Hummer Guy

One fault of the traditional Humvee that no one will argue is its ability to be quiet and stealthy. That may all change soon, as the military has created a concept of a Hybrid Electric Humvee. The hybrid vehicle is heavier than a normal Humvee; it runs quiet on “electric prowl power” and can go 10 kilometers on battery power alone. One of the limitations of the vehicle is that it can’t ford a deep stream because the power-generating batteries are located low on the vehicle’s frame. The Hybrid Electric Humvee is being developed by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center in Warren, Mich. For more information, visit military.com.

A company called Urban Gorilla promises to make your 87 Suburban look like a brand new H1 — all for under 10 grand! Of course the off-road capabilities wouldn’t be there, but I bet most of their clientele doesn’t care. Something about it just seems wrong…but it doesn’t look that bad!

At least that’s what Autoweek said in a recent article. The Hummer H4 would keep the go-anywhere attitude, but would be the smallest Hummer on the market, and most likely the cheapest. As far as design goes, Autoweek’s source tells them “The main design factor is that any vehicle with a Hummer badge has to be the most capable off-road, period.” Only time will tell on this one — Hummer concepts have never exactly been a good prediction source. Anyone remember the H3T?

In response to the consumer shift to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles, GM is investing $20 million in its Shreveport plant which builds the Hummer H3. The investment will allow the plant to put out more vehicles in a shorter ammount of time — a good thing for those seeking hard-to-find option combinations.

Every few months Sewell Hummer of Dallas takes an off-road trip in order to promote the Hummer lifestyle with its existing customers. This past trip, Sewell Hummer of Dallas took their customers to the unique Greystone Castle. Navigating through 4000 acres of hill country, the trail winds up and down steep rocky slopes and even through a mud pit. In between off-road events, Sewell Hummer will conduct clinics on other hummer-like activities like fly-fishing and hunting.