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** ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV GTA V]]'' tears into this trope with [[https://www.youtu.be/KFVS2aN0AL8 Bravado Motors]], an [[PatrioticFervor all-American]] automaker that just got bailed out by the government... and went on to keep making the same gas-guzzling [=SUVs=] and muscle cars that put them in that situation in the first place, because that's the American Way.
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** ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV GTA V]]'' tears into this trope with [[https://www.youtu.[[https://youtu.be/KFVS2aN0AL8 Bravado Motors]], an [[PatrioticFervor all-American]] automaker that just got bailed out by the government... and went on to keep making the same gas-guzzling [=SUVs=] and muscle cars that put them in that situation in the first place, because that's the American Way.
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See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, both of which reflect equally poorly on the driver. If you combine any of them with a Hummer Dinger, well, God help you.[[note]]Do an internet search for "Stretch Hummer Limo". Just do it.[[/note]]
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See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, both of which reflect equally poorly on the driver.owner. If you combine any of them with a Hummer Dinger, well, God help you.[[note]]Do an internet search for "Stretch Hummer Limo". Just do it.[[/note]]
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* A [[TheCartel Mexican cartel boss]], having [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff found a unique application for a foreign product]] -- in this case, as an attack vehicle. Hummer Dingers are ideal for comfortably seating lots of cartel goons and their [[MoreDakka extensive ordnance]].
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* A [[TheCartel Mexican cartel boss]], having [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff found a unique application for a foreign product]] -- in this case, as an attack vehicle. Hummer Dingers are ideal for comfortably seating lots of cartel goons and goons, their [[MoreDakka extensive ordnance]].
ordnance]], and their "product".
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* The ''[[https://www.apocalypse6x6.com/ Apocalypse 6x6]]'' is a line of absurdly expensive custom built giant trucks that barely makes a claim of going off-road, instead focusing on the racing-grade horsepower under the hood, built as visual derivatives of regular trucks such as Jeep Wranglers, Dodge Rams or Ford Broncos.
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* [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in Sonic Zombies has a Hummer which, for reasons other than the obvious [[SuperSpeed "he's Sonic"]], he doesn't need.
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* [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] in Sonic Zombies WebAnimation/SonicZombie has a Hummer which, for reasons other than the obvious [[SuperSpeed "he's Sonic"]], he doesn't need.
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* As befitting his status as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
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* [[VehicleBasedCharacterization As befitting his status status]] as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
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This is considered an [[{{Eagleland}} American trope]]; most other countries don't have such pervasive suburbs. Where population density is higher and streets are narrower (especially someplace like Japan or Europe), a Hummer Dinger would be seen as ''obscenely'' impractical. But there are equivalents in other places, like the British "Chelsea tractor" (usually a Range Rover), the Australian "Toorak tractor" (named after a wealthy UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} suburb), and the Brazilian "luxury pickup", which is actually a pickup truck but achieves the same effect down there.
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of the mid-2000s; by the late 2000s and early 2010s, twin energy and economic crises led to such big cars falling out in favor of more energy efficient cars, particularly once hybrids and electric cars became a thing. The Hummer brand was even shut down in 2009, and when they [[ContinuityReboot rebooted it in 2020]] they made it electric. There's [[Analysis/HummerDinger a whole analysis page]] on the phenomenon.
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of the mid-2000s; by the late 2000s and early 2010s, twin energy and economic crises led to such big cars falling out in favor of more energy efficient cars, particularly once hybrids and electric cars became a thing. The Hummer brand was even shut down in 2009, and when they [[ContinuityReboot rebooted it in 2020]] they made it electric. There's [[Analysis/HummerDinger a whole analysis page]] on the phenomenon.
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This is considered an [[{{Eagleland}} American trope]]; most other countries don't have such pervasive suburbs. Where population density is higher and streets are narrower (especially someplace like Japan or Europe), a Hummer Dinger would be seen as ''obscenely'' impractical. But there are equivalents in other places, like the British "Chelsea tractor" Tractor" (usually a Range Rover), Rover or alternatively, in recent years, a Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon), the Australian "Toorak tractor" Tractor" (named after a wealthy UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} suburb), and the Brazilian "luxury pickup", which is actually a pickup truck but achieves the same effect down there.
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of the mid-2000s; by the late 2000s and early 2010s, twin energy and economic crises led to such big cars falling out in favor of more energy efficient cars, particularly once hybrids and electric cars became a thing. The Hummer brandwas even shut down ended up as a casualty of the Great Recession, meeting its temporary demise in 2009, and when they General Motors [[ContinuityReboot rebooted it in 2020]] they made it electric. There's [[Analysis/HummerDinger a whole analysis page]] on the phenomenon.
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of the mid-2000s; by the late 2000s and early 2010s, twin energy and economic crises led to such big cars falling out in favor of more energy efficient cars, particularly once hybrids and electric cars became a thing. The Hummer brand
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Named for the Hummer brand, itself a derivative of the Humvee military vehicle, a Hummer Dinger is massive, boxy, unattractive, and incredibly fuel-inefficient. It makes other cars tremble in its wake, either from fear or from being so heavy it shakes the road. It'll have a [[AwesomeMcCoolname bold, authoritative, powerful name]], often invoking travel and rugged wilderness -- odds are good it's named after a famous mountain somewhere. It's filled with all sorts of equipment for [[CrazyPrepared all sorts of jobs]], from climbing mountains to towing trailers, and it's equipped for rain, snow, sleet, hail, mud, and whatever else Mother Nature can throw at it.
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Named for the Hummer brand, itself a derivative of the Humvee military vehicle, a Hummer Dinger is massive, boxy, unattractive, and incredibly fuel-inefficient. It makes other cars tremble in its wake, either from fear or from being so heavy it shakes the road. It'll have a [[AwesomeMcCoolname bold, authoritative, powerful name]], name, often invoking travel and rugged wilderness -- odds are good it's named after a famous mountain somewhere. It's filled with all sorts of equipment for [[CrazyPrepared all sorts of jobs]], from climbing mountains to towing trailers, and it's equipped for rain, snow, sleet, hail, mud, and whatever else Mother Nature can throw at it.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN1TBWjm4JY A PSA]] was once made comparing these giant [=SUV=]s to wild animals to educate owners of said vehicles to be careful when driving them.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN1TBWjm4JY youtu.be/tN1TBWjm4JY A PSA]] was once made comparing these giant [=SUV=]s to wild animals to educate owners of said vehicles to be careful when driving them.
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* The Treer Saltair in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' is a unique example, a ''green'' SUV powered by the BigBad's alternative energy source. Given that said alternative energy source is destroying the fabric of reality, though, it's arguably even ''worse'' for the Earth than a Hummer. One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-uqmqWcC48 (in)famous scene]] featured two of these vehicles [[UnusualEuphemism conjoining]].
* Lampooned in ''Film/RoboCop1987'' with an advert for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8mQhxhE_Q the "6000 S.U.X."]] that's briefly seen on a TV screen. It's an enormous sedan that gets a whopping 8.2 mpg. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Concepts for the cars]] had it using a jet engine--an even more hilariously inefficient engine.
* ''Film/WhoKilledTheElectricCar'': In a documentary about the ill-fated [=EV1=], the TropeNamer is a rather [[AcceptableTargets obvious suspect]], since GM was more interested in building gas-guzzlers like the Hummer than vehicles with low-emissions. What was more glaring was how the US government was giving business owners ''tens of thousands of dollars'' in tax deductions to people who were buying a Hummer, while giving people who bought a clean car only a few thousand[[note]] Though one shouldn't discount the teething problems GM was having with the [=EV1=], chief among them heavy, inefficient batteries, low range and poor performance, and lack of trained technicians. On the other hand, that didn't exactly warrant issuing a full recall, banning them from driving, and destroying every car they could get their hands on.[[/note]].
* Lampooned in ''Film/RoboCop1987'' with an advert for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl8mQhxhE_Q the "6000 S.U.X."]] that's briefly seen on a TV screen. It's an enormous sedan that gets a whopping 8.2 mpg. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Concepts for the cars]] had it using a jet engine--an even more hilariously inefficient engine.
* ''Film/WhoKilledTheElectricCar'': In a documentary about the ill-fated [=EV1=], the TropeNamer is a rather [[AcceptableTargets obvious suspect]], since GM was more interested in building gas-guzzlers like the Hummer than vehicles with low-emissions. What was more glaring was how the US government was giving business owners ''tens of thousands of dollars'' in tax deductions to people who were buying a Hummer, while giving people who bought a clean car only a few thousand[[note]] Though one shouldn't discount the teething problems GM was having with the [=EV1=], chief among them heavy, inefficient batteries, low range and poor performance, and lack of trained technicians. On the other hand, that didn't exactly warrant issuing a full recall, banning them from driving, and destroying every car they could get their hands on.[[/note]].
* Lampooned in ''Film/RoboCop1987'' with an advert for [[https://www.youtu.be/fl8mQhxhE_Q the "6000 S.U.X."]] that's briefly seen on a TV screen. It's an enormous sedan that gets a whopping 8.2 mpg. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Concepts for the cars]] had it using a jet engine--an even more hilariously inefficient engine.
