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<font color="blue">Check out the Chevy Trailblazer SS. Good price, good towing & fast!!!! 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer SS Base price $34,500 (est) Vehicle layout Front engine, RWD or AWD, 4-door, 5-pass SUV Engine 6.0L/391 hp/395 lb-ft OHV 16-valve V-8 Transmission 4-speed automatic Curb weight 4550 lb (mfr est, RWD) Wheelbase 113.0 in Length x Width x Height 191.8 x 74.6 x 67.8 in 0-60 mph 5.8 sec (est) 1/4 mile 14.0 sec @ 100.0 mph (est) The main selling point is the installation of the Corvette's LS2 6.0-liter V-8 engine, making a solid 391 hp and 395 lb-ft of torque--enough to motivate the truck from 0 to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. To make sure that the truck isn't just about straight-line go, GM's High Performance Vehicle Operations tuned the suspension and upgraded the brakes. The SS features stiffer springs, an inch lower ride height, and thicker anti-roll bars, as well as standard StabiliTrak stability control. Larger, 12.8-inch diameter front brake discs are fitted, allied to new iron twin-piston calipers, while the monster twenty-inch aluminum wheels have 255/50 V-rated tires. The SS actually looks pretty mean and serious, thanks to more aggressive fascias, a black mesh grille, body color trim, and removal of exterior cladding. Inside, the SS gets a new instrument cluster, front bucket seats, a T-shaped shifter, and leather-wrapped steering wheel. Cloth seats are standard, while leather is optional. The SS comes with rear-wheel drive--a limited slip differential is standard--or with available full-time all-wheel drive. My co-worker pitted next to one at the NMCA race in Bradenton, Fl. He said it ran high 13's - low 14's on motor & High 12's on a 125 shot of nitrous. Not bad for a tow car. ![]() BTW: What's all this cr*p about wheelbase & handling, nothing but a dually will tow good. Didn't we used to flat tow with NMW's & I only remember praying a couple of times like that. "MAN UP" guys, it's all about fun. </font>
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Mike Fabian
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