There’s no replacement for displacement, so this week we’ve gathered together a quintet of big-bore bruisers, kicking off here with the mighty 6.0-litre V8 Hummer H2.
Not to be confused with the weapons-grade Humvee, the H2 was a civilian SUV sold between 2002 and 2009. It takes platform sharing to a new level, being based on not one but two of the things derived from the Chevrolet GMT800 truck. Its V8 makes a lowly 316bhp but a more useful 423lb ft. Of course it’s a vulgar old thing and left-hook only (make sure you get sight of the import paperwork), but no one’s going to scoff as you nose through the traffic.
There are a few for sale. Our find is a 2003-reg with 74,000 miles. It’s the Luxury version with heated and powered leather seats, a powered sunroof and roof-mounted lights. It’s a six-seater with three rows, so not too intimate, and has one former keeper in the logbook.
Like many Hummers it was originally imported by Bauer Millett in Manchester, so will have been well prepared. When that business closed in 2014, many of the staff moved to Parts USA in Stockport, established by Neil McDonald, another former BM man. It services Hummers as well as supplying parts.
The 6.0-litre engine is simple but tough, but not so the four-speed automatic gearbox, which can struggle. The seller says it drives perfectly, so fingers crossed there are no issues. We’d check underneath for corrosion, but there’s lots of thick steel down there and rust rarely bites. Tyres can be tricky to find, but ours are described as being like new. Parts USA can source replacements.
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Always fancied a Hummer H3...
But they seem to hold their value well.
They are knocking on a bit now but seem to have hovvered around the £15k mark for ages.
And the sleeper is
the Mercedes Cosworth, without a doubt.
Reading this
Just makes me realise how dull cars have become. Gone are the days of mainstream manufacturers 7 seater V12's, Passat W8's and little Toyota Roadster's etc.
Not forgetting the Hyundai
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Conversely, we've always known that any post from you will be dull, uninteresting, error ridden and uninformed. What other mainstream OEM's have produced cars very similar to those you name...oh dear, as always, bereft of forward thinking, run out of energy, never high to begin with. You didn't buy any of the above, when they were available new, you will never by a used example now...see your stock list of excuses and if similar cars were to be introduced, well, how many new excuses could you dream up, not to buy one?. Broke, illiterate, stupid and a fool, just a few epithets that are descriptors of you.