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.
[Source: Auto.sina via Le Blog Auto]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Shmalec @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:40PM
They might have pulled this off with a different color scheme and some less gaudy wheels...
Flashpoint @ Aug 3rd 2008 10:19PM
In this month's RIDES magazines, there is an Escalade turned into a RR Drophead Coupe
Shmalec @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:40PM
They might have pulled this off with a different color scheme and some less gaudy wheels...
Amr @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:46PM
Unfortunately, it's not Dubai it's Saudi Arabia.. But no one knows the difference.. and i doubt that anyone cares..
MemphisNET @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:47PM
Nope!!! Because it's still fugly.
fuzzy @ Aug 3rd 2008 4:53PM
So, it's a BUMMER
Makes sense to me.
MajorGeek @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:56PM
Ok, that was funny!
klitorisaurus @ Aug 3rd 2008 11:22PM
Nice!
Franz @ Aug 4th 2008 12:17AM
Comment of the day. :)
Torrent @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:02PM
STOP IT
IK47 @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:11PM
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.
iQuack @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:13PM
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.
iCameiSawiConquered @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:19PM
Damn it, I need a new computer....I just threw up all over it.
Spiel @ Aug 4th 2008 7:56AM
This thing is beyond nasty.
Still, it's no uglier than the real Hummer. Snap!
davido @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:25PM
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.
varun @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:53PM
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.........
MajorGeek @ Aug 3rd 2008 5:58PM
No one, I mean no one has a clue what you just said. Thanks for making my posts look intelligent though.
Dave @ Aug 3rd 2008 7:23PM
What the hell are you talking about?
Michael @ Aug 3rd 2008 7:51PM
NO U
Mobius_1 @ Aug 3rd 2008 8:50PM
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"?