Vannage - Hummer HX?

Do you think this hummer looks good? Its not exactly a van is it! I was thinking of buying a van for my nephew as he requires something fairly hefty to lump around supplies in Scotland. Obviously a used landrover discovery would be the best idea but I haven't found a decent one for a good price and looking at Van Insurance you can get some pretty neat Cheap van insurance on a vauxhall. But would a vauxhall cut it in the conditions up to the north of this island? I doubt it some how. So then, for a joke (stick with me) I had a look at the Hummer concept.


In looks at least it does appear somewhat 4x4 like. But as we all know the last hummer they released was better at crashing than it was scaling any sort of slope, mound - hell even some curbs sucked in a hummer. So what do we think the insurance would be on one of these monsters? Probably a lot, and not because UK Van insurance is expensive, but because americans are not the coolest cats in the uk, especially with the recession a'coming. So I wonder - do we need another hummer? why don't we stick to vans and Landrover DiscoveryS!!

Hennessey Venom GT Concept - Fast?

Now I am not one for american cars - but done by UK car designer Steve Everitt the Venom GT would in theory use the Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper v10 engine - but with a very light weight mid engine chassis. Now that sounds good, promising and like something you would buy. But chances are you would die in it - that's if it ever gets made.



Still its spec looks promising and as a fast car the Hennessey Venom GT Concept definately stacks up, although in real life I am unsure of the realisticalness of this Bugatti Veyron on a diet. The veyron looks heavy, and that's reassuring when your going 250mph, but this thing looks like a feather. Now feathers aren't really reassuring at 250mph.

Engine: Venom 90º V 10
Aspiration: Twin Turbo
Break Horse Power: 1000 bhp / 746 KW
BHP per Litre: 117 bhp / litre
Power to Weight Ratio: 0.82 bhp / kg