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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[eBay Find of the Day: Hummer H1 gets beaten with aerodynamic ugly stick]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/" rel="tag">Auctions</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/2116781/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-web.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><strong><small>Custom Hummer H1 on eBay Motors - Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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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 features a custom hood and front bumper, as well as a multi-section removable roof should the driver and occupants actually wish to be seen tooling around the neighborhood in this beast. <br /><br />Inside, it's been all tricked out with a trifecta of television screens, ostrich leather interior, iPod-compatible entertainment system, sat-nav, back-up cameras...the works. Even the turbodiesel V8 has been tweaked and mounted with a polished aluminum snorkel, complimented by a chrome Mack truck bulldog hood ornament. Oh, and it has a $2,000 train horn, just in case someone can't see this behemoth coming from a mile away. All this can be yours for the low price of $89,900 or best offer.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/">Hummer H1 custom on eBay</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hummer-h1-custom-on-ebay/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/hummer-h1-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hummer-:-H1_W0QQitemZ220442172008QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090626?IMSfp=TL0906261810003r36062">eBay Motors</a> via <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/custom-built-hummer-h1-is-one-freaky.html">Carscoop</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/">eBay Find of the Day: Hummer H1 gets beaten with aerodynamic ugly stick</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hummer-:-H1_W0QQitemZ220442172008QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090626?IMSfp=TL0906261810003r36062>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19083085/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/01/ebay-find-of-the-day-hummer-h1-gets-beaten-with-aerodynamic-ugl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>auto toy store</category><category>AutoToyStore</category><category>custom hummer</category><category>CustomHummer</category><category>ebay</category><category>ebay find of the day</category><category>ebay motors</category><category>EbayFindOfTheDay</category><category>EbayMotors</category><category>h1</category><category>hmmwv</category><category>hummer</category><category>hummer 1</category><category>hummer h1</category><category>Hummer1</category><category>HummerH1</category><category>humvee</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humvee with Boeing Laser Avenger blasts UAVs]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/military/" rel="tag">Military</a></p><a href="http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2009/q1/090126a_nr.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/laser-avenger.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Remember those Saturday morning cartoons from when you were a kid, where futuristic soldiers battled with laser guns? Well if you were wondering what ever happened to that future we were promised, it's here. Boeing's Direct Energy Systems project recently concluded a test in the New Mexico desert where the Humvee-mounted <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/">Laser Avenger system</a> successfully shot down three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a demonstration for U.S. Army officers.<br /><br />The Laser Avenger was initially created to dispose of unexploded ordinance (bombs that didn't detonate) lying on the ground, but given the proliferation of UAVs for both surveillance and weapons deployment, Boeing adapted the lasers to shoot the UAVs out of the sky. The benefit over shooting down the drones with guns or missiles - in startling contradiction to the red lines depicted in the old G.I. Joe cartoons - is that the enemy can't see where the laser beam is coming from, thereby keeping the ground troops' position secure. Pretty awesome, unless you're a UAV. Fortunately UAVs are unmanned by definition, so what we're looking at here is lasers shooting down flying robots. You can check out the details in the press release after the jump if you'd like, but we're going to sit right here in our pajamas until the next commercial.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2009/q1/090126a_nr.html">Boeing</a> via <a href="http://www.nextautos.com/laser-mounted-humvee-shoots-down-drone">NextAutos</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Humvee with Boeing Laser Avenger blasts UAVs</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/">Humvee with Boeing Laser Avenger blasts UAVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:55:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2009/q1/090126a_nr.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1449874/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/07/humvee-with-boeing-laser-avenger-blasts-uavs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>boeing</category><category>boeing direct energy systems</category><category>BoeingDirectEnergySystems</category><category>hummer</category><category>hummer laser</category><category>HummerLaser</category><category>humvee</category><category>laser</category><category>laser avenger</category><category>LaserAvenger</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing Laser Avenger: Humvee with frikkin' laser on its head]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/military/" rel="tag">Military</a></p><a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4231116.