HUMMERS?

[LuS1fer]

Clarkson loved the H2, surprisingly. It's a reasonable alternative to the more common 4x4s.

As for H1s, give me strength, if ever there was a substitute for a small dick, it's one of those futile lorries.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Ed. said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

Just come across this.H2 and H3 share nothing in common what so ever with the military versions.The miltary versions are very wide due to the heavy duty chassis and load bed which is used for a variety of purposes.Mainly the installation of weapons.I.e .50 cal, M40 grenade launcher,TOW and Javeline missile systems.They dont drive like the civvy counterparts.They are very noisy in comparrison having driven a fair few.Early ones were fitted with the 6.2 diesel later moving on to the 6.5ltr.They are very cramped inside for the driver and passengers,despite the size.The driver and passengers sit in small compartments either side of the load bed.

Weren't they meant to be wide enough to drive in tracks left by tanks?
Also H3 is based on midsize chevy pickup running gear only with extra weight, hence the reason it is now available with 5.3 V8.

The original design brief for the Hummer H1 was the replacement of three vehicles with one.The AMG M151A2 MUTT the M1028 and M1029.Two companys Teledyne,and AMG submitted there final plans in the late 70,s with AM General being the final winner.The Teledyne vehicle was very similar in design to the AM model.The first Vehicles entered sevice in mid 1985.

[ParkLane]

The H3 has been designed to be a pretty capable off road vehicle (more so than the H2), with a low ratio gearbox, optional locking differential and switchable stability control. It's becoming popular with off road day trip types in the states.

We now have a right hand drive H3 in the showroom (3.7 5 cylinder engine), available from £26495. Customer cars will be available for delivery from September.

Drop me an email if you would like any details.

James

[LuS1fer]

Weirdly, there was a white H2 outside work today. First i've seen. Dosn't really have any great road presence although being white probably didn't help - not exactly a rugged 4x4 colour, more a cruising down the High St at night colour.