
GM and Hummer have officially decided to discontinue the Hummer H2 after years of lagging sales and a good deal of negative publicity that the car has brought to GM.
While the car remains popular, the Hummer brand in general, and the H2 specifically, have been on a continual sales slide for the last five years or so. The vehicle, as the most inefficient SUV on the road, has become less appealing since gas prices have more than tripled in the last ten years.
GM has also bemoaned that its "iconic" vehicle has such a negative stigma with a large and growing portion of the population while the world's largest company, Toyota, has the Prius as its iconic vehicle.
The question is, what vehicle will replace the H2 as GM's icon in the next 10 years? The bad news is that GM is going to keep selling the car in its current incarnation until 2011 at least, possibly hanging around until 2014. But development on updated H2s, and the planned diesel version, have both been canceled. Hummer will keep making cars, but will concentrate on the smaller H3, and the even smaller upcoming biofueled HX.
HummerGuy.net points out that there have been no set time lines and it's possible that GM could still change its mind on this one. And while that is certainly true, I just don't see room for the H2 in the consumer market place any longer. Let's hope that this focus on efficiency and consumer demand for greener-looking companies will have real effects on vehicle efficiency in the next 10 years.
Via HummerGuy.net

written by Not liking your comment, March 11, 2008
written by chris, again, March 11, 2008
But by the same token let's not mistake an obvious (albeit dark) attempt at satire from being a genuine disrespect for what is happening over there.
written by tommy, March 13, 2008
ALL TREE HUGGERS SHOULD DIE
written by Porter, March 13, 2008
written by product designer, March 14, 2008
written by Bill, April 08, 2008
written by Andrea, April 10, 2008
written by King, April 14, 2008
written by Jennifer, June 03, 2008
P.S. The H3 is just a Jeep with a Hummer label....get the real thing!
written by HUMMMMMMMMMMMMM, June 03, 2008
written by kal, June 05, 2008
written by bob bobberson, June 05, 2008
I have a 9 year old volvo, still getting 25 mpg in the city, gets 32 highway driving with the AC off, windows up, behind an H2. A friend's sister got hit by a bus in a volvo and she walked away. Safety isn't always in something big. Sometimes safety is more about avoiding an accident and designing the vehicle for survivability rather than 'big'
PS if you own a hummer and drive less than 10 miles a day, you're cool, don't worry about the criticism.
written by Kyle, June 06, 2008
And to everyone bickering about the need for fuel-efficient vehicles versus what people want to drive, leave it alone. Supply & demand is already taking care of the issue, for the most part. Sure, there will always be people who will pay for big engines and power (just look at all the Range Rovers in England, even with their gas prices) and the rush for fuel efficient small cars in the US is on.
written by MrMan, June 08, 2008
But that being said, the image of an H2 driver is exactly like the previous posters - stupid dumb fucks who don't know they are living in the past, and are outclassed but don't know it yet.
written by brian, June 09, 2008
you can all kiss them goodbye because there not gunna be around for too much longer. plus they get like 10miles to the gallon.. so your an idiot for driving one and wasting money and stupid shit.. and for the person that said your stupid for buying a toyota.. look at you buying allllll that gas that who knows gets the money for. for sure not america... so why dont you all realize that its time to fucking think abou tthe planet and not about some stupid suv that really doesnt do much, because im sure you all drive it around town and think everyone is like omg what a cool car.. but really everyones like what an idiot for driving that gas guzzler..
written by Livie - Stay home mom, June 09, 2008
written by Livie - Stay home mom, June 09, 2008
written by adsfkj;adsk;lfjas, June 10, 2008
written by Hummer2007, July 06, 2008
Back to the SRT8, nobody says anything negative about that car, but it gets WAY LESS than the H2. Why is that?? Because people really do not care about the environment, gas consumption, ect. All they car about is seeing a very large vehicle besides / behind them & it intimidates them. They know that if we (h2 owners) collide with them, THEY ARE SCREWED!!! Sorry, but saving a few extra dollars on gas, is not worth my life. I can't believe people actually put the environment before their own personal safety.
Not to mention the cargo space in a hybrid vehicle. How do you people buy big items?? Has there ever been a time that you went shopping and could not get something, because it would not fit in your car?? If it will not fit in the H2, it is ok, because I will attach the trailer to it and haul it that way. How do you people do it with sardine type cars???
written by Erik Jones, August 28, 2008
Now, As we all can agree, Americans love their cars, muscle, Trucks or Prius and the looks of each one is in the eye of the beholder. Just like your wifes, Im sure we all wont think your wifes are as hot as you think they are. Is the H2 ugly, sure, is it cool? For sure.
Everyone is jumping ship on $4 a gallon. I say Fuck it, who cares, unless your driving a BIKE or skateboard your polutting the earth as well. Does the H2 make sense? Does wearing your hat backwards or pants around your waist, or driving a car so small you cant even carry more than 2 people? NO they dont, I think the ones that complain are the childish of all. Why dont you grow the Fuck up, Your not paying for my gas or monthly bills and as said earlier, the world is bad enough long before and after me being here.