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/11/laser-avenger.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Boeing wants more government contracts, and it thinks lasers are the way to get them. The company's Laser Avenger system is something it whipped together in eight short months, and it's pretty impressive. Mounted on a retrofitted anti-aircraft Humvee, the setup is being demonstrated as a way to zap IEDs from a distance, neutralizing them before the convoys and patrols they target ever rumble by. Its 1kw laser beam causes near-instantaneous detonation of the munitions its been used on so far, and Boeing's also hinting that it might just work as an anti-aircraft weapon, too. Trucks with laser guns might be a lot closer than you think.<br /><br />[Source: Popular Mechanics via <a href="http://instapundit.com/archives2/011640.php">Instapundit</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/">Boeing Laser Avenger: Humvee with frikkin' laser on its head</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4231116.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1040091/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/16/boeing-laser-avenger-humvee-with-frikkin-laser-on-its-head/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>boeing laser avenger</category><category>BoeingLaserAvenger</category><category>humvee</category><category>laser avenger</category><category>LaserAvenger</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Military makes stronger Humvee from balsa wood and foam]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/military/" rel="tag">Military</a></p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/upgrades%3F/army-builds-foam-and-woodchip-humvee-300252.php"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="218" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/hummer_in_composites.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>TPI Composites has built a Hummer for the Army that is made of composite materials. The Hummer loses 900 pounds of metal body panels and parts, which are then replaced with parts fabricated of fiberglass, balsa wood, foam, and carbon, with resin as a bonding agent. </p>
<p>That 900 pounds is then put back in the vehicle in the form of extra armor where the truck most needs it: in areas that will protect it from roadside bombs. The composite truck has some quirks -- like a body that feels like sandpaper, and the fact that the fenders bend and some other panels are pliable. Yet even though it weighs the same as a traditional Humvee, the point is that it's better built to withstand the threat that kills more soldiers than any other.</p>
<p>AM General and the Army spent 18 months doing R&amp;D on the vehicle. No tests have been carried out yet and the Army hasn't committed to buying any. But if substituting metal for composites and additional armor is shown to save lives, then the vehicle -- which costs more than a standard Humvee -- could make a lot of friends in dangerous places.</p>
<p>[Source: Gizmodo]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/">Military makes stronger Humvee from balsa wood and foam</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/upgrades%3F/army-builds-foam-and-woodchip-humvee-300252.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/990982/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/19/military-makes-stronger-humvee-from-balsa-wood-and-foam/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AM General</category><category>AmGeneral</category><category>army</category><category>composite hummer</category><category>composite humvee</category><category>CompositeHummer</category><category>CompositeHumvee</category><category>hummer</category><category>humvee</category><category>tpi</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is nothing sacred? Chinese release copycat Humvee]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a></p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> The Crazy Soldier is, in fact, being built with the full knowledge and support of General Motors. Thanks for all who caught this.<br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/08/dongfeng-crazy-soldier_opt.jpg" alt="" /> <br /><strike>It looks as though no car is safe from China's car copying industry - not even the U.S. military-derived Humvee. Guessing that there's an extensive market out there for urban assault vehicles, China's Dongfeng has released a new model it calls the 'Crazy Soldier,' which shares a striking resemblance to the original military truck created by AM General. </strike><br /><br />The Crazy Soldier was apparently developed over a period of four and half years, with engineers working closely with army officials <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRC_HMMWVs"><strong>and General Motors</strong></a> in an effort to design a vehicle that perfectly suited the needs of the military. They then added a radio and CD player, slapped a price tag on it and released it onto the Chinese domestic market. <br /><br />[Source: China Car Times via <a href="http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2007/08/22/dongfeng-maakt-burgerversie-van-crazy-soldier">Autoblog.nl</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/">Is nothing sacred? Chinese release copycat Humvee</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/08/21/dongfeng-makes-the-crazy-soldier-ready-for-civillian-use/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/970227/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/22/is-nothing-sacred-chinese-release-copycat-humvee/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>copycat</category><category>Hummer</category><category>Humvee</category><category>stealing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Siddharth Raja]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just the facts: AM General responds to Humvee spy shots]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a></p><a href="http://www.worldcarfans.com/8070723.002/am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-photos"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/8070723.002.1m.