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· Youthful, open-air entry-level-size HUMMER
· Designed by three young designers
· Convertible body with removable roof panels and modular rear roof assembly
· Easily removable fender flares and doors
· Full-time 4WD with front and rear locking differentials
· Aeronautically inspired interior with functional, lightweight design elements
· Reconfigurable instruments for highway and off-road driving
· 3.6L direct-injected V-6 E85 FlexFuel engine with six-speed automatic transmission
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 Geneva Motor Show.
More compact than a HUMMER H3 – 2,057 mm wide, with a 2,616-mm wheelbase – the HX concept is an open-air, two-door off-road vehicle that packs the off-road acumen for which HUMMER has become legendary, along with an easily convertible body that acclimates to varied trail conditions, cargo needs or passenger whims. Its design is based on the ideas developed by a trio of young designers who are new to the HUMMER studio.
“The HX is HUMMER’s vision of an agile, trail-ready, open-air vehicle that fits the lifestyles of everyone who needs or wants to drive off road," said Martin Walsh, HUMMER general manager. "Of course, it carries exceptional off-road capability and the distinctive styling for which all HUMMERs are known.”
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. With the roof panels and roof assembly removed, the HX is transformed into a true convertible.
Easy removal of the roof panels and rear-roof assembly enables quick conversion from a closed vehicle to an open one. The HX also was designed with several roof assemblies, allowing this versatile vehicle to be configured as an SUT (with the roof assembly removed), a stylish slant-back or a traditional, wagon-like design that offers a bit more cargo space.
The full version of this release is available here
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· Designed by three young designers
· Convertible body with removable roof panels and modular rear roof assembly
· Easily removable fender flares and doors
· Full-time 4WD with front and rear locking differentials
· Aeronautically inspired interior with functional, lightweight design elements
· Reconfigurable instruments for highway and off-road driving
· 3.6L direct-injected V-6 E85 FlexFuel engine with six-speed automatic transmission
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 Geneva Motor Show.
More compact than a HUMMER H3 – 2,057 mm wide, with a 2,616-mm wheelbase – the HX concept is an open-air, two-door off-road vehicle that packs the off-road acumen for which HUMMER has become legendary, along with an easily convertible body that acclimates to varied trail conditions, cargo needs or passenger whims. Its design is based on the ideas developed by a trio of young designers who are new to the HUMMER studio.
“The HX is HUMMER’s vision of an agile, trail-ready, open-air vehicle that fits the lifestyles of everyone who needs or wants to drive off road," said Martin Walsh, HUMMER general manager. "Of course, it carries exceptional off-road capability and the distinctive styling for which all HUMMERs are known.”
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. With the roof panels and roof assembly removed, the HX is transformed into a true convertible.
Easy removal of the roof panels and rear-roof assembly enables quick conversion from a closed vehicle to an open one. The HX also was designed with several roof assemblies, allowing this versatile vehicle to be configured as an SUT (with the roof assembly removed), a stylish slant-back or a traditional, wagon-like design that offers a bit more cargo space.
The full version of this release is available here
gmeurope
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