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General Motors is known to have had its eye on the niche occupied by the Jeep Wrangler. And at the Detroit auto show next week, it will reveal more of its intentions to field a Wrangler competitor in the shape of the HUMMER HX concept . HUMMER 's general manager, Martin Walsh said, "We've made our intentions clear that we want to expand our product line. To do this, we need another, smaller vehicle." Certainly, the H2 and H3 were smaller than the original H1, but there is clearly room beneath the H3 for a Wranger-sized SUV. Following HUMMER's naming convention, the betting money is on H4 as the model name. The HX Concept , shown in sketches at a GM press event, also embodies some of the off-road hallmarks of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. But GM says the design of the new HX concept is all HUMMER, even though it's the work of three young designers that are new to GM Design Staff. The resulting HX concept shares some elements with other HUMMER vehicles, like the seven-bar...
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General Motors is known to have had its eye on the niche occupied by the Jeep Wrangler. And at the Detroit auto show next month, it may reveal more of its intentions to field a Wrangler competitor in the shape of the HUMMER HX concept . The HX Concept, shown in sketches at a GM press event today, also embodies some of the off-road hallmarks of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. BUT GM says the design of the new HX concept is all HUMMER , even though it's the work of three new designers. David Rojas, Min Young Kang, and Robert Jablonski are the artists GM assigned to envision a future off-road vehicle for the HUMMER brand. All three are graduates of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The vehicle would have to evince HUMMER's off-road credentials while passing muster with Carl Zipfel, the director of the brand's design studio. The resulting HX concept shares some elements with other HUMMER vehicles, like its flex-fuel-capable powertrain. But as the HX model is smaller and is a two...
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