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GM officially forms “Power Partnership” with Transformers

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

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click above image to view high-resolution pics of the entire GM cast of characters

During its sixth-annual “ten” pre-Oscar gala last night, General Motors made official what everyone already knew: it’s going to be in the live-action Transformers film this summer. They had on hand some of the four main GM vehicles that will be in the film, including “Bumblebee” (Chevy Camaro), “Autobot Jazz” (Pontiac Solstice), “Autobot Ratchet” (HUMMER H2), and “Ironhide” (GMC Topkick). We’re certain that every car parked at a meter and waiting for a green light in the Transformers universe will also be of GM descent, but we do know of one vehicle that’s not: a Saleen Mustang that plays the evil Decepticon “Barricade”. Trust in GM that a full marketing blitz is being planned around the release of its newest commercial on July 4th. Hopefully it won’t get pulled from theaters because someone starts complaining that robots are dying.

Check out the pics released by GM of each character from Transformers in our high-resolution gallery. You can also see some live shots of “Bumblebee” and “Jazz” at last night’s event here. For more, get a load of the action-figures that will accompany the release of the film.

[Source: GM]

Gallery: Transformers live-action cars

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New York Auto Show: HUMMER H2 gets an interior for grown-ups

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

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Up to now, the interior of the HUMMER H2 could be pointed to as a case study in how to make a vehicle interior as cheap-looking as possible. The salt in the wound, of course, is that such crap was attached to a vehicle costing north of $50,000.

Well, that’s over, thank goodness. The 2008 HUMMER H2 gets a spiffy new powertrain in the 6.2L V8 with a 6-speed automatic sourced from the Cadillac Escalade, but the real story is the gigunda SUV’s 100% improved passenger cabin. The ‘08 on the floor at the New York Auto Show is an orange H2 SUT, and when you open the door to look inside, the first thing you think is, “Why didn’t it look like this in the first place?”

New, comfortable leather seats are the perches from which driver and passenger gaze upon an all-new instrument panel featuring clean, readable, chrome-ringed gauges, and a proper center stack that uses the General’s top-shelf parts bin audio and HVAC controls. HUMMER product director Ross Hendrix takes great pride in the new analog clock installed in the middle of the dash. Costing an unbelievable $26 per vehicle, the clock was something he said he had to fight tooth-and-nail for. But Hendrix is an effective advocate for his brand, and he won in the end. Thought by some at GM to be “too Escalade” for the HUMMER, the clock in the H2 is, unlike the Cadillac’s stylized time-teller, actually readable. The 2008 H2’s dash covering and door panel tops are also made of soft-touch plastic that has a notable “give” to it when you press down. In short: much, much better. If you visit the show, compare the ‘08 to the red ‘07 H2 parked nearby, and we think you’ll be in full agreement.

Gallery: 2008 HUMMER H2

 

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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time

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New York Auto Show: HUMMER H2 gets an interior for grown-ups

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

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Click image for entire photo gallery

Up to now, the interior of the HUMMER H2 could be pointed to as a case study in how to make a vehicle interior as cheap-looking as possible. The salt in the wound, of course, is that such crap was attached to a vehicle costing north of $50,000.

Well, that’s over, thank goodness. The 2008 HUMMER H2 gets a spiffy new powertrain in the 6.2L V8 with a 6-speed automatic sourced from the Cadillac Escalade, but the real story is the gigunda SUV’s 100% improved passenger cabin. The ‘08 on the floor at the New York Auto Show is an orange H2 SUT, and when you open the door to look inside, the first thing you think is, “Why didn’t it look like this in the first place?”

New, comfortable leather seats are the perches from which driver and passenger gaze upon an all-new instrument panel featuring clean, readable, chrome-ringed gauges, and a proper center stack that uses the General’s top-shelf parts bin audio and HVAC controls. HUMMER product director Ross Hendrix takes great pride in the new analog clock installed in the middle of the dash. Costing an unbelievable $26 per vehicle, the clock was something he said he had to fight tooth-and-nail for. But Hendrix is an effective advocate for his brand, and he won in the end. Thought by some at GM to be “too Escalade” for the HUMMER, the clock in the H2 is, unlike the Cadillac’s stylized time-teller, actually readable. The 2008 H2’s dash covering and door panel tops are also made of soft-touch plastic that has a notable “give” to it when you press down. In short: much, much better. If you visit the show, compare the ‘08 to the red ‘07 H2 parked nearby, and we think you’ll be in full agreement.
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