GM to unveil H4 Concept at the Detroit Autoshow!

[RazM]

GM will unveil the H4 concept at the Detroit Autoshow in January

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/11/...pt-in-detroit/

[Tully]

Another article about the same: http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/concept...how-215981.php

Two months is a long time to wait... I wonder if it will fit in the back of my H2...I need an escape pod

[DRTYFN]

Don't be lazy - cut & paste.

GM will use January's Detroit auto show to unveil a Hummer H4 concept, according to sources cited by Automotive News. The small truck would be designed to compete with the Jeep Wrangler, the report said. A production model would likely arrive for the 2010 model year.

In June, rumors began circulating that General Motors might dump the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and effectively replace it with a new Hummer model called the H4. Currently, the brand has two models: the H3 and the H2. The large H1 was discontinued this summer.

General Motors has said it's interested in expanding the Hummer line by two or three models. As confirmed by recent spy photos, the automaker is also believed to be developing a pickup truck based on the Hummer H3.

[RazM]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Don't be lazy - cut & paste.

Don't be lazy, click the link

[Boar-Ral]

It has bothered me since I first read that GM was planning to get rid of the Trailblazer and replace it with a smaller Hummer, dubbed the H4. It sounds like it is going to turn into fuel for Hummer haters the same way that they accuse the H2 of being a Tahoe with a different body. I can already envision people accusing the H4 of being a Trailblazer with a different body. I might be being nitpicky, but I really think that the marketing personel in charge of these press releases should be making no reference to the Trailblazer at all, and simply make it convenient that the Trailblazer disappears and that the H4 is released.

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Originally Posted by Boar-Ral

It has bothered me since I first read that GM was planning to get rid of the Trailblazer and replace it with a smaller Hummer, dubbed the H4. It sounds like it is going to turn into fuel for Hummer haters the same way that they accuse the H2 of being a Tahoe with a different body. I can already envision people accusing the H4 of being a Trailblazer with a different body. I might be being nitpicky, but I really think that the marketing personel in charge of these press releases should be making no reference to the Trailblazer at all, and simply make it convenient that the Trailblazer disappears and that the H4 is released.

I don't see how the H4 could "replace" the trailblazer. The H3 is already smaller in size, power and capacity and the H4 would be even smaller.

But I can see them letting the trailblazer go. The GMT-360 platform hasn't been very versatile for GM. It's only been used for 6 Trailblazer/Envoy clones, 9 including the EXT and XUV models. So far the SSR is the only unique vehicle to use the chassis and it's been discontinued.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_GMT_platform

Besides, apart from its size, the Trailblazer doesn't offer any advantages over a Tahoe in power, fuel efficiency or capacity. It puts a mid-size SUV into all the product lines but that's it. GM doesn't need more product clones, it needs brand differentiation.