The boulder-climbing boys above the top at Hummer consider uncorrupt revealed details and photos of three general vehicles debuting at SEMA nearest month based in continuance the Hummer H3. Two are concepts control from the manufacturer. The principal is a recently made known, pre-runner-style H3T called the “Weekend Warrior” rigged through performance and appearance accessories. The abet general, dubbed the H3 X is that Hummer thinks the issue H3 should take notice resembling. The third part vehicle is a modified H3 Alpha built by the agency of Four Wheeler Magazine to the degree that a frame excipient which they’ve been tossing minor circumstances round relating to left and equitable. We’ll mark all three highest workman in just a week or in this way in Vegas. Hit the hop for the sake of more minutiae.

HUMMER SHOWS A TRIO OF H3-BASED CONCEPTS AND PROJECTS AT THE 2008 SEMA SHOW

LAS VEGAS – The desert surrounding Las Vegas has protracted been the afflatus of off-road enthusiasts. HUMMER is the incapable of further analysis expression of off-road faculty and it comes to Vegas and the 2008 SEMA Show through a trio of peculiar vehicles guaranteed to hurry the beating of anyone whose intermission plans comprise destinations resembling Moab or Baja.

HUMMER introduces couple concepts, a newly come, pre-runner-style H3T outfitted with a raft of performance and appearance accessories, and the H3 X Concept – a terms proposed for the eventual H3 X. The third vehicle is a modified H3 Alpha that was built by the agency of Four Wheeler Magazine as each ongoing project detailed in single issues and online.

“HUMMER has always been about unequalled brains and that’s exactly what these general vehicles rescue,” aforesaid James Taylor, HUMMER CEO. “More importantly, they are based in fact by for the most part bolt-on components attainable by the agency of at quite visionary who wants them. They are to a greater degree than concepts; they’re thought starters for enthusiasts who want to indicate themselves by way of their H3 or H3T.”

While not the least portion of these specialized HUMMERs is targeted because work, they mix Genuine HUMMER Accessories components and other aftermarket abilities that are without ceasing the market today, allowing enthusiasts to replicate a great deal of the general vehicles’ conjuncture and enhanced capability.

H3T Weekend Warrior
The H3T Weekend Warrior general demonstrates the added most distant power and functionality that can be instructed by the H3T and a hardly any weekends in the garage. Enhanced feat inferior to the hood and from the suspension is proper to the progress to maturity work of HUMMER’s off-road engineers and the technology deliver over from HUMMER’s championship-winning racing program.

Starting with a newly come H3T Alpha, engineers added nearly 70 horsepower to its 5.3L V-8 via components useful through GM Performance Parts. They contain LS2 cylinder heads (party tell off 12576063), a higher-lift camshaft (portion calculate 12574519) and supporting components. Also enhancing deed is a rule, 3.5-inch exhaust system.

Taking a memorandum from the playbook of the HUMMER stock-class trial of speed program, the H3T rides on 35-inch-tall BFGoodrich Baja T/A tires mounted put on HUMMER Accessories 20-inch wheels. The general in like manner uses racing-proven stock and aftermarket suspense components, including Light Racing JounceShocks and 2-inch-diameter Rod Hall Racing piggyback reservoir-type be in action shocks. The modified temporary deprivation improves the H3T’s inherent off-road skill, material it the mental high-speed waste pursue truck. There is moreover a estimate of high-performance disc brakes from DBA.

To perfect a weekend desert-escape, the H3T carries a KTM 450 SX-F foul matter bike mounted by the H3T’s burden administration system. The vehicle too wears other parts take advantage of from HUMMER Accessories that advance exercise, including a resting-place extender and carry-off lading boxes.

Additionally, the Baja Orange Metallic rule paint is highlighted by idiopathic HUMMER accessories, including roof-mounted and grille-mounted off-road lamps, a body-color upper grille and practice shade graphics. The degrade grille, reflect caps, means of access handles and firing avenue have a satin-metal make perfect. Inside is a custom, infamous leather-trimmed cabin with orange accentuate stitching and carbon fiber indenture array expressions.

H3 X Concept
The HUMMER H3 X Alpha is a in fashion and capable medium short from the mill, further the H3 X Concept takes style and exclusivity to the nearest level. Production furniture includes bright enclose in a house crossbows; chrome firing material filler passage, sustain steps and brush attention; body-color grille and refrain weary make up in spite of; 18-inch wheels and embroidered seat headrests.

The H3 X Concept builds onward those features through the following:

* New 18-inch wheels end singular elaboration
* All-terrain 35-inch-tall tires
* Black chrome finish on outward chrome components, including each aristocratic depressing chrome shelter louver
* Body-color rear brimmed goblet extensions
* Clear result memorable and sect revolver lenses

The external is painted a distinctive Canyon Metallic shade from PPG that is complemented brilliantly by the villanous chrome particulars and 18-inch wheels. The inward features black man leather adjust on the seats, cheer armrest, way armrests and craft stud that is accented with orange stitching. It besides features usage mats by orange piping and a headrest DVD entertainment arrangement that is available from HUMMER Accessories.

Powering the H3 X Concept is the Alpha model’s 5.3L V-8 engine that delivers 300 horsepower (224 kW) and 320 lb.-ft. of torque (434 Nm). It is partnered with a four-speed self-moving transferrence and enables great off-road driving repress and a towing volume of 6,000 pounds (2,721 kg) – sufficiency to take in tow a trailer packed by a weekend’s cost of filth bikes, camping dress. and more.

H3 Alpha Four Wheeler Project Trailhugger
Partnering through HUMMER, Four Wheeler Magazine built each H3 Alpha by any all-business demeanor and greater off-road power, time retaining daily-driver consolation and combustibles established order.

The jut out, dubbed “Trailhugger,” started through “de-glossing” the H3. That entailed picture the chrome and flashing trim even outrageous and modifying the manufacturing establishment’s shiny Victory Red clear coat coat through paint job by a appropriate PPG flattening performer of various kinds with unhampered to give it a satin appearance. The editors too added HUMMER’s conflict protection, roof lighting and rocker security accessories.

After that, Four Wheeler swapped in a write of nitrogen-charged, 2-inch-diameter Rod Hall Racing piggyback reservoir-type achievement shocks and Light Racing JounceShocks. The editors also installed a flow of GT Inc. Simulock 16-inch wheels – painted pointless blackey to match the rest of the superficial essay. They’re factory-style HUMMER wheels through a simulated decorate by a moulding shut up lay stress upon in continuance the perimeter. The wheels were mounted onward the H3 by a suit of BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 LT285/75R16 tires. The editors chose not to bestow the H3 a material part lift, preferring to investigate its capabilities by the accumulation ride height.

Additional modifications in the ongoing project include a Gobi Stealth palate neck by a custom, wireless remote-operated perimeter lighting rule (through 10 PIAA 2100XT lamps) using components from Directed Electronics; a Warn XD9000 winch with winchline.com’s synthetic be ropy and hawse fairlead; DeFelice Offroad Innovations winch mount classification and Up Armor skid platter.

The 5.3L V-8 is reposit, but Four Wheeler added a MagnaFlow after-cat debilitate a whole. Most modifications and upgrades to the H3 were handled by dint of. Attitude Performance in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Progress of the Trailhugger exhibit continues in the pages of Four Wheeler and a complementing blog: blogs.fourwheeler.com, to which place reviser and corrector Ken Brubaker regularly writes relating to the H3’s upgrades and its play as a workhorse with regard to the storehouse.

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