CHICAGO –
As if its CXT,
RXT and MXT models weren’t over the top enough, International Harvester
celebrated its 100th anniversary by unveiling a special edition MXT Limited
here at the Chicago Auto Show.
Not only
is the MXT Limited a super-sized pickup truck, but in its special edition
it gets:
A diamond
wire mesh grille
Red burl
wood interior trim
Four
captain’s chairs, with each seat featuring six-way adjustment
and self-leveling armrests
Leather-wrapped
and hand-stitched steering wheel and other custom leatherwork, which
includes a suede-like headliner
Plush
carpeting
Ivory-faced
gauges
An Eclipse
DC/DVD player with 6.5-inch dash-mounted touch screen display
DVD navigation
Back-up
camera
Overhead
LCD screen with its own built-in DVD player
Two front
seatback-mounted LCD monitors
Sony
Playstation 3 gaming console
An audio
system with two front-mounted, 6.5-inch speakers, two rear-mounted 6.5-inch
speakers, a six-channel amplifier and a subwoofer built into the cab-length
center console
Like other
MXT’s, the Limited is 21-feet long, 7-feet, 7-inches tall and 8-feet
wide, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,500 pounds and a chassis
payload capacity of two tons and towing capacity of 7.75 tons.
Power comes
from a 300-hrsepower International VT365 V8 diesel engine that also provides
530 pound-feet of torque to an Allison 2200 RDS five-speed automatic transmission.
The MXT,
which was designed originally for military use, also has hydraulic brakes
with four-channel ABS, a cab air suspension system, 20-inch allow wheels
with 40-inch tires.
Standard
equipment also includes keyless entry, power locks, power windows, chrome
hood side vent, chrome fuel cap, chrome tailgate handle, anodized aluminum
cab steps and step rear bumper, frame-mounted trailer receiver hitch and
block heater.
The standard
MXT for civilian use starts at $89,500. Pricing will be announced later
on the MXT Limited, which goes into production in the summer of 2007.