* The Treer Saltair in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' is a unique example, a ''green'' SUV powered by the BigBad's alternative energy source. Given that said alternative energy source is destroying the fabric of reality, though, it's arguably even ''worse'' for the Earth than a Hummer. One [[https://www.youtu.be/B-uqmqWcC48 (in)famous scene]] featured two of these vehicles [[UnusualEuphemism conjoining]].
* ''Film/WhoKilledTheElectricCar'': In a documentary about the ill-fated [=EV1=], the TropeNamer is a rather [[AcceptableTargets obvious suspect]], since GM was more interested in building gas-guzzlers like the Hummer than vehicles with low-emissions. What was more glaring was how the US government was giving business owners ''tens of thousands of dollars'' in tax deductions to people who were buying a Hummer, while giving people who bought a clean car only a few thousand[[note]] Though one shouldn't discount the teething problems GM was having with the [=EV1=], chief among them heavy, inefficient batteries, low range and poor performance, and lack of trained technicians. On the other hand, that didn't exactly warrant issuing a full recall, banning them from driving, and destroying every car they could get their hands on.[[/note]].
* The Treer Saltair in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' is a unique example, a ''green'' SUV powered by the BigBad's alternative energy source. Given that said alternative energy source is destroying the fabric of reality, though, it's arguably even ''worse'' for the Earth than a Hummer. One [[https://www.youtu.be/B-uqmqWcC48 (in)famous scene]] featured two of these vehicles [[UnusualEuphemism conjoining]].
* ''Film/WhoKilledTheElectricCar'': In a documentary about the ill-fated [=EV1=], the TropeNamer is a rather [[AcceptableTargets obvious suspect]], since GM was more interested in building gas-guzzlers like the Hummer than vehicles with low-emissions. What was more glaring was how the US government was giving business owners ''tens of thousands of dollars'' in tax deductions to people who were buying a Hummer, while giving people who bought a clean car only a few thousand[[note]] Though one shouldn't discount the teething problems GM was having with the [=EV1=], chief among them heavy, inefficient batteries, low range and poor performance, and lack of trained technicians. On the other hand, that didn't exactly warrant issuing a full recall, banning them from driving, and destroying every car they could get their hands on.[[/note]].
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* In ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', Max Brooks claims that [=SUV=]s would be AwesomeButImpractical in a survival situation, stating that most (but not all) of them are built more for suburbia than off-roading (referring to them as "gas-guzzling, aesthetically engineered, irresponsibly marketed vanity plates").
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* A Creator/DaveBarry column noted that as the [=SUVs=] get bigger, in case the owner suddenly remembered they had to pick up a herd of bison on the way home, their cellphones get smaller, leading to a future where smaller vehicles are trapped in the SUV's wheels by gravity, but their pleas go unheard due to the owner whacking at the side of his head to dislodge the rice grain-sized phone from his ear.
* In''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', Max Brooks claims ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives in that [=SUV=]s would be AwesomeButImpractical in a survival situation, stating truck without noticeably impacting the handling, it provides an excellent cover for the laser-guided bomb that most (but not all) of them are built more for suburbia than off-roading (referring to them as "gas-guzzling, aesthetically engineered, irresponsibly marketed vanity plates"). gets dropped on it.
* In
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* A Creator/DaveBarry column noted that as the [=SUVs=] get bigger, in case the owner suddenly remembered they had to pick up a herd of bison on the way home, their cellphones get smaller, leading to a future where smaller vehicles are trapped in the SUV's wheels by gravity, but their pleas go unheard due to the owner whacking at the side of his head to dislodge the rice grain-sized phone from his ear.
* In ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives in that truck without noticeably impacting the handling, it provides an excellent cover for the laser-guided bomb that gets dropped on it.
* In ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives in that truck without noticeably impacting the handling, it provides an excellent cover for the laser-guided bomb that gets dropped on it.
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* A Creator/DaveBarry column noted In ''Literature/TheZombieSurvivalGuide'', Max Brooks claims that as the [=SUVs=] get bigger, [=SUV=]s would be AwesomeButImpractical in case the owner suddenly remembered they had to pick up a herd of bison on the way home, their cellphones get smaller, leading to a future where smaller vehicles are trapped in the SUV's wheels by gravity, but their pleas go unheard due to the owner whacking at the side of his head to dislodge the rice grain-sized phone from his ear.
* In ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives insurvival situation, stating that truck without noticeably impacting the handling, it provides an excellent cover most (but not all) of them are built more for the laser-guided bomb that gets dropped on it.suburbia than off-roading (referring to them as "gas-guzzling, aesthetically engineered, irresponsibly marketed vanity plates").
* In ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives in
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* On ''Series/{{Reno 911}}'', the deputies got issued a Hummer and were ecstatic about it... until they encountered problem after problem due to its bulk and poor gas mileage.
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially ones like the [=BMW X5=] and the Range Rover. Oddly enough, Jeremy Clarkson actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1by7Ud-COc enjoyed]]'' the huge and unwieldy Hummer H2 for its charm, claiming that driving it made him feel like a seven-year-old boy and defending his love of it to Richard Hammond and James May, despite hating the H1 which is more capable off-road.
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially ones like the [=BMW X5=] and the Range Rover. Oddly enough, Jeremy Clarkson actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1by7Ud-COc enjoyed]]'' the huge and unwieldy Hummer H2 for its charm, claiming that driving it made him feel like a seven-year-old boy and defending his love of it to Richard Hammond and James May, despite hating the H1 which is more capable off-road.
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* On ''Series/{{Reno 911}}'', ''Traders'' one of the deputies got issued investment banker characters lands a huge deal and gets a promotion and a big raise. Showing off, he buys a Hummer and were ecstatic drives it to work the next day. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs and he cannot find parking for such a big vehicle in downtown Toronto. This causes him to be late for work and miss a key meeting with an important client. He loses his promotion and raise and barely avoids getting fired. He promptly returns the Hummer to the dealership.
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police aboutit... until they encountered problem after problem due the cards, Mike is forced to its bulk and poor gas mileage.
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially onesbroker a deal with Nacho to keep themselves from getting caught, wherein Nacho gets Daniel's Hummer in exchange for returning the baseball cards. Upon receiving the car, Nacho announces his immediate intentions to destroy the car for parts:
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? It looks likethe [=BMW X5=] a school bus for six year old pimps.
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. After making a WeCare video promoting environmental causes, Deep is shown driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtu.be/YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and theRange Rover. Oddly enough, Jeremy Clarkson actually ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1by7Ud-COc enjoyed]]'' the huge and unwieldy Hummer H2 for its charm, claiming that other rich parents all driving it made him feel like a seven-year-old boy and defending his love of it identical silver BMW [=X5s=], while another has her forced to Richard Hammond and James May, despite hating drive a Toyota hatchback rental after taking her Land Rover Voyager in for service.
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in theH1 which is more capable off-road.back seat!\\
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police about
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially ones
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? It looks like
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. After making a WeCare video promoting environmental causes, Deep is shown driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtu.be/YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and the
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in the
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier's neighbor and SitcomArchNemesis Cam Winston drives a Hummer, and considering that he's a condo-dwelling CampStraight stuffed shirt like Frasier, the Hummer has likely never so much as touched a surface that isn't paved. The vehicle irritates Frasier to no end since Cam's parking space is right next to his and takes up so much space that Frasier has to crawl out the passenger side of his BMW.
-->'''Cam:''' You do your share of polluting with that [[CompensatingForSomething substitute for masculinity]] you're driving. \\
'''Frasier:''' If mine's a substitute for masculinity, then what is yours? \\
'''Cam:''' [[BiggerIsBetter Bigger!]]
* The Monstrosity of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', which has 4000 horsepower and gets 0.05 miles to the gallon. It has a smaller variation, the Monstrosity Sport, which has 3999 horsepower and gets 0.06 MPG. "Mon-stro-si-ty, 'cause global warming isn't real!"
-->'''Cam:''' You do your share of polluting with that [[CompensatingForSomething substitute for masculinity]] you're driving. \\
'''Frasier:''' If mine's a substitute for masculinity, then what is yours? \\
'''Cam:''' [[BiggerIsBetter Bigger!]]
* The Monstrosity of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', which has 4000 horsepower and gets 0.05 miles to the gallon. It has a smaller variation, the Monstrosity Sport, which has 3999 horsepower and gets 0.06 MPG. "Mon-stro-si-ty, 'cause global warming isn't real!"
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* The Monstrosity of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', which has 4000 horsepower and gets 0.05 miles to the gallon. It has a smaller variation, the Monstrosity Sport, which has 3999 horsepower and gets 0.06 MPG. "Mon-stro-si-ty, 'cause global warming isn't real!"
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and the other rich parents all driving identical silver BMW [=X5s=], while another has her forced to drive a Toyota hatchback rental after taking her Land Rover Voyager in for service.
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in the back seat!\\
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
* On ''Traders'' one of the investment banker characters lands a huge deal and gets a promotion and a big raise. Showing off, he buys a Hummer and drives it to work the next day. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs and he cannot find parking for such a big vehicle in downtown Toronto. This causes him to be late for work and miss a key meeting with an important client. He loses his promotion and raise and barely avoids getting fired. He promptly returns the Hummer to the dealership.
