Military Grade Toughness Yet Comfortably Civilian

Military Grade Toughness, Yet Comfortably Civilian

Summary: The Hummer off-road legacy is soaring high in both military and civilian use. After years of making Hummer with a record of , units made, the production of the famous H Hummer finally ceased. The assembly plant manufacturing the H was converted into a facility that concentrates on the production of military grade High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles or HUMVEEs. Despite the closure, the company proudly announced that not a single employee lost a job.

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Article Body: The Hummer off-road legacy is soaring high in both military and civilian use. After years of making Hummer with a record of , units made, the production of the famous H Hummer finally ceased. The assembly plant manufacturing the H was converted into a facility that concentrates on the production of military grade High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles or HUMVEEs. Despite the closure, the company proudly announced that not a single employee lost a job.

Hummer is a large x off-road vehicle considered in some countries like New Zealand and Australia as a truck because its high fuel consumption do not pass the standard set for normal Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Originally built by AM General (the merger of American Motors and Jeep), General Motors continued to use the Hummer brand after it acquired the rights over the brand name from the former in . Hummer shares that distinguished -slot front grill with Jeep, also a leading x off-road automobile maker. AM General continued to produce the Hummer in South Bend, Indiana. Hummer is now officially a division of General Motors.

The Hummer was featured in ESPN in for a documented off-road trek from London to Beijing, passing by the rough terrain of the former Soviet Union. Its reputation as a reliable -wheel drive vehicle reached its peak after its noted performance in Operation Desert Storm in .

Today the H and H models, the civilian versions of the Hummer, are widely sought after in the large- and mid-size SUV market. Arnold Schwarzenegger became so delighted by a parade of HUMVEEs during the filming of the Kindergarten Cop in that he became one of those who called on AM General to produce a civilian version of the Hummer.

The H is a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) and its variant, the H SUT is a Sport Utility Truck with a six-foot pick-up extension that extends the flexibility of your H. Powered by a .-liter V engine, the H can deliver horsepower and lb-ft of torque to its -speed Hydra Matic L automatic transmission.

It has a .-inch high ground clearance and traction is managed by an automatic Traction Control System capable of applying brakes selectively to individual wheels. The Panic Break Assist is a unique feature that makes this vehicle an outstanding off-road companion.

The new H, meanwhile, is a mid-sized SUV with variants such as the ordinary H, H Alpha and the Hx. H is basically a smaller Hummer, more nimble and fuel efficient, easier to drive than the original H. H Alpha is mounted with a more powerful Vortec .-Liter V cast Aluminum block and cylinder head engine, capable of delivering horsepower at , rpm. The ordinary H has a Vortec .-Liter cast Aluminum engine.

The Hx is a city version of the H, a mix of generous chrome accent in the body and the wheels, a roof rack crossbar and more comfortable accessories. The H is available in -speed manual and -speed Hydra Matic L Transmission. The H Alpha is only available in -speed automatic transmission.

Hummer committed to embrace bio-fuel technology in developing its future models. Schwarzenegger has converted his own Hummer to bio-fuel capable engine. Join the Hummer caravan and let everyone know you are traveling tough yet in business class comfort. Show them you own one with your Hummer Keychains. Flawless metal designs are engraved with the Hummer H or Hummer H text. Join Baja race champ Rod Hall in driving Hummer and celebrating his -years in off-road racing.