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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche
A Heavy-Duty Engine That Drives
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PRICE AS TESTED: $36,310
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VEHICLE CLASS: Full-size, 4-door sport-utility vehicle, ½-ton or ¾-ton pickup truck
CONFIGURATION: 1500 and North Face Edition: 5.3-liter single fuel injected V8 4-speed, 285 hp. 2500: Vortec 8100 engine 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, tow haul mode, 340 hp.
FUEL ECONOMY: EPA 13 mpg city, 17 mpg highway
SAFETY FEATURES: Driver and passenger airbags, standard
IMPRESSION: The ride and handling of the Avalanche is as good as it gets on a Chevrolet truck. Changing the configuration from truck to SUV was easy as pie and self-explanatory.
WHERE BUILT: In Silao, Mexico.
If there's one word in Detroit that nobody wants to hear no more than a couple times a year, it's "Avalanche." Detroit Red Wings fans no like Colorado Avalanche. So why would a Detroit-based carmaker name its newest truck Avalanche? Well, I think I've figured it out. Although the Colorado Avalanche try to act tough, they aren't. But Chevy's 2002 Avalanche is really a tough-looking and tough-acting truck.
The Colorado team tries, in vain, to reconfigure its lines, scoring chances and the way the players play. But Chevy's Avalanche is the world's first configurable truck. And while the Colorado Avalanche never quite control the puck when they play the Wings, Chevy's Avalanche has an "Autotrac" active transfer case standard on the 4-wheel-drive models that gives you precise control in most road conditions.
Finally, maybe because so many Detroiters hate that Colorado team,
maybe they would just like to say they OWN an Avalanche.
Am I going too far? Maybe. But these two Avalanches are total opposites.
'Nuf of that. Let's talk trucks.
First of all, you've got quite a few choices when choosing to purchase the Chevy Avalanche. The three models are the 1500, 2500 and North Face Edition. The 1500 and North Face Edition are outfitted with the 5.3-liter single fuel injected V8 with a 4-speed transmission that yields 285 horsepower. The 250 model is outfitted with the brand new Vortec 8100 engine - the same engine used in the Silverado heavy-duty truck. The engine is married to a 4-speed automatic transmission outfitted with overdrive and tow haul mode and will provide you with 340 horsepower.
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