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Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

TR3-A — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:03:35 EST

I've lived in apartments that weren't as nice as this truck's cabin!

TR3-A

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

danio3834 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:18:27 EST

Sweet, i just found my new personal commuter vehicle...

danio3834

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

elitza — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:05:34 EST

@beercheck: Beat me to it.

elitza

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

UDMan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:38:21 EST

@AustinMiniMan: You would think I would have picked different picture. This is suppose to be a fancy Restaurant in the Dallas/Ft.Worth area.

UDMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Elhigh — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:12:11 EST

Brain hurty.

I thought the goal with trucks was to move product at the lowest possible expense, to thus maximize profit? Yes?

Wouldn't that include some streamlining? 'Cause I'm not seeing much of that here.

I reckon there's a guaranteed market of at least one. Lord Humongous will take his in Blood Red. Whose idea was the skull? Tack that on, too.

Elhigh

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

AustinMiniMan — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:03:01 EST

@UDMAN: Rolling up to Cru' in your UD... Crud?

AustinMiniMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

marc2068 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:53:32 EST

I'll take mine in flat black. WTF!! This is the new Goliath for the new Knight Rider series

marc2068

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

charles_barrett — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:15:51 EST

@UDMAN: Wow, no sarcasm intended, but you can deal with English, Swedish, and Nipponese e-mails all in the same day? My hat is off to you! Language skills were never my strong suit in college (especially when the character set shifts on you...)

charles_barrett

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

squablow — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:12:35 EST

I think it's frickin' sweet. PT cruiser wishes it had this kind of style.

squablow

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

newport413 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:59:32 EST

That's a pretty fancy corn binder, way to much chrome for me. I prefer my trucks to be a bit more understated.

newport413

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

M0L0TOV — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:32:01 EST

I want this in black and with a giant skull on the front. This might work too, maybe this is where the design influence came from [www.southtexasdiecast.com]

M0L0TOV

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

sos10 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:02:22 EST

Wow.. you could make a great RV with this truck!

sos10

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

UDMan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:26:35 EST

@Charles_Barrett: I know Austinminiman already said it, but this is a UD.

Or at least one of our models.
These are Trucks From Nissan Diesel Japan
And we are now owned by Volvo Truck!

UDMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

gadgetfanatic — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:41:31 EST

@peabody3684: You know what? That's actually a pretty good idea.

gadgetfanatic

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

my favorite car is a motorcycle — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:33:01 EST

"...5-15% better fuel economy than classic trucks..."

gee, thanks for clearing up that for us.

my favorite car is a motorcycle

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

AustinMiniMan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:44:29 EST

@Charles_Barrett: They are the cab-over commercial truck division of Nissan, if I am not mistaken.

And also, I gotta say,... THAT'S THE BIGGEST PT CRUISER I'VE EVER SEEN!

AustinMiniMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

AustinMiniMan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:32:49 EST

@Charles_Barrett: They are the cab-over commercial truck division of Nissan, if I am not mistaken.

And that is THE BIGGEST PT CRUISER I'VE EVER SEEN!

AustinMiniMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

slackinfux — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:37:31 EST

When I saw that hideous grillepiece, I thought Cadillac was getting into the Big Rig business.

EuroRigs FTW!

slackinfux

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

charles_barrett — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:27:41 EST

@Euromobile:
"...it would be ideal for a remake of Duel."

I was thinking with a matt-finish it'd be perfect for reviving the Mad Max franchise, with people clamboring all over the external surfaces, firing crossbows and swinging mace-and-ball and stuff like that...

Mel G. could run over a few Jews and rescue his sugar-tits love interest while drunk and barreling down Pacific Coast Hwy. with a real crappy haircut...

charles_barrett

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Mike the Dog — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:22:44 EST

Awesome truck! I'll order mine as a long Wheelbase straight truck chassis and put a 20 foot "sleeper" just ahead of the hitch for the gooseneck race trailer..... Right after I hit the Lottery.

Mike the Dog

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Braff S. Preston, Esq. — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:11:17 EST

Braff S. Preston, Esq.

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

ranwhenparked — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:30:35 EST

Awesome truck, easily the best roadgoing interpretation of streamlined Art Deco this side of WWII.

ranwhenparked

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

charles_barrett — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:17:13 EST

@UDMAN: Pardon my ignorance... just who or what is UD...?

charles_barrett

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

bdon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:09:25 EST

never saw a truck post on jalopnik...and it's not even a repost. Very nice rig, i would make the stacks curve rather than sharp bend, I can hear a wallop of a signal at an idle smashing my head while sleeping in the bunk already....top of bunk has a good shape to avoid alot of underhood noises, versus, a round ampitheatre amplifier in 99% of rigs now. The fronts angle seems to invite road debris, but who knows how much the clutch fan is spinning when neutral to take some of it in.All that nice design now needs is a 16.4 liter 550 hp v8... love the fenders too, appears low. nice to see a difference in the trucking world. 30 year old long nose peterbuilts still seem to be too popular proving bad evolution.

bdon

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

RoninianHoon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:58:17 EST

@UDMAN: "Black Smoke Burping" title?

RoninianHoon

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

tony-e30 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:58:14 EST

When did Chery start doing design work for International?

tony-e30

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

GrandmaSideways — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:52:57 EST

I like it.
A weekly truck feature would add to the rich tapestry that is jalopnik.

GrandmaSideways

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

TX Law — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:50:30 EST

I want this so bad. I want to blast down I-30 with "Lone Star Queen" blasting out all 11 speakers, with a rough-looking dog riding shotgun. Because, as we all know there's beer in Texarkana and their thirsty in Atlanta, so let's put that hammer down and give it hell.

