Hummer H3 - Concept
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This is to be based off the Colorado/Canon pickup trucks, but instead of an NA I-5 it will get a turbocharged I-5.
I bet we'll see that turbo'd engine offered somewhere through it's life cycle as an option for the Colorado/Canyon, maybe in their Sport trim line.
I bet we'll see that turbo'd engine offered somewhere through it's life cycle as an option for the Colorado/Canyon, maybe in their Sport trim line.
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More info:
The concept has a power-operated folding canvas roof and a drop-down rear window behind the driver. The pickup box incorporates side access doors that drop down, creating an assist step into the five-foot long pickup box. The box is five feet wide.
The concept features a TV camera mounted in the hood. Off-road adventures can be replayed on a video screen in the cabin.
GM collaborated with the Nike design studio for specific vehicle areas. For example, Nike backpacks are integrated into the rear seat backs.
"One of the tenets that they have is innovate or die," said Dean.
The H3T's seats are covered with Sphere, a lightweight material used by Nike in specialized, up-market clothing. Dave Lyon, interior design director for body-on-frame vehicles, said the team wanted to show that luxury could be created without using such traditional appointments as wood and leather.
Tire design was influenced by Nike shoes. BF Goodrich created tires with multiple tread patterns drawn from Nike's ACQtrail and hiking shoes. The tires, like the shoe's soles, are designed to provide traction in the sand, as well as on slippery and dry surfaces. Some of the surfaces are molded in red.
While the H3T is a concept, the vehicle was developed using existing GM components.
The chassis is body-on-frame. The H3T shares its architecture with the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. However, the locking front and rear axles are taken from GM's full-sized trucks.
Power is provided by a 350-hp turbocharged 3.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine. The engine produces 350 pounds-feet of torque.
More pics @ unveiling:
Full info here [urlhttp://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/la2003/hummer/h3t1.html[/url]
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I'm totally into it, and I'm not a truck, or Hummer guy. Says the "HX" (the pickup style) should start at $25k, but it'd be sweet if they made it a real stripper and sold it for under 20, but still with the full off-roadability.
The concept has a power-operated folding canvas roof and a drop-down rear window behind the driver. The pickup box incorporates side access doors that drop down, creating an assist step into the five-foot long pickup box. The box is five feet wide.
The concept features a TV camera mounted in the hood. Off-road adventures can be replayed on a video screen in the cabin.
GM collaborated with the Nike design studio for specific vehicle areas. For example, Nike backpacks are integrated into the rear seat backs.
"One of the tenets that they have is innovate or die," said Dean.
The H3T's seats are covered with Sphere, a lightweight material used by Nike in specialized, up-market clothing. Dave Lyon, interior design director for body-on-frame vehicles, said the team wanted to show that luxury could be created without using such traditional appointments as wood and leather.
Tire design was influenced by Nike shoes. BF Goodrich created tires with multiple tread patterns drawn from Nike's ACQtrail and hiking shoes. The tires, like the shoe's soles, are designed to provide traction in the sand, as well as on slippery and dry surfaces. Some of the surfaces are molded in red.
While the H3T is a concept, the vehicle was developed using existing GM components.
The chassis is body-on-frame. The H3T shares its architecture with the 2004 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups. However, the locking front and rear axles are taken from GM's full-sized trucks.
Power is provided by a 350-hp turbocharged 3.5-liter inline five-cylinder engine. The engine produces 350 pounds-feet of torque.
More pics @ unveiling:
Full info here [urlhttp://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/la2003/hummer/h3t1.html[/url]
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I'm totally into it, and I'm not a truck, or Hummer guy. Says the "HX" (the pickup style) should start at $25k, but it'd be sweet if they made it a real stripper and sold it for under 20, but still with the full off-roadability.
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It's weird that it's an inline five though. The only cars that have managed to have moderate success with that number of cylinders are assorted Audi models back in the 80s, and some Volvos.
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Originally posted by MrFatbooty
It's weird that it's an inline five though. The only cars that have managed to have moderate success with that number of cylinders are assorted Audi models back in the 80s, and some Volvos.
It's weird that it's an inline five though. The only cars that have managed to have moderate success with that number of cylinders are assorted Audi models back in the 80s, and some Volvos.
