Hummer H1 Discontinued !

[Porsha911gt3 8]

And to think the other day, I passed a dedicated HUMMER dealer up here in Rochester and was like holy sh!t I gotta visit there

Goodbye to gas-guzzling Hummer H1

Friday, May 12, 2006; Posted: 8:01 p.m. EDT (00:01 GMT)

DETROIT, Michigan (AP) -- The 2006 model year will be the last for the Hummer H1, the hulking, gas-guzzling status symbol that has attracted celebrities and off-road enthusiasts but has drawn the ire of environmentalists.

General Motors Corp. announced plans Friday for the H1, which is the foundation for the automaker's Hummer brand.

Based on the military's Humvee, the about 12,000 put on the road since 1992 defined the Hummer name.

"It's a reflection of where we're going with the Hummer brand," Hummer general manager Martin Walsh said of the decision. "The Hummer DNA still resides in the Humvee. ... It will always be the core from where we come."

GM expects the last H1s to be built next month.

Walsh said Hummer plans to focus on models with broader appeal instead of the niche-market H1.

Since taking over the Hummer name in 2000, GM has introduced the still hefty H2 and a midsize H3 sport utility vehicle.

The H1 gets about 10 miles per gallon, but Walsh said rising gas prices didn't factor into GM's decision. He noted that H1 buyers typically have been less sensitive about gas prices than most other drivers.

Auto analyst Erich Merkle with the Grand Rapids consulting company IRN Inc. said the decision fits with steps GM has taken to bring the Hummer brand to more mainstream drivers with the H2 and H3.

"They're going to continue moving Hummer in that direction," Merkle said. "It's a great brand. There is a lot that can be done with that in terms of leveraging its ruggedness and toughness."

Merkle added that the kind of drivers who buy the H1 don't worry about things like gas prices.

"It's really one of those over-the-top vehicles," Merkle said. "It doesn't really have much of a place in everyday society. You can't put it in the parking ramps. Parking spaces can't accommodate it."

The H1 attracted well-heeled drivers looking for a military-style vehicle with an intimidating stance.

For the 2006 model year, the H1 was offered as a high-performance H1 Alpha that costs about $130,000 to $140,000.

The vehicle first was marketed to the public as the Hummer in 1992 by AM General, which also makes the military version.

Under a 1999 deal, GM bought marketing rights to the Hummer name and called the vehicle the Hummer H1.

Hummers often have been associated with celebrities who owned them, such as actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

California's governor was AM General's first civilian customer, buying a custom-made conversion of the military model as well as civilian production models.

Last year, GM sold 374 H1s, down 16 percent from 447 in 2004.

AM General, which builds the H1, H2 and Humvee in Mishawaka, Indiana, said in a statement that it doesn't plan to cut any jobs as a result of the decision. GM said workers there were expected to be shifted to military production.

[Guest]

So then HUMMER is done huh. I like the H3, its decent, but the H2 is just a dressed up Tahoe(even shares the same frame). Nothing is like the H1 and thats the only HUMMER that has ever been made.

[Guest]

http://www.seriouswheels.com/2006/2006-Hum...s-1920x1440.htm

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Sorry, but the ONLY Hummer, will be the H1. Personal opinion only, i think all the other ones are uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly.

[Guest]

Sorry, but the ONLY Hummer, will be the H1. Personal opinion only, i think all the other ones are uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly.

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I agree, the H1 is what I think of when I hear the name Hummer.

[JohnnyOV 2]

Sorry, but the ONLY Hummer, will be the H1. Personal opinion only, i think all the other ones are uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly.

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yea...nothing compairs to the original. The H1 will be the only hummer in my book, the others are just rediculous

[xfirefighter484x 234]

For those who never knew how it got its name, the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV ®, pronounced HUMVEE ®), you can visit the GM HUMMER fan history page.