I do not own a H2, cant afford one, I have an H3 but really not have a need for such a big SUV, are they nice, yep but to each their own. In the time it took me to write this note, 2mil barrels of fossil fuels have been burned.
Your frigging whiners, haters, mind your own buisness and dont worry about other people, you might be better off.
I might just let my H3 idle all night so I can get 9 MPG just to piss you babies off. God I hate people.
written by Erik Jones, August 28, 2008
I forgot,
For you tree huggers, I think Im going to put a hole in my H3 Gas tank so I can leak out even more fuel than im burning, I want to do my part in global warming. Its my world you just live in it.
written by Shawnna, September 03, 2008
Again if you dont own a hummer, you dont understand how great they are, if you had a chance to drive one or own one your oppion would change. They are GREAT.
written by Kevin, September 16, 2008
written by scott, October 07, 2008
And don't give me that crap about you having a right to drive it, because that's MY planet you're screwing up.
I will take my keys to every panel of every hummer I see. And you will be surprised how many people won't call the cops.
written by J, October 12, 2008
written by jrod, October 31, 2008
written by TAR, December 13, 2008
written by Aaron, December 17, 2008
written by JAY, January 22, 2009
written by Miik, January 24, 2009
I am an honest, giving person who cares about the environment AND I OWN A HUMMER! THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT! I don't tell environmentalists what to do with their time nor should they tell me what to do with mine.
I love my Hummer and as long there is one to own I will do so. I just don't get why some idiots are so against it. There is no reason for this except their need to try to control and if I remember correctly, that is very much like a communist country or dictatorship.
Let's see if you whackos can try to keep your arrogant noses out of our business.
written by Ed, January 27, 2009
Let it go people! Ever think that there are some who may really NEED the capabilities of a H2 or H3? HMmmnn didnt think about that when you where trying to key my H3 huh Scott you nitwit.
I agree that scoccer moms driving 1 mile to deliver their one kid to school in a H1 Alpha or a F450 SuperDuty is retarded but when I live in the midwest and it snows I want to go when I need to go. When I go hunting a prius just wont handle it. When I need to buy, move,tow,go mudding or just be safe my H3 is jsut what I need so you shuold respect that decision, one that I made being full aware that Gas at time was sellign for 4.50 a gallon. My neighbors were screaming the George Bush himself together with Detroit did all of this on purpose, had he and his family ( 1 kid and a wide, and doesn't tow anything ) bought a Ford Excursion and they are now being screwed by the aforementioned people that it gets lousy mileage. And yes they voted for Al Gore too.
If you need a multi-purpose offroad vehicle that is very handy and mine, by the way, gets 20 around town and 26 on the highway with 4 adults in it all the time, plus I tow 3500lbs behind it on a regular basis, the Hummer H3 is the best value for you. If you want to make multiple trips to the store, dont mind the AC breaking down or just being plain inadequete, love all the creaks and groans and poor visability from the vehicle and at the vehicle and don't care what happens to you in the most minor of traffic accidents ( I have seen plenty and with the prius, they are always universally gorey ) Buy a toyota prius and leave other peoples choices up to them you commie. This is America
written by Melissa, January 28, 2009
written by Jason, February 02, 2009
Please understand, you all suck equally. However, Hummer owners are simply more vocal about it.
written by Jeff, March 15, 2009
written by Gary, March 26, 2009
written by Diesel, March 31, 2009
ALL TREE HUGGERS SHOULD DIE "
Guess what?
Gasoline powered trucks and SUVs are for faggots like you. Real men drive diesels. Ford owners are still queers though.
written by IlovemyH2, April 20, 2009
written by HURRICANE, April 28, 2009
written by H.J., April 28, 2009
written by Jeremy Dyson, May 01, 2009
buy it. And our vehicles gas tank guage never sees half full. We have the money to drive these types of vehicles and keep gas in them no matter what the price. Furthermore, if if wasn't for people like myself and a million others who work to produce fossil fuels Smart Cars would be parked too. I have to get the shit out of the ground so I'll burn the stuff in whatever vehicle I choose. I'm not going to pinpoint others comments here but...thank you to those for pointing out that Suburbans, Tahoe's and Excursion's etc. are just as much gas guzzlers as any Hummer...difference is, what is more easily recognizable on the road and easier to remember the name of? Get a clue Hummer bashers, there's a hell of alot more vehicles that are just as hard. As one person mentioned...Do your research. And thanks to the person for mentioning that some people do indeed use there Hummers for off-road use, like most of us up here....and in the winter time after an all night snow blizzard at -35 below I'm not late for work whether the highway is plowed or not and the Prius? or Smart Cars? whatever you call them are all in there Garages, or under the patio steps wherever you people park those things.
written by mm, May 15, 2009
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Maybe that's illustrative of the general consensus that they are not much liked.