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /><br />It turns out that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/">spy shots</a> of what we thought was an AM General prototype for the next-gen Humvee was anything but. After seeing the pics appear on the web, AM General contacted World Car Fans with an explanation of what we were looking at. The vehicle shot by Brenda Priddy &amp; Co. was in fact the Evolutionary Concept Vehicle II (EVC II), which AM General's been exhibiting in public at U.S. Army events since last year. It doesn't seem to be an official next-gen prototype of anything, but just a concept vehicle the company uses to generate interest.<br /><br />We also thought that the Pentagon's project for the next-gen Humvee was called the Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS). While that program does exist, the one to replace the current Humvee is called the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). AM General is working on a JLTV prototype for the program in conjunction with General Dynamics, but has yet to show it in public. <br /><br />Despite it not being the real deal, the vehicle in the spy shots is still a bad ass truck that would like right at home on a battlefield, but we'll have to wait a while longer before we find out what the military will choose as its next whip. <br /><br />[Source: World Car Fans]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/">Just the facts: AM General responds to Humvee spy shots</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worldcarfans.com/8070723.002/am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-photos>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/947632/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/24/just-the-facts-am-general-responds-to-humvee-spy-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AM General</category><category>AmGeneral</category><category>concept</category><category>FTTS</category><category>Humvee</category><category>JLTV</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught!]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/" rel="tag">Work</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/am-general-humvee-prototype-spy-shots/318842/full/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/w_humvee_c_july07_priddy2_450.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><em>click above image for more views of the AM General Humvee Prototype</em><br /><br /><span style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 7px;"> <script> var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/AM_General_s_new_military_HUMMER_spied'; </script> <script src="http://digg.com/api/diggthis.js"></script></span>Though normally hiding in bushes and waiting for the next-gen Mustang or Corvette Blue Devil to pass by, Brenda Priddy and pals sometimes spy things not meant for public consumption. They recently photographed a new AM General HUMVEE prototype that will be competing for the military's Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS) contract, which will produce the replacement for the current Humvee, of which some 140,000 are still in active service. Though prototypes from Lockheed Martin and other military contractors will also be submitted, this is AM General's bid to keep the Humvee in the game. <br /><br />Follow the jump for more details and Priddy's own analysis of the vehicle that's aided by her consult with some military experts, and check out the high-res pics in our gallery below.<br /><br />[Photos: Brenda Priddy &amp; Co.]<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/am-general-humvee-prototype-spy-shots/low/">AM General Humvee Prototype - spy shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/am-general-humvee-prototype-spy-shots/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/w_humvee_c_july07_priddy2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/am-general-humvee-prototype-spy-shots/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/w_humvee_c_july07_priddy6_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/">Spy Shots: AM General Humvee prototype caught!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/944594/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/19/spy-shots-am-general-humvee-prototype-caught/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AM General</category><category>AmGeneral</category><category>breaking</category><category>HUMMER</category><category>Humvee</category><category>military</category><category>prototype</category><category>spy photos</category><category>spy pics</category><category>spy shots</category><category>SpyPhotos</category><category>SpyPics</category><category>SpyShots</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VIDEO: How not to make friends in Iraq while driving a HUMVEE]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a></p><embed width="450" height="370" name="index" scale="showall" flashvars="autostart=false&amp;token=8f93275ed9" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.liveleak.com/player.swf"></embed><br /><br />This video is pretty shocking to watch, as it's difficult to imagine anyone being able to get away with driving like that in the U.S., even the military. But then again, Baghdad isn't Boston and slowing down a HUMVEE for a traffic jam creates a target that's much easier to attack. Nevertheless, it's not difficult to understand why some Iraqis have a distaste for the U.S. military's presence in their country after watching this video, especially if they're car nuts. As we said earlier, though, we wouldn't want to see a video of what might have happened if the HUMVEE had stopped. <br /><em><br />If you have a comment, please keep it respectful of the members of the U.S. miltary and the citizens of Iraq.