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Updated Hummer. First meeting in Holland

Three hours in the air to Dusseldorf, then another hour of stitched European asphalt to the Dutch province, and we (we are a bunch of car journalists) on the spot. Clean air, farms, villages with neat houses and well -groomed lawns, spiers of Gothic churches, in general, quiet and grace but not today.
And all because we are here. And among this centuries-old calm, we have to run into the updated Hummer H2 and H3, which will appear in European show rooms from a week to a week. We would be on a tank training ground. But where to get it? There is only a kilometer piece of artificial off -road and common -free roads in unlimited quantities.
H2. On the go, I open the back gate, throw a bag with photographic equipment, jump into the salon, what's new? Yeah, the dashboard is different! Now she does not scare her inaccessibility, and the ventilation deflectors are not pleased with the round nozzles of ventilation. It will seem to many that the interior has lost their conceptuality, but others will notice at the same time that, thanks to the new more pleasant materials to the touch, it has become more comfortable. Although the Hammer did not lose Americanisms, like terrible burning from under the seats, Hammer did not lose.
But the second acquired a standard video system that helps with reverse maneuvering. Here, the image from the camera is displayed on a small display built into an intra -sulfate mirror. The idea of \u200b\u200ba hundred years in lunch, even many Chinese firms have mastered the production of such systems. But all the same, the Hammer video parquetics can not be taken away from originality. The fact is that a small five -inch monitor from the mirror body jumps out only when the reverse transmission turns on. It turned out lively and pleasant.
But these are all the little things. The main thing in a stenobic square is still charisma and, of course, cross-country ability. On a bombed country, a soft suspension (in front of the torsion, behind the spring or pneumo elements) with huge moves easily copes with such leales and potholes, you are gloated for the damping capabilities of the suspension, even jump from the third floor; The body, the foundation of which is the spar frame, is exclusively anyway. Well, the little things do not reach the riders at all. Carry around arable land on a kopeckoy (especially if it is equipped with a rear pneumatic suspension) is a pleasure. Forced small rivals and ravines? Easy to. For a tank chassis and transmission with a decreasing nearby and two locks (central and rear differential), these are all seeds. Just hold on here, otherwise it will shake out of the saddle.
But on the H2 highway H2 phlegmatic (no speakers applies), it feels that reactions to the steering of the steering wheel are belated, but, despite the soft suspension, a large weight and a high center of the masses, the car is very moderate, and it does not particularly annoy longitudinal tagging. So, passengers suffering from sea disease, rejoice! .. A strict stabilitrak stabilization system does not ceremony with drifts, it practically does not allow lateral slides immediately overlap the fuel, selectively grabs the wheels and pushes the car to the desired trajectory (naturally, all this is within the limits Copping properties of the coating). The steering is not the top of perfection, it does not possess the reference sensitivity, and with sharp changes in the direction of the steering wheel, the steering wheel flows, the insufficient performance of the hydraulic power steering is affected. However, if you decide to go ahead, the helm is unlikely to be useful to you
Ji-Emovites replaced the old automatic four-speed four-speed guidrotransformer box Hidra-Matic 6L80. Thanks to it, the giant has become slightly more dynamic and a little more economical, in addition, the new box allows you to mix the gears manually. But this is not all, instead of the old six-liter eight Vortec (325 hp. At 5200 rpm, 493 nm at 4000 rpm) per Hammer hid the unit with the same name, but already 6.3-liter, issuing The maximum has 398 horsepower (at 5200 rpm) and 574 Newton-meters of torque (at 4400 rpm). American consumers this engine (also installed on Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Tahoe has already managed to try, and now it will become affordable for Europeans. Acceleration due to horse offspring decreased to 7.8 s (previously 10). But the giant at the same time became even more economical (in the city 21.3 liters per hundred against 21.8 liters) and more environmentally friendly carbon dioxide in average, the engine throws 20% less. By the way, this engine in Hammer was taught to digest not only 95th gasoline, but also a biofuel mix (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) of the E85 brand. For the United States and Europe, this, of course, is relevant, so much there is biofuel 30% cheaper than pure gasoline, but for us it is still an empty phrase. We hope that only for now.
