Hummer H2 History
GM's full-size, GMT800-based Hummer — the brand's image-defining 2000s gas-guzzler, also sold as the H2 SUT pickup.
Photo: “File:2007 Hummer H2, front left, 09-27-2025.jpg” by MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
History
The H2 was the first all-new Hummer developed under GM ownership, launched for the 2003 model year (production began in 2002). Unlike the bespoke H1, it used mainstream GM hardware — a modified GMT820 full-size truck frame — wrapped in styling that deliberately echoed the H1's upright, military look. It was assembled by AM General at a new plant in Mishawaka, Indiana.
Big, heavy, and thirsty, the H2 became the cultural symbol of mid-2000s American excess — celebrated by some, attacked by others as the poster child for SUV fuel consumption. A pickup-bodied H2 SUT, with a fold-down 'midgate' between cab and bed, was added for the 2005 model year.
The H2 ran a 6.0L V8 (325 hp) through 2007, then gained a larger 6.2L V8 (393 hp) with a six-speed automatic for 2008. Sales collapsed as fuel prices spiked, and production ended in 2009 amid GM's bankruptcy and the broader wind-down of the Hummer brand.
Generations
Single generation · GMT820-based H2
Photo: “File:2007 Hummer H2, front left, 09-27-2025.jpg” by MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
GM's full-size Hummer on a modified full-size truck frame, assembled by AM General in Mishawaka, Indiana; a 6.0L V8 through 2007, then a 6.2L V8 with a six-speed automatic for 2008.
2002 Photo: “File:2002 Hummer H2.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2005 Photo: “File:2005 Hummer H2.jpg” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
2006 Photo: “File:2006 Hummer H2 (4813163351).jpg” by Spanish Coches / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0
2007 Photo: “File:2007 Hummer H2, front left, 09-27-2025.jpg” by MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Body styles
- 4-door SUV
- 4-door SUT (midgate pickup)
Notable special editions & performance variants
H2 SUT
Pickup-bodied H2 with a fold-down 'midgate' between the cab and cargo bed, extending the load space into the interior.
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