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GSequoia
May 12th, 2006, 14:51
No.. This isn't porn...

GM has announced that they are going to kill the H1.

http://www.nbc4.tv/automotive/9207353/detail.html

[quote=Story Linked]The Hummer H1, a hulking, gas-guzzling status symbol that has attracted celebrities and off-road enthusiasts, has reached the end of its road.[/img]

Umm... I thoguth the H1 was a diesel guzzeling rig?
IXNAYXJ
May 12th, 2006, 14:59
I thought this was going to be how wedding cake was the last thing your wife put in her mouth. :D

RIP HMMWV

-----Matt-----
RichP
May 12th, 2006, 15:04
Thats strange, if AM general decides to sell them to the public what GM gonna do. What suprises me is that the crummy ones, H2 and 3 are made at the AMG plant.... was looking at an H1 the other day, dealers right across the street from where I work, jeep dealer 4 dealers down the road, MB between, it's a white 02 pickup config and still going for $80K, immaculate with 20K on the clock but still $80,000 bucks, sheesh....thats three loaded rubicons, two shorties and an unlimited.

They mention 10mpg, now the one I drove for almost 5 years was a diesel, got close to 30mpg on convoys from nj to ft drum ny. Guess the civvy ones are pigs.
bjoehandley
May 13th, 2006, 09:26
I wonder if AMG is going to focus on military only Humvee production then, plus it looks like GM is doing something about it's gas gussler "problem".
casm
May 13th, 2006, 11:01
They mention 10mpg, now the one I drove for almost 5 years was a diesel, got close to 30mpg on convoys from nj to ft drum ny. Guess the civvy ones are pigs.

I think they're measuring the gas-engined vehicles in that (I note they don't even mention that there are diesel Hummers) - I got to drive an H1 Alpha with the Duramax in it last August, and IIRC we averaged around 20mpg in mixed town / freeway / light trail driving. Not phenomenal, but damn good for an 8000lb. vehicle.
IcedXJ
May 13th, 2006, 11:16
They should cancel the H2 and H3....I have no issue with the H1 it is an actual 4x4....the other ones are shit...
w_howey
May 15th, 2006, 13:29
Hmm, Fleet CAFE is a bitch, huh??

Takes a lot of Evio/Cobalt sales to even out that kind of MPG.
ZachMan
May 15th, 2006, 13:31
Yeap, they went form $60kish to $125k+ in 10 years..just too low of sales.
Dirk Pitt
May 15th, 2006, 20:22
The H4 program is back online now...

This one is targeted at the Wrangler.
mylt1
May 16th, 2006, 07:34
the spokes woman for hummer said they want at least 10 models but they know they will never be a mainstreem truck. first i have heard about the H1.