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Originally Posted by Delta Flyer
Think about it: the H2 has a Cd of about 0.50 (more or less), weighs 8,500 pounds, enormous tires, four-wheel drive. People drool over Hummers because it's inheritantly designed to be a gas guzzler (on civilian roads - it uses only 25% of what an Abrams battle tank does).
So how can the Hummer double it's fuel economy and still look like a 350-pound wrestler on crack and steroids? The only option is a super-fuel efficient engine. My guess is the kind of powerplant that would give an H2 23.3mpg would get a Prius an EPA rating of 100mpg - good luck GM.
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Chuck, just for the record according to Hummer's website the H2 weighs 6,400 pounds not 8,500. Sorry I wasn't trying to be a bummer, I just know that my truck weighs 5,800 pounds and when I heard the figure of 8,500 pounds I though that might be a little off. So, having a carbon fiber body might not be such a bad idea anyway.
Anyway good job summing up the fact that GM will never accomplish a 23 MPG Hummer unless they turn it into a skate board.
By the way you can see I own a gas guzzler that is a necessity. When Ford comes out with the Hydraulic F-150 I am first in line!