GMT900 Exposed: The Avalanche!

[Guest Josh]

As on the old forums C&G provided imagery of pieces of the GMT900 dash, interior, sunroof, bumpers, hoods, etc here we are bringing an image of the rear and side view of the Chevrolet Avalanche. It should be noted that these images were taken at the sametime as the "spy shot" featured by TCC from Brenda Priddy & Company of the Chevrolet Tahoe


Side 3/4 shot of the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche


Side & rear 3/4 shot of the 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche


Ted Krygiers side by side comparison of the current Avalanche compared to the much cleaner GMT900 Avalanche.

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[91z28]

Looks nice! Good clean lines, combined with the improvementsin fuel economy these should be a knock out hit for GM.

[Northstar]

The GMT900 Avalanche looks so much more modern when compared to the current one. The current one looks like it's lunging forward about to fall on it's face while the GMT900 looks nice and composed. If the wheels on the current one are 16s or 17s it looks like the GMT900 has 18s or 19s.

[Cremazie]

Yeah, when they are compared side by side, you can really notice how much cleaner and more modern the new look is, I just hope it goes far enough to leap ahead!

[97regalGS]

looks good. should continue to sell well. i see lots of Avalanches roaming the GTA.

[CSpec]

Another comparison. :)

[BlkHhr104]

WAIT are those fenders the same

[Ultra Magnus]

I like it. The bigger wheel and tire package helps a lot. So if the Avalance looks this classy, what will the EXT look like? Hmmm.....

[Dragon]

gonna have to go against teh flow here and say this is a step backwords. It looks blander to me. I like the lines on the current one. The tails look like one's you'd get off any early 90's p/u. at least the current Lanche has some persoanity with the slanted lines on the tails.

[zq8colorado04]

please tell me they didn't put the fuel tank on the passenger side! I hate it when they do that... :angry:

[sciguy_0504]

Along with looking more modern, it looks like it has a lot better build quality. I like how it's more evolutionary instead of revolutionary. However, I hope normal consumers know it's all-new (vs. only a new look).

[Guest YellowJacket894]

That's a good looking mo'fo'. Going to sell like balls-to-the-wall great, should be one of Chevy's bestsellers.

[Xicer]

could just be me but it seems to be a bit too blue ovalish

[4gm]

It looks better than the current Avalanche BUT it already looks somewhat dated, like it's something that should be on the market right now. It doesn't look very fresh. Honestly, I think this redo needs a redo.

[Robert Hall]

So if you fill in the rear with a roof, windows, and B-pillar, you should have how the '07 'burban will look... Looks like a clean, modern design without clutter...I like how the front bumper is body color and I assume the grille and headlights will look like the Tahoe spy photo seen here a while back.... (i.e. no more ugly scowling headlights). Edited August 24, 2005 by moltar

[turbo200]

Looks terrific. I love how everything is slanted slightly rearward for a much sleeker, more refined look. It's a sophisticated look, and the wheels complement it really well. It's just a million times better than the previous one. The fenders are a similar shape but are more rounded and flow into the wheelhouses better.

[The O.C.]

Hopefully there will be no "body armor" on this one! It looks really good..... Hard to tell the difference at a glance....I'd say an evolutionary rather than revolutionary change....but a nice change nonetheless...

[BlkHhr104]

Um i dont think think this is the fianl thing because the Tahoe and Suburban have gray plastic surrounding there lights

[!!!TED!!!]

please tell me they didn't put the fuel tank on the passenger side! I hate it when they do that... :angry:

[post="2604"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Nope. Look at this spy pic that clearly shows a fuel filler door on the drivers side:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gal.../9502_image.jpg

[Guest Josh]

In that spy pic it looks like two totally different sized tires!

[bobo]

I love the clean look of it. This is on my short list of next vehicles. I really hope it has the power midgate. I don't care for the taillight design or the big bowtie in back, but those are very minor quibbles.

[RJB]

Whats up with the emblem on the tailgate that looks strikingly like a ford emblem? Hmmm....

[Northstar]

Whats up with the emblem on the tailgate that looks strikingly like a ford emblem? Hmmm....

[post="2901"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Huh? That's a bowtie. :blink:

[Newbiewar]

could they replace the boring tailgate plastic handle with a nice large bowtie... and open the tail gate with the bowtie?

[NOS2006]

Much more masculine and refined. A perfect example of the term "All-American truck."

[Mikko O]

If I owned the old Avalanche I'd certainly want to trade my in. So much cleaner looking, a huge style improvement over the previous generation. Hopefully they come up with inovations that will blow the competition away.

[99camaroSS]

im not seein it guys. its not there. i feel like im looking at pictures of a difffernt truck or something cuz im not seeing the appeal of the new one over the old. the new one looks well... OLD theres nothing exciting aggressive or interesting about it, it looks almost car based or something in the way it sits

[PositiveAboutGM]

In that spy pic it looks like two totally different sized tires!

