This is not an armoured vehicle, just a standard 1998 military Hummer with a gasoline engine. There are additional reinforcements on the frame and body and undrecarriage protection.
The frontal frame points and front bar are designed to break apart a barrier and go through it. Watch some of the videos of Hummers in Iraq going through some walls. Mostly bricks in those cases, but same idea.
I have 16 vehicles. My favourites are not large trucks, but a 73 Pantera, an 86 Maserati Biturbo and a 86 Jaguar XJS V12. However, after an accident 2 years ago when a confused lady broadsided my wife's Durango and she was quite damaged, I have switched regular driving to the H1 and a 90 full size Bronco with 35" military tires and a 6" lift kit. Gets people's attention, which they should do in the first place instead of yakking on the phone and recklessly driving their Suburban's while smaller cars scurry out of the way.
I said before. Drive an H1, hit a few things with it, then you would get the idea of what beast it is.
I have leveled quite a few trees running at 30 mph on a field. I am sure I could hit a pole or a wall and will break through fine.
Have you ever ridden in one in those conditions or are you just talking from your Civic experience ? Have you ever looked closely at the Humvee frame / body, it's seats, seat belts ?
The Humvee is not designed to crumple in an impact. It is designed to break through that obstacle or roll over it.
I am really tired of people lumping the H1 and H2,3 into the same category "Hummer". The H1/Humvee is an excellent vehicle for it stability and power. The H2 and H3 and square shaped SUVs that have nothing to do with the original Hummer. GM bought the name, copied some of the look and created this "cheap" imitation for people that could not drive/afford the real vehicle.
Driving an H1 is neither easy or pleasant in regular traffic every day. It comes also with a responsibility. Don't drive the H1 @ 80 mph while on the phone.
When you say Hummer, I am sure you probably mean actually H2 or H3. I drive a H1 or actually a military Humvee. I am sure that in a collision with anything less than a dump truck the other vehicle would be severely damaged and the Humvee just fine. After driving it for 2 years in many conditions including the evacuation for Katrina mostly off-road, I am quite confident in its capabilities.
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I do not know about their service, but I would like to chase down the freeway one of those VW bugs with my Humvee service car :)
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You believe a vehicle should crumple. Correct for most cars. In this case, the barrier will. Do you have crumple zones in a APC or tank ?
I did not say that, but I would take on a concrete wall with much less fear than in a Japanese car or modern crappy SUV Hummer clone.
This is not an armoured vehicle, just a standard 1998 military Hummer with a gasoline engine. There are additional reinforcements on the frame and body and undrecarriage protection. The frontal frame points and front bar are designed to break apart a barrier and go through it. Watch some of the videos of Hummers in Iraq going through some walls. Mostly bricks in those cases, but same idea. I have 16 vehicles. My favourites are not large trucks, but a 73 Pantera, an 86 Maserati Biturbo and a 86 Jaguar XJS V12. However, after an accident 2 years ago when a confused lady broadsided my wife's Durango and she was quite damaged, I have switched regular driving to the H1 and a 90 full size Bronco with 35" military tires and a 6" lift kit. Gets people's attention, which they should do in the first place instead of yakking on the phone and recklessly driving their Suburban's while smaller cars scurry out of the way. I said before. Drive an H1, hit a few things with it, then you would get the idea of what beast it is.
It will break the concrete wall. If not, being in another car would not make a difference, either.
I have leveled quite a few trees running at 30 mph on a field. I am sure I could hit a pole or a wall and will break through fine. Have you ever ridden in one in those conditions or are you just talking from your Civic experience ? Have you ever looked closely at the Humvee frame / body, it's seats, seat belts ? The Humvee is not designed to crumple in an impact. It is designed to break through that obstacle or roll over it.
I am really tired of people lumping the H1 and H2,3 into the same category "Hummer". The H1/Humvee is an excellent vehicle for it stability and power. The H2 and H3 and square shaped SUVs that have nothing to do with the original Hummer. GM bought the name, copied some of the look and created this "cheap" imitation for people that could not drive/afford the real vehicle. Driving an H1 is neither easy or pleasant in regular traffic every day. It comes also with a responsibility. Don't drive the H1 @ 80 mph while on the phone.
When you say Hummer, I am sure you probably mean actually H2 or H3. I drive a H1 or actually a military Humvee. I am sure that in a collision with anything less than a dump truck the other vehicle would be severely damaged and the Humvee just fine. After driving it for 2 years in many conditions including the evacuation for Katrina mostly off-road, I am quite confident in its capabilities.