</em><br /><br />[Source: CarScoop]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/">VIDEO: How not to make friends in Iraq while driving a HUMVEE</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:33:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/01/humvee-goes-bazurk-in-iraq.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/744440/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/how-not-to-make-friends-in-iraq-while-driving-a-humvee/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bump</category><category>HUMMER</category><category>HUMVEE</category><category>iraq</category><category>U.S. Military</category><category>U.s.Military</category><category>video</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AM General to lay off 160 more workers]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/28/news/companies/hummer_layoffs/index.htm?postversion=2006112815"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/10/h2_inmotion.jpg" /></a><br /><br />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 somewhat smaller and more fuel-efficient H3.<br /><br />On an ironically positive note, U.S. government orders for military Humvees are outpacing the Indiana plant's production capability. AMG spokesman Craig Mac Nab says some of the newly unemployed workers might be moved to H1 production.<br /><br />This isn't the first time H2 plant workers have been laid off. AMG let go 170 workers in January. The H2 plant also <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/06/h2-factory-shuts-the-line-down-for-two-weeks/">shut down for two weeks</a> in October in an attempt to control overproduction. Is this the end of the lumbering, dinosaur-like H2? Or can it <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2005/02/21/v-8-diesel-may-end-up-in-h2-h3/">evolve</a> into a more planet-friendly vehicle?<br /><br />[Sources: CNN and <a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/AUTO01/611290346/1148">The Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/">AM General to lay off 160 more workers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/28/news/companies/hummer_layoffs/index.htm?postversion=2006112815>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/709359/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/29/am-general-to-lay-off-160-more-workers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AM General layoffs</category><category>AM General production</category><category>AmGeneralLayoffs</category><category>AmGeneralProduction</category><category>H1</category><category>H2</category><category>H3</category><category>Hummer H1</category><category>Hummer H2</category><category>Hummer H2 layoffs</category><category>Hummer H3</category><category>Hummer layoffs</category><category>Hummer production</category><category>HummerH1</category><category>HummerH2</category><category>HummerH2Layoffs</category><category>HummerH3</category><category>HummerLayoffs</category><category>HummerProduction</category><category>Humvee</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Tutor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soldiers need a better HUMMER]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/" rel="tag">Work</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><p><a href="http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/1595"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/10/hmmwv-dvic369.jpg" id="vimage_1" /></a>It's been called HMMWV, the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, Humvee for short, or HUMMER for civilian use, but it's been twenty years since DoD chassis M998 was put into service, and the Pentagon wants something new. </p>
<p>The Humvee slowly found its way into the civilian market when celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger began purchasing them for personal use, and the brand was bought from AM General by General Motors in 1999. GM recently took the Hummer H1 off the civilian market, replaced by the more modern and (comparatively speaking) more efficient and roadworthy H2. Now the Pentagon wants part of the action again with a new Humvee 30-40% lighter, more fuel efficient and with better armor to protect our troops.</p>
<p>AM General and GM are not currently competing for the DoD tender, but Navistar International (with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2005/05/01/international-cxt-reviewed/">CXT</a>) and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin are in the running.</p>
<p>The Humvee originally gained its fame on CNN during the first Iraq war, several years after it was put into service. Since then, new technologies - including vitals like drivetrain and lightweight/high-strength construction materials - have been developed that could prove useful on the battlefield. </p>
