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{{Infobox Automobile | |||
|image=[[File:2008-08-04 GMC 7500 Pepsi truck parked at CVS.jpg|250px|GMC C-7500, which shares it's body with the TopKick]] | |||
|name=Chevrolet Kodiak | |||
|aka=GMC Topkick | |||
|manufacturer=[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] | |||
|class=Medium-duty [[Truck]] | |||
|production=1980-present | |||
|similar=[[Ford Super Duty]]<br>[[International CXT]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''[[Chevrolet]] Kodiak''' (and similar '''[[GMC Truck|GMC]] Topkick''' and '''[[Isuzu]] H-Series''') is a line of medium-duty [[truck]]s from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. It is commonly used as a basis for work trucks, cargo haulers, dump trucks, and similar vehicles which require powerful torque, high GVWR, and high towing capacity. There are aftermarket coachbuilders that build them as [[pickup trucks]] and [[Commerce|commercial]] [[truck]]s for consumers. The primary competition for the Kodiak/Topkick line is the [[Ford Super Duty]] line, though the [[International CXT]] competes with it in the consumer world. | |||
[[Category:Chevrolet vehicles| | The Kodiak and TopKick were introduced in 1980 as stronger versions of GM's existing medium-duty C-Series trucks. "Kodiak" followed the pattern of "frontier beast" names given to heavier trucks such as the [[Chevrolet Bison]] and [[Chevrolet Bruin]], while "Top Kick" came from military slang and tied in with GMC's heavy truck names of General and Brigadier. First-generation models can be distinguished by a full-width grille with quad square headlights arranged horizontally in chrome bezels underneath with the GMC lettering or Chevy "bowtie" above the grille; normal 1973-89 C50-C80s had single round headlights and the emblem all incorporated into the grille area. | ||
With the second generation in 1990, all GM medium conventionals took on the "Kodiak" or "Topkick" names, until they were dropped in 1995; these models used the [[GMT400]] pickup cab until 2003, always with the original "square" dashboard dropped from light-duty models in 1995. They are still produced in Mexico. | |||
Beginning in 2004, US-market models moved to a new platform with a more spacious cab based on the GM full-size vans. | |||
A special Kodiak C4500 was introduced at the [[Chicago Auto Show]] in 2006. It is clearly aimed at the [[International RXT]], also introduced there, with a DVD-based [[navigation system]] and powerful audio system. Pricing begins at $70,000. The two share a number of similarities, such as the options allowed in their premium packages, although the C4500 has higher power (300 hp versus 230hp) and the RXT is a 4x2 drive vehicle with a higher towing capacity at {{convert|16000|lb|abbr=on}}. | |||
It was announced on December 20, 2007 that GM's medium-duty truck business, whose products include the Kodiak and Topkick, was being sold to [[Navistar International]] [http://media.navistar.com/index.php?s=43&item=111]. On August 20, 2008 both GM and Navistar announced that their memorandum of understanding for the purchase had expired and was not renewed [http://media.navistar.com/index.php?s=43&item=179] [http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=5&docid=47990]. | |||
[[United States]] President [[Barack Obama]] will be using a brand-new armored car that will be badged a Cadillac, but will in reality be based on a GMC Topkick chassis. Styling is an enlarged version of the Cadillac DTS complete with [[notchback]], unlike civilian Topkick limo conversions which often use stretched [[Chevrolet Express]] van bodies that stretch the boundary between [[limousine]] and [[bus]]. [http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2008/11/06/cadillac_testing_new_obama_limo/?page=full] | |||
==Ultimate== | |||
A conversion of the commercial GMC Topkick called the '''Ultimate Class IV Topkick Pickup''' crewcab [[pickup truck]] was developed by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and Monroe Truck Equipment(MTE). This special version features an {{convert|8|ft|m|adj=on}} steel dually pickup box and tailgate with custom [[Composite material|composite]] side panels and protective Rhino interior lining. | |||
==Movies== | |||
[[Image:ironhide-movievehicle.jpg|right|thumb|Autobot Ironhide Topkick conversion, on display at the 2007 [[Detroit River Walk]] Festival.]] | |||
A modified GMC TopKick C4500 (as stated on the official film website and the HD DVD Two-Disc Special Edition) is featured in the 2007 ''[[Transformers (2007 film)|Transformers]]'' film as the vehicle mode of the [[Autobot]] [[Ironhide]]. MTE has announced it will produce a version of this truck for consumers [http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121589]. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.caranddriver.com/minitest/10161/gmc-topkick-c4500-by-monroe-truck-equipment.html Car and Driver road tests for the C4500.] | |||
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[[Category:Chevrolet vehicles|Kodiak]] | |||
[[Category:Pickup trucks]] | |||
[[Category:Trucks]] | |||
[[Category:School buses]] | |||
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