AM General Hummer

I owned a 2003 Hummer H1 and A 2005 H2 they are the worst SUVs I have ever driven. They have the worst gas mileage, and they are cramped. Its hard to see when your reversing and not much cargo space. I had to replace them with a 1994 isuzu trooper. Even though its older, its much more comfortable, roomy and has a huge cargo space. Better gas mileage much more reliable and off-road capable.

Try the FC101 (soft top)30 years old and still one - if not the best off road vehicle going, cheap to buy, heavy on petrol (off road 10 mpg @ )

Short on frills as it is a pure military vechicle.

recent 4x4 meet a FC101 beat the rest of the field including a Hummer !

Actually, there are quite a few obstacles that can stop a Hummer offroad. Its greatest weakness is its large width and height. This fact means you simply will not make it through tight jeep trails with narrow passes or canyons. Of course the military has explosives and can blast a path through - but that's not an option for civilians!

The vehicle's extreme length and weight, along with its limited suspension travel (it has independent front/rear suspension) can result in it being high-centered on rocks. Even with tall tyres, a boulder can hang up on the frame keeping front and rear tires off the ground. Add to that the vehicle's considerable expense, cramped interior (for its size) and poor fuel mileage, and you have a 4WD that's a poor choice for most buyers.

For all-around 4WD civilian use, most people would be better off with a smaller, lighter 4WD vehicle with solid axles and good suspension travel.

i own a 2005 ford ranger UK spec, i have pulled hummers out of the mud at off road sites across the UK, they are no good off road, ive also tandem winched a couple of defenders out of the rough stuff, it depends how good the driver is more than the truck, you could have the worlds best custom 4x4 built for anything, but if you drive like a grandad, YOU WILL GET STUCK! the driver is 90% of the trucks ability.

I know we are going a bit off topic about the hummer but malachi the new discovery 3 is THE best off-roader ever built, it has terrain response control which is basically a dial you can twist to different off-road settings which adjusts rev control and suspension electronically according to the type of terrain you want.

During its trials before it was released it was tested in pretty much every type of terrain possible and has better off-road ability than the hummer believe it or not.

The hummer was designed mostly for rock-crawling whereas landrover was designed for everything, thats why landrover is still the biggest selling 4x4 company worldwide after 56 years.

Bucksboy must be British! Good old mother England makes the best of everything! I would really like proof that a Discovery is better than anything the new world could produce. What do you Yanks think?

Well if any of you Hummer owners want a real 4x4 try out the new Land Rover discovery. It doesn't stop working when it gets slightly wet like a Grand Cherokee either. I would suggest all Hummer/Cherokee owners be-friend a Discovery owner for when the next get stuck.

Does not sound like anyone has heard. Mercedes UNIMOG is the ultimate 4X4 ever, anywere, fullstop.

Andy