Hummer Road Tests Articles

4x4 SUV Comparison: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Land Rover LR2, Nissan Xterra, and Toyota FJ Cruiser

Three Days in the Valley: Hunger, Death, and the Search for the Most Capable, Least Compromised Off-Roader more

First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T

Yell the word "Hummer" in a crowded room of auto enthusiasts and you're likely to get strong reactions-some focused on big-truck more

Truck Trend's Best in Class 2008: Hardcore 4x4

If there's one segment that creates the most debate (a polite term) among our judges, it's this one. Jeep has many advocates with its basic technology and long 4x4 history, as well as its impressive Rubicon off-road package. more

Ultimate: This The Next Hummer?

On February 8, the military issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to suppliers, soliciting concepts for a new Joint Light Tactical family of Vehicles (JLTVs). The proposed vehicles with companion trailers are to be capable of performing multiple mission roles to provide protected, sustained, networke more

Ultimate: Is this The Next Hummer?

On February 8, the military issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to suppliers, soliciting concepts for a new Joint Light Tactical family of Vehicles (JLTVs). more

Newcomer: 2008 Hummer H2

If there's one sport/utility that people either love or hate (and there's no middle ground), the Hummer H2 is it. more

First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T prototype

Broken-Down Mule: Driving, testing, and breaking Hummer H3T development mules off-road more

Road Test: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha

Sally Bottke is one of those special gearheads whose eyes light up and voice quivers with excitement any time the subject of high-performance pops up in conversation. more

Truck Trend's Second Annual Ultimate 4x4 Challenge

Tow straps--check. Fix-a-Flat: half a dozen cans...where's that portable air compressor? Water? A couple cases should do the trick, and don't forget a case of sport drinks, a box of energy bars, and the first-aid kit. more

First Test: 2006 Hummer H3

The baby Hummer offers a design consistent with the larger H2--so much so that it tends to be invisible when driving around town and not get nearly as many gawks the H2 once did. more

Ultimate: Monster Towing

In his 33 years of recovering vehicles from the most unimaginable situations, John Miller has seen everything--and has never failed to rescue a stuck traveler. more

Road Test: 2006 Alpha Hummer H1

Any current H1 owner knows there's always plenty of time to enjoy the scenery--highway travel taxes this SUV. The 6.5-liter turbodiesel V-8 with 205 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque just doesn't cut it for moving anywhere quickly. Now, that's changed. more

First Look: 2006 Hummer H1 Alpha

Hummer gets a performance badge. That's right--the vehicle synonymous with heavy-duty capability (not to mention tremendous weight) will get an option package, making it the premiere power performer of the line. more

Exclusive: International Commercial Extreme Truck

Simply the Biggest: Remember that big yellow Tonka truck you got on your eighth birthday--the one you banged around in the backyard like it was indestructible? The International Commercial Extreme Truck (CXT) is here more

Road Test: The Hummer Academy

Rolling its military utility-vehicle counterparts through Afghanistan and Iraq hasn't done enough to burnish the image of General Motors' Hummer division. more

Exclusive First Drive: 2006 Hummer H3

If the Hummer H2 is the baby Hummer (compared with the H1), what should the much smaller, midsize H3 be called? more

The Ultimate 4x4 Challenge: Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, Hummer H1, Range Rover HSE, M-B G55 AMG, Lexus GX 470, Nissan Titan, Hummer H2 SUT

There's something about a barroom brawl that we like. The easiest way to choose a clear winner is to look for the last guy standing. more

First Drive: 2005 Hummer H2 SUT

Since its intro for 2003, the Hummer H2 has wowed the weekend GI Joe and Jane set with its battlefield DNA and three-day-pass demeanor. more

First Drive: 2005 Hummer H2 SUT

First came the highly anticipated H2 SUV, and now comes the SUT. more

Road Test: SmarTruck III

You say the Ford Excursion and Hummer H1 are too small? The heavy-truck folks at International may soon have just the thing. more

Road Test: 1999 AM General Hummer

In the 1980s, AM General, experienced in developing military vehicles, delivered a unique truck to the government that could ascend a 60-percent concrete slope fully loaded (3200-4300-pound payload), maintain 16 inches of clearance laden, traverse a 40-percent slope, climb a 22-inch vertical obstacl more

Road Test: 2003 Lingenfelter Hummer H2

They're everywhere. Wherever you turn, you're almost guaranteed to see a new Hummer H2 cruising down the street or bounding over boulders. We, too, like the H2--so much so that we flogged one on a colossal drive from the Arctic Ocean to Key West, Florida. more

2003 SVC Hummer H2

Over the top, with style more

Extreme Road Test - 2003 Hummer H2: Leg 2, Day 8

After five hours and 45 minutes of log-like sleep, we were actually feeling relatively good, but ... more

Extreme Road Test - 2003 Hummer H2: Leg 2, Day 7

The plan was to crash for three hour's sleep, wake up at 2 a.m., and get an early jump on the day... more