Residing in Los Angeles I usually really feel spoiled by how various and improbable the automobile tradition is right here. On a easy drive to the grocery retailer you possibly can see one thing uncommon or bizarre or each; automobiles and low meets can be world-class automobile exhibits wherever else. However LA pales compared to Tokyo, which I imagine has the best automobile tradition on the earth. I used to be on trip in Tokyo on the high of the 12 months, and two of my favourite random spots from my journey have been this pair of Hummer H2s.
Regular SUVs, just like the Porsche Cayenne you see parked behind the H2 on the left, already look big on Tokyo’s streets, that are rather more suited to kei automobiles and the like. A Hummer, although? They’re positively huge. What made these H2s even funnier to see within the metropolis is that one is lifted, whereas the opposite one is lowered.
The lifted one with period-correct mods was the primary of the 2 that I noticed. They have been parked simply off a major road in Ginza, a well-liked Beverly Hills–like space full of dozen-story-tall luxurious outfitters and Lamborghinis lined in flashing lights driving round. It instantly caught my eye, first as a result of any Hummer stands out right here, after which due to the suspension elevate, the massive chrome wheels and massive all-terrain tires poking out of the tubular fender flares, the customized steel bumpers and the big twin exhaust ideas. The cherry on high is the unique California plate nonetheless mounted to the tailgate — I wouldn’t be stunned if this factor was imported to Japan with all these mods already in place.
I noticed the second H2 in the identical neighborhood the next night time. It had fewer physique modifications and a very completely different ethos, with related chrome wheels wrapped in low-profile tires and a lowered suspension that gave this Hummer a fairly superior stance. The LED headlights are positively aftermarket, and the house owners fitted a outstanding skid plate with H2 written in large crimson letters. It’s like one thing you’d see in Truckin’ journal.
Which of those two Hummer H2s can be your option to cruise round Tokyo in? What’s essentially the most out-of-place automobile you’ve seen whereas on trip? Let me know within the feedback.