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police about the cards, Mike is forced to broker a deal with Nacho to keep themselves from getting caught, wherein Nacho gets Daniel's Hummer in exchange for returning the baseball cards. Upon receiving the car, Nacho announces his immediate intentions to destroy the car for parts:
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? It looks like a school bus for six year old pimps.
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and the other rich parents all driving identical silver BMW [=X5s=], while another has her forced to drive a Toyota hatchback rental after taking her Land Rover Voyager in for service.
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in the back seat!\\
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
* On ''Traders'' one of the investment banker characters lands a huge deal and gets a promotion and a big raise. Showing off, he buys a Hummer and drives it to work the next day. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs and he cannot find parking for such a big vehicle in downtown Toronto. This causes him to be late for work and miss a key meeting with an important client. He loses his promotion and raise and barely avoids getting fired. He promptly returns the Hummer to the dealership.
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police about the cards, Mike is forced to broker a deal with Nacho to keep themselves from getting caught, wherein Nacho gets Daniel's Hummer in exchange for returning the baseball cards. Upon receiving the car, Nacho announces his immediate intentions to destroy the car for parts:
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught dead driving that thing? It looks like a school bus for six year old pimps.
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* The Monstrosity of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', which has 4000 horsepower ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': CorruptPolitician and gets 0.05 miles to the gallon. It has all-around {{Jerkass}} Councilman Jamm owns a smaller variation, the Monstrosity Sport, which has 3999 horsepower and gets 0.06 MPG. "Mon-stro-si-ty, 'cause global warming isn't real!"
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and the other rich parents all driving identical silver BMW [=X5s=], while another has her forced to drive a Toyota hatchback rental after taking her Land Rover Voyager in for service.
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in the back seat!\\
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
bright yellow [[TropeNamer Hummer H1]].
* On''Traders'' one of ''Series/Reno911'', the investment banker characters lands a huge deal and gets a promotion and a big raise. Showing off, he buys deputies got issued a Hummer and drives it were ecstatic about it... until they encountered problem after problem due to work its bulk and poor gas mileage.
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially ones like thenext day. SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome occurs [=BMW X5=] and he cannot find parking for such a big vehicle in downtown Toronto. This causes him to be late for work the Range Rover. Oddly enough, Jeremy Clarkson actually ''[[https://www.youtu.be/s1by7Ud-COc enjoyed]]'' the huge and miss a key meeting with an important client. He loses his promotion and raise and barely avoids getting fired. He promptly returns the unwieldy Hummer to the dealership.
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police about the cards, Mike is forced to broker a deal with Nacho to keep themselves from getting caught, wherein Nacho gets Daniel's Hummer in exchangeH2 for returning the baseball cards. Upon receiving the car, Nacho announces his immediate intentions to destroy the car for parts:
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught deadits charm, claiming that driving that thing? It looks it made him feel like a school bus for six year old pimps.seven-year-old boy and defending his love of it to Richard Hammond and James May, despite hating the H1 which is more capable off-road.
* ''Series/TheCatherineTateShow''[='=]s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUNssEtAwr8 "Posh People" sketches]] had Tate's character driving a luxury SUV as a sign of her UpperClassTwit nature. One sketch has her and the other rich parents all driving identical silver BMW [=X5s=], while another has her forced to drive a Toyota hatchback rental after taking her Land Rover Voyager in for service.
-->'''Tate's son:''' There's no DVD in the back seat!\\
'''Tate's daughter:''' And there's no bull bar on the front! What if we have to go off-road or to Highgate village?\\
'''Tate:''' It's a death trap!
* On
* ''Series/TopGearUK'' frequently invokes this when talking about [=SUV=]s, especially ones like the
* Done in ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' when Daniel Warmold, a rookie drug dealer, gets in way over his head and uses his new drug money to buy a pimped-out yellow Hummer with red flames on the side, spinning rims and a VanityLicensePlate "PLAYUH". Naturally, Nacho Varga chooses to rip him off as a result, stealing Daniel's money and baseball cards. Because Daniel goes to the police about the cards, Mike is forced to broker a deal with Nacho to keep themselves from getting caught, wherein Nacho gets Daniel's Hummer in exchange
-->'''Nacho:''' You think I'd be caught dead
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* ''Series/{{Frasier}}'': Frasier's neighbor and SitcomArchNemesis Cam Winston drives a Hummer, and considering that he's a condo-dwelling CampStraight stuffed shirt like Frasier, the Hummer has likely never so much as touched a surface that isn't paved. The vehicle irritates Frasier to no end since Cam's parking space is right next to his and takes up so much space that Frasier has to crawl out the passenger side of his BMW.
-->'''Cam:''' You do your share of polluting with that [[CompensatingForSomething substitute for masculinity]] you're driving. \\
'''Frasier:''' If mine's a substitute for masculinity, then what is yours? \\
'''Cam:''' [[BiggerIsBetter Bigger!]]
* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': CorruptPolitician and all-around {{Jerkass}} Councilman Jamm owns a bright yellow [[TropeNamer Hummer H1]].
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. After making a WeCare video promoting environmental causes, Deep is shown driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.
-->'''Cam:''' You do your share of polluting with that [[CompensatingForSomething substitute for masculinity]] you're driving. \\
'''Frasier:''' If mine's a substitute for masculinity, then what is yours? \\
'''Cam:''' [[BiggerIsBetter Bigger!]]
* ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': CorruptPolitician and all-around {{Jerkass}} Councilman Jamm owns a bright yellow [[TropeNamer Hummer H1]].
* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. After making a WeCare video promoting environmental causes, Deep is shown driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.
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* The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDJVNWfjdM "To Buy A Car"]] by Jel:
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* The song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDJVNWfjdM youtu.be/FiDJVNWfjdM "To Buy A Car"]] by Jel: Jel:
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* The political satire group Capitol Steps has a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyPhakY1mX0 "God Bless My SUV"]], a parody of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A."
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* The political satire group Capitol Steps has a song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyPhakY1mX0 youtu.be/IyPhakY1mX0 "God Bless My SUV"]], a parody of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A."
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* The song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwnpD9oTLI 90 Pound Suburban Housewife]]" by Rozanne Gates and Suzanne Sheridan, which first gained national exposure after being featured on ''Radio/CarTalk'', is about a woman driving one of these and causing chaos in her wake.
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* The song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwnpD9oTLI youtu.be/4wwnpD9oTLI 90 Pound Suburban Housewife]]" by Rozanne Gates and Suzanne Sheridan, which first gained national exposure after being featured on ''Radio/CarTalk'', is about a woman driving one of these and causing chaos in her wake.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RSvnS8unoE La Suburban Dorada]]" by Los Huracanes del Norte is a Mexican narco-folk song about two cartel goons running a drug delivery on an armored, tuned, golden Chevrolet Suburban. The first half of the song talks entirely about the Suburban; the second half talks about the job going awry at a police checkpoint.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RSvnS8unoE youtu.be/1RSvnS8unoE La Suburban Dorada]]" by Los Huracanes del Norte is a Mexican narco-folk song about two cartel goons running a drug delivery on an armored, tuned, golden Chevrolet Suburban. The first half of the song talks entirely about the Suburban; the second half talks about the job going awry at a police checkpoint.
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* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' has a storyline where Roger goes to a "Humbler" dealership. Said vehicle turns out to be comically huge, have a gas mileage of 25 ''meters'' per gallon, and is hinted to be so heavy that it ''affects the orbit of the Earth''.
* ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' has a strip, later incorporated into [[WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge the movie]], in which Hammy asks how many humans can fit into a vehicle so huge. [[DeadpanSnarker RJ]]'s response: "One."
* ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' has a strip, later incorporated into [[WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge the movie]], in which Hammy asks how many humans can fit into a vehicle so huge. [[DeadpanSnarker RJ]]'s response: "One."
* ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' has a storyline where Roger goes to a "Humbler" dealership. Said vehicle turns out to be comically huge, have a gas mileage of 25 ''meters'' per gallon, and is hinted to be so heavy that it ''affects the orbit of the Earth''.
* ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' has a strip, later incorporated into [[WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge the movie]], in which Hammy asks how many humans can fit into a vehicle so huge. [[DeadpanSnarker RJ]]'s response: "One."
* ''ComicStrip/OverTheHedge'' has a strip, later incorporated into [[WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge the movie]], in which Hammy asks how many humans can fit into a vehicle so huge. [[DeadpanSnarker RJ]]'s response: "One."
* Averted for some reason in the MMO ''Drift City''. Early on in the storyline, you're given a mission to drive an SUV around a long winding, hilly section of road spanning around the perimeter of the starting city. The game claims that [=SUV=]s are better for climbing up the steep hills because they have more power. Truth is, any car can drive up a hill just as easily as any SUV due to the game's mechanics. [=SUV=]s themselves generally have a higher "Toughness" stat, which has a small impact (no pun intended) on how much damage you do to enemies when you collide into them. How often you need to refuel your car depends on the tier of the car your driving, not the type, which means that [=SUV=]s last just as long as every other car in the same tier, only they don't drive nearly as fast. Also, all the cars in the game have their SerialNumbersFiledOff, unless they're from the Chrysler corporation or its subsidiaries Dodge and Jeep. For example, the "Comet" is a Mitsubishi Eclipse under a fictional name. One of the end-game [=SUV=]s is based off the Hummer H3, and actually is one of the most powerful vehicles in the game, even able to compete with other end-game cars.
