Police in Oz hope Hummers will curb "antisocial behavior"
Question: What's more intimidating than a group of Australian Police roaming the streets in search of drunken party-goers? Answer: Aussie Police driving Hummer H3s with the same intent... supposedly. The Hummers in question were provided by the General in all-black before getting custom livery from the authorities, complete with a blue-and-red flashing light bar on top. Police hope to be a bit more conspicuous in the SUVs, which will be prowling the nightclub districts in Melbourne. There may be a few problems with this scheme, as there will only be five such vehicles making the rounds and they are only equipped with the standard five-cylinder powerplant.
We think the Police should have visited another side of the General and raided the Holden parts bin for flat-black Mad Max-style Police cars made from the HSV W427. For added attention, a straight-through set of true duals with Cherry Bombs would surely make these mean machines stand out from the crowd much more than a few Hummers with their measly inline-five engines. Seriously, which would you rather meet in a drunken state after a night out partying?
[Source: Drive.com.au via Next Autos]
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Samuel 8:44AM (9/16/2008)
I'm more likely to want a ride in a W427 if I'm drunk then one of these things.
I can only suggest that the shame of being driven around in the back of one is these is deterrent enough for most people.
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chuckles 9:21AM (9/16/2008)
wow. When i'm hammered drunk and making enough of a scene to get arrested at a public event... I'd sure like to get pulled over in a 427... Seriously? Who cares? It's not like they bought 1,000 h3's to staff their police force, just five. If it was a jeep nobody would care.
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G-Meister 12:02PM (9/16/2008)
Exactly right. These are special purpose vehicles. Even though the H3 was coceived on the notioon of slamming around in the desert, they do quite well going up and down curbs, making U-turns and giving the occupants a much better view.
Dude 9:21AM (9/16/2008)
You ever get the idea that HUMMER bashers have actually never seen an H3 in person?
It's about the size of a Nissan Xterra and 4-door Jeep Wrangler.
HUMMER H3
Length 186.7 in
Width 74.7 in
Height 73.1 in
Nissan Xterra
Length 178.7 in
Width 72.8 in
Height 74.9 in
Jeep Wrangler (4-door)
Length 173.4 in
Width 73.9 in
Height 70.9 in
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John 9:41AM (9/16/2008)
Don't confuse the haters with facts, they might actually learn something!
fixitfixitstop 10:31AM (9/16/2008)
And out of those three, I'd only buy the Wrangler.
G-Meister 11:48AM (9/16/2008)
Why let facts get in the way of a good story.
hankfidel 10:01AM (9/16/2008)
It was either this or hobo-Hummer, and nobody likes a hobo Hummer. They're worse than human hobos, because at least they get like 10 miles to the gallon...highway that is.
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bigfatslob 10:08AM (9/16/2008)
I was all set to book my flight. But then I read the article and realized that you were talking about the vehicle Hummer.
I thought they were just trying to give a whole new meaning to the phrase "down under".
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Jason K. 12:52PM (9/16/2008)
is it just me or is it that the paint job looked really Red-Bull like?
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