DiGiovanni says H2 SUT's interior is ''as inviting as it is innovative. It features Medium Wheat leather seats standard, or an uplevel Ebony leather interior is available. Either leather-seating configuration features eight-way driver's and front-passenger seats, four-way lumbar supports and memory settings for two drivers. Both front seats also feature three heat settings for the seat cushions and seatbacks. Heated seat cushions for the rear passengers are included with either leather package.''
The uplevel interior features an all-black appearance throughout, and perforated leather is used on the instrument panel and the door trim grab handles. Leather is also used to cover the console lid, the door trim armrests and the door trim surround.
In a nod to the functional aspect of design, exposed components -- such as hood lift handles, hood latches and fasteners -- give H2 SUT's appearance an individually component-assembled quality. ''Exposed components shout ruggedness and exemplify yeoman-like functionality and workmanship,'' DiGiovanni says.
The rear bumper also includes large, military, Hummer-style retrieval loops, while the front bumper includes tow loops. Both bumpers have access holes for the hitch receivers attached to the chassis that can accommodate a winch, which can be plugged in, locked (just like a trailer hitch) and hooked up with an electrical connection, allowing H2 SUT to free lesser vehicles mired in mud or otherwise hopelessly grounded.
DiGiovanni says the four-wheel-drive system is perhaps the most advanced ever offered on a consumer vehicle. With its five operational modes and two-speed planetary gearset, the SUT is capable of adapting to many different road conditions at the touch of a button. Selections include:
-4 HI Open for normal, everyday driving on dry road surfaces at any speeds.
-4 HI Locked for semi-slippery surfaces such as snow, light sand or wet areas, such as those around a boat launch.
-4 LO Locked for severe off-pavement use, such as crawling over large rocks or logs.
-4 LO Locked + Rear Diff Locked, available only when the transfer case is in Low Lock position. It permits locking up the rear differential for optimum slow-speed capability in climbing over large rocks or up long, steep grades.
-Neutral, obtained by simultaneously pressing the "4 LO Locked" and "4 HI Open" buttons and holding them down for 10 seconds. It permits flat-towing the H2 SUT behind another vehicle.