Hummer HX Concept

[Rex Raider]

The Carconnection reports:

General Motors is known to have had its eye on the niche occupied by the Jeep Wrangler. And at the Detroit auto show next month, it may reveal more of its intentions to field a Wrangler competitor in the shape of the HUMMER HX concept.



The HX Concept, shown in sketches at a GM press event today, also embodies some of the off-road hallmarks of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. BUT GM says the design of the new HX concept is all HUMMER, even though it's the work of three new designers.



David Rojas, Min Young Kang and Robert Jablonski are the artists GM assigned to envision a future off-road vehicle for the HUMMER brand. All three are graduates of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The vehicle would have to evince HUMMER's off-road credentials while passing muster with Carl Zipfel, the director of the brand's design studio.



The resulting HX concept shares some elements with other HUMMER vehicles, like its flex-fuel-capable powertrain. But as the HX model is smaller and is a two-door vehicle, it has some stylistic touches uncommon to other HUMMER vehicles. The roof, for example, has removable panels and a removable rear roof that converts the HX from hardtop to an open-air vehicle with a short truck bed. The doors and fender flares are removable, too.

Stay tuned for more pictures and details on the HX concept as TheCarConnection.com covers the Detroit show debuts through January 15, 2008.

[DuSpinnst]

HX is a Concept H4.

[RamJet502]

Sign me up, I'll take one in black.

[Shawn Wuan]

Nice, I wonder if it will be on the GM 355 345 platform? what ever the case my be I like it

[eosandov]

In this image it looks a bit like aToyata FJ

[gm_scott]

^ I'm pretty sure its just the color.

[vncj96]

Looks like directly aimed at toyota more then jeep, at least this wont have cracking frames, i'll take black and a V8 and manual please!!!

[PontiacBixler]

I really like Min Young Kang's design the most. It seems the most realistic and could fit into the current line up the best.

Thank God, it's about time GM brought this concept to light.... How long have we been waiting for this??? Since Fall of 2006 at least!

[racy]

I like the looks of all of them. Let's hope there's enough power under the hood to truly make them fly over the hills, as represented in the pictures.

[KIDDIESEL79]

Arriving in dealerships in 2020 at this rate.

[Slideways]

Originally Posted by PontiacBixler

I really like Min Young Kang's design the most. It seems the most realistic and could fit into the current line up the best.

Really? That's my least favorite, only because it's a front view, and we know what the front of a Hummer is supposed to look like.

I like the first design because it's so bold. I like the 2nd because it's Hummer, but a little more sleek. I just think I'd like it better if the window went all they way to the body line. Visibility is already compromised in the H3.

[ColinOpseth]

Whoa, cool. The backgrounds of those pics are from El Mirage, about 5 miles from my house.

[TaHoE]

Its about damn time!

[Hummer Guy]

Cool news that has taken a while to become official - from those who have seen it, the drawings are 'pretty close'...I guess we'll find out in January!

[Hoosier Red]

I know this is off topic, but with all the talk about Cerberus and the speculation over the long term plan, if the Chrysler group is sold off in pieces, I would love for GM to end up with Jeep. I just don't see how Hummer thrives as a brand in the longterm. The original Hummer already died. Where do you take the H2? I see FJ's all over the place, but rarely see an H3 here in SoCal. I think melding Jeep and Hummer would create a durable line of American offroad vehicles. It will be interesting to see this H4.