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When an editorial is written on Slate.com (owned by the Washington Post), cites research from the University of California, Berkeley, and mentions HUMMERs – you can bet it it won’t be a glowing review of the brand’s unique styling and off-road prowess. Instead you’ll find obscure statistics that somehow suggest …

If there’s one thing the Chinese do well, it’s taking someone else’s idea and capitalizing on it in their anything-but capitalistic society. Chinese car manufactur Dongfeng, who already makes a Humvee knockoff, is rumored to be interested in producing a HUMMER HX lookalike. Below are some additional images provided by …

Update 5.28.2011: The following was posted on the Find Will Norton Facebook page late last night: “Everyone, tonight is a sad night for us. I’m sorry to tell you that Will was found but he was not alive. We are grieving deeply. It brightens our lives to know that even …

With the addition of our H3’s on-board air system, we not only opened up the possibility of re-filling our tires after a day of off-roading without limping at 16PSI to the nearest shady gas station, we also opened up the possibility of adding a new safety feature: Air Horns. OK, …

Over three million Americans currently drive vehicles produced by one of three brands General Motors decided to shut down in the last couple years: HUMMER, Saturn, and Pontiac. GM is hoping to transition these customers into vehicles it currently produces, but the Wall Street Journal is reporting nearly 70% of …

Jim Taylor was the last in a line of top HUMMER execs, and piloted the brand through it’s last two years in existance with General Motors. He understood what the brand was about, and had engaged directly with enthusiasts – including HummerGuy.net. According to a new interview with Edmunds.com, Taylor …

There are custom HUMMERs, and there are custom HUMMERs. We’re not talking about over-the-top chrome and TVs everywhere either. This is the one-of-a-kind HUMMER H3 Alpha that has been transformed into an off-road beast. We first saw some cell-phone pics of this bad boy about a year ago – and …

Perhaps the most discouraging thing about GM discontinuing the HUMMER brand lineup was losing the prospect of HX production, which would have become a HUMMER H4. Well you’re in luck if you’ve got a lot of cash, live in the E.U., and don’t mind the strange looks when you try …

Last March we covered Emily Miller, professional off-road racer for Rod Hall Racing and Team HUMMER, while competing in the Moroccan desert in a HUMMER H3 for the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles. A quick refresher on the event – women only, no GPS, no support crews, and 50+ checkpoints. Only …

I’ll admit it – when my fiancée was thumbing through the mail and she said, “You got something from HUMMER,” my first response was, “It’s probably an offer for $1000 off a Chevy.” Upon opening it, I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong. Enclosed was an offer of four complimentary …

Rod Hall Racing, formerly “Team HUMMER,” will be returning to this year’s Baja 1000 race with a HUMMER in their fleet. Rod Hall, Sam Edgar, and Emily Miller will all take turns behind the wheel of the #861 H1 in the Stock Full Class. Hall brothers Josh and Chad will …