2008 Hummer H2 - Official Pics & Video

[CO Hummer]

I'm not sure I like the new interior. It's starting to look rather Jeepish. I like my boob vents.

But the new ENGINE =


I was laughing about the "six speed" transmission. In mountains at this alititude here I hardly ever get above 2nd gear with my current underpowered engine.

[DRTYFN]

Maybe it'll be geared so you'll be able to hit 3rd.

[MarineHawk]

I really like the idea of the 6-speed trans, and, obviously more power, but, in most other areas, I like the old one better. I think the new interior looks cool, but more for a luxury vehicle. I like the more-busy look to the old dash. The old dash still looks like it belongs on an expensive and unique vehicle, but it looks more utilitarian, rather than the luxury car feel the new one gives me. Things I like better about the old one: the grab bar on the passenger side; the center consol with the up/down armrests; the three cigar/sunglass compartments above my head (I have no sunroof, but I assme they are completely gone from the new model); the old vents (way more utilitarian than the newer, sleeker ones); though I haven't touched the new ones, I'm pretty sure I like the old, bigger dash controls much better--they must be easier and quicker to find/use than the new Star Trek version. All of these things are more than offset by the additional power and the 6-speed trans, but, comparing apples to apples, I like the old interior better. Other than that, at least they didn't mess the H2 up by putting ghey roundy curves on the outside. My guess is that most people won't tell the difference between an 08 and an 07 in traffic, unless they are paying very close attention. To me, that's a good thing. The H2, as it is and as it was, is one of the only vehicles I like to ride behind in traffic because it's just so damn great-looking. To me, there was a lot more room for ruining the look of the vehicle than improving it. I'm glad they didn't do that.

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

I remember the thread with the first spy shots had a pic of the gear shift lever, and it had an "M" as one of the gear selections. Someone said that might have been a manual mode... Any word?

[ATRH2]

Still in this photo....

[ree]

Originally Posted by ATRH2

Still in this photo....

I'm amazed you can definitively say it's an M, but then again, I don't think it could be anything other than H or R. What would H be? Wrong spot for Reverse.

Is it what GM calls the DSC (Driver Shift Control) mode that they have in the 2007 Escalades, other caddies, vettes and some of the pontiacs? If so, here exactly are the "tap-up/tap-down" controls that a lot of the GM docs on this feature describe?

[ATRH2]

"Is it what GM calls the DSC (Driver Shift Control) mode that they have in the 2007 Escalades, other caddies, vettes and some of the pontiacs? If so, here exactly are the "tap-up/tap-down" controls that a lot of the GM docs on this feature describe?"
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Transmission: six-speed automatic with Driver Shift Control (DSC), electronically controlled Driver Shift Control allows the driver to manually shift gears for either sporty driving, or while trailering or driving in the mountains.

Here is the "M" on the Escalade........

[mikejr]

I like the layout, not sure about the interior color though. My wife commented that the interior looks like any other vehicle. I think the interior looks more classy and of a higher quality than the current interior. I'll reserve full judgement until I get to check one out in person.

[CBR_Raven]

I really like the updated '08 but it's gonna be hard to give up my '03...maybe by '09 or '10 i'll be albe to afford a new H2 and keep my '03 as well

[h2co-pilot]

I don't know if these were posted yet- too lazy to go back and look thru all the pages.

[eugenebeauxbuton]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

It's starting to look rather Jeepish.

i disagree

i think that it looks just like the h3 interior and has a smoother-looking set-up