Oil’s only about $45/barrel and, if things continue the way they are in Iraq, most likely going higher, so now does seem like a good time to introduce a passenger vehicle that dwarfs the Hummer, doesn’t it? Introducing, the CXT:
General Motors Corp.’s uber-sport utility, the Hummer, has been the biggest and baddest passenger truck on the US market to date, but it may soon be getting some outsized competition in the form of the CXT.
Modeled after commercial haulage trucks and dump trucks, the CXT will be the world’s biggest production pick-up truck when it goes on sale later this year, its makers said Monday.
The brainchild of International Truck and Engine Corp., a manufacturer of commercial trucks and mid-range diesel engines, the CXT has been conceived of as a industry-worthy truck with some of the consumer comforts of passenger pick-ups.
It’s already treacherous trying to drive a mid-sized car around all the SUVs in the city and neighboring highways. And where the f*%$ do people think they’re gonna park these monsters? One thing’s for sure though, with a sticker price of between 95-100,000 dollars, more guys might finally just opt for that penile implant instead.
BANG, 1 hour and 30 minutes between when I saw this mentioned on gizmodo and when you put it up here. You’re slipping Edward 😉
It’s already treacherous trying to drive a mid-sized car around all the SUVs in the city and neighboring highways
Try riding a moto.
gizmodo ?
what’s that?
never mind…found it…
I’ll promise to be more prompt moving forward…
Your reference to penile implants goes to the …ahem, heart of the matter.
However, what you fail to mention is that because of its weight, buyers can get a nice tax break for purchasing one.
Hey, just like Ford to be right in line with the zeitgeist – higher oil prices.
American ingenuity at work?
Hmm… Sexy,
I’ll get two.
Me and my Prius are laughing 😉
I remember back in 2000-2001 when I worked for Sitel, the company to which GM outsources its customer service, they had two of the people from GM come in to give us a presentation on the new Cadillac Escalade. They menioned its gas mileage (around 14 mpg city IIRC, though it may have been lower), and then followed up by saying that it was not really a problem since the people who are buying an Escalade don’t need to worry about being able to afford gas.
It is hard to find words for the horror I felt at that statement.
How long will it be before valets are required to get commercial trucking licenses?
It weighs six tons. SIX TONS. Holy freaking crapdoodles.
Well. What can one say? “Gosh, I always wanted something big enough to tow a city bus”?
If this sucker sells, then these really are the End Times.
I’ve decided that the Democratic Party needs to remake itself to get in line with the, uh, American people. We need to each buy all of these bulgemobiles, all of the multiple shot military weapons on the market, and promise (and keep it) to eliminate all taxes and abolish all government, including of course the Iraqi government, which is probably giving out confiscatory traffic tickets to free people as we speak.
Have you ever run over a gummint stop sign in one of these rigs? You don’t feel a thing except the freedom the founding fathers intended for all of us. And those Chevys the regulatory, Stalinist, EPA-loving cops drive kinda go squish, too.
Let’s really give em what they want. See if they like it. Now, if a Republican somewhere suggests keeping some tax for some reason, well, that’s why we bought the half-tracks and the weapons. To tell them no in literal, we-ain’t-going-back terms. Final terms.
You could do this in American today. You really could. Fox would give you a reality show. You’d be invited to speak at the Republican convention. Donald Trump would hire you as an intern. Bird Dog would consider you unbiased.
One thing’s for sure though, with a sticker price of between 95-100,000 dollars, more guys might finally just opt for that penile implant instead.
Ah, the joys of being young, broke and well-endowed…
What a wimpmobile. I wasn’t going to say anything, since so many of you are considering the purchase 😉 but used Unimogs, at 8 feet tall, weighing 9 tons and with a foot and a half of ground clearance, can be had for just $10K-$25K. Sheesh, look at all the chrome on that thing.
Really, really ugly. That thing wouldn’t even fit on half the streets here in Bergen, Norway.
Sheesh. Now we’re gonna *have* to invade Iran, to get control of their oil.
Now the Unimog…that’s worth considering. It has this crunchy-feely commune look about it I like. Just think about how good smoking some hash in the back of it, under the stars, with some Jefferson Airplane on the 8-track player would feel…
I think it is all the chrome on the CXT that offends me most. Sheer ostentatiousness.
One thing about the assumption that this car represents Republicans or conservatism though. The rise of the SUV’s happened under Clinton. Far left friends of mine consider it a grotesque failure of his administration that he didn’t discourage those things. Of course he did little at all to discourage any excess, so why limit that criticism to SUVs?
I want a Unimog. I was considering one of these but the lack of a door wouldn’t work so well in four seasons.
I’m actually in love with the two-door Smart Car…drove one a while back and it was sweet…even in the mountains, and it’s so darn huggable…besides, I could park it in my apartment…
Is the Smart Car coming to America?
carsick,
supposedly it will start being available here in 2006.
go to http://www.smart.com/ and select United States for more info.
It really is amazing how much it feels just like a mid-sized car when you’re driving it…very comfortable.
what i what is found at http://www.redteamracing.org/
now we’re talkin’.
Francis
HI Alex, you asked me about limos!
A limousine is more than just a mode of transportation, it’s a statement and it is a very comfortable and convenient way to travel. You also don’t have to just rent the white stretch limousine you might remember from your prom night.
Limousines come in many shapes and sizes now. You can get a roomy 10 passenger Caddy, Jaguar or Lincoln, or Mercedes limousine to carry you to your ceremony and then afterwards to your hotel. If you want a little more of an impact on your arrival check out the 18 and 20 passenger Navigators, Excursion, Escalade and the real head turned of the crowd – the 20 passenger Hummer limousine.
If long and stretchy isn’t your style, there are also some classic antiques that you will look absolutely stunning when photographed getting out of in your wedding dress. It makes a wonderful photograph for your memory book. Choose from a small 2-4 passenger Rolls Royce or the stretched out versions that hold 6-8 passengers. Make this your special day and since you’ve given the dress, wedding party, hair styles, place of the wedding, reception, and all the little details you’re individual touch, make the mode of transportation just as special with a limousine that truly speaks your style.
The rise of the SUV’s happened under Clinton. Far left friends of mine consider it a grotesque failure of his administration that he didn’t discourage those things.
They mentioned its gas mileage (around 14 mpg city IIRC, though it may have been lower), and then followed up by saying that it was not really a problem since the people who are buying an Escalade don’t need to worry about being able to afford gas.
Putting these two together, what could Clinton have done to effectively discourage SUVs? Anything he did to make them more expensive would only have driven up the cachet, made it more of a status item, made it look like the people who bought them didn’t have to worry about money.