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I guess everyone saw the footage of the IRL crash on the weekend. It is just incredable that the driver survived and a testiment to the crash protection that is placed into these vehicles.
I am not a big fan of making a truck into a car. Personally I miss the rubber mats.
I am not sure what the attaction to large SUV's are. I guess if I had use for one, I might look at a small Defender or Jeep. Did own one in my younger days and used it to go skiing etc. But a well balanced rear wheel drive will get you most places you need to go on the road.
Where I off roaded, size was a problem as most of the roads quckly become over grown in the north west.
When I worked for the forest service I got stuck with a long box crew cab. The number of times we had to inch the thing around to try and turn around on a tight trail, never again.
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Long wheelbase vehicles have always had an issue with tight steering and potentially high centering.
The fastest racers in the Baja races are the two wheel drive custom built off-road cars. Four wheel drive always does well, but it is not generally the fastest. They don't generally mention that the Toyotas and other trucks shown in the commercials are 2WD when they are trying to sell you a new truck. But these race vehicles can cost up to $500K and have little in common with a production vehicle.
When I checked the specs on the H2, I believe that it was 9 inches shorter than a GMC Yukon. It is wider by about 5 inches. The wheels are also moved out near the corners of the vehicle to allow for good approach and departure angles.
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Just curious, on the Hummer the engine is in the middle of the pasenger compartment, where is the engine on the H2?
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Dennis on the Hummer the engine is back closer to the center but not between the front seats. The drive train is in this area so that you can not damage it even if you get high centered. The wheels are geared like front of a CUT to place the drive train higher and provide greater ground clearance.
The engine and drive train are similar to the normal Yukon on the H2.
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