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The legendary International®DT 466 diesel engine provides up to 6 tons of hauling power
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Looks expensive. How much is it?

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real nice rig

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all that to tow a Quad :D

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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."

One statements: The buyer has a great deal of money to spend. The price for the CXT ranges from about $93,000 to $115,000 fully loaded, with such creature comforts as a DVD player and leather upholstery.

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.

What Navistar doesn't see is the vehicle being mass-produced.

It expects to sell only about 50 this year, and it doesn't expect the CXT to challenge the market niche of the H2 sport/utility vehicle, which saw sales of 34,529 units last year.

By comparison, the Ford F-series, which includes everything from the nation's best-selling vehicle, the F-150, up through the F-350, had sales of 845,586 vehicles last year.

Navistar first showed the CXT in March at the Mid-America Trucking Show, the industry's premier event. It has sold a few already and starts marketing the vehicle to the general public this week. But Oberle said he doubts the marketing effort will include television ads or other mass-market efforts.

The vehicle will be available through International Truck's 345 dealerships, which operate 850 locations nationwide.

Oberle said he couldn't say how many dealers will be ordering the vehicles.

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6 tons of towing power...thats only 12,000 pounds, kinda weak

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It says 6-tons in the bed. That's not the same as towing power (GVWR).

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I was about to say, you can pull more than that with an F-350.

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I just ordered a F350 dually. 17,000 lb tow capacity. I'll finnaly have enough truck to pull my Sonic.

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It has a 27000 lb GVWR.....

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This is the stripped down model without all those silly options. :D :D :D

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That might work year round in sunny California Nort, but between the mosquito's and winter, it would work for about a month up here .... :D

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So what is the difference between this and a 550? A sidekick seems more practical.

If you remember years ago International had the first 4 wheel drive dually crew cab. It was a beast. My buddy had one which he rebuilt and on the tailgate he had this note:

"Hum This" :D

I am far from being right on a lot of things but I do believe that International has missed the mark on this one.

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Sorry but that truck is rediculous ..
Unless its towing a 47 Apach

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2 years from now I'll take one with low miles for about 50k.

Great for the 'Gun or the race boat.

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trailer brakes? who needs trailer brakes.

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They are "Nuckin Futs " on their prices! NO ONE will pay that for an international ........
You could buy a brand new full size Kenworth ,fully loaded with 600 hp and a huge house ( sleeper)on it for that price ! AND PULL 80,000 LBS !!!

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Wanna truck...........back up and pick up this load!!! :D :D :D

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Is it just me, or does that box not fit the truck?

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Is 4-wheel drive a option on the International? Doug

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People will buy it. Look what they pay for those POS H2s!

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Cord, I was thinking the same thing...you'd think with the money you're spending, they'd at least build a proper bed for it...instead of plopping a dually bed on top...anybody can do that... :( :(

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true but how many people can get the alignment off by a good 6 inches... :D

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Its a Ford Dually bed.

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The USA Today had an article on it, target market is men with big trailers and big boats - something about both having big egos.

Just about the same price as a Hummer, the last one I drove had 70K miles on it and it was a bucket of bolts.

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Its just a glorified highway combine. Looks nice, but my experience with IHC has not been good. I prefer Freightliners. Awesome support network.

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International's press release included this little snippet and I was quite surprised they actually INCLUDED the last one:

Among businesses for whom the International CXT is ideal: construction, lawn care businesses, lawn and garden stores, brick or stone contractors, home builders, carpenters, landscape designers, roofers, home improvement companies, auto body repair or custom paint shops, commercial boating businesses and boat racers.

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This ain't no lawn mower!

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Mine is better for half the price.