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- pickup 108,097 silver automatic
2005 chevrolet avalanche review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Built on the same chassis as the chevrolet suburban and every bit as big, the avalanche combines the passenger-pampering comfort of a tahoe with the load-hauling capability of a long-bed silverado pickup. Normally, the avalanche can carry five adults in comfort and a large amount of cargo in a covered, 5-foot 3-inch indestructible bed. Some of the people on the team that designed and marketed the avalanche spend their weekends fishing, hunting or boating. These folks fully understood the needs of outdoor enthusiasts and they provided for those needs with features such as flush-mounted cargo lights that illuminate the bed, foldaway tie-down hooks, and footholds and handholds for climbing onto the bed. We've seen the avalanche employed by all kinds of people, including building contractors who need the utility of a pickup but want a luxurious cab for passengers. avalanche debuted as a 2002 model and was tweaked and refined for 2003. 2004 brought an upgraded braking system. Only trim and equipment changes distinguish the 2005 avalanche from the 2004. lineupchevrolet avalanche comes in two weight ranges, called 1500 and 2500, the latter built on chevy's heavy-duty platform for towing heavy loads. The 2500 comes in 4wd only 38,155). As with other chevy trucks, avalanche is offered in standard ls and more upmarket lt trim. avalanche 1500 models are powered by a 5. 3-liter vortec v8 producing 295 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. A touch-screen navigation system is also available 1,995). A power tilt-and-slide sunroof 995-$1,290) is available, and many of the items bundled into the various groups and packages are also available as stand-alone options. the heavy-duty avalanche 2500 4wd is powered by the vortec 8100, an 8. 1-liter v8 rated 320 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. It comes mated to a 4l85-e heavy-duty automatic transmission, also with overdrive and tow/haul mode. In place of the 1500 model's five-link rear suspension with coil springs, the 2500 rides on two-stage, heavy-duty leaf springs. Towing capacity is boosted to 11,900 pounds, with a payload rating of 2,021 pounds. relative to the 1500, the 2500 does not add any luxury equipment or interior appointments, but it does come with its own heavy-duty carpeting and rubberized floor mats, a larger (37. 5-gallon) fuel tank, a transmission temperature gauge, transmission oil cooler, and skid shields. Wheels are forged rather than cast, and tires are higher-profile 245/75r16s. The 2500 comes in the same ls, ls preferred equipment and lt trim levels as the 1500; but the z66 and z71 packages are not available. safety is enhanced on all avalanche models with dual-level frontal air bags with an automatic passenger-sensing system that measures the weight in the front passenger seat, as well as seat-belt tension, and automatically de-activates the air bag if a small child is sitting there. The airbag re-arms when an adult sits in the seat. The dual-level inflation syste. walkaroundthe chevrolet avalanche began as an impressive-looking concept vehicle for the auto show circuit and made it all the way to production, with most of its innovative features intact. One thing that surprises many people is the size of the avalanche. It doesn't look that big in photos, but it's big, almost three inches longer than a suburban. Yet the avalanche feels tight and surprisingly nimble on mountain roads. avalanche led the way for chevrolet's edgy new truck styling now seen on the silverado and colorado pickups. Still unique to the avalanche, however, is its extensive lower body cladding, made of a dark charcoal-colored, practically bullet-proof composite designed to protect the rocker panels from years of flying gravel. The cladding has a practical benefit for drivers who spend a lot of time on gravel, but the avalanche sometimes looks classier without it. We recently glanced at a black avalanche without the cladding and for a moment mistook it for a cadillac escalade ext, avalanche's upscale sibling. In other colors, the avalanche looks cleaner, if a bit plainer, without the cladding. Best of all, it can be deleted for a $600 credit. For 2005, chevy has released an exterior trim package 635) for the ls that adds bright accents to the door handles and mirrors, plus stainless steel assist steps, making the base truck look a little richer. the avalanche is essentially a modified suburban; they share about 85 percent of their parts. Like the suburban, the avalanche is built on the same superb platform as the silverado full-size pickup. Gm's engineers created the avalanche by lopping off the rear roof structure and quarter windows of a suburban, and redesigning the back end. When the avalanche's rear seats are in place, there's a 5-foot 3-inch bed behind them, which is long enough for most tasks. When that's not enough it converts into an 8-foot bed by taking over the rear seats. Quite an achievement. the most interesting feature of the avalanche is the midgate, which allows this clever conversion. Avalanche has a folding rear seat like a wagon or suv; the midgate is essentially a folding bulkhead behind the seat. Flipping the seat bottoms forward and folding the seatbacks down, and then folding down the midgate, provides flat cargo space and access to the cargo bay behind. This material is exceptionally durable, and resists dings, scratches and dents. but there's more: the rear window of the cab can be quickly removed and stored out of harm's way. The bed cover comes off in three pieces and slides into a nice fabric bag; these pieces attach to the side of the bed to minimize the space they take up. But wind noise is minimal, with no buffeting. We hauled an atv down dry dirt roads in the high desert of southern california and minimal dust came into the cab.
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