they stopped making the hummer h2 in 2009.
they stopped making the hummer h2 in 2009.
when did they stop making the hummer h2?
2009
in 2001 and 2002, gm allowed journalists to examine early versions of the hummer h2, which was still under development at the time.









































the h2 was built by am general under contract with general motors at am general military assembly plant in mishawaka, indiana. the h2's final frame assembly is made up of 3 sections: the hummer h2 is a unique frame and does not share any other frame in the gm community









































the h2 was nominated for the "north american truck of the year" award for 2003.









































hummer launched a special 2009 black chrome limited edition version.









































section::::engines.
hummer h2
the hummer h2, built on the gmt800 platform, was introduced in late 2002 for the 2003 model year. the h2 was polarizing when introduced and has since gained extremely negative retroactive recognition as well as a negative social-political image in the united states. including it on "time" magazine's list of the 50 worst cars of all time, dan neil wrote of it, "one struggles to think of a worse vehicle at a worse time. introduced shortly after 9/11 — an event whose causes were tangled in america’s unquenchable thirst for oil — the hummer h2 sent all the wrong signals. it was/is arrogantly huge, overtly militaristic, openly scornful of the common good. as a vehicle choice, the h2 was a spiteful reactionary riposte to notions that, you know, maybe we all shouldn’t be driving tanks that get 10 miles per gallon. the h2 was also a pr catastrophe for gm, who happened to be repossessing and crushing the few ev1 electric cars at the time. it all contributed to gm’s emerging image as the dick cheney of car companies." "popular mechanics" listed the h2 as one of the 10 cars that damaged gm's reputation, noting how it was launched around the same time as the toyota prius, was "politically incorrect in an era where the forces of political correctness [were] winning" and used styling that resembled a military vehicle as a selling point while opposition to the iraq war was at a fever pitch, compounded with the huge financial losses the hummer brand brought when sales collapsed during the 2000s energy crisis, leading them to summarize the h2 as "a self-inflicted headache gm [didn't] need". car blog jalopnik named the h2 one of the 10 worst cars of the 2000s decade; "say hello to the sierra club's antichrist: the h2 is the younger brother of am general's massive hummer h1. gm birthed this overfed monstrosity in an effort to bring the h1's street cred and off-road talent to america's middle class." jalopnik noted it has excellent off-road capabilities but "the interior is cramped, chintzy, and claustrophobic. frame and mechanicals are largely last-gen chevy tahoe/gmc yukon bits, only they carry more weight and complain more often." autoblog included it on its list of "the 20 dumbest cars of all time", stating, "the hummer h2 may have tried to appeal to outdoorsy adventure seekers, but what it attracted were mostly people who advocate for tofu to be actually banned by law . [the h2 eventually became] the poster cars for american excess and environmental insensitivity. few other vehicles created such a visceral response from others than the hummer h2 . the whole vehicle was in really bad taste, though we understand there are plenty of state militia and world wrestling federation fans who think otherwise." "consumerguide" included the h2 on its list "the ten worst cars in the past ten years"; "though reasonably capable off road, the h2 wasn’t actually fun in the wild. it was difficult to see out of, and far too wide to navigate the type of twisty trails most often enjoyed by jeep enthusiasts. additionally, the h2’s cabin was made mostly of hard, industrial-grade plastic, and its thirst for fuel was exacerbated by the need for pricey premium gas. the worst part, though, was driving a vehicle that became the poster child for vehicular conspicuous consumption." forbes named it on its list "12 most embarrassing cars", noting that the hummer h2's "wretched excess" arrived at a time when the large suv fad was beginning to end. the h2 is prominently parodied in the 2008 video game "grand theft auto iv" in which the player can drive one with extravagant american flag decals on the side. in 2017, autotrader published an article and accompanying video entitled "the hummer h2 is the most embarrassing car you can buy", in which automotive writer doug demuro rents one from turo and drives it around florida: "i simply had to know what it was like; i had to know how it felt; i had to know if everything i ever assumed about it was true. and i'm happy to report that it is true – that the h2 is just as bad as you could've ever expected. now you can feel like you're justified when you see one driving down the road and you start to chuckle."
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