Sentences with word «midgate»

But if buyers require more cargo room, Avalanche's convertible Midgate folds into the interior cab to create a 4x8 - foot cargo area to carry materials such as plywood or drywall.
With midgate and those sliding panels, Terracross converts from closed hauler with two rows of seats to a hauler with two rows of seats and a pickup bed.
Midgate panel, foldable door between cargo bed and cab includes removable and stowable rear window
More information about the 2008 Chevrolet Avalanche: The 2008 Chevy Avalanches unique midgate system gives it a distinctive look and allows it to function as both a truck and an SUV.
I'd love to see some sort of midgate, a la the Chevy Avalanche, to make this possible.
Safety and convenience features, such as four - wheel disc brakes with ABS, front - and side - impact air bags for driver and front passenger, Autotrac four - wheel drive, a three - piece rigid cargo cover, and lockable storage boxes integrated into the rear fenders - not to mention the signature Midgate - were all standard.
The revolutionary Midgate is indicative of the sort of innovations that used to distinguish American car companies, and we applaud GM for its forward - thinking take on the pickup truck.
More important, the Suburban's single - body structure — as opposed to the Silverado's separate cab and bed — is crucial for the Avalanche's trademarked Midgate.
Pioneered on the first - generation Avalanche, the clever Midgate opens to extend the cargo - carrying capability from the cargo bed's 5.3 - foot - long (1.6 m) length to 8.2 feet (2.5 m)-- 2 inches (51 mm) longer than previous models.
«Avalanche's flexibility, from its SUV comfort and ingenious Midgate to its new family of flex - fuel - capable engines, delivers a truly unique combination of cargo and passenger options.»
The reconfigurable midgate, or rear cabin wall, slides away to expose two more seats.
The cargo bed is accessible through swingup panels along both sides of the box; through the retractable bed cover, aluminum slats that roll open / closed like a window blind; through a door that separates the rear cabin from the bed (like the Chevy Avalanche midgate, but power rather than manually operated); and through the traditional rear tailgate.
Fold down the rear seats and open up the innovative midgate.
For longer items, the rear bench seat and Midgate fold flat in seconds, creating a four - by - eight - foot trunk that's protected from the elements by the rear window and standard hard tonneau.
Clearly, we were still figuring out what to make of the Avalanche - which bills itself as «the industry's first «configurable» truck» - and its signature folding Midgate.
Love the interior and the midgate idea.
With the Midgate closed, the Avalanche has a five - foot - three - inch bed and Suburban - sized seating for six (or five, with the available front captain's chairs).
And in about two years, expect the H2 to offer GM's torquey 6.6 - liter Duramax diesel engine; its arrival will coincide with the launch of the first H2 derivative, the Midgate - equipped 2005 SUT pickup.
Even with the Midgate wide open — sorry, in full aperture — the passenger compartment remained warm and dry.
For bulky items, both the tonneau and the rear window can be removed (the window stores on the Midgate).
The Midgate's operation is complicated on paper but simple and intuitive in person.
For outdoorsy types, there's even the option of an «open - air driving experience» with the release of the midgate panel behind the rear seats.
Off the EPA charts At 222 inches in length, the 2007 Cadillac Escalade EXT is a huge vehicle, and the few customers who buy it to use as a utility vehicle will be able to take advantage of more than 100 cubic feet of cargo space when the midgate is open.
The midgate now has a power window, and the rear gate also folds down or swings open.
The 2004 GMC Envoy XUV is a version of the hulking Envoy XL (think Chevy Suburban twin) with a sliding roof over a cargo bed that is sealed off from the rest of the truck's interior by GM's fold - down «midgate» — meaning the cargo area can be hosed out without getting the rest of the truck's insides wet.
The five passenger Ridgeline features four doors and a midgate pass - through from the five - foot cargo bed to facilitate the transport of larger items.
These include the «midgate» feature, which allows the divider between the open cargo bed and the cabin to be lowered and extend the vehicle's carrying capacity by a significant amount.
By removing the rear cabin window and lowering the rear wall (what GM calls a midgate) separating cabin and bed, then flipping and folding the rear seats against the backs of the front seats, that 5 - foot, 3 - inch cargo bed swells to 8 feet.
When the Midgate is open and the rear seat is folded flat, Avalanche can carry 4 - foot by 8 - foot (1.2 m by 2.4 m) sheets of plywood with the tailgate closed.
JAC Products was roped in to work on the roof cargo management hardware while the liftgate spoiler, the midgate spoiler and the blackout - style HID headlights came from a Japanese domestic market (JDM) Legacy.
Flip down the Midgate after lowering its power glass window, which seals off the passenger compartment from the cargo area.
The rear seats fold flat so that when the rear wall (midgate) is motored open, just like Avalanche the cargo box now extends from 5 feet long to a traditional 8 feet to haul lumber.
The Avalanche, due out in mid-2001, will offer two rows of seats and a unique «midgate» fold - down door between the pickup bed and the SUV cabin, letting users to carry extra-long cargo, such as a 4 - by -8-foot sheet of plywood or a pile of For Sale signs.
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