00:00 The Hummer H2 Road Diaries.
00:14 Two Motor Trend editors, the new Hummer H2 and 10,000 miles between their starting point
00:18 of the Arctic Circle of Alaska and their destination of Key West, Florida.
00:23 It's day one of the H2 Road Diaries and boy are these boys in for a bumpy ride.
00:31 Well Matt I really love this H2 but do you mind if I take it for a quick test drive?
00:34 Not at all.
00:35 Alright I'll be back in about 15 minutes.
00:36 Perfect.
00:37 We just got into Anchorage, Alaska, picked up the new H2, popping it off and we're heading
00:38 out right now.
00:39 We just got into Anchorage, Alaska, picked up the new H2, popping it off and we're heading
00:45 out right now.
00:46 Aiyai, this is definitely not good.
01:10 I think we're supposed to turn right there but we've only been going for about half an
01:15 hour and I think we're already lost.
01:17 I don't know what's going on here.
01:21 According to this map this road is supposed to be paved but it's totally off road at this
01:25 point.
01:26 How do you know we're on the right road?
01:27 Actually I don't.
01:28 We got off to a late start on our first day.
01:35 We had to fly in, take care of basic logistics, get the vehicle ready, had an XM satellite
01:41 radio system installed.
01:42 By the time we hit the road, it was 9 o'clock, we knew we were going to have a long night
01:47 ahead.
01:48 Fortunately in the land of the midnight sun we had light almost until 2 o'clock in the
01:53 morning.
01:54 Man, it's 1.20 in the morning, we just got to our first night stop, Mount Denali, 20,320
02:03 feet I think.
02:04 Man, it's a little colder here than I thought it was going to be.
02:16 We did check in until about 4am so we're a bit weary when we got up today.
02:25 We're just enjoying going through some beautiful pine wooded areas, seeing some beautiful scenery,
02:30 meeting some nice people along the way.
02:32 It seems the Hummer is attracting a lot of attention.
02:37 We've been driving for hours and not only have we not seen very many people, but there's
02:41 been no place to eat.
02:42 Good thing we stopped off and got a nice supply of chips and cookies.
02:46 We've been fueled on Mountain Dew for the better part of the last four hours.
02:50 We're looking for something good pretty quick here.
02:53 It's been a lot of fun driving the Hummer across Alaska.
02:57 We're getting great reactions everywhere we go.
02:59 People see this vehicle and they know it's a Hummer.
03:02 They have all kinds of questions.
03:03 Is it as good as the real one?
03:05 Is it more civilized?
03:06 Is it faster?
03:07 Is it more powerful?
03:08 The most interesting thing is they know what it is and they all have a respect for it on
03:12 site.
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