Posted on 07/24/2005 2:36:30 PM PDT by 4.1O dana super trac pak
July 24, 2005 -- Hummers are for wussies. That's right, I said it.
Who's sweating a Humvee when you're behind the wheel of the ultimate monster mobile — the International CXT?
This behemoth stands a towering 12 feet, six inches above the ground. It weighs a pavement-crushing 25,999 pounds (purposefully just one pound less than commercial-vehicle classification). And it takes a stegosaurus' worth of fossil fuel to top off its 70-gallon tank.
And yes, it's street-legal.
Make way for the one truck that bullies Bigfoot.
"Yo, man, that's the phattest ride ever," said wide-eyed Victor Moreno of Newark as I wheeled the big rig out of Mid-Atlantic Truck Center in Linden, N.J., where you can get your own for a mere $105,000.
"Where you going?" shouted Moreno. "Miami Beach? You gotta go pick up Shaq!"
Actually, NBA star Shaquille O'Neal is reportedly looking to pick up a CXT already. Jay Leno's got one of the 2,500 diesel dominators in the first production roll-out, as does Ashton Kutcher and hoopster Jalen Rose. Nick Lachey reportedly has been shopping for one in L.A., where the bling-mobiles first hit the streets six months ago.
Mine is the first to menace the mean streets of Manhattan.
Wheeling around TriBeCa on Friday, I got more shouts, whistles and cellphone pics than a supermodel in fishnets. Who cares that it gets only nine miles a gallon?
"That truck's on steroids," said one onlooker.
This is like being in P. Diddy's Pepsi commercial.
Looming above three lanes of cabs, you're actually sitting higher than the roof of an SUV. You look down on Greyhound drivers. And aside from a McDonald's drive-through or bank window, you can take the CXT anywhere, even off-road with four-wheel drive.
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I think a man who would buy one of those is trying to compensate for having a small twig and berries.
Excellent! A dump bed can always come in handy when gardening and you need a few tons of top soil.
Count on Cornbinder to make them ugly!
Hahahaha. Okay, those were ugly but at least they were ugly and cheap. International should stick to heavy duty trucks.
Let us not forget the all-purpose function of dealing with your mother-in-law.
If it wasn't clear before that we need to rethink vehicle licensing and classification, it is now.
That is an abomination!
My brother is a cop. He love to ticket one of those going down a 5 ton limit street in his locale.
better than a hummer bump...
And I bet the drivers of these ridiculous things STILL drive into the oncoming lane to avoid hitting a raised manhole cover.
I don't envy the owners of these abominations. I pity them that they need such status symbols to make themselves feel important.
Humvees belong on the battlefield. Period.
LOL!
Or he thinks it will help his twig grow sap.
Gun rack? You can carry a gun safe with that thing.
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