Automobiles are getting larger and greater it appears however only a few can maintain a candle to the monster that’s the Worldwide CXT. Whereas it would look extra akin to one thing you’d see Bob the Builder driving, this diesel-powered “business excessive truck” has 11,000 miles on it and a journey peak so tall that Hummer EV patrons will look as much as you wherever you go.
Listed over at Deliver a Trailer, this 2006 yr mannequin truck is mainly overbuilt to the moon. Below the clamshell hood is a 7.6-liter turbodiesel inline-six mated to an Allison five-speed automated transmission and a hello/lo switch case.
In fact, it wants that type of heavy-duty powertrain to haul round its 14,500-pound weight. To place that in perspective, we’ve all remarked on the Hummer EV and its battery that weighs greater than a Miata, however the Worldwide CXT weighs some 5,400 kilos extra. That’s greater than a 2020 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab.
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In keeping with the itemizing, that engine makes a grand whole of simply 220 hp (164 kW) and 540 lb-ft (731 Nm) of torque. Unsurprisingly, pace isn’t a significant focus for the CXT. It’s price noting that the final Worldwide CXT bought on BaT was of the identical yr and seemingly fitted with the identical drivetrain.
Within the feedback of that itemizing, one particular person claimed to be a part of the workforce at Worldwide and identified that it truly developed 300 hp (223 kW) and 860 lb-ft (1,164 Nm) of torque. A construct plate affixed to the automobile stated the identical however no such plate is proven on this public sale. We’ve reached out to the vendor to substantiate the specs.
Whereas this gained’t ever be as quick or, dare-we-say sensible because the Hummer EV, it does appear like it’s simply as snug and spacious inside. It additionally has an actual dump-truck perform which the Hummer EV doesn’t have. Lastly, it’s far rarer than the brand new GMC as a result of lower than 400 of those had been ever made by Worldwide.
It’s solely bid as much as $57,777 proper now so it’s potential that you would drive away in one thing tall sufficient to drive over a Hummer EV for lower than half of what a few of these GMCs are going for proper now.