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2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

The flexibility of the 2009 Chevy Avalanche is matched only by its brethren Cadillac Escalade EXT, which is more powerful and expensive but does not offer four-wheel drive. As a multi-purpose tool the Avalanche has compromises because no vehicle does everything well: It is too long for serious off-road duty, the bed is too marginal for severe pickup use (are you going to let that bobcat or forklift driver unload it?), too luxurious for work truck use, too heavy and thirsty for a second car, and tows well but not like a Suburban 2500 or Silverado 2500. However, it offers a blend of those activities that nothing else does, and if you've got only one garage space to work with, it's hard to beat.

NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent G.R. Whale reported from Los Angeles, with Tom Lankard in Sacramento, California.

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