2009 Chevrolet Avalanche

Pricing for the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche starts at $35,910 for the base LS model. The LT model starts at $36,780, while the top-level LTZ model starts at $44,100. The gasoline-only 5.3L V-8 gets an EPA-estimated 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway, while the FlexFuel 5.3L V-8 gets 10 mpg city and 15 mpg highway. The 6.0L V-8 gets 14 mpg city and 19 mpg highway.

The 2009 Chevy Avalanche comes standard with driver and passenger front airbags, standard side-curtain airbags that stay inflated longer to protect in rollover accidents, a tire-pressure-monitoring system, and the StabiliTrack stability control system with dedicated rollover mitigation technology.

The biggest change to the 2009 Chevrolet Avalanche is the addition of a new Hyrda Matic 6L80 six-speed automatic transmission, which replaces the long-running 4L60 four-speed unit found in earlier Avalanches, improving highway mileage and reducing engine noise in the process. Under the hood, 2WD models come standard with an iron-block 5.3L OHV V-8 that produces 320 hp and 340 lb-ft of torque. 4WD models will first come standard with an aluminum-block, 5.3L OHV V-8 making 310 hp and 335 lb-ft, and then switch over to an iron-block 5.3L making 320 hp and 340 lb-ft featuring Active Fuel Management, which shuts off half the cylinders under light loads, and Flex Fuel capability, allowing it to run on E85 Ethanol. Both the 2WD and 4WD 2009 Avalanche models can be equipped with an optional 6.0L OHV V-8 that features Active Fuel Management as well as Variable Valve Timing producing 366 hp and 376 lb-ft of torque.