If you see a multi-ton vehicle on the road with canvas doors and a camo paint job, it's not a tricked-out Hummer — it's stolen property. The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, also known as a ...

In June 1940, the United States Army needed a 1/4-ton "light reconnaissance vehicle." Of the 135 automakers they asked to submit bids, only three took them up on the offer (Bantam, Willys, and Ford), ...

Military vehicles are just plain cool. It’s no surprise that they find their way into civilian life through government auctions, historical collectors and pop culture references. Aside from the ...

When one thinks of Banks Power, diesel engines and high-powered trucks is typically what comes to mind. However, Founder Gale Banks recently revealed that the U.S. Army asked him if his team was able ...

WASHINGTON – The Army is swapping an icon – the 40-year-old Humvee – for a lighter, faster, cheaper truck designed for future battlefields. The Infantry Squad Vehicle, more dune buggy than armored ...

The very first thing you need to know is that a Hummer is not a Humvee. A Hummer is the street-legal consumer version of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) used by the military in ...

This year, the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle turns 40 years old. That’s four decades of hardcore, first-line-of-battle four-wheeled motoring, with the platform involved in pretty much all ...

The AM General HMMWV, otherwise known as the Humvee, has served the United States military well for roughly 40 years now. The thing is, it’s awfully slow and not all that fuel-efficient. Reliability ...