* In the rather silly FMV game ''VideoGame/CorpseKiller'', your stereotypical Jamaican sidekick repeatedly informs you of his desire to buy a Hummer. One sidequest has the two of you looking for pirate treasure so he can buy one.
* As befitting his status as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
* The titular character in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' gets to drive a monster truck at one point, which quickly and conveniently runs out of fuel at set moments. Duke even quips about it getting good mileage.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that it is not something generally encountered on the way to the gym.
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.
* ''VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands'' averts this trope with its [=SUVs=], including the Escalade ESV/EXT and Hummer H1 expies, which handle reasonably well both on and off road.
* In the rather silly FMV game ''VideoGame/CorpseKiller'', your stereotypical Jamaican sidekick repeatedly informs you of his desire to buy a Hummer. One sidequest has the two of you looking for pirate treasure so he can buy one.
* As befitting his status as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
* The titular character in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' gets to drive a monster truck at one point, which quickly and conveniently runs out of fuel at set moments. Duke even quips about it getting good mileage.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that it is not something generally encountered on the way to the gym.
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.
* ''VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands'' averts this trope with its [=SUVs=], including the Escalade ESV/EXT and Hummer H1 expies, which handle reasonably well both on and off road.
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** ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV GTA V]]'' tears into this trope with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFVS2aN0AL8 Bravado Motors]], an [[PatrioticFervor all-American]] automaker that just got bailed out by the government... and went on to keep making the same gas-guzzling [=SUVs=] and muscle cars that put them in that situation in the first place, because that's the American Way.
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** ''[[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV GTA V]]'' tears into this trope with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFVS2aN0AL8 youtu.be/KFVS2aN0AL8 Bravado Motors]], an [[PatrioticFervor all-American]] automaker that just got bailed out by the government... and went on to keep making the same gas-guzzling [=SUVs=] and muscle cars that put them in that situation in the first place, because that's the American Way.
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Mercenaries II: World In Flames]]'', a mechanic mentions a new ''enormous'' monster of an engine she's working on. It has unbelievably fast acceleration and speed... Unfortunately it eats up ''200 gallons per mile''.
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* In the rather silly FMV game ''VideoGame/CorpseKiller'', your stereotypical Jamaican sidekick repeatedly informs you of his desire to buy a Hummer. One sidequest has the two of you looking for pirate treasure so he can buy one.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that it is not something generally encountered on the way to the gym.
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that it is not something generally encountered on the way to the gym.
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.
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* In The Koopa Chase, Bowser's car in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' manages to be this despite being a ''one-man convertible'', because Bowser himself is so big and because the rather silly FMV game ''VideoGame/CorpseKiller'', your stereotypical Jamaican sidekick repeatedly informs you of his desire to buy a Hummer. One sidequest has the two of you looking for pirate treasure so he can buy one.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that itcar is not something generally encountered on the way to the gym.
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.weaponized.
* Mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Motorsport 4]]''[='=]s [[TechnologyPorn Autovista]] mode, when [[Series/TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] talks about the Hummer H1 Alpha, describing how it can drive through 20 inch deep flooded roads perfectly fine, then noting that it
** Zigzagged with the Cadillac Escalade ESV in ''Horizon'' onwards, which is expectedly a lumbering giant in its stock configuration, but can become a full-on LightningBruiser with the right upgrades.
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* Averted for some reason in the MMO ''Drift City''. Early on in the storyline, you're given a mission to drive an SUV around a long winding, hilly section of road spanning around the perimeter of the starting city. The game claims that [=SUV=]s are better for climbing up the steep hills because they have more power. Truth is, any car can drive up a hill just as easily as any SUV due to the game's mechanics. [=SUV=]s themselves generally have a higher "Toughness" stat, which has a small impact (no pun intended) on how much damage you do to enemies when you collide into them. How often you need to refuel your car depends on the tier of the car your driving, not the type, which means that [=SUV=]s last just as long as every other car in the same tier, only they don't drive nearly as fast. Also, all the cars in the game have their SerialNumbersFiledOff, unless they're from the Chrysler corporation or its subsidiaries Dodge and Jeep. For example, the "Comet" is a Mitsubishi Eclipse under a fictional name. One of the end-game [=SUV=]s is based off the Hummer H3, and actually is one of the most powerful vehicles in the game, even able to compete with other end-game cars.
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* The Koopa Chase, Bowser's car in ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'' manages to be this despite being a ''one-man convertible'', because Bowser himself is so big and because the car is weaponized.
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Mercenaries II: World In Flames]]'', a mechanic mentions a new ''enormous'' monster of an engine she's working on. It has unbelievably fast acceleration and speed... Unfortunately it eats up ''200 gallons per mile''.
* The titular character in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' gets to drive a monster truck at one point, which quickly and conveniently runs out of fuel at set moments. Duke even quips about it getting good mileage.
* As befitting his status as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
* ''VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands'' averts this trope with its [=SUVs=], including the Escalade ESV/EXT and Hummer H1 expies, which handle reasonably well both on and off road.
* In ''[[VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} Mercenaries II: World In Flames]]'', a mechanic mentions a new ''enormous'' monster of an engine she's working on. It has unbelievably fast acceleration and speed... Unfortunately it eats up ''200 gallons per mile''.
* The titular character in ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'' gets to drive a monster truck at one point, which quickly and conveniently runs out of fuel at set moments. Duke even quips about it getting good mileage.
* As befitting his status as TheBigGuy of the [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Bandicoot family]], Crunch Bandicoot drives such vehicles in ''VideoGame/CrashTagTeamRacing'', with names such as the "Guzzler" and the [[CompensatingForSomething "Overcompensator"]].
* ''VideoGame/GhostReconWildlands'' averts this trope with its [=SUVs=], including the Escalade ESV/EXT and Hummer H1 expies, which handle reasonably well both on and off road.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Emogame}} 2'' featured a boss fight against Creator/TimAllen driving a Hummer in the parking garage of the Mall of America, complete with a [[WeaponizedCar mounted machine gun]] and a Boorish {{Eagleland}} rant from Allen about how his truck and his lifestyle are worth more than the environment.
* In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', one of these is driven by a ''flea''. It's lampshaded.
* In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', one of these is driven by a ''flea''. It's lampshaded.
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* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' sketch "If the Other Party Wins," the scenario that would happen (according to Democrats) if the Republicans won the Presidential election includes a little girl who is taken to school in a Hummer instead of a school bus (because of looser [[GreenAesop environmental laws and regulations]]). She mentions that she missed the Hummer that morning.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdv3RFSDA68 In his review of the car]], Doug [=DeMuro=] argues that the 1998 Lincoln Navigator is the TropeCodifier. While SUV's aimed at the luxury market certainly existed before then, with the Jeep Grand Wagoneer acting as the TropeMaker, and the Range Rover and Lexus LX serving as other examples from the 1990's, all of those vehicles were still sold as off-roaders first, with the luxurious traits coming secondary. The Lincoln Navigator was the first car that made zero pretensions about its off-roading ability, and instead directly marketed itself as a suburb crawler for large families. Its success caused other companies to FollowTheLeader in its wake, and even later iterations of the Range Rover and Lexus LX would evolve to become pure luxury vehicles.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdv3RFSDA68 In his review of the car]], Doug [=DeMuro=] argues that the 1998 Lincoln Navigator is the TropeCodifier. While SUV's aimed at the luxury market certainly existed before then, with the Jeep Grand Wagoneer acting as the TropeMaker, and the Range Rover and Lexus LX serving as other examples from the 1990's, all of those vehicles were still sold as off-roaders first, with the luxurious traits coming secondary. The Lincoln Navigator was the first car that made zero pretensions about its off-roading ability, and instead directly marketed itself as a suburb crawler for large families. Its success caused other companies to FollowTheLeader in its wake, and even later iterations of the Range Rover and Lexus LX would evolve to become pure luxury vehicles.
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* In the ''Website/CollegeHumor'' sketch "If the Other Party Wins," the scenario that would happen (according to Democrats) if the Republicans won the Presidential election includes a little girl who is taken to school in a Hummer instead of a school bus (because of looser [[GreenAesop environmental laws and regulations]]). She mentions that she missed the Hummer that morning.
* ''VideoGame/{{Emogame}} 2'' featured a boss fight against Creator/TimAllen driving a Hummer in the parking garage of the Mall of America, complete with a [[WeaponizedCar mounted machine gun]] and a Boorish {{Eagleland}} rant from Allen about how his truck and his lifestyle are worth more than the environment.
* In ''Webcomic/KevinAndKell'', one of these is driven by a ''flea''. It's lampshaded.
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* Parodied multiple times on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' .
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero, an SUV so big, powerful, and important that it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point that it literally pushes the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo out of the way and burns through an American flag. It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts. It provides the page image, and the truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds that his is an "F-series" model, which means that it's female-oriented (it has a lipstick holder built-in instead of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.)]]''
** In another episode, [[TheAhnold Rainer Wolfcastle]] talks about his enormous Hummer with Homer, providing the page quote.
** The episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" has the Homer, a ridiculously garish, overpriced monstrosity built to Homer's... ''unique'' specifications, which winds up bankrupting his brother Herb's auto company. It's a parody of both this trope and of the Edsel, a notorious flop of an automobile from the late '50s.
