Brutal Hummer H1. The colossal power of the car-military

The roar of powerful multi-liter engines, the smell of burning rubber and the shiny bodies of predatory cars - that's what America should be proud of by right. Dodge, Chevrolet, Ford, Lincoln, Hammer and many others - they have won hundreds of thousands of fans around the world. Each model of the American car hides an interesting story of its appearance. For example, Hummer H1. How did this unprecedented perfectionist car come into being? The history of the emergence of this formidable monster of American highways and Moscow traffic jams began with the release of bicycles. Yes, long and thorny was the way to powerful four-wheeled whoppers.

The appearance of the Hummer H1 is due to the notorious American army. In 1979, it was thanks to the tender for the best car, in all respects suitable for American servicemen, the company AM General took up the creation of one of the devices that became the forefather of the "crumbs" Hummer H1. Timing, as well as the requirements presented to the object being designed, were not only tough, but iron. Therefore, such auto giants as Lamborghini and Teledyne could not fit into the established framework and failed miserably. And the only option that suited the set parameters was Humvee, manufactured exactly by AM General. This unit, which originally had such a complex and long name as "highly movable multipurpose wheeled vehicles," or abbreviated HMMPWV (Humvee), was destined to become a solely military machine. But everything turned out completely differently.

The bright personality and fantastic design allowed Humvee to win a huge amount of sympathy in the first combat exits. The culmination was the demonstration of all the tremendous abilities of this monster during Operation Desert Storm. With children's enthusiasm, a huge number of people watched the graceful movements of this seemingly at first glance clumsy monster. Along with the growing interest in this obstinate device, the growing popularity of AM General, which in 1990 launched the conveyor for the production of Humvee in a civilian version.

This is how this brutal unit Hummer H1 appeared, capturing a huge number of fans. The name of the car slightly changed and the abbreviation began to sound like a Hummer, which resembles the English word "hammer" - a hammer. Almost complete analogue with the military version, the Hummer H1, whose characteristics delighted all connoisseurs of giant cars, was not equipped with only armor and weapons. The weight of this colossal car reached five tons, while the height of the brutal iron "horse" was 2 meters. The bestial power of a voracious 6.5-liter V8 diesel engine was powered by 195 horsepower.

Following this, the monster of the American automobile industry was launched from the Hummer H1 Alpha in two versions: a pickup truck and a station wagon. Even more powerful diesel engine restrained the speed of 300 hp. And worked harmoniously with the four-speed automatic transmission. It was this model that completed the era of the heyday of the first generation of civilian monsters, giving way to the palm of the Hummer H2 championship. Three generations of mind-blowing giant machines have rightly won popularity as the largest SUVs in the world.