Welburn on Next Generation Hummer H2

In an interview with Automotive News, GM's Ed Welburn was asked about the Hummer brand and what might be in store for its iconic styling. Welburn responded that the next H2 will having styling that has been cleaned up and will look much more modern.

Does that mean that such festoonery as the fake helicopter hooks will finally be done away with? I hope so! To me the Hummer DNA should be authenticity and real purpose, not make believe components that to my mind evoke the pec implants of some Hummer drivers. The overall design of the Hummer is classic and deserves a clean, honest approach. It sounds like the next H2 might possess those qualities.

What else can we talk about Hummer? GM's revolutionary new 4.5 liter diesel will find one of its first applications in the H2. Not a moment too soon given the fuel economy of the current setup. We know that the H3 will get an H3T variation and that there should be a Hummer H4 concept at the 2008 Detroit show. There was no mention of H4 production anywhere in the product commitments summary of the UAW contract analysis. That really doesn't mean anything, but if the H4 were to be based on the H3, you would kind of expect it to be listed in the Shreveport, LA section. However, all we see listed for Shreveport is the H3, H3T, Colorado and Canyon.