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero, an SUV so big, powerful, and important that it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point that it literally pushes the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo out of the way and burns through an American flag. It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts. It provides the page image, and the truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds that his is an "F-series" model, which means that it's female-oriented (it has a lipstick holder built-in instead of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.)]]''
** In another episode, [[TheAhnold Rainer Wolfcastle]] talks about his enormous Hummer with Homer, providing the page quote.
** The episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" has the Homer, a ridiculously garish, overpriced monstrosity built to Homer's... ''unique'' specifications, which winds up bankrupting his brother Herb's auto company. It's a parody of both this trope and of the Edsel, a notorious flop of an automobile from the late '50s.
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
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* Parodied multiple times on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' .
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero, anStan's big black SUV so big, powerful, and important that it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point that it literally pushes the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo out of the way and burns through an American flag. It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts. It provides the page image, and the truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. One episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds from 2010 even parodied the changing car market. Francine is telling the family to cut back on expenses because the economy has caused the family to lose all its savings in the market. Roger tells Francine that Stan spends over $400 a day fueling his is an "F-series" model, which means SUV, and so Francine demands that it's female-oriented (it has Stan trade it in for a lipstick holder built-in instead hybrid. Stan refuses because he's [[CompensatingForSomething "A big man who needs a big SUV so everyone will know how big he is"]]. The rest of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.)]]''
** In another episode, [[TheAhnold Rainer Wolfcastle]] talks about his enormous Hummer with Homer, providing the page quote.
** Theepisode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" has focuses on Stan trying to come up with the Homer, a ridiculously garish, overpriced monstrosity built money to Homer's... ''unique'' specifications, which winds up bankrupting keep his brother Herb's auto company. It's a parody of both this trope SUV, only to end up deeper and of the Edsel, a notorious flop of an automobile from the late '50s.
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the roaddeeper in flames.debt.
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero, an
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.)]]''
** In another episode, [[TheAhnold Rainer Wolfcastle]] talks about his enormous Hummer with Homer, providing the page quote.
** The
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck as an example of this trope, only to find them incredibly useful when he has to save Bobby.
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck as an example of this trope, only to find them incredibly useful when he has to save Bobby.
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
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* Stan's big black SUV from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. One episode from 2010 even parodied the changing car market. Francine is telling the family to cut back on expenses because the economy has caused the family to lose all its savings in the market. Roger tells Francine that Stan spends over $400 a day fueling his SUV, and so Francine demands that Stan trade it in for a hybrid. Stan refuses because he's [[CompensatingForSomething "A big man who needs a big SUV so everyone will know how big he is"]]. The rest of the episode focuses on Stan trying to come up with the money to keep his SUV, only to end up deeper and deeper in debt.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck as an example of this trope, only to find them incredibly useful when he has to save Bobby.
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck as an example of this trope, only to find them incredibly useful when he has to save Bobby.
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
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* Stan's big black SUV from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. One episode from 2010 even parodied Parodied multiple times on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' .
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature thechanging car market. Francine is telling the family to cut back on expenses because the economy has caused the family to lose all its savings in the market. Roger tells Francine that Stan spends over $400 a day fueling his SUV, and so Francine demands that Stan trade it in for a hybrid. Stan refuses because he's [[CompensatingForSomething "A big man who needs a big Canyonero, an SUV so everyone will know how big he is"]]. The rest big, powerful, and important that it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point that it literally pushes the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo out of the episode focuses on Stan trying to come up with the money to keep his SUV, only to end up deeper way and deeper in debt.
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck asburns through an example of this trope, only to find them incredibly useful when he has to save Bobby.
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car.American flag. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving reputation for unexplained fires, which are a Hummer H2 causing chaos on matter for the courts. It provides the page image, and the truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds that his is an "F-series" model, which means that it's female-oriented (it has a lipstick holder built-in instead of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highwaywhile watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
or city driving.)]]''
** In another episode,Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer [[TheAhnold Rainer Wolfcastle]] talks about his enormous Hummer with Homer, providing the page quote.
** The episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" has the Homer, aradio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.ridiculously garish, overpriced monstrosity built to Homer's... ''unique'' specifications, which winds up bankrupting his brother Herb's auto company. It's a parody of both this trope and of the Edsel, a notorious flop of an automobile from the late '50s.
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the
* Subverted in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' where Hank is looking at trading in his old pickup truck for a new one. Hank, the old curmudgeon that he is, dismisses the flashy bells and whistles of his new truck as
** In another episode where they go to Montana to visit Peggy's mom, Hank's only choice at the rental is a Range Rover rather than the truck he wants.
* ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'': An [[UnfinishedEpisode unmade episode]] has Andy and Jim combatting owners of large [=SUVs=]. The first one they encounter is seen parked in an underground lot in several [[StealingTheHandicappedSpot handicap spots]]. When they look inside, they see a small child in a playpen in the cargo area.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
** The episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car.
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway
** In another episode,
** The episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" has the Homer, a
** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
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* Creator/JeffDunham has a bit in ''Spark of Insanity'' about his family having two cars: A Hummer H1 and on the other end of the spectrum: A powder blue Prius. He keeps the Hummer to maintain his sense of masculinity, but stopped driving it after it cost $100 to fill it up.
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* Creator/JeffDunham has a bit in ''Spark of Insanity'' about his family having two cars: A Hummer H1 and on the other end of the spectrum: A powder blue Prius. He keeps the Hummer to maintain his sense of masculinity, but stopped driving it after it cost well over $100 to fill it up.up.
-->'''Jeff:''' I pushed the vehicle home and said, "Girls, look at our new front-yard ornament! Get in the Prius."
-->'''Jeff:''' I pushed the vehicle home and said, "Girls, look at our new front-yard ornament! Get in the Prius."
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** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero. The truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds that his is an "F-series" model, which means that it's female-oriented (it has a lipstick holder built-in instead of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "Twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero!
*** The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.
** The Canyonero is so big, powerful, and important, it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point it literally pushes the 20th Century Fox logo out of the way and burn through an American flag.
** It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts.
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five. Canyonero!
*** The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.
** The Canyonero is so big, powerful, and important, it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point it literally pushes the 20th Century Fox logo out of the way and burn through an American flag.
** It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts.
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** The episodes "The Last Temptation of Krust" and "Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'" feature the Canyonero. The Canyonero, an SUV so big, powerful, and important that it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point that it literally pushes the Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox logo out of the way and burns through an American flag. It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts. It provides the page image, and the truck's commercial jingle makes up the image caption. The latter episode centers around Homer purchasing one, but when he finds that his is an "F-series" model, which means that it's female-oriented (it has a lipstick holder built-in instead of a lighter), he proceeds to give it to Marge, which causes her to develop some serious [[DrivesLikeCrazy road rage]]. It's Marge's car in ''VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun''. (Note that "Twelve "twelve yards long, two lanes wide" makes it larger than the biggest functional tank ever constructed.)
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five.Canyonero!
*** TheCanyonero! ''<whip crack>'' Canyonero! ''[[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope (The Federal Highway Commission has ruled the Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.
** The Canyonero is so big, powerful, and important, it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point it literally pushes the 20th Century Fox logo out of the way and burn through an American flag.
** It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts.driving.)]]''
--->'''Lyrics:''' Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak and seats thirty-five.
*** The
** The Canyonero is so big, powerful, and important, it can't let its commercial be cut short, to the point it literally pushes the 20th Century Fox logo out of the way and burn through an American flag.
** It also has a reputation for unexplained fires, which are a matter for the courts.
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** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
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** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately fortunately, there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
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* In ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', one of the Columbian drug lords drives a monster truck. It's actually a practical purchase for him, because one of his fellow cartel chieftains lives on a mountaintop villa with terrible road access, and the truck is just about the only vehicle short of a helicopter capable of safely getting up there. Clark uses it to cover the true nature of the first RECIPROCITY attack: since you really could hide half a ton of military grade explosives in that truck without noticeably impacting the handling, it provides an excellent cover for the laser-guided bomb that gets dropped on it.
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* The [[FanNickname Hummers of Justice]] that were Horatio and company's signature vehicles on ''Series/{{CSI Miami}}''. (The other two use [=SUV=]s, but slightly smaller and less glaring than the Hummers: Chevy Tahoes and GMC Denalis on ''Series/{{CSI}}'', and Chevy Avalanches on ''Series/{{CSINY}}''.)
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* The [[FanNickname Hummers of Justice]] that were Horatio and company's signature vehicles on ''Series/{{CSI Miami}}''. (The other two use [=SUV=]s, but slightly smaller and less glaring than the Hummers: Chevy Tahoes and GMC Denalis on ''Series/{{CSI}}'', and Chevy Avalanches on ''Series/{{CSINY}}''.)
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See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, both of which reflect equally poorly on the driver. If you combine any of them with a Hummer Dinger, well, God help you.
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See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, both of which reflect equally poorly on the driver. If you combine any of them with a Hummer Dinger, well, God help you.
you.[[note]]Do an internet search for "Stretch Hummer Limo". Just do it.[[/note]]
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* A tiny woman in {{Suburbia}} wanting to feel "safe", who uses it for [[MundaneUtility mundane applications]] like hauling groceries or shuttling her kids to soccer practice. When said kids grow up and start learning to drive, they'll learn on the Hummer Dinger, and they'll either struggle to control it or go DrunkWithPower and [[CarMeetsHouse end up depositing it into a building]].
