There are three flavors of Hummers out there.
Hummer
Hummer 2
Hummer 3
The original Hummer was manufactured by AM General which was a
division of AMC/Jeep. Through marketing arrangements and such they
allowed GM to sell the civilianized version of the Hummer (which I
believe had a diesel in it)
It also allowed GM to manufacture and produce the variations called
Hummer 2 and Hummer 3 (I think) which were based on civilian frames
etc. (The Tahoe) Some were manufactured where I grew up in
Shreveport LA GM Plant which made the S-10/Canyon (Hummer 3).
The terminator was one of the first to popularize the original Hummer
during Desert Storm.
If you have ever driven one, (I have) they are big honking vehicles
and not all that comfortable. I am sure they spruced it up for the
civilian market, but I would not be interested. It was made for off
road use (I have had it in the woods and it is great there, can do
almost a vertical climb.) as I said has a wide track and sits very
high. But it is not economical.
Read the wikipedia article and then look at the GM site and the AM
General site for more info.
The Hummer was always a rich boys toy, and may I add owning one was a
statement of masculinity (Sorry Terminator.)
Stewart
At 12:24 PM 2/21/2009, you wrote:
As far as I know, for many years the "Hummers" sold to the public
are just Chevy Tahoes with an extra heavy, super unaerodynamic body.
I've actually read that the #1 complaint from Hummer owners
is........can you guess?
Poor gas mileage!
DUH?
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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