck driver David Jennings drives International's demos from show to show. In gray shirt and jeans, he hops behind the wheel of the CXT and drives along the track.
When he turns sharply, the passenger nearly falls out of his seat.
"There's a Holy Crap bar," he says, pointing to a handy handle on the frame near the window. "It turns like a truck."
LOL!!!
I have got to remember that term! My Dodge Ram has them...