H4 & H3T Coming

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GM has confirmed the 2010 Hummer H4. It will share its under body with another upcoming compact architecture, but the fun doesn?t stop there as the H3 sees the addition of a diesel, ethanol and hybrid power model and the addition of a new H3 SUT model in 2008.
The H3?s short nose precludes most V6 installations, so talk is rife that Hummer will fit a derivation of the 2.0-litre common-rail four-cylinder turbo-diesel unit found in the Holden Captiva.
Developed by VM Motori of Italy and produced by GM DAT in South Korea, a size increase to 2.2 or even 2.5 litres is a possibility.
Hummer is also looking at E85 ethanol versions of its two petrol engine choices, as well as a move to biodiesel technology.
Hummer general manager Martin Walsh revealed that the H4 will be twinned with an upcoming compact General Motors platform, although he stopped short of saying which one it would be.
A Hummer insider admitted to fearing that its hard-won hardcore off-road image may be irreparably harmed if GM decides to go "soft" with the H4.
Hummer needs to maintain its 4WD reputation by ensuring that all its vehicles have a separate chassis, short overhangs, class-leading approach, breakover and departure angles, ample ground clearance and signature Hummer styling cues.
At the other end of the spectrum is the development of an H2 replacement.
Also due out by about the end of the decade, it will again be developed off GM?s full-sized 1500/2500/Suburban truck platform: aka---GMT900.
However, a greater emphasis on luxury, as well as right-hand drive engineering, should see the H2 II challenge vehicles such as the Range Rover Vogue and Lexus LX570 in markets outside North America