Hummer

Hummer Fuel Door For a Customized Look

Hummers are all about the bling or more specifically, the biggest and most rugged container on the road. Looking at the example military version, digit would never have predicted this development. But, once GM decided to move swing shiny paint on them, it became logical to plate out all of the accessory bits. Lately, the render entranceway has embellish digit of the favorite targets for chrome.

Chrome doors can be bought for almost all late-model pickups and SUVs. The Hummer render entranceway comes in plate from the factory. It is decorated with the hummer emblem, which is based on the wheel organisation of the military H1's self-inflating tires. This looks nice, and does the job for a lot of folks. But if the pushcart is rattling going to look custom, then it can't have the aforementioned digit as everyone else. Fortunately there are lots of companies out there selling equal doors.

Replacement doors come in digit varieties. One is the chromed plastic door. It has several advantages over the have door. Being plastic, it cannot corrode. It is also lighter in weight and much cheaper in price. The separate to the plastic Hummer render entranceway is that they can't rattling be locked, plastic is too easy to break. Billet render doors are the logical resolution to this problem. They can be had in plate or uncolored machined finish, with or without a lock. The machined billet look is nice, but is usually accompanied by equal of most another plate on the pushcart with billet replacements. This can be an pricey undertaking; the vendee should give it some thought and look at a few another trucks before proceeding.

Another interesting type of Hummer render entranceway is the recessed type. It is not actually a door, but a equal for the factory door. It is a plate cover that fills the recess for the render cap, accompanied by a sharp-looking plate render cap. The intention here is to give the container a little more off-road street cred, as it is very kindred to the render container found on Jeep Wranglers.

Modifying your Hummer, doesn't have to cost an limb and leg. After all, the container is not the most cost efficient container existence manufactured today but that is not why you bought one. However, action money is always a kindness for most people. Customizing the wheels will cost quite a taste but modifying the render entranceway is as inexpensive of an option that is available.

Hummer accessories can rattling add to the look of the container and a Hummer render entranceway is an inexpensive addition.

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2004 Hummer H1

2004 HUMMER H1: ONE OF A KIND
"Unique." "The original." "The world's premier off-road vehicle." There are many ways to describe the HUMMER H1. Also fitting is "cornerstone," since it's the foundation upon which the HUMMER sales growth is built.

"The H1 is what started it all for HUMMER," said Michael C. DiGiovanni, HUMMER general manager. "It's the vehicle that drew the interest of adventurous consumers across the nation, as well as the interest of GM. It offers superior off-road capabilities rugged enough for the Baja and powerful highway performance."

More power and plenty of poise
HUMMER H1 is powered by a retuned 6.5L, turbo-diesel V-8 engine that for 2004 delivers 205 horsepower (152 kw) at 3400 rpm and an impressive 440 lb.-ft. (596 Nm) of torque at 1800 rpm. That's 10 horsepower (7 kw) and 10 lb.-ft. (14 Nm) of torque more than the 2003 powerplant. Yet enhanced performance is only part of the engine's story. The retuning also enables the 6500 to meet the more stringent emission requirements starting in 2004. It's mated to GM's Hydra-Matic 4L80-E electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission. Over time, this transmission monitors the customer's driving technique and adjusts for driving style. The New Venture Gear Model 242 transfer case enables the driver to customize the drivetrain configurations to match virtually any terrain.

H1 has a four-wheel fully independent suspension system and variable-rate heavy-duty coil springs. The front suspension incorporates a large stabilizer bar to improve handling and reduce sway when cornering. The truck's four-channel ABS four-wheel power disc brakes are mounted inboard as a component of the axle assembly, making them less vulnerable to damage than conventional wheel-mounted components.

"There's still nothing else on the road today with the panache of the H1," said DiGiovanni. "No other SUV can match its off-road capability and no other SUV - and very few vehicles in general - have the attention-grabbing styling of the H1. It remains the foundation upon which to build the HUMMER future."

2008 HUMMER HX Concept

General Motors is known to have had its eye on the niche occupied by the Jeep Wrangler. And at the Detroit auto show next month, it may reveal more of its intentions to field a Wrangler competitor in the shape of the HUMMER HX concept.

