Off Road News

The Dakar race lasts for 16 days and traverses nearly 6,000 miles of Africa’s wildest terrain. A Vatican newspaper calls it “the bloody race of irresponsibility;” understandably so, with nearly 50 deaths in the race’s 29 year history. According to The New York Times, that danger is part of Dakar’s …

Four Wheeler Magazine is the new owner of a 2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha, courtesy of General Motors. The H3 is a project vehicle that is undergoing heavy modification to increase its offroad prowess. After having the vehicle for a few weeks, they’ve decided to begin stage one. The first stage …

We’re always looking for new places to off-road, but we hadn’t thought about our neighborhood 7-Eleven. According to a Herold-Mail.com report, a HUMMER H3 “drifted” from a 7-Eleven parking lot while the store’s co-owner was behind the wheel. The vehicle ramped up on a trash can and broke through the …

HUMMER will unveil its newest concept, the HX, at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in January (AKA, the Detroit Auto Show). The design was the brainchild of three recent graduates of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI: David Rojas, Min Young Kang, and Robert Jablonski. Their …

What’s starting out as a stock 2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha will soon become whatever the folks at Four Wheeler Magazine can think up. HUMMER has provided the magazine with an H3 to undergo a “Four Wheeler Transformation.” “Right outta the box the H3 Alpha is an outstanding building platform and …

2007 marks the 40th Anniversary of the Baja 1000 off-road race, and two H3s from Team HUMMER were the first two stock class vehicles to cross the finish line. Both H3s, however, took first place in their respective classes (stock full and stock mini). The stock class requires vehicles use …

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 …

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 …

Each year since 1974, Four Wheeler magazine hosts a week-long competition among new or improved four wheel drive SUVs. This year, the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha came away with the top prize: Four Wheeler of the Year. In order to qualify to compete, each vehicle must be brand new or …

While Team Hummer is gearing up for the next Baja 1000 Race, they took a little time out to inspire one of this years showcase vehicles at the 2007 SEMA Show. The H3R is a rally/race inspired Hummer that stretches the limits of the word ‘stock’ when it comes to …

The two new race trucks Hummer is producing for the Baja race next month have now been torn apart, and are having roll cages installed. The entire interior is stripped from both Hummers to reduce mass. Then, racing seats from MasterCraft and special 5 point safety belts are installed. The …