TX Law

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

athodyd — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:49:48 EST

You guys should have asked them if we're going to see any of this new design language on the '09 Scout.

athodyd

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Euromobile — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:31:53 EST

Paint it matt something-or-other, cover it in road dirt and kick it about a bit and it would be ideal for a remake of Duel.

Euromobile

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

DRW-E — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:20:56 EST

UGULY.

DRW-E

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

RoninianHoon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:14:25 EST

"The evil Optimus prime" Scourge [en.wikipedia.org] or Ultra Magnus [en.wikipedia.org]

RoninianHoon

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

UDMan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:09:50 EST

@DWMILLER: I'm a Factory Rep for them....

UDMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

DWMILLER — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:07:43 EST

@UDMAN:WEEKLY TRUCK WOULD WORK FOR ME! DO YOU SELL OR DRIVE UD'S?

DWMILLER

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Ray Wert — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:57:33 EST

@UDMAN: I read every comment...

Ray Wert

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

UDMan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:48:05 EST

Ray, are you reading all of these comments. There goes my idea of doing a weekly Truck Feature...

UDMan

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

nosirrahg — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:39:42 EST

I'm pretty sure that's dragon smoke in the background.

nosirrahg

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

om nom de plume — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:23:37 EST

om nom de plume

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

om nom de plume — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:22:42 EST

@highmile: it's sloppy but, here's Michael Strahan playing the LoneStar in said Cars II

om nom de plume

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

jjj7088 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:19:16 EST

Wow!!! Thats one big PT Cruiser ....

jjj7088

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Tachman — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:18:53 EST

In the Navistar headquarters.......I've got it! We need a semi with the front-end styling of the Kia Amanti!

Tachman

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

jword2001 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:16:55 EST

This is a really interesting design, if someone with some talent, and taste were to tone the chrome down, change the grill material( billet,similar in style to a 34 ford),and give it a some killer paint I'd say a tasteful Ohio style flame job, this thing would be a visual knockout ....for a truck.

jword2001

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Vintage Racer — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:02:03 EST

" ...a military version (of the International MXT) that includes Raytheon's advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (SL-AMRAAM) launcher"... Just the thing to get those pesky cars outta the way...

Vintage Racer

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

bmoredlj — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:53:51 EST

I hope that smoke isn't diesel exhaust! *cough-cough*

"We're not just doing this for money.....we're doing it for a SHITLOAD of money!"

bmoredlj

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Braff S. Preston, Esq. — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:38:52 EST

Braff S. Preston, Esq.

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

highmile — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:26:27 EST

This thing looks like it is auditioning for a roll in the next Pixar/Disney "Cars II" movie. Already has the mouth in the right spot just like Mack.

highmile

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Andrewpetty — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:23:04 EST

@ash78: Exactly what I thought when I saw the word "Lonestar"

Andrewpetty

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

timrussell — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:20:53 EST

Oops, Say NO more> :-)

timrussell

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

timrussell — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:20:24 EST

@beercheck: Say not more!

timrussell

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

AmishJohn — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:18:59 EST

@yellofury: Factory Dekatora! Yesss! Now we need to get Peterbuilt and Mack to start churning out 'Acres of Neon and chrome' factory kits.
And those spiky spoilers, too.

AmishJohn

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

MustaineGT — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:07:19 EST

Maximum Overdrive!

MustaineGT

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

SundaySunday — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:06:15 EST

Nice. This truck would look great in a remake of "Maximum Overdrive." Yeah, let's get THAT rumor started.

SundaySunday

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

om nom de plume — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:58:17 EST

This thing's airhorn should produce the first two notes of the JAWS theme!!

om nom de plume

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

yellofury * * * * * — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:54:57 EST

okay we are now ready to officially launch Dekatora madness in the States..

yellofury * * * * *

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Ash78 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:52:32 EST

@mwood10: Well, that and a pair of truck testicles.

Ash78

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

NICKNICK — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:49:06 EST

looks like they grille engineered a CTS

NICKNICK

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

selfhatingotaku — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:48:51 EST

If Spiderman ever needed a big rig...

selfhatingotaku

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

mwood10 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:44:30 EST

So this is what the trucker with a small penis buys?

mwood10

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Mad_Science — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:42:24 EST

Nothing says "I've got the best meth at the rest-stop" like a well appointed sleeper cab.

Mad_Science

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Vipper Of Vipp — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:38:27 EST

This isn't the hybrid version then?

Vipper Of Vipp

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

jimmythefly — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:36:47 EST

@harumph: Exactly what I was thinking.

jimmythefly

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

beercheck — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:32:24 EST

"In an average week, a truck driver may spend 120 hours in his or her truck - driving, eating, sleeping, running a business, even entertaining friends...".

Wink-wink. Nudge-nudge.

beercheck

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Dr.Danger is in Denial — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:30:17 EST

NINJA
NINJA....RAP
NINJA
NINJA...RAP

GO NINJA, GO NINJA, GO!

Dr.Danger is in Denial

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

POLAЯBEEЯ — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:29:53 EST

We're gonna have go right to... ludicrous speed.
Nice truck.

POLAЯBEEЯ

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

harumph — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:29:16 EST

pt cruiser is going to sue. man is that thing hideous.

harumph

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Ash78 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:26:04 EST

Nice Spaceballs reference in the writeup, which saved us all the trouble.

I see you met again for the first time for the last time.

Ash78

Chicago Auto Show: 2009 International LoneStar, Biggest Unveil of the Show

Braff S. Preston, Esq. — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:25:04 EST

I see your Schwartz is as big as mine...

Braff S. Preston, Esq.