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* A tiny woman in {{Suburbia}} wanting to feel "safe", who uses it for [[MundaneUtility mundane applications]] like hauling groceries or shuttling her kids to soccer practice.practice; the woman often tends to be an ObnoxiousEntitledHousewife. When said kids grow up and start learning to drive, they'll learn on the Hummer Dinger, and they'll either struggle to control it or go DrunkWithPower and [[CarMeetsHouse end up depositing it into a building]].
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* The Treer Saltair in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' is a unique example, a ''green'' SUV powered by the BigBad's alternative energy source. Given that said alternative energy source is destroying the fabric of reality, though, it's arguably even ''worse'' for the Earth than a Hummer. One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P37CBLDHMgo (in)famous scene]] featured two of these vehicles [[UnusualEuphemism conjoining]].
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* The Treer Saltair in ''Film/SouthlandTales'' is a unique example, a ''green'' SUV powered by the BigBad's alternative energy source. Given that said alternative energy source is destroying the fabric of reality, though, it's arguably even ''worse'' for the Earth than a Hummer. One [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P37CBLDHMgo com/watch?v=B-uqmqWcC48 (in)famous scene]] featured two of these vehicles [[UnusualEuphemism conjoining]].
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A gigantic sport-utility vehicle, built under the philosophy that BiggerIsBetter. Smaller cars, or at least their drivers, tremble in fear as this [[Series/BetterCallSaul school bus for six year old pimps]] passes on the highway -- or maybe it's because the road itself is shaking under its weight. The name will be something bold, authoritative, and often referring to power, traveling, and the rugged wilderness, like "Inquisitor", "Navigator", or "Kilimanjaro". [[CrazyPrepared It's filled with all sorts of equipment to help it tow trailers, climb mountains, and get through the rain, snow, sleet, hail, mud, and whatever else Mother Nature can throw at it...]]
...very little of which will see any use. 90% of the people who buy these behemoths deploy them in {{suburbia}}, shuttling tots to soccer games and groceries back to the house. Fuel economy will be laughable. The driver will be a very tiny woman wanting to feel "safe," [[MidlifeCrisisCar a man in his midlife crisis]] CompensatingForSomething, a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Mexican]] [[TheCartel cartel boss]] looking for something intimidating that can comfortably seat all his goons and stow their ordnance too, or a [[RatedMForManly macho-man]] celebrity using it to [[ConspicuousConsumption flaunt his wealth]] (pro athletes, [[GlamRap rap musicians]], and [[TheAhnold action movie stars]] are the most common), in which case it will likely also be a PimpedOutCar. When it comes time for Junior to get his or her own license, expect the kid to either tremble at the thought of steering this tank around or go mad with power through several subdivisions and ultimately ditch the Monsterrat in someone's backyard pool.
The rough British equivalent of this trope is the "Chelsea tractor", which refers to huge [=4x4s=] (the British term for [=SUV=]s) that never leave the city and are owned by people who don't need the offroad capabilities[[note]]Roads in the British countryside also tend to be much narower and more sinuous than those in cities, which actually makes these cars too wide to be practical for driving on-road in the countryside, a fact many city dwellers who purchase them are blissfully unaware of until they try to make a trip to a country pub and struggle to pass cars being driven in the opposite direction[[/note]]. Among the vehicles stereotypically associated with this trope are Land Rovers (especially Range Rovers), Porsche Cayennes, BMW [=X5s=], and other [=4x4s=] of that ilk, luxury vehicles that, while smaller than the typical American example, make up for it with their focus on flashiness. Such people are often stereotyped as arrogant and [[CompensatingForSomething insecure]]. Since these cars and their owners are seen as embodying the worst aspects of ConspicuousConsumption, they fall under the AcceptableTargets banner.
In Australia, the term "Toorak tractor" is preferred, referring to the wealthy UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} suburb of Toorak. A Brazilian equivalent is the luxury pickup truck, which has the same drawbacks of the Anglo-American SUV on a slightly different package.[[note]]Luxury pickup trucks have been attempted in the US, to mixed success. The ones from actual luxury brands have either flopped (the Lincoln Blackwood, the Lincoln Mark LT to a lesser extent) or just been there (the Cadillac Escalade EXT), while more success comes from fully-loaded variants of "normal" pickups like the Ford F-150, the Ram 1500, the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra, and the Toyota Tundra, often with trim names that evoke either traditional luxury cars like "Limited" and "Platinum" or a rugged "rich Texan" image like "Lariat", "High Country", "Denali", or "1794 Edition" (an homage to the Texas ranch, first opened in 1794, where Toyota built the Tundra's factory). Most full-size pickups with more than the absolute bare minimum in options carry higher price tags than many luxury cars to begin with. There are closer references to the American variant of the trope, though, such as the Mitsubishi Pajero.[[/note]]
The rough equivalent for smaller cars is the RiceBurner, though some have tried to combine the two into an unholy example of money to burn. In the '00s, luxury [=SUVs=] were often fitted with gigantic rims (or "dubs", after the DUB Wheels company that was famous for them), scissor doors, hydraulics, earth-rattling stereo systems, and other modifications to make them that much flashier. Today, a more direct example exists with so-called [[http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/psa-bro-truck-vs-off-road-truck-1467061508 "bro trucks"]] (also called "mall crawlers" by actual off-roaders), which have all manner of modifications (particularly lift kits and large wheels) to make them look like off-road vehicles but little consideration for whether they actually improve off-road performance, as well as coal rolling[[note]]modding a diesel engine with a bypass device and the removal of the particulate filter to allow for it to be flooded, which belches thick clouds of dark smoke out of the exhaust[[/note]] if they want to show the world that they're willing to spend thousands of dollars on mods that literally serve no purpose other than to demonstrate that they're {{jerkass}}es. Most often, they will never leave the suburbs.
This is chiefly an American and British trope, as Europe and Japan's narrower roads, crowded city streets, and pricier gas make such vehicles even less economical in those places. Likely to show up when a work is carrying a GreenAesop. Compare AbsurdlyLongLimousine, and God help you if the two are combined. Note that this trope isn't about large [=SUV=]s that are actually used for their intended "sport" and "utility" purposes, but rather, for when they are used as suburban status symbols.
This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009, and when [[ContinuityReboot it was relaunched in 2020]], it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though both the GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive. However, the more traditional version of this trope also eventually made a comeback in the form of luxury pickup trucks, which come with enough amenities to rival a BMW or Cadillac (and a price point to match) and emphasize a RatedMForManly roughneck image as opposed to the "family-hauler" reputation of [=SUVs=] and crossovers.
...very little of which will see any use. 90% of the people who buy these behemoths deploy them in {{suburbia}}, shuttling tots to soccer games and groceries back to the house. Fuel economy will be laughable. The driver will be a very tiny woman wanting to feel "safe," [[MidlifeCrisisCar a man in his midlife crisis]] CompensatingForSomething, a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Mexican]] [[TheCartel cartel boss]] looking for something intimidating that can comfortably seat all his goons and stow their ordnance too, or a [[RatedMForManly macho-man]] celebrity using it to [[ConspicuousConsumption flaunt his wealth]] (pro athletes, [[GlamRap rap musicians]], and [[TheAhnold action movie stars]] are the most common), in which case it will likely also be a PimpedOutCar. When it comes time for Junior to get his or her own license, expect the kid to either tremble at the thought of steering this tank around or go mad with power through several subdivisions and ultimately ditch the Monsterrat in someone's backyard pool.
The rough British equivalent of this trope is the "Chelsea tractor", which refers to huge [=4x4s=] (the British term for [=SUV=]s) that never leave the city and are owned by people who don't need the offroad capabilities[[note]]Roads in the British countryside also tend to be much narower and more sinuous than those in cities, which actually makes these cars too wide to be practical for driving on-road in the countryside, a fact many city dwellers who purchase them are blissfully unaware of until they try to make a trip to a country pub and struggle to pass cars being driven in the opposite direction[[/note]]. Among the vehicles stereotypically associated with this trope are Land Rovers (especially Range Rovers), Porsche Cayennes, BMW [=X5s=], and other [=4x4s=] of that ilk, luxury vehicles that, while smaller than the typical American example, make up for it with their focus on flashiness. Such people are often stereotyped as arrogant and [[CompensatingForSomething insecure]]. Since these cars and their owners are seen as embodying the worst aspects of ConspicuousConsumption, they fall under the AcceptableTargets banner.
