* New 6.2-litre, 393 ps V8 engine and new six-speed automatic transmission
* New interior with comfortable, refined, premium appointments
* Standard rear heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system
* Standard electronic stability control and rollover mitigation technology
* Towing capacity increased to 8,200 pounds (3,727 kg)
* Shorter, lower and narrower – the most urban-friendly HUMMER
* Icon appearance embodies classic HUMMER design cues
* Five-cylinder Vortec engine delivers 245 ps and 328 Nm of torque
* Immensely capable and finely controllable 4×4 system
* Luxurious interior seats five with up to 1597 litres of cargo space
* Three models on sale in UK from £26,495 with right-hand drive
HUMMER has partnered with Mountain Rescue (England & Wales), to provide a specially modified vehicle for the UK charity.
UK Mountain Rescue celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2008 and to commemorate this landmark, the newly launched right-hand drive HUMMER H3 will support the charity’s busiest teams in England and Wales across the year. The hardy on/off road vehicle will carry both equipment and personnel as Mountain Rescue goes about saving hundreds of lives annually.
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In May 2008 European HUMMER drivers can get to know the Moroccan desert in a special way in their own HUMMER H1, H2 or H3. Entries to this event can be made via the website www.hummeradventure2008.com. In total 70 HUMMERS can participate.
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With its unmistakable HUMMER design and a compact, go-anywhere driving ethic, the HUMMER HX concept challenges the hierarchy of the trail. HUMMER displayed the nimble, reconfigurable off-roader at the 2008 North American International Auto Show.
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Scheduled for introduction at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, the HUMMER HX concept reflects the innovative minds of three new GM designers - David Rojas, Min Young Kang and Robert Jablonski - whose first assignment was to provide a vision for the future design of off-road vehicles.
Fresh out of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, Mich., the designers’ first test in GM was to design a fun, nimble and innovative HUMMER concept.
“HUMMER appeals to young people globally and served as a perfect first assignment for our newest talent,” said Ed Welburn, vice president of global design and product planning. “Today’s graduates from top design schools are ready to hit the ground running. The HUMMER design challenge gave our newest designers an opportunity to sprint.”
The task presented numerous challenges to the new designers, from creating a vehicle for a brand that is known around the globe for its iconic design, to ensuring that the model would live up to the market’s expectation of HUMMER off-road capability.
To help ensure the designs were true to the HUMMER brand, the designers were given limited design direction by Carl Zipfel, an ex-professional motocross racer and director of the HUMMER design studio.
“Carl definitely set the tone,” said Rojas. “While he gave us creative liberty and challenged us to develop innovative ideas, he also defined three Hummer proportions – wheelbase, approach and departure angles, and stance – and assigned one to each of us. It gave us a chance to collaborate, but also take our own direction.”
While sketching and sculpting together in the HUMMER studio, these recent graduates drew upon the creative energy of each other, further improving their individual designs, as well as that of the final concept.
“We drew inspiration from one another,” said Kang. “As you’re designing and sketching you try to absorb what the other designer is doing and try to make it better.”
David, Min Young and Robert’s collaboration inspired the HUMMER HX concept, which presents extraordinary efficiency without sacrificing the unique essence of the HUMMER brand, the world’s most capable off-road vehicles.
“While we took inspiration from the HUMMER heritage and DNA, we each wanted to evolve it in a new way” said Jablonski. “We agreed it should be contemporary, compact and definitely open air. It came out great.”
After three months of sketching and sculpting theme work for the new HUMMER concept, each designer had the opportunity to present scale clay models to Bob Lutz, GM vice chairman and Ed Welburn, who chose which design would ultimately become the HX concept.
In its final concept form, the E-85 FlexFuel capable HUMMER HX embodies the off road spirit of HUMMER in a fully customisable package. The HX offers an open-air driving experience via a pair of removable roof panels above the driver and front passenger and a modular, removable rear roof assembly enabling a quick conversion from closed vehicle to open vehicle SUT. It also features a slant back assembly, removable doors and fender flares.
“Working as a team, you realise it’s more than one person influencing the vehicle,” said Rojas. “You can see the inspiration from each of our designs in the final concept vehicle. We’re all proud to have the chance to see our sketches become reality.”
One of the world’s most legendary four-wheel drive brands has finally arrived in the UK, and it’s like nothing else on, or off, the road.
The right-hand drive HUMMER H3 spearheads the launch of GM’s premium SUV brand to the UK market, having been designed and developed from the outset to appeal to a truly global audience.
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