As one might expect, handling is not the Avalanche’s primary selling point. However, it sure rides comfortably as it absorbs bumps and cruises over potholes with a negligible effect on the passengers. The rack-and-pinion steering lacks road feel, and the floaty ride becomes even more pronounced as the body rolls in even slow-speed corners. So, it’s a truck and not sport truck – big whoop. Drivers who understand that few pickups are designed to race through canyons will enjoy the compliant suspension, and commuters traveling over expansion joints like those on California freeways will undoubtedly applaud the Avalanche’s ability to squash that bucking bronco sensation. Nothing makes you look more stupid than bouncing down the highway in your new $40,000 truck.