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STUDY: Hummer owners believe they've made "a highly moral consumption choice"

There probably isn't any one passenger vehicle on earth that earns more ire from environmentalists than the Hummer H2. While the reality of the matter is that most Hummers aren't really much worse when it comes to fuel mileage and overall emissions than any other giant SUV (most civilian Hummers are, in fact, based largely on truck platforms from General Motors) the brand has seemingly been made into the poster child of American excess. Interestingly, however, according to a small study of 20 Hummer owners published in the Journal of ... Read more →

eBay Find of the Day: Hummer H1 gets beaten with aerodynamic ugly stick Noah Joseph

It takes a special talent to infantilize the brute strength of a Hummer H1, but someone's gone and done it with an oddly swoopy redesign. One of only two made (yes, there is another), this unique ...

HUMMER ends sponsorship of Rod Hall Racing Jonathon Ramsey

The swan song (or would that be swan hummer?) has come for HUMMER's involvement with Rod Hall Racing. HUMMER has announced it's ending sponsorship of the team that has brought it numerous race ...

Determined man builds HUMMER H1 from tired Ford F-150 Jonathon Ramsey

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Why_not_Gas_is_cheap_PIC'; Life is stranger than fiction. If anyone tries to tell you differently, simply point to the Canadian man who built the truck ...

Contender for next-gen HUMVEE looks battle-tested in Baja Jonathon Ramsey

Now that the Hummer -- the original Hummer H1 -- is distinctly out of flavor, the U.S. armed services are busy looking for its replacement. Having put out a request for proposals, one of the ...

HUMMER attacks perception problems with "Purpose Built" campaign 1 year ago on Autoblog

HUMMER's image has always been one of excessive excess. While much of that portrayal is due to GM's own marketing, the people who purchase the imposing 'utes – be they high-profile celebs or well-to-do suburbanites – have done more to define the brand than GM's marketing boffins ever ...

eBay Find of the Day: Tupac Shakur's H1 gets around 1 year ago on Autoblog

click image above to see more pics of Tupac's H1 Like the rapper himself, his accouterments also refuse to die. Tupac's H1 is for sale on eBay, after having been raffled off in a contest on BET, then sold to someone else, then sold or given back to his family, then transferred to his entertainment ...

AM General to lay off 160 more workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

AM General says because of Hummer-sized dropoff in sales, it will cut 160 jobs at its Indiana plant by year end. Company officials say expensive gas and relatively large sticker prices are two obstacles even the lane-hogging Hummer H2 just can't overcome. H2 sales have also been cannibalized by the ...

Hummer H4 headed for Detroit 3 years ago on Autoblog

Among the many showstoppers General Motors has planned for the North American International Auto Show in January, its military-inspired off-road brand HUMMER will be unveiling an H4 concept. The oft rumored H4 will be smaller than the successful H3 SUV that's currently driving HUMMER sales and will ...

Cartalk names Top 10 Scariest Cars 3 years ago on Autoblog

What do the 1980 Chevy Monza and the 1973 VW Microbus have in common? They are among Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi's Top 10 Scariest Cars list. Of the Monza they say, " Whenever one of these beauties reared its ugly grille in front of the garage, every mechanic with more than six weeks' ...

H2 factory shuts the line down for two weeks 3 years ago on Autoblog

GM has recognized that dealers are suffering from a severe glut of H2s on their lots and has determined that the best way to avoid adding to the over-supply problem is to cease production at its Mishawaka, Indiana plant. This is not the first time that GM has made course corrections in the ...

Another toy HUMMER! Ninth exclusive toy available at dealerships 3 years ago on Autoblog

Fathers jealous of the HUMMER Happy Meal toy will no longer have to resort to ordering lunch in a colorful cardboard box to share in the fun. HUMMER announced today that a new HUMMER toy will join the current lineup of eight that the brand has been stuffing in Happy Meal boxes since the beginning ...

Get a HUMMER in your Happy Meal 3 years ago on Autoblog

Why is Ronald smiling? Because he has the new HUMMER Happy Meal toys before everyone else. Starting tomorrow, one of eight toy HUMMERS will be packed in each "boy" Happy Meal ("girl" meals will feature Polly Pocket, so don't fret if you've got a daughter, moms and dads). The full HUMMER lineup is ...

Hartge gives BMW 1 Series the hot rod treatment 3 years ago on Autoblog

BMW tuning specialists Hartge Engineering are very familiar with the first rule of hot rod builders everywhere - there's no replacement for displacement. That's exactly the principle they applied to BMW's European entry-level model, the 1 Series, when they gave it an engine transplant from the M5. ...

Owning a HUMMER has never been so sweet 3 years ago on Autoblog

Even if a HUMMER is not a sweet sight for a lot of folks, this post from sibling site Luxist is almost guaranteed to bring a smile. Artist Heidi Hesse has created a full-sized replica of the original HumVee out of gumballs. She created the hard-shelled SUV in dedication to the soldiers who gave ...

Mod eliminates Hummer mileage problem...or does it? 3 years ago on Autoblog

High gas prices combined with the Hummer's bottom-of-the-barrell gas mileage should spell doom for sales for the boxy SUV, right? Well, two Hummer dealerships may have found a technological workaround. Sib blog engadget reports that Detroit Hummer and Hummer of Novi are selling a modification, ...

Autoblog Podcast #31 3 years ago on Autoblog

We're back from a short hiatus and Chris is all rested up from his week+ long trip across the country working on this year's One Lap of America. He and I talk about the event and some interesting autos that showed up to compete in Brock's baby. We also reveal the deal on Jason Vines taking issue ...

Hummer H1 retires from duty next month 3 years ago on Autoblog

General Motors announced yesterday that the Hummer H1 will be discontinued sometime next month. About 12,000 have been sold to the public since the civilian version first went on sale in 1992. Back then the Hummer was sold by AM General, the original developer and producer of the military version ...

Hummer H1 could be headed towards retirement 3 years ago on Autoblog

When people think of Hummer these days they’re more likely to conjure an image of the H2 than the original H1. A commemorated war veteran, the H1’s sales have fallen to fewer than 400 last year, though each Hummer dealer is still required to accept at least one unit per year. A $140,000 ...

Hummer H8: A parody 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Hummer H8 website (NSFW due to profanity) is a parody* of all those 'manly-man' characteristics attributed to the brand's customer base like physical bravado, sexual prowess and the ability to eliminate the ozone layer in one fell swoop. It's also the perfect vehicle for the woman who can drive ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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