Re: Hummer Ripoff??

I don't think that this is a ripoff, it's a low-volume model anyway.

 

They look like Dodges. Are they Chinese?

 

Old news, GM sued them over that.

 

there is a Russian car maker that looks just like the h2
its was on speed last year at a auto show and it sold as the same price has the hummer and it is a peace of ****************

 

really? it's not THAT similar to the H2 ...
-camaroman22

 

Camaroman22, please just post one thread in one spot in the future. Thanks.

The last picture looks like a Ridgeline was driven into a wall and the rear was shortened by someone following to close, lol. It's hideous whatever it is.

 

And I was going to agree than an H2 is a ripoff...

 

The first version actually was an H2 ripoff, it was basically the same thing with some minor detail changes. This looks like the unholy union between a ridgeline and an H2. Sort of like an "if they mated" sketch.

 

Looks a bit like a Ridgeline in the 3rd pic.

And yeah, this is a year or two old.

 

ehh, its not near as much a ripoff as this is

 

This is one knock-off that should give GM almost zero cause for concern (though I hope they did pursue legal action anyway).

 

Now here's a TRUE Hummer ripoff - the Kyrgyz-market Retro-Style Bardan, based off of a GAZ model and, if there are enough customers, might become a production model, though I doubt it.

http://www.retro-style.ru/html/prj_barhan.htm

 

ehh, its not near as much a ripoff as this is

That's far too old to be an H2 ripoff, though it's quite clearly H1 inspired.

 

They look like Dodges. Are they Chinese?

Sorry, the Studebaker SUV (pictured in first post) is from Avanti, an American company.

 

Canadian is right, they got sued, these pictures are after a forced redesign. Prior to the redesign it was VERY similar

 

Old news, GM sued them over that.

Yeah they did . I saw this "Studebaker" (pre-redesign) at the Chicago Auto Show and I seriously thought it was an aftermarket kit for the H2, that is how similar they looked :lmao: .

David

 

What i find strange is that its a "studebaker" by Avanti... Studebaker was a car brand, and they had a model called "Avanti". My father used to have a '57 Studebaker Golden Hawk, and always wanted to get an Avanti.

 

That's far too old to be an H2 ripoff, though it's quite clearly H1 inspired.

Far to old? Its From toyotas booth at Sema

 

It's not a new design though.

 

Far to old? Its From toyotas booth at Sema

So? It's not like everything at SEMA is brand new, and the Toyota Mega Cruiser is definately not a new design. I think it came out around '95-'96, and was produced for a few years, but I don't have specific information. It was out long before the H2, and is now out of production.

 

So? It's not like everything at SEMA is brand new, and the Toyota Mega Cruiser is definately not a new design. I think it came out around '95-'96, and was produced for a few years, but I don't have specific information. It was out long before the H2, and is now out of production.

Were these only in Japan?. If they were to put it into production in the US. I would bet they would be sued faster than they can say hummer

 

Were these only in Japan?. If they were to put it into production in the US. I would bet they would be sued faster than they can say hummer

Only in Japan, and if AM General could sue over that, Chrysler could sue over the HHR being too much like the PT. They're similar, but not THAT similar.

 

I remember GM suing them about this. It was on the Splash Page....it was a while a ago though. This is after a forced redesign. I really like it...it looks neat. I hope that Studebaker/Avanti does well and that they can get more cars/trucks to market. It's nice to see a small American company putting out something cool....I hope that they are very successful.

 

What i find strange is that its a "studebaker" by Avanti... Studebaker was a car brand, and they had a model called "Avanti". My father used to have a '57 Studebaker Golden Hawk, and always wanted to get an Avanti.

Yes...but Avanti began producing cars in 1965 and Studebaker stopped producing cars in 1966. The Studebaker name, as far as car production goes, went dormant for three and half decades before Avanti decided to revive it for the Studebaker XUV (the pictured vehicle).

I wish Avanti would make original vehicles, like they did until 1991. The "new" Avantis have been rebodied Firebirds or Mustangs. And the Studebaker XUV is just a rebodied Ford SuperDuty (modified from the original Excursion base).

The original design for the Studebaker XUV had rear sliding doors which, to me, made it unique (and, most likely, VERY expensive for such a small company to produce). The updated XUV has regular front-hinged doors.

If anyone's interested, the Avanti Motor Corporation was for sale the last I checked.

 

I knew that studebakers had been out of production for quite some time, but I didn't realize the name had ben revived, thanks for the info Hudson.