The HX Concept, shown in sketches at a GM press event today, also embodies some of the off-road hallmarks of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. BUT GM says the design of the new HX concept is all HUMMER, even though it's the work of three new designers.

David Rojas, Min Young Kang, and Robert Jablonski are the artists GM assigned to envision a future off-road vehicle for the HUMMER brand. All three are graduates of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. The vehicle would have to evince HUMMER's off-road credentials while passing muster with Carl Zipfel, the director of the brand's design studio.

The resulting HX concept shares some elements with other HUMMER vehicles, like its flex-fuel-capable powertrain. But as the HX model is smaller and is a two-door vehicle, it has some stylistic touches uncommon to other HUMMER vehicles. The roof, for example, has removable panels and a removable rear roof that converts the HX from hardtop to an open-air vehicle with a short truck bed. The doors and fender flares are removable, too.

Stay tuned for more pictures and details on the HX concept as TheCarConnection.com covers the Detroit show debuts through January 15, 2008.

2007 Hummer Racing

HUMMER H3 Alpha and H3 first stock class vehicles to finish Baja.
Racing legend Rod Hall earns 19th career win in 40th Anniversary race
DETROIT – Team HUMMER once again demonstrated the inherent off-road capability of the HUMMER H3 as Rod, Josh and Chad Hall piloted their stock class H3 Alpha and H3 nearly 1,300 miles to become the first stock class vehicles to finish the 2007 SCORE International Baja 1000. The 2007 Baja 1000 marked the 40th anniversary of the grueling off-road race and covered 1,296.39 miles from Ensenada in Baja California to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Baja California Sur. It ran from November 13-15, 2007.

Team HUMMER races in the SCORE International full and mini stock classes which feature production-based vehicles with stock frames, stock suspension designs and production-based engines. With 18 entries, the 2007 race boasted the most stock class vehicles in the history of the 1000 and included models from seven different automakers.

As the only racer to have competed in a car or truck in all 40 Baja 1000 races, Team HUMMER owner Rod Hall marked his 40th race with a victory behind the wheel of his #760 stock mini class H3. Hall shared driving responsibilities in the race with his eldest son Josh Hall and business partner Mike Winkel. The trio piloted the vehicle to victory in 40:04:30 hours averaging a speed of 32.34 miles per hour. The H3 was the second stock class vehicle to cross the finish line.

The first stock class vehicle to cross the finish line was the #863 Team HUMMER H3 Alpha, piloted by Chad Hall and Sam Edgar. The team drove the H3 Alpha to a full stock class victory in its inaugural race, finishing in 36:27:25 hours and averaging a speed of 35.56 miles per hour.
Hall’s win marked his 19th career victory, continuing his record of the most wins of any driver in Baja 1000 history. It also marked Josh Hall’s fourth win at the 1000 and Chad’s sixth.

About HUMMER
HUMMER is a division of General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer, which employs about 321,000 people globally. HUMMER is one of the world's fastest growing truck brands, with a product line-up that consists of the H2, H2 SUT, H3, H3X and H3 Alpha. HUMMER models are available today in 37 countries around the globe.

First Drive: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha

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After two years of lion styling with housecat horsepower, Hummer’s runt of the litter finally gets a V-8 variant, dubbed the H3 Alpha. With 300 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque, the Alpha’s 5.3-liter V-8 is the mill the H3 should have had all along. Surprise, surprise—we like it better even though we still don’t love it.

Not Enough Power?

When Hummer introduced the H3, it was steadfast that its new baby had plenty of grunt, although we certainly wouldn’t have used that word to characterize the 220 horsepower of the original inline-five. Still, without admitting fault, the 3.5-liter was hastily bored to 3.7 liters for 2007—and horsepower rose to a still-not-enough 242. We kept bitching.

Why were we being so hard on it, GM wondered? Man, had anyone at the company driven it? On the road? Sorry for being so demanding, but we’ve never found 0-to-60 times in the mid-10-second range to be terribly stirring, especially in this day and age when there are SUVs that can be going a mile a minute from a dead stop in half that time. Granted, most of ’em aren’t worth much off-road, but still….

