Off Road News

We’ve seen Hummers with flames in the past – but this Hummer’s job is to put them out! The Bridge City, TX fire department utilizes a modified Hummer H1 in order to reach some places in their coverage area. As you can see from the pictures – they also like …

Since first entering the competition in 1993 team Hummer has had unprecedented success, winning 9 out of the last 13 years. This year they hope to again hold high honors. Thanks to the recent hurricane season, the southern-most portion of the race will be even tougher this year. Small creeks …

The world renowned racer that has operated racing teams in almost every tier one racing program is once again in the seat of a Hummer. Well, it looks like a Hummer anyway. Robby Gordon will be piloting an off-road vehicle based on the H3 and sponsored by Hummer. The vehicle …

An import dealer in Tampa, Florida is hoping that their new website, crusheverything.com, helps build awareness and sales. The website features video of a Hummer H2 hitting and crushing things like a china cabinet, a port-a-john, and a vending machine. Interesting video — and not something you see everyday from …

GM’s new Hummer H3 plant just added a new continent to export to: Australia. Around mid-2007 is when the right-side-driving Hummer H3 will make its consumer debut in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. “Hummer’s pedigree is ideally suited to Australia’s diverse and challenging off-road environments. Given the H3’s midsize proportions, …

With the release of the H2 in 2002, Hummer created much more than just a powerful SUV. It created a community of like-minded, successful folks that enjoyed having a niche vehicle — very similar to the community of Corvette owners. Boasting more than 200,000 posts, one of the most popular …

Many online forum and blog-goers often ask, “Does anyone in Detroit actually read any comments by actual owners online?” Well that question was answered recently on GM’s Fastlane Blog when Ed Welborn, the VP of Global Design at GM, recently took time to thank everyone for their comments on a …

The Showdown in the Desert is normally a grueling 89 one-mile laps in the Las Vegas desert, but torrential downpours forced race officials to adopt a “Grand Prix” style finish whereby every classes’ last lap would occur once the first overall finisher crossed the finish line. It forced all the …

Humvees are made to blend into the environment they’ll be working in. I remember in the early 90’s seeing the stock-piled Humvees at the plant go from feilds of green camo to a uniform desert sand color. (Real desert sand, not GM’s H2 color ‘desert sand’ – which was greenish?) …

To travel the rough terrain in the Middle East, CNN has two Hummers that transport cameramen and correspondents to war-torn areas. The vehicles were purchased in Kuwait a few years back, and now after several tours of duty, one of the Hummers has been selected to be renovated on TLC’s …

Unfortunately, the Humvee is not light and could be stronger when faced with road-side bombs and RPGs. Thus, the military is looking for the next mode of transportation where these situations are common. The Pentagon is calling for a Humvee that is, “30-40% lighter, more fuel efficient and with better …