Re-branding run amok: HUMMER into Bentley
You can click to see more of the Bentley-bodied HUMMER, but we wouldn't recommend it
Bentley doesn't make an SUV. Though they've contemplated and toyed with the idea, the boys in Crewe ultimately decided against it. Sure, some of their sedans and coupes are roughly the size of trucks, with engines of similar proportions and torque output, but they hardly fulfill the same purpose as a sport-ute. So what's a guy to do? Well, most would pick up a Range Rover, frankly. Or a Q7 from Bentley sister-brand Audi. Badges aside, even a VW Touareg V10 TDI would fit the bill. But one driver apparently didn't like any of those ideas, so he had his own Bentley SUV made up. Er, sorta.
The abomination you see above is actually based on – yep, you guessed it – a HUMMER. Yes, it's horrible, but don't blame us. We're only the messengers. And just where might you stumble upon such misplaced gluttony? You'd be forgiven for thinking it was in Russia, where that hideous Cayenne/Touareg resides, but only if you couldn't tell the Arabic alphabet from the Cyrillic: this unfortunate embodiment of "too much money, not enough taste" comes straight out of new-money Dubai. Click on the images in the gallery below to see more, if you must.
Gallery: Bentley-bodied HUMMER
[Source: Auto.sina via Le Blog Auto]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Shmalec 4:40PM (8/03/2008)
They might have pulled this off with a different color scheme and some less gaudy wheels...
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Flashpoint 10:19PM (8/03/2008)
In this month's RIDES magazines, there is an Escalade turned into a RR Drophead Coupe
Shmalec 4:40PM (8/03/2008)
They might have pulled this off with a different color scheme and some less gaudy wheels...
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Amr 4:46PM (8/03/2008)
Unfortunately, it's not Dubai it's Saudi Arabia.. But no one knows the difference.. and i doubt that anyone cares..
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MemphisNET 4:47PM (8/03/2008)
Nope!!! Because it's still fugly.
fuzzy 4:53PM (8/03/2008)
So, it's a BUMMER
Makes sense to me.
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MajorGeek 5:56PM (8/03/2008)
Ok, that was funny!
klitorisaurus 11:22PM (8/03/2008)
Nice!
Franz 12:17AM (8/04/2008)
Comment of the day. :)
Torrent 5:02PM (8/03/2008)
STOP IT
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iCameiSawiConquered 5:19PM (8/03/2008)
Damn it, I need a new computer....I just threw up all over it.
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Spiel 7:56AM (8/04/2008)
This thing is beyond nasty.
Still, it's no uglier than the real Hummer. Snap!
IK47 5:11PM (8/03/2008)
why does it always have to be Arabs that do this
they should hold a mandatory seminar for all license holders about how to properly modify and tune cars.
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iQuack 5:13PM (8/03/2008)
That thing is no worse than a compact car with wings slapped on the trunk lid, plastic pieces hanging from the front bumper and rocker panels, and garish, over-sized wheels.
In some respects this Pimp-car Hummer is cleaner looking because it doesn't display too many moron styling cues on a vehicle that's too small for all of the junk stuck onto it.
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davido 5:25PM (8/03/2008)
On the one hand the H2 was always a dumb idea for what is for most users, a hatchback. On the other hand, the design was one of most original and iconic designs to come out of an American styling studio in a long, long time.
So while I hate the fact that I think they're cool looking, they're cool looking. This; not so much.
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varun 5:53PM (8/03/2008)
this has to b one of da ugliest things ppl hv come out wid......................n for sum og u who dnt knw bout da so called suv dat bentley has specially made for da Sultan Of Brunei ...........its called the Bentley Dominator.........
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MajorGeek 5:58PM (8/03/2008)
No one, I mean no one has a clue what you just said. Thanks for making my posts look intelligent though.
Dave 7:23PM (8/03/2008)
What the hell are you talking about?
Michael 7:51PM (8/03/2008)
NO U
Mobius_1 8:50PM (8/03/2008)
That wasn't made for the Sultan, he just bought the concept car, like he did with numerous Ferrari concepts (Mythos, for example). He also has a huge number of other cars, most of which most people can only dream of (3 F50s, Dauers, Lambos, More Ferraris...)
And does it seriously kill you to type "be, people, have" rather than "b, ppl, hv"?