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Description
Spun from General Motors’ full-size pickup and sport utility lines for 2002, the six-passenger four-door Avalanche offered features previously unseen in both categories. The most prominent was called a “Midgate” that extended the cargo area by folding the rear seats, removing the back window and lowering the divider separating the box from the cabin. A removable three-piece hard tonneau provided security for the bed and its contents. Second-generation Avalanches arrived for the 2007 model year with a 5.3-liter V8 or an optional 6.0 that was dropped for 2010. Other than installing a two-speed transfer case (with a low range for off-roading) to the 4×4 versions for 2011, the Avalanche stayed unchanged until production ended after the 2013 model year.