In Australia, the term "Toorak tractor" is preferred, referring to the wealthy UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} suburb of Toorak. A Brazilian equivalent is the luxury pickup truck, which has the same drawbacks of the Anglo-American SUV on a slightly different package.[[note]]Luxury pickup trucks have been attempted in the US, to mixed success. The ones from actual luxury brands have either flopped (the Lincoln Blackwood, the Lincoln Mark LT to a lesser extent) or just been there (the Cadillac Escalade EXT), while more success comes from fully-loaded variants of "normal" pickups like the Ford F-150, the Ram 1500, the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra, and the Toyota Tundra, often with trim names that evoke either traditional luxury cars like "Limited" and "Platinum" or a rugged "rich Texan" image like "Lariat", "High Country", "Denali", or "1794 Edition" (an homage to the Texas ranch, first opened in 1794, where Toyota built the Tundra's factory). Most full-size pickups with more than the absolute bare minimum in options carry higher price tags than many luxury cars to begin with. There are closer references to the American variant of the trope, though, such as the Mitsubishi Pajero.[[/note]]
The rough equivalent for smaller cars is the RiceBurner, though some have tried to combine the two into an unholy example of money to burn. In the '00s, luxury [=SUVs=] were often fitted with gigantic rims (or "dubs", after the DUB Wheels company that was famous for them), scissor doors, hydraulics, earth-rattling stereo systems, and other modifications to make them that much flashier. Today, a more direct example exists with so-called [[http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/psa-bro-truck-vs-off-road-truck-1467061508 "bro trucks"]] (also called "mall crawlers" by actual off-roaders), which have all manner of modifications (particularly lift kits and large wheels) to make them look like off-road vehicles but little consideration for whether they actually improve off-road performance, as well as coal rolling[[note]]modding a diesel engine with a bypass device and the removal of the particulate filter to allow for it to be flooded, which belches thick clouds of dark smoke out of the exhaust[[/note]] if they want to show the world that they're willing to spend thousands of dollars on mods that literally serve no purpose other than to demonstrate that they're {{jerkass}}es. Most often, they will never leave the suburbs.
This is chiefly an American and British trope, as Europe and Japan's narrower roads, crowded city streets, and pricier gas make such vehicles even less economical in those places. Likely to show up when a work is carrying a GreenAesop. Compare AbsurdlyLongLimousine, and God help you if the two are combined. Note that this trope isn't about large [=SUV=]s that are actually used for their intended "sport" and "utility" purposes, but rather, for when they are used as suburban status symbols.
This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009, and when [[ContinuityReboot it was relaunched in 2020]], it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though both the GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive. However, the more traditional version of this trope also eventually made a comeback in the form of luxury pickup trucks, which come with enough amenities to rival a BMW or Cadillac (and a price point to match) and emphasize a RatedMForManly roughneck image as opposed to the "family-hauler" reputation of [=SUVs=] and crossovers.
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A gigantic sport-utility vehicle, built under the philosophy that BiggerIsBetter. Smaller cars, or at least their drivers, BiggerIsBetter.
Named for the Hummer brand, itself a derivative of the Humvee military vehicle, a Hummer Dinger is massive, boxy, unattractive, and incredibly fuel-inefficient. It makes other cars tremble in its wake, either from fearas this [[Series/BetterCallSaul school bus for six year old pimps]] passes on or from being so heavy it shakes the highway -- or maybe it's because the road itself is shaking under its weight. The name will be something road. It'll have a [[AwesomeMcCoolname bold, authoritative, and powerful name]], often referring to power, traveling, invoking travel and the rugged wilderness, like "Inquisitor", "Navigator", or "Kilimanjaro". [[CrazyPrepared wilderness -- odds are good it's named after a famous mountain somewhere. It's filled with all sorts of equipment for [[CrazyPrepared all sorts of jobs]], from climbing mountains to help it tow towing trailers, climb mountains, and get through the it's equipped for rain, snow, sleet, hail, mud, and whatever else Mother Nature can throw at it...]]
...very little of whichit.
And yet it willsee any use. 90% of the people who buy almost never be used in these behemoths deploy them in {{suburbia}}, shuttling tots to soccer games and groceries back to conditions. This is because the house. Fuel economy will be laughable. The driver will be a very tiny woman wanting to feel "safe," of your typical Hummer Dinger falls into one of these categories:
* A man [[MidlifeCrisisCara man in his a midlife crisis]] CompensatingForSomething, a [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff Mexican]] [[TheCartel cartel boss]] looking for something intimidating that can comfortably seat all his goons and stow their ordnance too, or a who's CompensatingForSomething. Instead of the high-performance sports car, he went [[RatedMForManly macho-man]] even manlier]] and got one of ''these''. Expect him to find out the hard way that he can't park it anywhere.
* A tiny woman in {{Suburbia}} wanting to feel "safe", who uses it for [[MundaneUtility mundane applications]] like hauling groceries or shuttling her kids to soccer practice. When said kids grow up and start learning to drive, they'll learn on the Hummer Dinger, and they'll either struggle to control it or go DrunkWithPower and [[CarMeetsHouse end up depositing it into a building]].
* A celebrityusing it looking to [[ConspicuousConsumption flaunt his wealth]] (pro athletes, [[GlamRap rap musicians]], and wealth]], usually someone who wants to be seen as [[RatedMForManly exceedingly masculine]] like an [[JerkJock arrogant pro athlete]], an [[TheAhnold action movie stars]] star]], or a [[GlamRap rap musician]]. They'll usually turn it into a PimpedOutCar in the process.
* A [[TheCartel Mexican cartel boss]], having [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff found a unique application for a foreign product]] -- in this case, as an attack vehicle. Hummer Dingers arethe ideal for comfortably seating lots of cartel goons and their [[MoreDakka extensive ordnance]].
It's important that a Hummer Dinger not ''actually'' be used for difficult driving conditions. This is not an SUV that actually sees use in tough terrain or weather. This is a suburban status symbol, whose driver is almost always CompensatingForSomething. As such, those drivers are usually AcceptableTargets; they're seen as having wasted their money trying to look cool and manly. There's often also a GreenAesop thrown in there, as Hummer Dingers are notorious gas guzzlers.
This is considered an [[{{Eagleland}} American trope]]; mostcommon), other countries don't have such pervasive suburbs. Where population density is higher and streets are narrower (especially someplace like Japan or Europe), a Hummer Dinger would be seen as ''obscenely'' impractical. But there are equivalents in which case it will likely also be a PimpedOutCar. When it comes time for Junior to get his or her own license, expect other places, like the kid to either tremble at the thought of steering this tank around or go mad with power through several subdivisions and ultimately ditch the Monsterrat in someone's backyard pool.
The roughBritish equivalent of this trope is the "Chelsea tractor", which refers to huge [=4x4s=] (the British term for [=SUV=]s) that never leave the city and are owned by people who don't need the offroad capabilities[[note]]Roads in the British countryside also tend to be much narower and more sinuous than those in cities, which actually makes these cars too wide to be practical for driving on-road in the countryside, tractor" (usually a fact many city dwellers who purchase them are blissfully unaware of until they try to make a trip to a country pub and struggle to pass cars being driven in the opposite direction[[/note]]. Among the vehicles stereotypically associated with this trope are Land Rovers (especially Range Rovers), Porsche Cayennes, BMW [=X5s=], and other [=4x4s=] of that ilk, luxury vehicles that, while smaller than Rover), the typical American example, make up for it with their focus on flashiness. Such people are often stereotyped as arrogant and [[CompensatingForSomething insecure]]. Since these cars and their owners are seen as embodying the worst aspects of ConspicuousConsumption, they fall under the AcceptableTargets banner.
In Australia, the termAustralian "Toorak tractor" is preferred, referring to the (named after a wealthy UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} suburb of Toorak. A suburb), and the Brazilian equivalent "luxury pickup", which is the luxury actually a pickup truck, which has truck but achieves the same drawbacks effect down there.
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of theAnglo-American SUV on a slightly different package.[[note]]Luxury pickup trucks have been attempted in the US, to mixed success. The ones from actual luxury brands have either flopped (the Lincoln Blackwood, the Lincoln Mark LT to a lesser extent) or just been there (the Cadillac Escalade EXT), while more success comes from fully-loaded variants of "normal" pickups like the Ford F-150, the Ram 1500, the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra, and the Toyota Tundra, often with trim names that evoke either traditional luxury cars like "Limited" and "Platinum" or a rugged "rich Texan" image like "Lariat", "High Country", "Denali", or "1794 Edition" (an homage to the Texas ranch, first opened in 1794, where Toyota built the Tundra's factory). Most full-size pickups with more than the absolute bare minimum in options carry higher price tags than many luxury cars to begin with. There are closer references to the American variant of the trope, though, such as the Mitsubishi Pajero.[[/note]]
The rough equivalent for smaller cars is the RiceBurner, though some have tried to combine the two into an unholy example of money to burn. In the '00s, luxury [=SUVs=] were often fitted with gigantic rims (or "dubs", after the DUB Wheels company that was famous for them), scissor doors, hydraulics, earth-rattling stereo systems, and other modifications to make them that much flashier. Today, a more direct example exists with so-called [[http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/psa-bro-truck-vs-off-road-truck-1467061508 "bro trucks"]] (also called "mall crawlers"mid-2000s; by actual off-roaders), which have all manner of modifications (particularly lift kits and large wheels) to make them look like off-road vehicles but little consideration for whether they actually improve off-road performance, as well as coal rolling[[note]]modding a diesel engine with a bypass device and the removal of the particulate filter to allow for it to be flooded, which belches thick clouds of dark smoke out of the exhaust[[/note]] if they want to show the world that they're willing to spend thousands of dollars on mods that literally serve no purpose other than to demonstrate that they're {{jerkass}}es. Most often, they will never leave the suburbs.