<p>[Source: Edmunds Straightline]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/">Soldiers need a better HUMMER</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.edmunds.com/Straightline/1595>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/681366/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/08/soldiers-need-a-better-hummer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>am general</category><category>AmGeneral</category><category>contract</category><category>general motors</category><category>GeneralMotors</category><category>gm</category><category>hmmwv</category><category>hummer</category><category>humvee</category><category>new</category><category>tender</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 18:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMUV military-grade 4x4 being developed by JCB]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a></p><a href="http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/201952/dig_this_jcbs_topsecret_4x4.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/07/picbig1419.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br /><br />You might remember <a href="http://www.jcb.com/">JCB</a> as the construction equipment manufacturer attempting to set the diesel land speed world with its oil-burning <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/04/21/diesel-land-speed-record-car-based-on-construction-machinery/">Dieselmax H1</a>, which just happened to make its <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/07/26/diesel-land-speed-record-car-makes-its-first-run/ ">first run</a> last weekend. Its other project is this Hummer-dwarfing off-roader called the HMUV, for High Mobility Utility Vehicle. JCB has recruited a team of professionals to design and sell the 6.7-liter HMUV, including former Land Rover managing director Mathew Taylor who will head up sales and marketing for the HMUV. While not originally intended as a roadgoing vehicle, the HMUV could reportedly be sold to private owners using a commercial version of the 4.4-liter diesel engine being tested in the Dieselmax H1. For military use, however, the HMUV can be ordered either as a pickup or fully-enclosed people carrier. <br /><br />[Source: AutoExpress]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/">HMUV military-grade 4x4 being developed by JCB</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/201952/dig_this_jcbs_topsecret_4x4.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/647473/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/27/hmuv-military-grade-4x4-being-developed-by-jcb/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>construction</category><category>Dieselmax</category><category>HMUV</category><category>HUMMER</category><category>Humvee</category><category>JCB</category><category>military</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owning a HUMMER has never been so sweet]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><a href="http://www.luxist.com/2006/06/30/a-hummer-made-of-candy/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/candy-hummer-closeup.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Even if a HUMMER is not a sweet sight for a lot of folks, this post from sibling site <a href="http://www.luxist.com">Luxist</a> is almost guaranteed to bring a smile. Artist <a href="http://www.heidihesse.com/">Heidi Hesse</a> 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 candy to children during the recent wars. <br /><br />While there's limited information on the gumball, steel, and wire mesh creation itself, it is currently on display at the MOCA Tucson in Arizona. <br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.omgblog.com/">OMG</a> via <a href="http://www.luxist.com">Luxist</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/">Owning a HUMMER has never been so sweet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:08:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.luxist.com/2006/06/30/a-hummer-made-of-candy/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/638792/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/01/owning-a-hummer-has-never-been-so-sweet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gumballs</category><category>H1</category><category>Heidi Heiss</category><category>HeidiHeiss</category><category>Humvee</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel Arellano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2006 18:08:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spray-in bedliners saving American military lives]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/aftermarket/" rel="tag">Aftermarket</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/" rel="tag">Technology</a></p><p><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/BUSINESS01/606080306/1014"><img id="vimage_1" alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/spray-in-bedliner-resized.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p>
<p>Spray-in bedliners? They're not just for pickups anymore. The U.S. military has begun working with Line-X and Rhino Linings to coat entire buildings and vehicles in the durable black stuff - including the Pentagon, bulletproof vests, and Humvees. The companies have found alternative uses for their polyurethane coatings before - Disneyland rides, anti-spill ground cover under oil tanks, and so on... but this is the first time we can recall learning of its use for the military.</p>
<p>According to the Detroit Free Press, the 9/11 attacks brought the military to their doors, as the spray-on goo is capable of "reducing the disintegration of bricks or concrete into deadly flying fragments in a bombing or other attack."</p>
<p>Let's hear it for creative repurposing!</p>
