Overview & Reviews

Few vehicles are as instantly recognizable as a Hummer SUV. Unapologetically boxy and impossibly wide, these rugged vehicles were originally built for military use, and it shows. For Hummer aficionados, the fact that these mammoth rock-crawlers are tank-like both in appearance and nature is a selling point, not a flaw. Go to a Hummer dealer and all you'll see are SUVs. There is no such thing as a Hummer car, at least not yet.

The Hummer brand can actually trace its roots back to another military icon -- the Jeep. Designed by the Willys-Overland company in the 1940s, the Jeep became so popular that when Henry J. Kaiser purchased the Willys-Overland company in 1953, the name was changed to Kaiser-Jeep. In 1970, American Motors bought Kaiser-Jeep and renamed it the Jeep Corporation. At that point, Jeep was producing vehicles through two divisions: the Commercial Products division in Toledo, Ohio, and the Government Products division in South Bend, Indiana.

A year later, the Government Products division was spun off as a wholly owned subsidiary known as AM General. In the early 1980s, the company, now owned by the LTV Corporation, designed a vehicle to compete for a contract offered by the U.S. Army. Called the High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee, as it came to be known), it was designed to serve as the military's main light tactical vehicle. AM General won a 1983 production contract (the first of many with the U.S. Army) that required the delivery of 55,000 vehicles over a five-year period.

AM General's Humvees distinguished themselves in active duty during the Persian Gulf War in the early '90s. The vehicle's wartime prowess garnered a great deal of positive publicity, and not just within military circles. As a result, AM General (now under the ownership of the Renco Group) decided to introduce a civilian version of the Humvee, dubbed the Hummer, in 1992. In 1999, General Motors bought the rights to the Hummer brand name and became responsible for the development, marketing and distribution of future Hummer SUVs.

The original Hummer, called the H1, was sold for a few years as the brand's flagship vehicle. Production ended after 2006, but Hummer has been expanding its vehicle lineup to include vehicles that still possess the Hummer bravado but with more civilized road manners.

User Reviews:

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  10 - 2004 Hummer H2
  By sangita - November 23 - 2:00 am

  great ride,comfort,view,luxury and SAFER than any other vehicles on the road.

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  HUMMER H2 - 2004 Hummer H2
  By R ROCCO - November 22 - 2:00 am

  I LOVE MY HUMMER. IT IS SAFE, DRIVES GREAT. MILAGE IMPROVES AFTER BREAK IN. CAN HAUL ABOUT ANYTHING.

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  Bummer Hummer H2 - 2003 Hummer H2
  By hummerh2 - November 20 - 2:00 am

  Whatever you do, DONT buy a Hummer H2! We did and are we ever sorry now.

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  G-Unit - 2004 Hummer H1
  By Phillip Acero - November 19 - 2:00 am

  Are you kidding. This SUV is the best ever made. It is very tough and reliable!!

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  Family Vehicle - 2003 Hummer H2
  By Edwsilver - November 19 - 2:00 am

  We have driven this vehicle from Denver to Vermont and back. It was comfortable and fun to drive. We enjoy showing it off and look forward to driving it in the Rocky Mountains this winter.

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  MOSTLY HAPPY - 2003 Hummer H2
  By LPACHECO1 - November 14 - 2:00 am

  MOSTLY SATISFIED WITH MY PURCHASE OF THE 2003 HUMMER 2, PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2003. HOWEVER ALREADY GETTING A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR PART OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, NOISE LEVEL FROM WIND SEEMS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY LOUD COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA. ALSO REAR WINDOW ALMOST SEEMS LOOSE. P.S. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS VEHICLE 4 WHEELING EITHER, PRETTY MUCH BABIED. OTHER THAN THOSE ISSUES, VEHICLE IS GREAT TO DRIVE.

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  its more than expected - 2003 Hummer H2
  By jgraber - November 8 - 2:00 am

  There is nothing else like it. If your looking for fuel mileage buy a toy one. If you are looking for the ultimate on/off road vehicle, buy one. Its a UAV not a suv. Urban Assault Vehicle.

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  Hummer - 2003 Hummer H1
  By OR Romeo - November 5 - 2:00 am

  The H1 Hummer is a vehicle which will go just about anywhere. The best part about this vehicle is that it has independent suspension on all four wheels, unlike the H2 hummer which has only front independent suspesion and it has a solid rear axle. This is what makes H2 so different from the H1 hummer.

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  AWESOME - 2003 Hummer H2
  By CHARLIE - November 5 - 2:00 am

  THIS HAS TO DATE BEEN ONE OF THE SHARPEST VEHICLES IVE EVER OWNED. NOT ONLY SHARP TO LOOK AT, BUT A PLEASURE TO DRIVE. THE POWER ALONE, MAKES MY FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 SEEM LIKE A 4CYL. HANDLING IS PRETTY IMPRESIVE. I HAVE YET TO OFFROAD THE VEHICLE, BUT MY DEALER HAD AN OFFROAD EVENT AND FRIENDS SAID THAT THE H2S STOOD PRETTY GOOD UP TO THE H1S. I GIVE IT 2 THUMBS UP!!!

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  Hummer - 2006 Hummer H3
  By Kevin - November 3 - 5:23 am

  It has been one of the better purcases I have ever made. Plenty of room and power. I highly recommend this to anyone. Great off-road and great in the city. It turns heads wherever I go.