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2008 Hummer H2
- Used Hummer H2
Interior - What the Auto Press Says
While earlier Hummers has interiors that failed to meet most luxury SUV buyers' expectations, most reviewers say that the 2008 interior reworking has brought the H2's cabin in line with its price tag. Still, compared to others in the class, the H2's interior is lacking.
Edmunds says the interior " is now more upscale with better fit and finish," while Cars.com says the 2008 H2 has "a high-quality interior befitting a model of its price." Consumer Guide says the "new interior design is a welcome upgrade, and is assembled with good materials with abundant soft-touch surfaces."
Seating
For 2008, the H2 gets seating improvements, including more comfortable cushioning and a standard two-seat third row. Cars.com says "The new seats are said to address complaints about the earlier ones' comfort levels." The Chicago Sun-Times says " he huge leather captain's chairs put you in a commanding view of the road," and "The leather seats are as big, comfortable and supportive as you'd expect, with a new, chiseled appearance." Consumer Guide notes "good head, leg, and shoulder room with comfortable seats."
The second-row bench is less comfortable than the first row of seat. Even with the redesign Car and Driver says, "As for rear-seat head and legroom? Still tight, thank you." Still the Chicago Sun-Times argues that the first two rows of seats " will seat five adults pretty comfortably." Consumer Guide adds that in the second row, "Headroom is fine, but legroom is tight if front seats are set more than halfway back. The seat itself is comfortable, but too narrow for three adults despite H2's girth."
While last year's optional third row seated only one, this year's standard third row has seating for two. Still, reviewers respond in much the same way as last year. Consumer Guide finds the third row "difficult to access and best suited for children." The Chicago Sun-Times disagrees slightly, saying "The third row, while larger than most third rows, will be uncomfortable for anyone taller than 5-8. It is nice to have, and the younger passengers will get a kick out of sitting back there."
Interior Features
The improvement of the interior matierals in the 2008 Hummer H2 is noted and appreciated by reviewers. Edmunds says "The highlight of the 2008 H2 has to be its all-new interior, whose soft-touch surfaces and vastly improved fit and finish are a welcome relief from the hard plastics and questionable construction of previous models." Car and Driver says that the old interior "was an absolute embarrassment for a vehicle that wanted so badly to be as tough as a Sherman tank, not to mention one that cost well over $50,000," but Consumer Guide reports "H2's new interior design is a welcome upgrade, and is assembled with good materials with abundant soft-touch surfaces."
The changes, Car and Driver reports are a new dashboard with "sexy ice-blue backlighting, flush-fitting, no-gap panel assembly, available touch-screen navigation, brushed-look silver trim, a chrome-ringed six-pot gauge cluster, and, like last year, a chunky shift handle." Cars.com says the new trim is "among the best faux-metal finishes on the market," and adds "Among the notable interior features are a selection of new stereos--including a standard Bose system with XM Satellite Radio and optional surround sound--a new backseat DVD video option and OnStar. Remote start is also new, so you can warm up or cool down the H2 and guzzle gas without even leaving your home." Car and Driver says "the most interesting addition is the now-standard rearview camera, which appears on a small, square LCD display that pops out of the right side of the big, square rearview mirror. Trick." Fort Worth Star-Telegram also reports that for 2008, OnStar will offer turn-by-turn navigation.
Cargo
With the spare tire moved outside of the passenger cabin for 2008, cargo space in the H2 has grown, and reviewers like the newly available space. The Chicago Sun-Times says, "As far as interior room, I've lived in smaller towns," and calls the cargo space "excellent when the second and third rows were leveled." With the front two rows of seats up, the H2 has a 40 cubic feet cargo capacity. With the second and third rows folded it has 86 .6 cubic feet of cargo room. While that's less cargo space than many of the H2's competitors, the Chicago Sun-Times reports "I had to transfer some things from remote locations to our house in time for the subdivision's annual garage sale and with the ample cargo space of the Hummer I was able to bring everything home in one trip."
Reworking the interior also increased smaller storage areas. Though, typically Hummer, "smaller" is a relative term. The Chicago Sun-Times says Chicago Sun-Times "The huge storage area under the center console will hid a box of a dozen donuts if you're so inclined," while Car and Driver reports that "even the cupholders are better."
