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GM unveils SEMA custom truck lineup

10/30/2006, 12:44 PM

By admin

General Motors today released studio photos of its customized truck lineup for this year’s SEMA auto show. The collection includes a number of modified pickups, SUVs, and crossovers from the Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, and Saturn lineups.

The Chevrolet lineup includes: The U.S. Ski Team Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Avalanche Z71 Plus, Chevrolet Tahoe Street Tuner, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Big Red Silverado, Major League Baseball Chevrolet Suburban, Colorado Crew Cab Z71 Plus, Silverado Roadside Assistance, Silverado Rally Sport, Orange County Choppers Silverado, Silverado 427, Silverado E85 Handyman, and the Silverado Z71 Plus.

The GMC collection includes: the GMC Yukon XL Big Max, Sierra All-Terrain Crew Cab, Sierra Texas Extended Cab, and Sierra NFL Crew Cab. The Hummer lineup includes an E85 H3 and an Open Top H3. Saturn’s sole entrant is the Outlook Adventure. Gallery after jump…

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10/30, 12:47 PM

posted by:

90Z

I like the 9xx vehicles, but this is not my thing. Give me the plain-jane stock vehicles, thanks. That black & yellow “Roadside Assistance” one is awful looking. Makes me shudder just looking at it.

10/30, 12:57 PM

posted by:

A4

thats quite a variety, whether or not half of them are any good, im sure enough are unique and sweet enough to make these a hit at the show. A+ GM, your doing alot better than ford.

10/30, 12:59 PM

posted by:

A4

i also hope they update the colorado to look like that Concept Z71, that front end is pretty sharp and futuristic.

10/30, 1:17 PM

posted by:

bepsf

A4 – I agree, the 71 is kinda slick – the rest are either unspecial or serious ugly…

10/30, 1:30 PM

posted by:

Tim_s

Strange. The only one I like at all is the Roadside Assistance. Well… once you remove all the phone numbers and big ass chevy logos, that is. But, then again, I like planes like the C-130 and A10 Warthog. My sensibilities may be a bit warped.

10/30, 1:37 PM

posted by:

90Z

@Tim_s: It truly is in the eye of the beholder :o )

10/30, 1:52 PM

posted by:

BrokenCadillac...

Average Fuel economy: 12mpg…

10/30, 1:55 PM

posted by:

BrokenCadillac...

Good looking Avalanche though. The rest are over the top ridiculous. And why only he Saturn Outlook? Where’s the Enclave and Acadia (Much more substantial looking, not as chintzy cheap)?

10/30, 3:55 PM

posted by:

ironpony42

I like the styling of the rear box and exhaust on the red “Dale Jr.” 4-door. A modern Step-side look… However if only comes with that Dale Jr signiture in the paint, I’d rather poke a stick in my eye than drive it. The blue 427 truck looks like fun… Other than that, not my cup of tea. GM is doing all they can to keep Americans buying large SUVs & Trucks. 2 years from now after George W drops the bomb, and gas is $100 per gallon, these will be found abandoned on the sides of american highways after they run out of fuel… Welcome to the Apacolypse.

10/30, 4:17 PM

posted by:

A4

If theres nothing besides those two that you would drive, you must have already poked a stick in your eye. All of the Z71 Plus trucks are awesome, the Sierra All-Terrain is sweet, the Outlook isnt overdone, the Ragtop H3 is pretty badass, and yes the Dale Jr (sans paintjob), and 427 are also nice.

Screw the Rallysport, the OCC (hideous), and the Tahoe Street tuner.

Obviously the FlexFuel, MLB, Ski Team, and Roadside Assistance arent meant for public purchase whatsoever. While many of you say the Roadside Assistance truck is ugly, i think it would be much cooler to get your roadside help from something cool and different like that instead of a rickety old wrecker, or a hyundai.

10/30, 4:30 PM

posted by:

doublearon21

The dale jr truck is sweet looking, hope they come out with it as a limited edition

10/30, 4:32 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

That big lifted Silverado is the coolest of them all IMO! :D

10/30, 4:51 PM

posted by:

Jimbo - G Mill$

“cocaine is one hell of a drug”

10/30, 7:22 PM

posted by:

LamborghiniZ

ehhhhhhhhhhh passssssssss

10/30, 8:09 PM

posted by:

Mbukukanyau

Give me this H3
http://images.leftlanenews.com/content/37-oct30-gm-sema.jpg
The Rest, Thank you but not my cup of tea

10/30, 9:06 PM

posted by:

younggun

overall good but i’m totally diggin the dale jr. silverado! (#8 all the way!)

10/30, 9:18 PM

posted by:

MadMatt

Hey BC, at least they aren’t showing a SRX huh?

10/30, 9:20 PM

posted by:

Piablo

Love the Dale Jr Silverado. Never been a fan of the street truck thing…

Gotta remember the audience of this show. It’s not really for individual buyers, but companies that would either buy fleets and customize (ie the roadside assistance) or companies that would off after market packages (Dale Jr truck).

10/30, 10:56 PM

posted by:

Steve

I don’t hate the black Tahoe. That’s about it.

10/31, 12:00 AM

posted by:

VDuv Kux Klan

the production models should look like these

10/31, 2:25 AM

posted by:

WonbyOne

Remember, SEMA is the ’silly season’. But there is promise here and there.
Owning a Z71, I can say I like the iterations and concepts I see here. I agree with VDuv, hope many of these hints make some near future production models.
I volunteer to put the stick in your eye ironpony, just let me know when you are ready.

10/31, 3:45 AM

posted by:

dpoleskier32

I really hope that they make the Dale Earnhardt one as the Z71, I would be the first in line for that, the others are all right, most of them look better than the new stock Silverado and Sierra so… hopefully some of these will be put into production.

10/31, 8:00 AM

posted by:

DialM4Speed

The roadside assistant one looks OK but lose the stupid grill guard thing, lower it a little more and take off that side bar thing too. The blue one with 427 on the hood is nice as well.

10/31, 10:44 AM

posted by:

megator

Why do they spend money on this instead of on my car.

10/31, 11:12 AM

posted by:

gitcypher

Did anyone slse automatically think of those Drumstick Ice Cream cones when looking at the blue/white/brown Tahoe?

10/31, 11:12 AM

posted by:

gitcypher

*else

10/31, 9:24 PM

posted by:

chevy490

man i love all these vechicles expecialy the first one but the second and third are stupid!

12/04, 4:26 PM

posted by:

Noah

I cringe at the what the dealers are going to do with trying to scalp above msrp. Also I hope they don’t do the sequential release whereby all that you can get is the 6 cylinder version, with the top models being dribbled out to keep the price over msrp. I really hate the big 3

01/04, 3:37 AM

posted by:

prelude4life

^^^the big 3, should now really be called the “bottom 3″ haha, my do the mess with custom truck designs, theres no practicality and no market for custom factory trucks!

 
 
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