Vitamin_J
Quarry Creeper
WannaBeDigler said:they all suck.
The original Hum Vee was created to do one thing well......that one thing was to drive behind tanks, hence their incredible center clearance. Tanks make large and deep tracks and the HumVee could easily drive behind in the sandy areas of the middle east, where volatility had been brewing for years. They were also built wide for this reason, which allowed them to side hill very well but some learned very quickly that the massive weight of the rig would only give way to gravity in the sand and slide uncontrollablly, not being helped by the terrible suspension design.
The new breed of "Hummers" are a joke! They are built from GM2500 pick up truck chassis' and are nothing more than a glorified yuppie pick up with a locking diff. They are not capable on the trail. They are too big and clumbsy. They are ugly. They are under powered. They only seat 6 people. You have no vision of the road from the cab. Terrible gas mileage. Way over priced. No re-sale value. And.....you'd have to wear a bag over your head while driving because they are an embarrassment to yourself if you own one.
Other than that....I love them!
H2's have the Vortec 5.3L with 300hp and 345 lb-ft or torque. not too underpowered. also they seat 8 people.
sure the H2 sucks off road, but so does a Cayenne, Toureg, Denali, ML500, Volvo X80, etc.
but they still sell. the H2 isn't an off-road worthy truck, but it's very comfortable, very quiet, has TVs, great sound system, and fits into the luxury SUV branch very well.
take it for what it is