<p>[Sources: Detroit Free Press; Appearance Plus]</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/">Spray-in bedliners saving American military lives</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/BUSINESS01/606080306/1014>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/631066/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/08/spray-in-bedliners-saving-lives/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bedliner</category><category>bulletproof vest</category><category>BulletproofVest</category><category>Humvee</category><category>Line-X</category><category>Pentagon</category><category>Rhino Liner</category><category>Rhino Linings</category><category>RhinoLiner</category><category>RhinoLinings</category><category>Spray-in</category><category>truck bed</category><category>TruckBed</category><category>U.S. Military</category><category>U.s.Military</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Paukert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hummer H1 retires from duty next month]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-05-12-h1_x.htm"><img width="450" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="279" border="o" align="top" src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/05/h1-large.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /><br />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.<br /><br />Back then the Hummer was sold by AM General, the original developer and producer of the military version called the Humvee. To this day AM General produces both the military and civilian versions of the Hummer in its Mishawaka, Indiana plant, though it sold the marketing rights for the civilian version to GM in 1999. Since then it's also been contracted to produce the smaller Hummer H2 for General Motors. <br /><br />AM General will not dismiss any of its workforce because of GM's decision to cancel the H1, but will most likely switch those workers over to production of the military version. The market for the military version seems to be pretty bullish right now, anyway.<br /><br />[Source: USA Today]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/">Hummer H1 retires from duty next month</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 13 May 2006 00:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2006-05-12-h1_x.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/617959/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/13/hummer-h1-retires-from-duty-next-month/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AM General</category><category>AmGeneral</category><category>civilian</category><category>H1</category><category>H2</category><category>H3</category><category>Humvee</category><category>military</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2006 00:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hummer H1 could be headed towards retirement]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/carbuying/" rel="tag">Car Buying</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hummer/" rel="tag">Hummer</a></p><a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/AUTO01/604300342/1148/rss25"><img height="225"alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/04/X06HM_H1001.jpg" width="450" align="top" vspace="4"border="0" /></a><br /><br />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 price tag and fuel mileagethat barely breaks into double digits mean the H1's days might be numbered.<br /><br />The H3, Hummer'ssmallest model, has quickly risen to become the brand's most popular model, which indicates Hummer could beheaded further down market with another smaller, more fuel efficient model. Martin Walsh, Hummer's new generalmanager, reassures the <ahref="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/AUTO01/604300342/1148/rss25">Detroit News</a> that thebrand will not resort to car-based crossovers like Jeep has done. Was that a diss? We think it was.<br /><br />[Source:The Detroit News]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/">Hummer H1 could be headed towards retirement</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 01 May 2006 08:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060430/AUTO01/604300342/1148/rss25>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/613538/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/hummer-h1-could-be-headed-towards-retirment/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>H1</category><category>H2</category><category>H3</category><category>Humvee</category><category>military</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Neff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 08:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When a Hummer just won't cut it, think Force Protection]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/suvs/" rel="tag">SUV</a></p><p><a href="http://www.forceprotection.net/models/cougar/"><img alt="" hspace="4"src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/03/cougar.jpg" vspace="4" border="1" /></a><br /><br />The svelte 4x4 picturedabove is Force Protection's <a href="http://www.forceprotection.net/models/cougar/">Cougar</a>, a "mediummine-protected vehicle" that makes a Humvee look, um, <em>delicate</em>.<br /><br />The massive vehicle is nearly20 feet long and over 8 feet wide, and has a curb weight of 15 tons. Motivated by a 330 hp&nbsp;Caterpillar diesel, theCougar seats up to ten passengers, and everyone gets a four-point harness.<br /><br />You just know that someone,somewhere is planning a candy-apple-red customized Cougar with another five tons worth of subwoofer's for SEMA. Don'tsay we didn't warn you.<br /><br />(Thanks for the tip, Finished.Law.School!)</p>
<p>[Source: Force Protection]<br /></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/">When a Hummer just won't cut it, think Force Protection</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.forceprotection.net/models/cougar/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/596717/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/03/06/when-a-hummer-just-wont-cut-it/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cougar</category><category>force protection</category><category>ForceProtection</category><category>hummer</category><category>humvee</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuart Waterman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>