What other vehicle is so versatile that it can change from an SUV to a pickup truck in less than a minute? The 2012 Chevy Avalanche's dual personality is the perfect blend of flexibility and functionality for people who want to be ready for anything at a moment's notice. With the split-folding rear bench seat down and the Midgate® lowered you've got the capability of a full-size pickup truck, while inside you have the comfort, look and feel of an upscale SUV. It's one great vehicle with two distinct personalities.
The Chevy Avalanche LTZ in Silver Ice Metallic with body-color exterior components.
Lockable sidewall storage boxes help corral loose tools and gear.
The Chevy Avalanche LTZ shown here in Silver Ice Metallic. features a backup camera.
The 2012 Chevy Avalanche LTZ, seen here in Silver Ice Metallic, features a removable — and secure — three-piece cargo cover.
Chevy Avalanche was built to work hard, thanks to proven Vortec power, Active Fuel Management Technology. LTZ shown in Silver Ice Metallic.
Because it's both an SUV and a pickup truck, it's hard to miss the unique profile of the Chevy Avalanche. This year, it'll stand out even more with exterior touches like the new Silver Ice Metallic exterior paint, the already available power-retractable assist steps, plus the available matching body-color exterior components.
The ingenious midgate transforms Chevy Avalanche from a five or six-passenger SUV(3) to a full-size pickup truck. The conversion is easy: just lower the 60/40 split-folding bench seat. From there, the midgate can be lowered for a secured cargo area, or the rear window and three-piece tonneau cargo cover can be removed for more room to transport larger items.
Avalanche's cargo box features a lockable tailgate, rigid tonneau cover and top storage box. It can accommodate 4' x 8' building materials, has 50" between the wheel housing, and it offers 45.5 cubic feet of space(4). When it comes to storage capacity, Avalanche has the largest trunk in the industry.
Chevy Avalanche has a new available Touch-Screen Navigation and Entertainment System. LTZ shown here in Ebony.
With the 60/40 split-folding bench seat down and the midgate lowered, you have the capability of a full-size pickup truck. Chevy Avalanche LTZ in Ebony with leather-appointed seating.
With the 60/40 split-folding rear bench seat down and the Midgate® lowered, you have the capability of a full-size pickup truck. Chevy Avalanche LTZ in Ebony with leather-appointed seating.
Standard Bluetooth® Wireless Technology10 for select phones lets you take calls and connect your music with the touch of a button. Chevy Avalanche LTZ interior shown in Ebony.
The luxurious interior of the 2012 Chevy Avalanche LTZ with leather-appointed seats and wood-grain appearance accents. Shown here in Ebony.
No matter what your Avalanche has to do, it accomplishes the task with plenty of comfort and style. The roomy interior holds up to six passengers3 comfortably and offers a host of features:
If you choose an LT your leather-appointed front seats are heated. Get an Avalanche LTZ and you get a heated steering wheel, plus leather-appointed 12-way power front bucket seats that are heated — and cooled — for year-round comfort.
You and your front-seat passenger can control your own temperatures. Manual control is standard on the LS, while automatic controls are standard on LT and LTZ.
Is being able to start your Avalanche from your house or office a luxury or a necessity? It's both and it's available on the 2012 Chevy Avalanche.
The Avalanche LTZ in Silver Ice Metallic has body-color exterior components for a seamless look.
With available four-wheel drive, you can send the engine's driving power to all four wheels for extra traction.
The Avalanche LTZ in Silver Ice Metallic has body-color exterior components for a seamless look.
Chevy Avalanche has a coil spring suspension, so it doesn't sacrifice ride quality — even when you're towing or hauling big items. Shown here in Silver Ice Metallic.
Chevy Avalanche offers an impressive EPA estimated 21 MPG highway and a driving range of up to 650 miles when running on gas. LTZ shown in Silver Ice Metallic.