Is More Enough?

Turns out, even 300 horsepower under the H3’s chunky hood may not be enough. Sure, we were doing our on-road driving at more than a mile above sea level, on high-speed two-lanes between northern New Mexico’s noted (but fabulously unspoiled) Rock Garden off-road area and Durango, Colorado. But even with two aboard and no luggage, the Alpha’s 4900 pounds asked more of the wheezing OHV V-8 than it seemed willing to give. Backing that up is Hummer’s claim that the Alpha hits 60 mph in a just-okay 8.0 seconds. That’s slower than the much larger (albeit much more powerful) 2008 H2, which can hustle its 6650 pounds to 60 in a reasonably impressive 7.8 seconds with a 393-hp, 6.2-liter V-8 and six-speed automatic.

Much of the blame for the H3’s lackadaisical thrust can be attributed to the modest gear spread of the H3’s four-speed automatic, which was retained on account of insurmountable underhood packaging constraints. Hummer engineers admit—begrudgingly—that we’re going to be stuck with it until the next all-new H3 comes along, which won’t be happening any time this decade.

Making Room

Engineers Were Busy

Certainly, said engineers already had enough to do in their efforts to squeeze the longer, wider, and heavier small-block V-8 into the tight engine bay of the H3, designed as it was for the narrower inline-five. Thus, according to H3 chief engineer Lee Visci, parts of the front-of-dash panel had to be moved rearward, and the frame had to be modified so the engine mounting points could be accommodated and a new, heavier-duty cooling system could be installed. The transmission was modified to accommodate a larger-diameter torque converter, and the front anti-roll bar was beefed up to handle the 100 pounds of additional weight.

Packaging of the exhaust system and the application of 2009 emissions controls made it impossible for Visci’s team to achieve the same horsepower and torque figures for their version of the 5.3 as, say, those in other GM applications, such as the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado, where it makes 315 horsepower, or even the ’07 Hummer H2, where it produces 325. “We had to work very hard for that 300 figure,” Visci said. But she added that the team is very satisfied with the results of its efforts, which included a one-third increase in towing capacity to a now-credible 6000 pounds, as well as meeting the same safety standards (specifically for cabin intrusion in severe frontal collisions) as the inline-five model’s.

Off-Road Strength

The Good Part: Even Better Off-Road

Where the H3 Alpha proves nothing short of brilliant is where Hummers usually prove themselves: off-road. Indeed, off-road is where the Alpha’s combination of reasonable size; spectacular wheel articulation; uncanny approach, departure, and break-over angles; and, alas, effortless torque—multiplied by the 4.10 final drive and low-range transfer case—makes a strong case for itself. Climbing up and down the ancient mesas and ravines of the Rock Garden (some seriously gnarly stuff) was so easy a caveman—or even an automotive journalist, for that matter—could do it. Credit must also be issued to the traction enhancement provided by the locking rear differential, without which we might never have gotten out of some of the holes in which we found ourselves. That and the fact that we let most of the air out of our tires.

On the Right Track, but Not Quite There Yet

There on the bluffs, we noted the numerous bones thrown at comfort and style for the $39,260. (That’s $8565 more than a base H3, and the total rises to $43,730 with the H3X bling package.) The window switches are relocated to the door panels (standard across the H3 line), “Alpha” badges and embossments are applied here and there, and all the goodies that come with the normal H3’s Luxury and Chrome packages were made standard. Also added is a silver front bumper that meets new car-to-car crash standards.

Back on the highway, however, we yearned for something more. Yes, the revised steering system adds some much-needed precision to the H3’s straight-line demeanor. But we hoped for less road rumble and more exhaust burble at speed, and the on-road ride remains as brittle as ever, with no changes made to the rear leaf springs. And then there’s that pesky fuel-consumption problem.

We believe Hummer is on the right track with the H3 Alpha, but it would be much better with more gears and less weight. Perhaps when the smaller and potentially more nimble H4 hits the market in 2009 or so, Hummer will finally have a product that makes its drivers just as happy on the road as off.

BY STEVE SILER
caranddriver.com