KARL Chevrolet HUMMER

The 2009 HUMMER H3T is set to make its debut at the upcoming Chicago Auto Show. Spy pictures of a camouflaged H3T have been spotted on the internet for a while now but today I spotted these pictures on the www.hummerguy.net website. Quoting some on the text found on the pictures confirms that this truck will be available towards the end of this year! The H3T is expected to be offered with both the 3.7L Inline-5 and the 5.3L V-8. The latter engine will be a part of the 2009 HUMMER H3T Alpha package. What do you think? Will you be the first to drive an H3T?

When someone says “hybrids,” you probably think about passenger cars and trucks. They get the lion’s share of attention. But the benefits of hybrid technology aren’t limited to personal vehicles. We can also drive environmental benefits by providing cleaner mass transit options - and with the cost of petroleum somewhat unstable or unpredictable for the foreseeable future, many municipalities are looking more closely at hybrid technology. And that’s where we come in.

Today at the Washington Auto Show, we announced major orders for GM-Allison hybrid buses, totaling up to 1,732 buses to public transit authorities in Washington, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis-St. Paul. These orders will more than double the number of GM-Allison hybrid-powered buses on the road, to more than 2,700 buses in more than 80 cities. Read more »

HX CONCEPT PROVIDES VISION OF A RUGGED, OPEN-AIR HUMMER

• Youthful, open-air entry-level-size HUMMER
• Designed by a trio of young designers
• Convertible body with removable roof panels and modular rear roof assembly
• Easily removable fender flares and doors
• Full-time 4WD with front and rear locking differentials
• Aeronautically inspired interior with functional, lightweight design elements
• Reconfigurable instruments for highway and off-road driving
• 3.6L SIDI V-6 E85 FlexFuel engine with six-speed automatic transmission

DETROIT – With its unmistakable HUMMER design and a compact, go-anywhere driving ethic, the HUMMER HX concept challenges the hierarchy of the trail. HUMMER displayed the nimble, reconfigurable off-roader at the 2008 North American International Auto Show.

More compact than a HUMMER H3 – 81 inches (2,057 mm) wide, with a 103-inch wheelbase (2,616-mm) – the HX concept is an open-air, two-door off-road vehicle that packs the off-road acumen for which HUMMER has become legendary, along with an easily convertible body that acclimates to varied trail conditions, cargo needs or passenger whims. Its design is based on the ideas developed by a trio of young designers who are new to the HUMMER studio. Read more »