H3. It began to be sold in the distant 2005. A year ago, he underwent modernization. Then, the Americans slightly ennobled the salon, drove a rowing 3.5-liter five-cylinder motor in the additional 200 cubes of the working volume. In general, they did everything according to a familiar scenario and now H3 acquired the fact that he lacked the first days of conveyor life with a large eight -cylinder engine Alpha (a car with him entered the North American market in early April). It produces this 5.3-liter motor with a power of 305 horses (at 5400 rpm) and a torque of 432 Newton-meters (at 4000 rpm) (in the USA 295 hp and 438 nm). You still won’t find changes in the appearance of a more powerful version, you still won’t find it. You can recognize it on the road only by the ranger nameplate to the tokeon with the image of symbols V8, nailed to the stern door.
Thanks to the new engine, compared with the 3.7-liter version, the winnings in acceleration to one hundred kilometers per hour amounted to 1.3 s (8.2 versus 9.5). But before starting to savor the thrust of the new 5.3-liter alpha, I deliberately headed for the car with the views of a 3.7-liter five.
I sit down, touch, food, listen, and what? I notice that the power unit of the 2.3-ton three pushes very well. The ancient four -a -a.m. originally from the Mesozoic era (from 220240 million to 6369 million years ago) does not particularly delay with transitions down. And although the peak of the torque (327 Nm) falls on 4600 rpm, the engine is quite asserted to pull from three thousand ... But you start to highly high from accelerations when the tachometer shooter in each of the programs is included in the zone 5600 6000 rpm. .
The new 5.3-liter motor is completely different in nature. He begins to pull from the revolutions of loved ones to idle. Yes, he has three more cylinders, but he has a higher torque and power. But you don’t feel a strong difference in dynamics and responsiveness compared to a 3.7-liter version. The thing is that, for the sake of economy, the settings of the engine clamped: despite the larger volume on the highway, it burns even less fuel than its less powerful analogue (8.2 versus 9.7 liters). But the eight's voice is what you need, it sounds low and very thoroughly. By the way, in the near future, H3, like H2, will also begin to equip a bioethanol with an engine digesting. But this is not the only surprise that Ji Emovites prepare the brand fans. The three will very soon be released with a four -cylinder turbodiesel.
On the asphalt sophisticated manners, the third square, like his brother, also cannot boast of. Comfort of the sea, but it is controlled by so-so a frame SUV with a torsion suspension in front and sprouts from behind. But you don’t forget about what kind of manner of manner, as soon as you fall on some kind of fragmented field. Here, three are at home, many people like a decrease and a blocked center and rear intercreted differentials
Of course, in compact Europe, these bricks, reminiscent of multi-storey American sandwiches, are not very popular. They are too multi -story. Too clumsy. Too voracious ... and such an off -road, where it would be necessary to wade all the money, in the Old World, and even more so in peaceful and little Holland, where we had to drive updated fellows, during the day with fire. Another thing is the States or Russia, this is where these armored personnel carriers are in their elements.
Although in the United States, the demand for large SUVs falls to blame for the increase in the cost of fuel. So, for example, for the first half of 2008, compared with the same period last year, N2 sales fell by about 40%. But GM does not despair, the company is going to tone in demand thanks to the use of fuel -saving solutions (cylinder disconnecting systems, improving the processes of mixing and combustion mixture) and transferring its cars to an alternative Biagnic E85. By the way, the sales for SUVs of other brands Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC are trying to cheer up due to hybrid technologies. The concept, of course, is good, but will it touch on Hammer? Indeed, according to rumors, the brand can generally go from the hammer (potential buyers of Indian companies Tata and Mahindra). Although General Motors made an official statement that so far it is not going to sell the brand.
But be that as it may, in the Russian market, Hummer is quite a matter of business. In 2006, we had 360 SUVs, in 2007, seven hundred, and this year the company plans to kill a thousandth line. We hope that update will also contribute to this. The modernized boorish hammers will burst into our market in January of February next year. As for the price tags, they will be hung after the New Year, but now we can say that H2 and H3 with new power units will be somewhat more expensive than their previous counterparts. Recall that now H3 with a 3.7-liter engine costs from 1,310,800 to 1,715,900 rubles. (depending on the performance), the current kopeck piece costs from 2 338 700 to 2 563 600 rubles. Of course, competitors among American SUVs of a dozen doe, many of the rivals are more advanced in technical and aesthetically. But why not from Hammer to take this brutal crushed charisma. Hummer he is real, iron!

Vitaly Kabyshev
 

Source: Auto.mail.ru