Hummer Stock Images – Trucks and SUVs

The Hummer is an iconic brand of trucks and SUVs originally derived from the legendary military Humvee. This four-wheel drive light truck reached the U.S car market in 1992 when AM General began selling a civilian version of the M998 Humvee. In 1998, GM purchased the brand name and started marketing three vehicles under the Hummer brand – the Hummer H1, based on the Humvee military light truck, and the H2 and H3 models based on smaller GM platforms.

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Hummer vehicles ruled the road during the turn of the century, but by 2008, these gas guzzlers were quickly going out of favour. Hit by a serious sales slump, the GM management initially placed the Hummer brand under review. However, instead of transferring Hummer to the Motors Liquidation Company as part of GM bankruptcy, the company started looking for a serious buyer for the brand.

In 2009, a Chinese vehicle manufacturer called Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company announced its interest in acquiring Hummer for a reported $150 million. The deal didn’t come through, and GM continued to retain Hummer.

In 2010, General Motors announced it would begin dismantling the Hummer brand and Hummer dealerships began shutting down. The last H3 rolled off the Hummer line at Shreveport, Louisiana on May 24, 2010.

Hummer Vehicle Line-up

Hummer H2

Hummer H3

Hummer H1

The first vehicle off the Hummer line, the Hummer H1 is a beefy and unconventional front-mid engine, four-wheel-drive light truck based on the legendary Humvee all terrain military vehicle. This larger than life truck, hugely popular with Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes alike after Operation Desert Storm, was produced from 1992 through 2006.

Initially named the Hummer, it was renamed Hummer H1 after GM bought marketing rights from AM General, the makers of the Humvee, under a 1999 deal.

The Hummer H1 was nearly 3 feet wider than a compact car, weighed more than two midsize family cars, and came with either a three speed or a four speed automatic transmission.

Most Hummer H1s were powered by a 6.2 or 6.5 liter V8 diesel or turbo diesel engine. A 5.7-liter gasoline engine was available as well but proved to be underpowered. An on-board tire-inflation system allowed Hummer tires to release air for serious off-roading on steep inclines and then pump back the air for normal on-road performance.

The Hummer H1 was really not the best city commute on any count. It took all of 60 seconds for the truck to hit 0-60-mph, and city parking was always a nightmare. The interiors, designed for soldiers, were anything but luxurious, and this Hummer came with ridiculously small seats. With prices touching $100,000, most macho minded city dwellers started moving away towards more affordable alternatives.

GM stopped marketing the H1 in the 2006 model year.

Hummer H2

Slimmer than the Hummer H1, the Hummer H2 was longer, taller, and thankfully lighter, with room for up to seven – a more affordable version of the Hummer H1, and obviously more suitable for the daily city commute. The Hummer H2 also had the distinction of being the only Hummer with the badge “HUMMER” on the grille.

The Hummer H2 was initially powered by a 6.0Liter 325 hp V8 mated to a 4 speed transmission, which was replaced in 2008 by a more powerful 6.2Liter 393 hp V8 mated to a 6-speed transmission.

In 2008, with a base MSRP of $53,286, Hummer H2 sales started nose-diving.

Hummer H3

Launched in 2005, the Hummer H3 was the smallest of the Hummers. The H3 was based on the Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon pickup truck platform. It was also the only Hummer built by GM, available either as a traditional midsize SUV or a midsize pickup known as the H3T.

The H3 came with a two-speed full-time four-wheel drive system for both on-road and off-road driving. Electronic locking front and rear differentials were optional.

Electronic stability control, anti-lock four-wheel disc brakes, brake-controlled traction control, LATCH child-seat anchors, and tire-pressure monitoring were standard features on the H3. Side-curtain airbags were optional until 2008.

The last Hummer to roll off the line at the GM Shreveport plant on May 24, 2010 was a Hummer H3T.

Hummer Sales and Special Offers

Though GM ended Hummer sales in 2010, thousands of pre-owned Hummers are still available with U S dealerships, with various finance offers.

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