Last Thursday, lead HUMMER designer Carl Zipfel took an hour out of his day for a chat on GMnext.com. We took him up on the opportunity – check out some of the highlights below:

Our friends at TopSpeed.com have released some sketches and info they’re claiming are details surrounding the predicted release of the HUMMER H4. TopSpeed reports the H4 will be available in 2 door or 4 door configurations, and offer a 3.7L or 4.2L engine. We think their claim that the HUMMER …

At a time when General Motors is preaching about ‘going green’ you don’t except one of the Vice Presidents of the company to say that global warming is a crock. The always outspoken Bob Lutz has once again undoubtedly sent the PR crew at General Motors into a frenzy after …

Cars.com is putting together all their knowledge from test drives, reviews, etc. to award this years Lifestyle Awards. The awards are designed to recognize the best vehicles in certain categories and that best suit individual needs of consumers. Under the ‘Play Car’ category, the “Best Car for Off Roaders” was …

We can’t blame FourWheeler.com for stretching out their time with the project HUMMER H3 Alpha they received courtesy of General Motors, but we can request they put their foot into the V8’s accelerator. Update number three comes as the FourWheeler takes the Alpha to an outside paint shop, as described …

Prior to the embargo-break-debacle that was last Friday, some of the lucky folks at HMR Magazine got to take some HUMMER H3T pre-production mules and put them through their paces. The HMR crew took the H3Ts to the High Sierras, and they liked what they saw. For those of you …

Rumors continue to swirl around the net about HUMMER’s likelihood to reintroduce the H1 model. Most are saying that if the H1 made a return, the model would be more successful if it were more like the H1’s earlier years – less creature comforts, more like a HUMVEE, and cost …

We’re still sticking to HUMMER H3T embargo, but the newest Truck Trend hit newsstands (early, by mistake) with some images of the newest HUMMER pickup truck. The HUMMER H3T is set to debut at the Chicago Auto show in a few weeks. So, for now, we’ll let the images speak …

Don’t get too excited, America – the HUMMER H3 diesel engine available in calendar year 2009 will only be available to international markets. HUMMER’s General Manager Martin Walsh says the diesel engine helps show HUMMER’s commitment to enhance fuel economy, which includes the use of biofuels. Walsh also suggested that …

General Motors has held onto its 77-year run of being the world’s largest automaker, barely edging out Toyota by about 3,000 units in 2007. GM’s global sales rose 3% to 9,369,524 compared to Toyota’s 6% rise to around 9,366,000 – that estimate coming from a Toyota spokesperson, with promise of …

For the second consecutive year, and third time in four years (see first and second), J.D. Power and Associates have named HUMMER.com #1 in usefulness to new-vehicle shoppers among automotive manufacturer websites, according to CNNmoney.com. Shoppers evaluate websites on four criteria: appearance, speed, navigation, and information/content. “HUMMER continues to set …