Avalanche offers up to 8,100 lbs. of towing capacity6 to haul big items such as boats, snowmobiles or motorcycles. Thanks to its coil-spring suspension, it doesn't sacrifice ride quality.
Avalanche packs the right combination of horsepower and torque to handle bigger payloads. The standard 5.3L Vortec V8 delivers 320 horsepower and 335 lb.-ft. of torque, giving you the power to take what's inside or behind where it needs to go.
This smart technology activates all engine cylinders when more power is needed and deactivates four of the eight cylinders with seamless precision to conserve fuel. This helps Avalanche offer an impressive EPA-estimated 21 MPG highway and a driving range of up to 650 miles when running on gas.
The flexibility continues at the pump with the standard FlexFuel-capable engine, which can run on either unleaded fuel or E85, a combination of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline7.
Chevy Avalanche has an available rearview camera system to help you see certain stationary obstacles on the navigation screen or in the rearview mirror while moving in reverse at slow speeds.
Back seat passengers can control their own music and news, thanks to standard rear seat audio controls in the Chevy Avalanche.
The 2012 Chevy Avalanche offers a standard Driver Information Center that provides useful vehicle readouts like tire pressure, engine oil life, fuel range and mileage.
Chevy Avalanche has a new available Touch-Screen Navigation and Entertainment System. Shown here in LTZ.
New for 2012, Avalanche offers a new Touch-Screen Navigation and Entertainment system. A 30GB hard drive lets you store your favorite music. Features include DVD-playback, voice recognition, and SiriusXM™ integration with SiriusXM NavWeather(7) and a choice of 2D or 3D full-color map displays, rear view camera, plus a pause-and-play feature that gives you the ability to pause a live radio broadcast. Available on LT and LTZ.
Stay connected to your Avalanche with the myChevrolet(8) app with the connectivity of OnStar® RemoteLink™(9). Start your vehicle, check diagnostics, contact roadside assistance, routine maintenance and more. Available from the iTunes Store and Android Marketplace.
Bluetooth Wireless Technology(10) for select phones
With Bluetooth® wireless technology11 for select phones stepping into your truck no longer means stepping away from your day. Take calls with the touch of a button.
Get live traffic updates when you need them most —while you're driving. It can even alert you to construction and accidents to help keep you running on time. Standard on LTZ; LT requires available navigation system.
It charges your MP3 player and allows functionality, giving you convenient control through both radio and steering wheel controls.
A seven-speaker Bose® premium sound system is standard on Avalanche LT and an eight-speaker premium Bose® Centerpoint® Surround Sound System is standard on LTZ.
There are three stages of safety, and Avalanche takes every one of them as seriously as you do. While we can't promise you'll never have a collision, we can promise we've done everything we can to help prevent one and help protect you before, during and after.
StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control System helps you keep on the road and in control. The control module compares your steering input with the vehicle's actual response and then, if necessary, makes small, individual applications to help keep you on track. For 2012, StabiliTrak also includes Hill Start Assist and Trailer Sway Control for even more assurance. Rollover Mitigation helps determine potential for vehicle rollover, such as during evasive maneuvers, and applies brake pressure to outside front tire to manage lateral tire grip, reducing tendency for vehicle rollover. And a Tire Pressure Monitor(13), also standard, keeps a constant watch on the inflation level of Avalanche's four road tires.
Six Air Bags(14) are standard in Avalanche, including head-curtain side-impact air bags and front seat-mounted side impact air bags. These are in addition to the standard dual-stage frontal, driver and right-front passenger air bags with the Passenger Sensing System. You're also surrounded by a high-strength steel safety cage and strategically placed crush zones to help absorb and channel crash energy in case of a collision.
OnStar with Built-in Automatic Crash Response(15) is standard for the first six months. In a collision, vehicle sensors can alert an OnStar Advisor who is immediately connected into your vehicle and can request emergency help be sent to your exact GPS location, even if you can't respond. It's continuous protection, no matter when you need it. Learn more about OnStar
