| Author | Message | ||
     Mike Wilson (Rover8) New Member Username: Rover8 Post Number: 5 Registered: 09-2003 |
These are the H3 pickup version that will be shown at LA auto show in January. Just imagine this version as a 4-door wagon and you get the idea. The interior that will be shown is still concept though. http://www.auto-motor-sport.de/sixcms/media.php/23/01_Hummer_450.jpg http://www.auto-motor-sport.de/sixcms/media.php/23/03_Hummer_450.30871.jpg http://www.auto-motor-sport.de/sixcms/media.php/23/02_Hummer_450.30869.jpg Its to bad LR seems to be softening their designs although I would expect 2008 Defender to still be hard edge, I hope. | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 424 Registered: 04-2003 |
Looks like a toy truck. Like an R/C pickup with "futuristic lights and realistic sounds" Meh. If Rover can't capitalize on this opportunity they deserve to continue the downward spiral they're in. | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 231 Registered: 10-2002 |
Oh please, GM. It doesn't get much more poseur than this. Underneath, it's a Chevy pickup, leaf springs and all. | ||
| Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1609 Registered: 04-2002 |
I thought it was based on a coil setup like the Trailblazer. I think it looks `cute' kinda like it want's to play with the real trucks.  | ||
| Phil deGuzman (Powerslide) New Member Username: Powerslide Post Number: 8 Registered: 12-2003 |
People will snatch these things like hotcakes and make money for GM regardless if it is capable off-road let alone reliable on road. | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 1322 Registered: 02-2003 |
i think the H2 adn H3 are great looking. GM is marketing them just right. they have the owners convinced that there trucks are just small versions of the big H1. sort of like how LR convinced people that the Freelander is an offroader. rd | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 232 Registered: 10-2002 |
Here's why I'm supposing that the H3 will be pickup-based: http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?n=158,178&sid=178&article=6590. The platform is said to be the new Colorado pickup. | ||
| Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco) Senior Member Username: Offroaddisco Post Number: 1611 Registered: 04-2002 |
Looks like you're right... I remember early reports stating that it was based on the Trailblazer/envoy... either way it's trash and an exploit of the name. | ||
| R. B. Bailey (Rover50987) Senior Member Username: Rover50987 Post Number: 697 Registered: 07-2002 |
I think I built one of those with my Lego's when I was 5. | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 235 Registered: 10-2002 |
More photos, from Auto Spies, who get the best images as usual: http://www.imakenews.com/autospies/e_article000210046.cfm | ||
| Glenn Guinto (Glenn) Senior Member Username: Glenn Post Number: 791 Registered: 02-2002 |
Damn that's nice... Glenn | ||
| Christian Kiely (Redrover47) New Member Username: Redrover47 Post Number: 31 Registered: 09-2003 |
What do you think about those Nike ACG tires? | ||
| Lewis Jones (Cutter) Member Username: Cutter Post Number: 218 Registered: 10-2003 |
"To complement the H3T's solid structure with a "go anywhere, do anything" aesthetic, GM and Nike designers collaborated on several key aspects of the vehicle's design. " and thats a good thing because?.... | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 238 Registered: 10-2002 |
Because it's "a bad boy in a black tie." Or something. At the same time that it gives "a more sporting and dynamic driving sensation" and "a new type of luxury", "the off-road superiority is all there." Oh please. | ||
| Andrew Maier (Newman) Senior Member Username: Newman Post Number: 439 Registered: 04-2003 |
Because every purchase of an H3T will contribute to the stock share profits of executives in three companies, not just one. I like the little storage areas on the side, and I like the canvas roof (see my old post about hacking the roof off of a Discovery), and the relative lack of cargo box intrusions/wheelwells would be a good thing too...surprised no one's really done that with a pickup before... | ||
| chuck yarbrough (Cptyarderho) New Member Username: Cptyarderho Post Number: 31 Registered: 06-2003 |
looks like a Jeep truck to me, updated. now soccer dads have a vehicle to match the soccer moms.. |
