| The Hummer off-road legacy is soaring high in | | | | and its variant, the H2 SUT is a Sport |
| both military and civilian use. After 14 | | | | Utility Truck with a six-foot pick-up |
| years of making Hummer with a record of | | | | extension that extends the flexibility of |
| 12,000 units made, the production of the | | | | your H2. Powered by a 6.2-liter V8 engine, |
| famous H1 Hummer finally ceased. The assembly | | | | the H2 can deliver 393 horsepower and 415 |
| plant manufacturing the H1 was converted into | | | | lb-ft of torque to its 6-speed Hydra Matic |
| a facility that concentrates on the | | | | 6L80 automatic transmission. |
| production of military grade High Mobility | | | | |
| Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles or HUMVEEs. | | | | It has a 9.7-inch high ground clearance and |
| Despite the closure, the company proudly | | | | traction is managed by an automatic Traction |
| announced that not a single employee lost a | | | | Control System capable of applying brakes |
| job. | | | | selectively to individual wheels. The Panic |
| | | | Break Assist is a unique feature that makes |
| Hummer is a large 4x4 off-road vehicle | | | | this vehicle an outstanding off-road |
| considered in some countries like New Zealand | | | | companion. |
| and Australia as a truck because its high | | | | |
| fuel consumption do not pass the standard set | | | | The new 2008 H3, meanwhile, is a mid-sized |
| for normal Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). | | | | SUV with variants such as the ordinary H3, H3 |
| Originally built by AM General (the merger of | | | | Alpha and the H3x. H3 is basically a smaller |
| American Motors and Jeep), General Motors | | | | Hummer, more nimble and fuel efficient, |
| continued to use the Hummer brand after it | | | | easier to drive than the original H1. H3 |
| acquired the rights over the brand name from | | | | Alpha is mounted with a more powerful Vortec |
| the former in 1999. Hummer shares that | | | | 5.3-Liter V8 cast Aluminum block and cylinder |
| distinguished 7-slot front grill with Jeep, | | | | head engine, capable of delivering 300 |
| also a leading 4x4 off-road automobile maker. | | | | horsepower at 5,200 rpm. The ordinary H3 has |
| AM General continued to produce the Hummer in | | | | a Vortec 3700 3.7-Liter cast Aluminum engine. |
| South Bend, Indiana. Hummer is now officially | | | | |
| a division of General Motors. | | | | The H3x is a city version of the H3, a mix of |
| | | | generous chrome accent in the body and the |
| The Hummer was featured in ESPN in 1990 for a | | | | wheels, a roof rack crossbar and more |
| documented off-road trek from London to | | | | comfortable accessories. The H3 is available |
| Beijing, passing by the rough terrain of the | | | | in 5-speed manual and 4-speed Hydra Matic |
| former Soviet Union. Its reputation as a | | | | 4L60 Transmission. The H3 Alpha is only |
| reliable 4-wheel drive vehicle reached its | | | | available in 4-speed automatic transmission. |
| peak after its noted performance in Operation | | | | |
| Desert Storm in 1991. | | | | Hummer committed to embrace bio-fuel |
| | | | technology in developing its future models. |
| Today the H2 and H3 2008 models, the civilian | | | | Schwarzenegger has converted his own Hummer |
| versions of the Hummer, are widely sought | | | | to bio-fuel capable engine. Join the Hummer |
| after in the large- and mid-size SUV market. | | | | caravan and let everyone know you are |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger became so delighted by | | | | traveling tough yet in business class |
| a parade of HUMVEEs during the filming of the | | | | comfort. Show them you own one with your |
| Kindergarten Cop in 1990 that he became one | | | | Hummer Keychains. Flawless metal designs are |
| of those who called on AM General to produce | | | | engraved with the "Hummer H2" or "Hummer H3" |
| a civilian version of the Hummer. | | | | text. Join Baja 1000 race champ Rod Hall in |
| | | | driving Hummer and celebrating his 40-years |
| The 2008 H2 is a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) | | | | in off-road racing. |