Regarding all the negative talk about the Hummers. The real problem that I see is that GM made the mistake of bringing out a vehicle that was tied to the original Humvee in body style only, that was way over weight for it’s suspension and steering and lacked real off road performance. It got a ton of bad press from off road guys and became a suburban status symbol. Now that they are refining the platform they have an uphill battle against the bad PR the original Hummer created. The truck may be improving but they’ll have to try harder to change minds now that people are familiar with the first gen Hummer and it’s shortcomings. Which looked to a lot of customers to be the sacrifice of function over style.
For me personally, I am always wary of any off road vehicle with that much “styling”. Granted it has nothing directly to do with performance but it’s my cue as a buyer to know who the truck is being marketed to and therefore who and what use it was designed for. The same goes for the FJCrusier. Very capable truck from what I read, but the bad visibility tells me something about what Toyota is willing to sacrifice for looks.
Just some thoughts.
