V8 a reality.

[Huck BB62]

This is not hearsay, I saw it with my own eyes. I took old yeller down to the dealer for the rear end again and the sales manager showed me the papers sent to them by Hummer. No pricing yet but come September, there we will own one of the first V8s. He says more details will be coming soon. Dayum I'm glad I didn't jump on the 3.7!

[eugenebeauxbuton]

Hot @#$% !!

That's fantastic! Do you know when they will be in SoCal? I wanna look....

[Huck BB62]

He told me "About September sometime." He's going to call me as soon as ordering is allowed. Our biggest problem is what color to get since the yellow's not available. He also said that he wasn't sure if yellow was going to stay gone because of the hubbub that taking it away has caused.

[eugenebeauxbuton]

Originally Posted by Huck BB62

Our biggest problem is what color to get since the yellow's not available.

Get black!

[Diabolus]

Getting closer.... can't wait to see if there will be any other new options.

[Viet Nam Vette]

And I wonder what the fuel milage will be??? Maybe they'll drop one of them there motors that shuts off cyl's .....as you cruz down crack hooker lane.

[3Hummer]

okay theres no more yellow, but isnt there supposed to be three new colors anyone know what they are?!?!?!

[marin8703]

Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

And I wonder what the fuel milage will be??? Maybe they'll drop one of them there motors that shuts off cyl's .....as you cruz down crack hooker lane.

You have some of the weirdest posts. milage will probaly stay the same, no reason to drop.

[usetosellhummer]

better because of new poer on demand stuff.

[Huck BB62]

Here's the true story... When we went from a 5.3 Yukon SLT to our 6.0 Denali, we gained right at a mile and a half per gallon. Doesn't figure does it. (not a question) It does to me, particularly how hard we flog the 3.5 with the heavy Hummer. The 5.3 won't be working as hard. On the freeway, it's a matter of moving the square mass through the wind. Our Denali gets 16mpg. Y'know what my H3's getting since I put the BFG ATs on it? 16mpg. So it can't be that different with the 5.3 in the H3.

I'll let you know how it works out.

I'm pretty curious about two things though, the front and rear end (will they upgrade them to put up with the increased torque of the V8) and the Adventure package (will it still come with the 4:1 tcase and 4.56 gears)

By the way, it will be called the Alpha according to the documents he showed me. Booyah!

Yea I heard the same thing at my dealer 3 weeks ago, expect the V8 in October/November timeframe. I wouldn't bank on significant improvement in gas mileage with or without DOD. But the power difference would be very significant with similar mediocre mileage. Not a bad tradeoff.

Our 3.5 and 3.7's might take a rapid depreciation hit later this year, although continued gas prices increases might temper that. I'm not sure I'm in a big hurry to take that hit right away.

[hummerabia]

We already got one here, a conversion carried out by the local dealership. It's a 440 HP 6.2 L Cadillac V8, 18" rims with 35" M/T's, competition gas shocks and thats about all I know. Price for this particular vehicle AED 260,000 or about 70,000 US$. Theres probably about $15k of that for the interior and cosmetic mods. There was a whole load of GM/HUMMER big wigs plus a couple of Sheikhs at the unveiling plus some local press. If I get any more info I'll let you know.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by marin8703

You have some of the weirdest posts. milage will probaly stay the same, no reason to drop.

You have some of the weirdest posts

Sometimes it's fun to driff off the straight and narrow....

[marin8703]

Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

Sometimes it's fun to driff off the straight and narrow....

Cant argue with that.

But anyways, guys, theres hundreds of posts on this already. Although the bigger engine will be doing the work easier it will still be doing the same work, more or less, as whatever other engine you put in it. And since you are just changing the engine and not aero or friction then there is no way the milage will drop, except if you put a less efficient engine in, which i doubt. Work is basically what equates to how much gas it will consule, not how much noise its making.

And usetosellhummer hummer said it rite, it can only go up. but I kind of think it will most likely stay the same, because of teh little increase in weight (assume there will be some increase) from teh larger engine, and increase in weight from beefing up the powertrain, which i assume they will do if its weak, so i figure thats gona require a little more work which might be offset by a dispalcemnt on demand engine(if they put one of those in). so either pretty much the same or maybe just maybe an increase.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by marin8703

Cant argue with that.

But anyways, guys, theres hundreds of posts on this already. Although the bigger engine will be doing the work easier it will still be doing the same work, more or less, as whatever other engine you put in it. And since you are just changing the engine and not aero or friction then there is no way the milage will drop, except if you put a less efficient engine in, which i doubt. Work is basically what equates to how much gas it will consule, not how much noise its making.

And usetosellhummer hummer said it rite, it can only go up. but I kind of think it will most likely stay the same, because of teh little increase in weight (assume there will be some increase) from teh larger engine, and increase in weight from beefing up the powertrain, which i assume they will do if its weak, so i figure thats gona require a little more work which might be offset by a dispalcemnt on demand engine(if they put one of those in). so either pretty much the same or maybe just maybe an increase.

Some good info their.

Also ..you must consider..How many of us want a V-8..?? I'm happy with the I-5 and it's low end power. Of course I wish I had a tad bit more for passing ,but all in all I'm happy with the I-5. My driving situation is local with minimal high way usage. Maybe if it was all hi speed high way it would be a different story.

So..this brings up an interesting Question. How many of you would trade and or upgrade just for a V-8?

I'd stay right where I'm at with my 07 I-5 3.7.

Let's hear from you guys...I-5 or V-8..In your own words.

[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vette

Some good info their.

Also ..you must consider..How many of us want a V-8..?? I'm happy with the I-5 and it's low end power. Of course I wish I had a tad bit more for passing ,but all in all I'm happy with the I-5. My driving situation is local with minimal high way usage. Maybe if it was all hi speed high way it would be a different story.

So..this brings up an interesting Question. How many of you would trade and or upgrade just for a V-8?

I'd stay right where I'm at with the I-5.

Let's hear from you guys...I-5 or V-8..In your own words.

I'm CHEAP, I-5 3.5 is fine ...

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by RubHer Yellow Ducky

I'm CHEAP, I-5 3.5 is fine ...

Nothing wrong with that...mo money for gas..

[fourfourto]

I'd stay right where I'm at with the I-5.

X2 The I5 does just fine,I take many highway trips and havent needed more power.Maybee if you tow alot the v8 would be needed.Its a truck if you keep it under 70 it does great on gas,. even running 80-85 mph on a long trip I got 17.4.
When I need power Ill take the 442 out for a spin.

[Viet Nam Vette]

Originally Posted by fourfourto

I'd stay right where I'm at with the I-5.

X2 The I5 does just fine,I take many highway trips and havent needed more power.Maybee if you tow alot the v8 would be needed.Its a truck if you keep it under 70 it does great on gas,. even running 80-85 mph on a long trip I got 17.4.
When I need power Ill take the 442 out for a spin.

When I need power Ill take the 442 out for a spin.

Same here.. I jump in the 65 502 Vette with the side pipes and Terrorize
the neighboorhood when I need a fix...

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by Huck BB62

This is not hearsay, I saw it with my own eyes. I took old yeller down to the dealer for the rear end again and the sales manager showed me the papers sent to them by Hummer. No pricing yet but come September, there we will own one of the first V8s. He says more details will be coming soon. Dayum I'm glad I didn't jump on the 3.7!

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