The Humvee model originated from the military project of the US military, and later developed a civilian version.
In the late 70s of the last century, the U.S. Army, based on the experience of the Vietnam War, began to develop a new generation of light multi-purpose military vehicles, and put forward requirements such as high mobility, multi-purpose and wheeled (non-tracked), abbreviatedhmmwv(High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle), transliterated into Chinese abbreviationHummer。The aim is to replace a wide range of jeeps and 4x4 pickup trucks with simpler modular repair and maintenance to improve mobility.
The Hummer used to be produced by many companies, and in 1992 the Hummer brand became the first choice for military off-road vehicles of the U.S. military, and it traveled with the U.S. military in many places.
The civilian version of the Hummer is available in several versions, the performance parameters of which vary depending on the model and year. Take the Hummer H2 as an example, equipped with 62L V8 naturally aspirated engine, maximum power: 398 hp (297kW), maximum torque: 657 Nm, non-load-bearing body structure, four-wheel drive, front independent double wishbone suspension, rear independent integral axle suspension, length x width x height: 5170x2063x2012mm.
In addition, the Hummer H2 is equipped with TOW-Haul (Drag) Traction Control and TCS Traction Control, as well as the Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) system, which allows the driver to control the tire pressure himself.
As a military base, Hummer is not comfortable to drive or ride, and high fuel consumption and emissions have been criticized, except for a small number of extreme off-road enthusiasts, the sales of the civilian market is extremely unsatisfactory, in 2008 during the economic crisis, GM Group had tried to ** Hummer brand, but no one took over from many contacts, and in 2010 GM closed the operation of Hummer.