The Hummer by themselves are pretty formidable vehicles, but now GM plans on souping up the domesticated desert terrors even further by giving them even more powerful engines.
According to Autoweek:
The current 3.5-liter, five-cylinder in-line engine in the 4,700-pound H3 is rated at 220 hp. GM says the 2007 H3 coming in the fall will get a 3.7-liter version of the in-line five-cylinder engine. Horsepower will jump to 242.
Analysts are thinking that General Motors, the company behind the Hummer line of vehicles, may dump its TrailBlazers line by the year 2010 and offer consumers a Hummer H4 instead, which, according to analysts, would arrive at your local Hummer dealer by 2009.
GM has finally decided to unleash their Hummer H3x on an unsuspecting public — with a price tag of $38,065. Based on the H3 Street concept car shown at SEMA in 2005, the H3x can be purchased straight from the factory and onto your driveway.
So what’s so special about it? Autoblog knows:
People seeking a HUMMER H3 with a customized appearance, straight from the factory, can soon add a new H3x to their garages. The first H3x models will arrive in dealerships in the United States and Canada in August, with a price of $38,065. The H3x is based on the “H3 Street” concept vehicle shown at the automotive industry’s annual Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in November of 2005. It was created for consumers who want to make a personal style statement and differentiate themselves from other H3 owners.
HUMMER owners from 34 states and provinces the United States and Canada, as well as members of a Japan-based HUMMER owners’ club will converge June 19-23 in South Bend, Indiana – the home of AM General and the birthplace of the original HUMMER – for HUMMER Homecoming 2006.
Finally, I remembered that Youtube.com has a ton of commercials on it, and after a brief search, found that minute-long fantastic commercial with the Three Bears. It’s one of the best commercials out there, funny and cool at the same time. Check it out below:
Talk about intimidation!
A Texas Sheriff is apparently tired of getting outrun by the scum, so he’s commissioned GeigerCars in Europe to make him a 700-horsepower Hummer H2 Truck — with 28-inch rims just for kicks!
Check out this beast below. Damn, I love Texas!
So what exactly did they do?
Bad news for Hummer enthusiasts: the rising price of gas has resulted in the death of the Hummer H1 Truck. GM has announced that they will no longer be making the biggest Hummer of them all. Bummer.
Despite gas prices going through the roof on most parts of the U.S., it seems people still want their Hummers!
A story in the Wall Street Journal reports that the Hummer brand is still selling like hotcakes for GM, which sent out 3 times as many Hummers this year as in the previous one.
This definitely goes into the category of, “Why not?” as we introduce you to … the Hummer Golf Cart! No, I’m not kidding, and it’s called the “H3″:
The days of golf being the sedate preserve of stuffy toffs wearing check jumpers are over – nowadays, players prefer to rampage around the greens on bling golf carts, like this Mini Hummer.
