As the war in Vietnam was winding down, the U.S. military found itself sorely in need of a new vehicle to replace an aging fleet of Jeeps which hadn't changed significantly since their inception ...

Well, GM is at it again, having just revealed an SUV version of its forthcoming all-electric Hummer. This model looks to be just as much of a rock-crushing, dirt-flinging, whoop-eating machine as the ...

After drafting the final specifications for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in 1979, the U.S. Army decided on AM General for the Humvee. The civilian version rolled out in 1992, and the ...

The products we own often define who we are, and are often a symbol of Western excess. Want to rage against the machine and counter this excess? Perhaps you'll spend your time shopping at Trader Joe's ...

Chinese carmaker Dongfeng is building a Hummer H1 copy that also serves as a military vehicle, just like the Humvee. Perhaps the Chinese went a little too far this time, though, by building an ...

Modern chariot of the military, the AM General HMMWV has become a mechanical symbol of freedom. The mere sight of one conjures patriotic spirit and forces a smile. Designed in the late 1970s to ...