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Hummer H3 until recently was not a strong symbol of America
Of course, he passed the relying stages of evolution, repeating the path of whillys. He also started from service in the army, and then turned into a stylish Wrangler, a loved by civilian population. And the third Hummer is rightfully considered an evolution final with a start point in the form of HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle), who received the Hummer name on the Citizer and serial number 1.
That is, all the rules of the game are observed, but to become an icon or at least part of the iconostasis, modern rules of the game require adding a huge motor to legend. The collection of journalists in Holland was just caused by the appearance of such a motor. Moreover, for all others, it was the most real premiere, and for journalists from Russia, the continuation of the banquet started at the Moscow International Automobile Salon-2008, where Hummer H3 V8 was shown.
This is only at first gloody of Holland too little country for such a big premiere. In fact, it is best suited for a similar event. After all, somewhere in Moscow Hummer H3 looks like a common machine a bit of the uglued form and at all is insignificant. Next to him in the stream goes too many cars in size several times more. And that is why America herself is strictly not fit. There, on the backdrop of Pickups F-150 for housewives, I would have looked by a small car. And in Holland, the car looks like an aircraft carrier among Johnk. A small country barely accommodated a test park of 12 cars. If the organizers were added another couple, Holland would be over, would have to go through water smooths, and in the local press there would be a discussion of the American policy of destroying farmland and traditional in Europe's traditional.
For the test, the organizers used the terrible Dutch off-road, which, according to our standards, the correct thing is to be called an exemplary potato field. But they did not go in beds, but around the perimeter, that is, on the neat cape. Soft suspension, passenger comfort, usual for luxury sedans amenities and a wide range of options. Despite the rear spring suspension, go that along the groove that across solid pleasure. The aircraft carrier only responded to light swaying.
In the cabin beauty and space. Many skin and a lot of space. The chair can be adjusted under the most non-standard figure in many different buttons and levers. The steering wheel is also adjustable in large limits. The lever of the five-speed automaton is located on a wide console between the seats. There is a small number of buttons on the center panel. Some of them are responsible for transmission regimens. Surprise easily in them. All pictograms are very profitable. But the subwoofer is overloaded with different functions.
And on the right seat very spacious. Places for the feet enough people of any growth. On the rear sofas even threesome will not be closely, but the passengers will spread in a royal one. And there will still be an impressive sizes of the trunk for a widely swallowed fifth door. True, it is difficult to imagine the owner of such a car, stuffing in it a refrigerator.
A very comfortable steering wheel whose hydraulicel has a minimal reactive effect in the entire range. By the way, this is, oddly enough, liked it. In the car with a similar level of comfort, the cottage steering wheel is perceived as proper. Excellent visibility is provided with high landing, huge straight windshield and large mirrors.
Well, the most important thing in this car is a real American V8 5.3 l 305 hp H3 becomes with him than it should be, a powerful SUV, capable of living in a big city and speaking about the taste of the owner with an expressive nameplate V8 on the back door.
This engine provides a very decent dynamics, which allows not too often looking back and on the sides. Although it seems that the transmissions switch long enough, on the other hand, it adds smoothness during acceleration. It is possible to slow down too smoothly. A soft informative pedal allows you to accurately dispense a slowdown without ABS triggering even on the gravel track.
In general, it turned out, as the engineers thought, the most American as possible. The driver sits frail, relaxed hands on the steering wheel, smooth swaying, soft pleasant music and the remains of summer heat overboard. Oasis comfort!
The World Hummer Design Story begins since 1977, when a competition was announced to fill the vacant position of a multipurpose high-speed wheel vehicle for the American army.
The US Department of Defense has always been eagerly used foreign achievements and similar contests declared worldwide. The first to answer the Italian Lamborghini, which submitted a Cheetah rear-engine car. But the competition won the American company AM GENERAL with its HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle). The car went to the series and for a long time became a source of concern for our intelligence, trying to get at least one instance to study. After the war in the 1991 Persian Gulf, when American propaganda exceeded the successes of his army, this HMMWV passed on all channels and immediately became very noticeable and recognizable.
Am General, as a structural division of GM, immediately made marketing conclusions and released a conversion version for a wide sale under the name Hummer.
It is interesting that today five cars are known, in one degree or another comparable to Hummer and are its ideological analogues. The first Lamborghini LM002. Having lighted the competition, the Italians decided not to be broken, but earn and, seriously, rethinking the design, let the world's fastest pass in the world. Then the idea picked up the Japanese and made their Toyota Megacruiser (full-constant). The Chinese also did not remain aside, but went more familiar expensive copying and got two cars Dongfeng Motors EastWind EQ2050 and SAC SFQ2040 at once. We took the latter for the topic by creating our GAZ-2330 with a big loaf at Hummer under a very rawful title Tiger.
Alexander Piculento
 
 

A source: Mkmobile Magazine [September / 2008]