- suv 97,415
- 18,900 high price
- Eugene, OR
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- autoshopper.com
2003 hummer h2 review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Amazing off-road capability, luxurious accommodations. introductionit all started as a military vehicle in the late 1970s. Since then, am general has built more than 175,000 hmwwv, humvee, or hummer h1 vehicles. now comes the hummer h2. It is built at a brand-new factory in indiana that's a duplicate of other general motors plants. In effect, it is a gm plant. Gm now owns all marketing rights to the hummer brand, and contracts with am general to build the new hummer h2 using the gm worldwide production system. the hummer 2 is actually longer and taller than the original h1, but doesn't look it. The h2 represents an impressive production achievement: in just 16 months from the go signal, the hummer h2 was designed, engineered and tested, and the new factory was built. It's a serious off-road suv built on gm's superb t800 truck platform, which is shared with the chevy suburban and tahoe suvs and the chevy silverado pickups, plus the cadillac escalade, chevy avalanche, gmc sierra and yukons, and other vehicles. but this isn't just a gussied-up suburban. And unlike the h1, it provides occupants with a luxurious interior that's comfortable and convenient. Its size and design makes suitable for everyday use. . lineuponly one model, the hummer h2 or hummer 2, is available initially. It's available in a small but interesting palette of colors, from black to yellow, with a substantial option list. factory options are limited to sunroof, air suspension, towing package, warn electric winch, leather upholstery, and a handful of others. However, the hummer accessory catalog boasts more than 40 items, ranging from light bars to grille bars to tubular step plates to bike racks and cargo boxes for 300 pounds. The lux package includes leather heated front seats, chrome appearance package, tubular assist steps, 6-dsic cd changer, and carpeted floor mats for $2575. We may see rear-wheel steering, along with versions powered by hybrid gas-electric engines and diesels. . walkaroundthere is no mistaking the hummer 2 for anything but a hummer. Gm designers took as many functional cues from the big hummer as they could reasonably get away with on a 122. 8-inch wheelbase heavy-duty pickup truck chassis, even to the fake air intake boxes at the trailing edge of the hood. The chrome seven-slot grille is its signature, along with square corners, roof rack, flat glass, flat panel architecture, huge tires, and grab handles everywhere. the front end is made up of a number of components including a grille, bumper, tow hooks, and a lower bash plate with a huge 'h2' stamped into its plastic surface. It looks, from some angles, like a grown-up tonka truck. The rear end is subdued compared to the rest of the truck, with a hummer-stamped rear bumper cover and lots of square corners. odd, but the h2 changes personality a bit, depending on which color it's painted. It's shorter overall than the suburban, with very short front and rear overhangs that pay enormous dividends in off-road capability and performance. big, square, chromed mirrors somehow don't make very much noise, which we appreciated. Neither the roof nor the tailgate was deemed strong enough to hold the 98-pound wheel and tire unit, so it's inside, chewing up space, but covered up nicely. Maximum cargo space is listed as 86. 6 cubic feet with all the rear seats folded down, short of some of its competitors, such as the new range rover, ford expedition, lincoln navigator, mercedes-benz g500, and the big toyota land cruiser and lexus lx470. some interior parts are taken from the pontiac aztek suv, notably the air vents in the dashboard. Other interior components are taken from gm's pickup truck and suv parts bins. But the important thing is that it hangs together as a complete, rather bold interior design with lots of metallic flavorings here and there, black-on-white gauges shared with the high-end gmc suvs, and very decent seats. The rear-view mirror self-dims automatically. The shifter is a bit of design overkill, with a big, round, shiny handle that's meant to bring macho indoors but takes up too much space doing it. overall, the interior works pretty well. And there is an unusually high liftover height at the rear floor. The hummer 2's best single feature is the 6. 0-liter v8 gasoline engine. It makes 316 horsepower in this chassis and 360 foot-pounds of torque, more than enough to get from 0 to 60 mph in about 10 seconds, and more than enough to comfortably tow 7000 pounds or carry 2200 pounds of cargo. the powertrain is excellent. The tank range is given at 350 miles, based on a 32-gallon fuel tank and about 11 miles per gallon under ideal conditions. Fuel economy is not the h2's strong suit. It uses conventional coil springs and shock absorbers. However, there is an optional air suspension system that lowers the truck 0. 7 inches, self-levels and can make difficult off-roading somewhat more comfortable. The relatively quick steering is helped out by one of the smallest turning circles in the segment at 43. 5 feet. The hummer 2 feels more nimble than it should at 6400 pounds, but it's not quick enough in its reactions to scare anybody. The tires are the hummer 2's first form of suspension, and they combine well with the iron and steel bits to provide a plush ride on road, but a lot of control and stability off road. brakes on a serious suv require more than just enough power to stop a fully loaded 6400-pound five-door family vehicle from 70 mph or more. Brakes on a serious suv also demand the extra good pedal feel and system feel that make challenging off-road conditions easier on the nerves. Even when soaking wet, these brakes performed flawlessly, with lots of pedal feedback. hummer 2 marks the first use by gm and am general of a new borg-warner transfer case, two-stage traction control and special-conditions strategy. The truck carries an onboard compressor and hose fittings to enable deflating and reinflating tires as road and surface conditions dictate, using the air suspension's compressor. As big as they are, with that much conta. CD Changer✔ Sunroof/Moonroof✔ Leather Seats
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