Posted on 09/14/2004 11:10:36 AM PDT by van_erwin
Navistar starts marketing cement mixer-based truck that dwarfs the Hummer and the F-350.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - For the driver looking for more in a pickup -- one that dwarfs the Hummer and the Ford F-350 -- Navistar has just the ride for you.
The new CXT -- short for commercial extreme truck and built from the same platform as the heavy-truck maker's typical tow truck or cement mixer -- will be sold starting this week by Navistar's International Truck & Engine subsidiary.
At 258 inches, or 21-1/2 feet long, the CXT is about 4-1/2 feet longer than the new Hummer H2 pickup, and about 2 inches longer than the F-350 Crew Cab.
But the way it really towers over what's on the road now is in height. At 108 inches, or 9 feet, the CXT stands only a foot below a basketball rim and more than two feet above the Hummer or the F-350.
"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."
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Damn... someone driving that won't even feel the bump when he runs over my little convertible....
Somebody stop this madness....
Now thats a vehicle that was built for weekends at the race track.
Still looking for a p/u that will fit 3 car seats and 2 bigger kids. This looks like it might fit the bill
I think they're only going to make a limited run of them. I think it's as much as a publicity stunt as a viable product. It got a chuckle and a smile out of me. :o)
"for business people who want to make a distinct impression. For personal use, it's for people who want to make a statement "
Or for somebody with a really small .....
I'm not a pickup and SUV basher (I own an old F-150).
But this thing is a retarded truck for retards.
Hey honey, how 'bout we get one of these to tow our horse trailer? ;~D
Where is the optonal half-track?
Step ladder to acess gun rack standard?
Was Navistar formerly called International?
$3 gas might..."stop this madness"
Thought it was totally bitchin' until I read that he replaced the diesel with a gas V-8. How does he expect to get his hands on hi-test gas in the middle of nowhere? A diesel will run on nearly anything that burns, if it's set up right.
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