Jalopnik: GM Killing Hummer H2 After 2011

[GMusa]

Originally Posted by Canyonaro

I know it is kind of an unneeded vehicle, but it is kind of sad. I want to see what it can do with the 4.5l diesel in it.

there are a lot of unneeded vehicles out there...

[steinravnik]

Originally Posted by PrenupTB

Thank God this piece of **** is gone. GM's image will be better off.

I'm no environmentalist but I agree. Good riddance.

[750li]

Originally Posted by t-rex

Good riddance.

I hate this monstrosity less for environmental reasons than for reasons of good taste.

With this gone, what are guys with little-bitty hoo-hoo's supposed to buy?

the slade is still around isn't it ?

[ohmywrd8]

So what is going to happen with Hummer then? They need to do something with it.

[Cortazzo]

People who require hard-core off road capabilities also don't need 7 passenger capability. With the clever use of diesel power, you can have smaller and more efficient off road monsters (or trucks that look like offroad monsters). I can envision them copying jeep with the 2 levels of 4wd one for rock crawling and one for navigating snowy roads.

[Slideways]

Originally Posted by Buick61

The H3 is a mess of epic proportions. The H1 was the only thing keeping this brand interesting--and they killed it.

The H3, at least the Alpha, is a great vehicle. Tons of fun off road, decent mileage, but a lame dash and center stack. If I were buying a new SUV, it would be at the top of a very short list.

[wildgoosechase]

No doubt that it will be back in diesel form, likely on the 900 chassis or 1000 if available by then. It may even grow bigger to escape the new CAFE weight breaks like the Excursion. Who knows, maybe a hydrogen version will be available by then. The H2 is a high-profit low volume vehicle that is essentially an upgraded truck. All the automakers are modeling themselves after BMW. Low volume high profit, the H2 fits that model.

[crooner214]

I find it hard to believe GM will leave Hummer without a flagship-type vehicle. Maybe something off of a heavily beefed up (dare I say it) Lambda?

[autofan]

Right or wrong, the H2 is not good for GM's image these days. It is an icon for American excess at a time when we're supposedly trying to reduce foreign oil dependence and be more environmentally conscious. Beyond that, most H2s (and probably most other Hummers) are not driven for their off road capability but as status symbols and automotive fashion statements. That's fine with me since a sale is a sale, but it does provide ammo for the environmentalists and others in the world who question Americans' priorities.

[DirtyMoney]

With the vehicle costing as much as it did, why could they use more aluminum and add the 2 mode hybrid?? It will still be sold in places where oil is more abundant and cheaper.

[Michael_S]

Regardless of how good or bad the current Hummer H2 is as a truck or an off road vehicle, it was an image problem for GM just like the Excursion was an image problem for Ford. Or, for that matter, the way the new Tundra made so many people realize that Toyota isn't any more green than any other automaker.

I know many people who would not buy a Chevy, or a Buick, or a Pontiac because they associate General Motors with the H2 and they associate the H2 with total disregard for the environment.

The model has to die, or it needs to be totally redesigned as a capable off roader that's also environmentally friendly. Put it on a diet, make it more aerodynamic, and slap in a hybrid, diesel, E-flex, or fuel cell powertrain.

[ponyok67]

I loved seeing them. I always imagined the faces of the enviro-nazis as they were stopped at a light next to one. Maybe in the future Hummer becomes the jeep fighter as we know they can.

[Saturn69]

Originally Posted by t-rex

Good riddance.

I hate this monstrosity less for environmental reasons than for reasons of good taste.

With this gone, what are guys with little-bitty hoo-hoo's supposed to buy?

Porsche is still in business.

[Slideways]

If only 12,000 hummers were sold in 2007, it's pretty safe to say that Prius owners (collectively) used more gas that Hummer drivers. Fuzzy logic, but it's still kind of funny.

[Ming]

Rich folks who want monstrous trucks can always get a Chevrolet Kodiak or GMC Topkick with a Monroe conversion like "Ironhide". Well, at least until GM stops making those as well...?