Ahead of its debut at next week's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, we present the Hummer HX Concept. Conceived as an "entry level sized" Hummer, the HX is the product of three young designers — David Rojas, Min Young Kang, and Robert Jablonski — who took their inspiration from the sport of motocross. In addition to removable doors, roof panels, and fender flares, the slant-backed HX packs all manner of rock-crawler hardware, including a full complement of skid-plates, a bumper mounted winch, and 35-inch Bridgestone Dueler offroad tires. The HX uses an E85-capable 3.6-liter V-6 with direct-injection (pinched from the Cadillac CTS). The engine delivers 304 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic. It's hard to deny the HX looks the part — similar in style and function to the Toyota FJ Cruiser and the Jeep Wrangler, but more badass than either of them. Alas, however, as compelling as it is, the HX is likely a case of too little, too late. Hummer needed the HX — and the younger buyers it might have attracted — back in 2002, when the expensive, thirsty, and deeply flawed H2 lumbered onto the scene.
Via Autoblog.
More photos of the HX Concept after the break, courtesy of General Motors.
