DETROIT — Yet another General Motors entry for next week's 2008 Detroit Auto Show — the Hummer HX concept — has been leaked on the Internet, and we've got the images and details to prove it.
The HX is described as the brand's "youthful, open-air, entry-level" model. To us, it looks like Hummer's answer to the Jeep Wrangler, featuring a two-door convertible body on a steel frame, with a modular rear roof assembly and removable roof panels as well as full-time four-wheel drive with locking front and rear differentials.
The HX rides on a 103-inch wheelbase — just about halfway between the two- and four-door Wrangler. As with the popular Jeep, the HX comes with removable doors as well as removable composite fenders.
There are a few gimmicks, including HID headlamps with "focusing rings" that adjust automatically when switched on, as well as LED taillamps and turn-signal indicators.
Hummer has carried over the matte olive exterior color scheme to the four-seat interior, which is trimmed in aluminum, neoprene and ballistic nylon. The seats and reconfigurable instrument panel are said to be inspired by aircraft. Off-road tools include a folding shovel, flashlight and first-aid kit.
The HX is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 gasoline direct-injection engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The engine makes 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque and can run on E85 ethanol.
With coil-spring suspension all around, the HX rides on 35-inch custom Bridgestone Dueler off-road tires.
What this means to you: While the HX boasts family design cues from the rest of the Hummer line, you might easily mistake this one for a Jeep from some angles. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
The HX is described as the brand's "youthful, open-air, entry-level" model. To us, it looks like Hummer's answer to the Jeep Wrangler, featuring a two-door convertible body on a steel frame, with a modular rear roof assembly and removable roof panels as well as full-time four-wheel drive with locking front and rear differentials.
The HX rides on a 103-inch wheelbase — just about halfway between the two- and four-door Wrangler. As with the popular Jeep, the HX comes with removable doors as well as removable composite fenders.
There are a few gimmicks, including HID headlamps with "focusing rings" that adjust automatically when switched on, as well as LED taillamps and turn-signal indicators.
Hummer has carried over the matte olive exterior color scheme to the four-seat interior, which is trimmed in aluminum, neoprene and ballistic nylon. The seats and reconfigurable instrument panel are said to be inspired by aircraft. Off-road tools include a folding shovel, flashlight and first-aid kit.
The HX is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 gasoline direct-injection engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The engine makes 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque and can run on E85 ethanol.
With coil-spring suspension all around, the HX rides on 35-inch custom Bridgestone Dueler off-road tires.
What this means to you: While the HX boasts family design cues from the rest of the Hummer line, you might easily mistake this one for a Jeep from some angles. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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