We knew it was going to be a good party, but we didn’t know it was going to be THIS good. GM brought out the star power to the second annual GM Style event, which kicks off the press preview to the Detroit Auto Show. Mary J. Blige, Maroon 5, …
Read More »HUMMER at NAIAS – Detroit Auto Show Preview
There’s only one reason brave the streets of Detroit in January – the North American International Auto Show – or as most people call it, the Detroit Auto Show. With over 6000 press expected to attend this weekend, it’s one of the most popular venues automakers use to announce new …
Read More »Newly Released Team HUMMER Baja Video
Here is some new footage of Team HUMMER barreling through the Baja peninsula, narrowly dodging awestruck locals, during the 2007 SCORE International Baja 1000. You’d think that they may have signs pointing the way to go, but hey, two guys frantically pointing in the middle of the road seem to …
Read More »HUMMER H3 Awarded “Best Car of 2007”
Piers Ward from Top Gear is giving the HUMMER H3 top honors by naming it the “Best Car of 2007.” However, Ward’s sole reason for naming the H3, is that “if you’ve got a blog to write, nothing else gives you as much to say as this car does. Or …
Read More »Buy a HUMMER, Let Freedom Ring
Mark Tapscott of The Examiner puts a different, somewhat refreshing, perspective in his latest review of the HUMMER H3: “Let me say up front that this review is less about the specifics of the 2008 H3 Alpha – a perfectly decent if odd-looking sport-utility vehicle – than the response this …
Read More »HUMMER Rolls Out Message of HOPE
HUMMER’s newest commercial focuses on a group that many people may not know about. HUMMER HOPE (Hummer Owners Prepared for Emergencies) is an organization of specially trained volunteers that assist the American Red Cross during disasters. HOPE members use their vehicles to carry critical personnel and supplies to areas that …
Read More »HUMMER Ranks Second (maybe First!) in J.D. Power’s Satisfaction Study
HUMMER is only surpassed by Lexus in new buyer satisfaction according to a survey by J.D. Power and Associates. The survey records new car buyers’ perceptions on dealership facilities, their sales consultant, finance process, delivery process, and vehicle price. HUMMER improved 21 points from the previous study in 2006, and …
Read More »Team Hummer Begins Final Preparations
The start of the Baja 1000 is now just a day away, and in the last couple weeks, Hummer has been putting the finishing touches on two new race trucks. The new Hummer H3 and Hummer H2 SUT race trucks started out like any other production trucks, then shipped off …
Read More »Jet Powered Hummer H3 runs on Veggie Oil, gets 60 mpg
Every aspect of SAE Energy’s new project Hummer H3 is groundbreaking – and put them all together, and it’s unheard of. Johnathan Goodwin, Co-Founder of SAE, is putting a 60,000 RPM, turbine, jet engine into an H3. Sounds impressive doesn’t it? But that’s not all. The new engine will run …
Read More »Q & A with Team Hummer captain Rod Hall
Last week at SEMA we went to the Mile Marker booth only to find out Team Hummer captain and off-road racing legend Rod Hall had left a day earlier. We still lucked into some autographed posters, but it would have been great to meet him in person. Even though we …
Read More »Hummer Showcases H2 Safari at 2007 SEMA Show
Monday is the official start of the 2007 SEMA show in Las Vegas, and the “Hummer H2 Safari Off Road” is one of two Hummer concepts on display. Hummer’s metal to glass ratio is a feature that many, for safety and aesthetic reasons, find appealing. But what do you do …
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