[post="2786"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

The Car Connection spy pic is a 2500-series 8-lug. I would be pleased to see some incarnation of the Duramax under the hood. (Or should I say "inTRUCKnation"...)

[Coach]

It looks fine. It doesn't knock my socks off but I believe it's an improvement from these angles. I'll have to wait until I can see the front and interior before I can give it a final yeah or nah from the design aspect. Now, what truely makes a truck beautiful is what it can do for you in the way of engine, transmission, etc. That remains to be seen.

[BlkHhr104]

Here are the engine choices for the Silverado im guessing all the GMT900's have at least two of these V8's > 4.2L = 290HP/300tq> i think this is the I-6 in the Envoy and TB and the three other clones > 4.8L = 300HP/335tq> > 5.3L = 355HP/380tq> V8's > 6.0L = 400HP/400tq> > 8.1L = 475tq>

[thecarguy]

Is it just me or does the new Avalanche look an awful lot like the Honda Ridgeline? <_<

[BlkHhr104]

Is it just me or does the new Avalanche look an awful lot like the Honda Ridgeline?  <_<

[post="3083"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Its just you

[bowtie_dude]

Is it just me or does the new Avalanche look an awful lot like the Honda Ridgeline?  <_<

[post="3083"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

The Ridgeline looks like an Avalanche. Not the other way around.

[thecarguy]

It has much more of a clean look, like the Ridgeline. <_<

[chevyman62]

I like it. I think the GMT 900s will be a big hit for GM if the fuel mileage is there and if the prices are good. Can't wait to see them in person. :)

[Sixty8panther]

Love that BIG prominent bowtie on the tail gate!!! That's right, it's a Chevrolet and we're proud of it.

[BlkHhr104]

Hey Sixty8 how did u become a redline member when u made 100 posts?

[fordrules]

I hope the New GMT-900's and the 2007 Super-Dutys Just KILL everybody and dominate the world and control the world and The 2007 Superduty will be president of the USA and.....FordRules Calm Down!!!!!

[Fah-King-Cool]

could just be me but it seems to be a bit too blue ovalish

[post="2629"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

ya the big box lines and the big bowtie on the back of the truck are reminding me also of the blue oval, and why is the bowtie blue instead of gold. i thought the cars had a blue tie and trucks have gold. do i also notice calipers on the rear wheels.????

besides that the truck looks good. why are there no front grille shots?

[daves87rs]

like some people have said, I too like the clean look of it. Makes me wonder if we are looking at the rear of what the Silverado will look some-what like... Like the wheels too.... now it just needs a boat... :)

[IntimidatorSS]

The side shot of the Avalanche screams 80's silverado + GMT-800 smoothness and sleekness.

Also I find it odd that Ford and Chevy have basically went back to the 80's and early 90's truck design wise. With the New F-150 Looking like the Early 90's F-150s moderized and this Avalanche and with the Tahoe spy shots the new Chevy Truck lienup seems to be taking some 80's silverado cues...........

[C.H.U.D.]

It has much more of a clean look, like the Ridgeline.  <_<

[post="3113"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Bahahahaha! More like an offspring of the Avalanche (which I like) and the Asstek knocked up a Japanese whore.

And out pooped a Fridgeline.

Good idea dusting these pics off for the new C&G generation. Edited August 29, 2005 by C.H.U.D.

[HarleyEarl]

Chevy currently sells a cleaned up version of the Avalanche and it's very nicely done. It is a more effective comparison.

[gt1750]

Another disgusting fuel-guzzling truck. :puke: Why are you Americans still interested in such monsters?

[!!!TED!!!]

... With the New F-150 Looking like the Early 90's F-150s moderized and this Avalanche and with the Tahoe spy shots the new Chevy Truck lienup seems to be taking some 80's silverado cues...........

[post="5510"][/post]

Actually, the main inspiration for the GMT900's is the 70's, believe it or not:




And there is a healthy dose of '73-87 too:

[budman3]

I think a lot of the appeal for the current Avalanche owners is its brute, well, ugliness, with all of the body plastic et al. So I dont know if that many owners of the first ever Avalanche will return to this one. But as far as I'm concerned, this thing is nice and I'd buy it. Lines may be similar to the simpler and cleaner Silverado of the 90's but that clean look is pretty much it.

[PARANOiA]

Back looks like an F150 methinks.

[DirtyLarry]

Personally, I do not see any 70’s GM truck family resemblance. But I do see 70’s Dodge resemblance in the fender bulges above the wheel wells.

[daves87rs]

Actually, the main inspiration for the GMT900's is the 70's, believe it or not:




And there is a healthy dose of '73-87 too:

[post="7106"][/post]

That's what is was thinking too.. :)

[sciguy_0504]

Another disgusting fuel-guzzling truck. :puke: Why are you Americans still interested in such monsters?

[post="7096"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post]

Because the majority of us don't care for (and can't fit in) dopey little 50HP deathtraps with 12" wheels.