This is chiefly an American and British trope, as Europe and Japan's narrower roads, crowded city streets, and pricier gas make such vehicles even less economical in those places. Likely to show up when a work is carrying a GreenAesop. Compare AbsurdlyLongLimousine, and God help you if the two are combined. Note that this trope isn't about large [=SUV=]s that are actually used for their intended "sport" and "utility" purposes, but rather, for when they are used as suburban status symbols.
This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis inthe late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even 2010s, twin energy and economic crises led to such big cars falling out in the United States. Even the TropeNamer favor of more energy efficient cars, particularly once hybrids and electric cars became a thing. The Hummer brand was even shut down in 2009, and when they [[ContinuityReboot rebooted it was relaunched in 2020]], 2020]] they made it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though electric. There's [[Analysis/HummerDinger a whole analysis page]] on the phenomenon.
See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, boththe GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive. However, the more traditional version of this trope also eventually made a comeback in the form of luxury pickup trucks, which come reflect equally poorly on the driver. If you combine any of them with enough amenities to rival a BMW or Cadillac (and a price point to match) and emphasize a RatedMForManly roughneck image as opposed to the "family-hauler" reputation of [=SUVs=] and crossovers.
Hummer Dinger, well, God help you.
Named for the Hummer brand, itself a derivative of the Humvee military vehicle, a Hummer Dinger is massive, boxy, unattractive, and incredibly fuel-inefficient. It makes other cars tremble in its wake, either from fear
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And yet it will
* A man [[MidlifeCrisisCar
* A tiny woman in {{Suburbia}} wanting to feel "safe", who uses it for [[MundaneUtility mundane applications]] like hauling groceries or shuttling her kids to soccer practice. When said kids grow up and start learning to drive, they'll learn on the Hummer Dinger, and they'll either struggle to control it or go DrunkWithPower and [[CarMeetsHouse end up depositing it into a building]].
* A celebrity
* A [[TheCartel Mexican cartel boss]], having [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff found a unique application for a foreign product]] -- in this case, as an attack vehicle. Hummer Dingers are
It's important that a Hummer Dinger not ''actually'' be used for difficult driving conditions. This is not an SUV that actually sees use in tough terrain or weather. This is a suburban status symbol, whose driver is almost always CompensatingForSomething. As such, those drivers are usually AcceptableTargets; they're seen as having wasted their money trying to look cool and manly. There's often also a GreenAesop thrown in there, as Hummer Dingers are notorious gas guzzlers.
This is considered an [[{{Eagleland}} American trope]]; most
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In Australia, the term
It's also largely a DiscreditedTrope. The Hummer was a BrieferThanTheyThink phenomenon of the
The rough equivalent for smaller cars is the RiceBurner, though some have tried to combine the two into an unholy example of money to burn. In the '00s, luxury [=SUVs=] were often fitted with gigantic rims (or "dubs", after the DUB Wheels company that was famous for them), scissor doors, hydraulics, earth-rattling stereo systems, and other modifications to make them that much flashier. Today, a more direct example exists with so-called [[http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/psa-bro-truck-vs-off-road-truck-1467061508 "bro trucks"]] (also called "mall crawlers"
This is chiefly an American and British trope, as Europe and Japan's narrower roads, crowded city streets, and pricier gas make such vehicles even less economical in those places. Likely to show up when a work is carrying a GreenAesop. Compare AbsurdlyLongLimousine, and God help you if the two are combined. Note that this trope isn't about large [=SUV=]s that are actually used for their intended "sport" and "utility" purposes, but rather, for when they are used as suburban status symbols.
This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in
See also RiceBurner (smaller cars with useless enhancements) and AbsurdlyLongLimousine, both
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This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009, and when it was relaunched in 2020, it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though both the GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive. However, the more traditional version of this trope also eventually made a comeback in the form of luxury pickup trucks, which come with enough amenities to rival a BMW or Cadillac (and a price point to match) and emphasize a RatedMForManly roughneck image as opposed to the "family-hauler" reputation of [=SUVs=] and crossovers.
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This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009, and when [[ContinuityReboot it was relaunched in 2020, 2020]], it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though both the GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive. However, the more traditional version of this trope also eventually made a comeback in the form of luxury pickup trucks, which come with enough amenities to rival a BMW or Cadillac (and a price point to match) and emphasize a RatedMForManly roughneck image as opposed to the "family-hauler" reputation of [=SUVs=] and crossovers.
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The rough British equivalent of this trope is the "Chelsea tractor", which refers to huge [=4x4s=] (the British term for [=SUV=]s) that never leave the city and are owned by people who don't need the offroad capabilities. Among the vehicles stereotypically associated with this trope are Land Rovers (especially Range Rovers), Porsche Cayennes, BMW [=X5s=], and other [=4x4s=] of that ilk, luxury vehicles that, while smaller than the typical American example, make up for it with their focus on flashiness. Such people are often stereotyped as arrogant and [[CompensatingForSomething insecure]]. Since these cars and their owners are seen as embodying the worst aspects of ConspicuousConsumption, they fall under the AcceptableTargets banner.
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The rough British equivalent of this trope is the "Chelsea tractor", which refers to huge [=4x4s=] (the British term for [=SUV=]s) that never leave the city and are owned by people who don't need the offroad capabilities.capabilities[[note]]Roads in the British countryside also tend to be much narower and more sinuous than those in cities, which actually makes these cars too wide to be practical for driving on-road in the countryside, a fact many city dwellers who purchase them are blissfully unaware of until they try to make a trip to a country pub and struggle to pass cars being driven in the opposite direction[[/note]]. Among the vehicles stereotypically associated with this trope are Land Rovers (especially Range Rovers), Porsche Cayennes, BMW [=X5s=], and other [=4x4s=] of that ilk, luxury vehicles that, while smaller than the typical American example, make up for it with their focus on flashiness. Such people are often stereotyped as arrogant and [[CompensatingForSomething insecure]]. Since these cars and their owners are seen as embodying the worst aspects of ConspicuousConsumption, they fall under the AcceptableTargets banner.
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* ''Series/TheBoys2019''. After making a WeCare video promoting environmental causes, Deep is shown driving a gas-guzzling Hummer.
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%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdv3RFSDA68 In his review of the car]], Doug [=DeMuro=] argues that the 1998 Lincoln Navigator is the TropeCodifier. While SUV's aimed at the luxury market certainly existed before then, with the Jeep Grand Wagoneer acting as the TropeMaker, and the Range Rover and Lexus LX serving as other examples from the 1990's, all of those vehicles were still sold as off-roaders first, with the luxurious traits coming secondary. The Lincoln Navigator was the first car that made zero pretensions about its off-roading ability, and instead directly marketed itself as a suburb crawler for large families. Its success caused other companies to FollowTheLeader in its wake, and even later iterations of the Range Rover and Lexus LX would evolve to become pure luxury vehicles.
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''Series/ParksAndRecreation'': CorruptPolitician and all-around {{Jerkass}} Councilman Jamm owns a bright yellow [[TropeNamer Hummer H1]].
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This became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars (not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive). And when the Hummer surprisingly re-appeared in 2020, it was as a smaller, all-electric, high-performance luxury pickup-SUV hybrid, a sharp contrast to the slow, bulky, gas-guzzling H1 and H2. However, between the GrandfatherClause and the fact that the Hummer is still one of the most famous RealLife examples of this trope, Hummer Dinger will keep its old name unless the site decides otherwise.
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This briefly became a DiscreditedTrope in the late '00s, for much the same reason that the flashy land-yacht sedans of the '50s and '60s (which this can be seen as the SpiritualSuccessor to) mostly vanished in TheSeventies. The one-two punch of the gas crisis and economic crisis in the late 2000s and early 2010s hit the SUV market hard, even in the United States. Even the TropeNamer Hummer brand was shut down in 2009. 2009, and when it was relaunched in 2020, it was as an ''electric'' SUV/pickup hybrid, though both the GrandfatherClause and the Hummer's longstanding reputation as the ultimate RealLife example of this trope mean that it's likely that this trope's name won't be changing any time soon. While gas prices later came down and the economy recovered somewhat, the new generation of "crossover utility vehicles" that emerged in the '10s were often far more fuel-efficient than the dreadnought [=SUVs=] of the '90s and '00s, with many coming within striking range of the fuel economy of regular cars (not -- not a surprise, as many crossovers are essentially station wagons and hatchbacks with lifted suspensions and optional all-wheel drive). And when the Hummer surprisingly re-appeared in 2020, it was as a smaller, all-electric, high-performance luxury pickup-SUV hybrid, a sharp contrast to the slow, bulky, gas-guzzling H1 and H2. drive. However, between the GrandfatherClause and the fact that the Hummer is still one of the most famous RealLife examples more traditional version of this trope, Hummer Dinger will keep its old name unless trope also eventually made a comeback in the site decides otherwise.
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* On ''Traders'' one of the investment banker characters lands a huge deal and gets a promotion and a big raise. Showing off, he buys a Hummer and drives it to work the next day. RealityEnsues and he cannot find parking for such a big vehicle in downtown Toronto. This causes him to be late for work and miss a key meeting with an important client. He loses his promotion and raise and barely avoids getting fired. He promptly returns the Hummer to the dealership.
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** Another episode has Homer and Marge getting stuck behind several [=SUV=]s, but fortunately there's a gentle curve up ahead, which causes all of them to roll off the road in flames.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].
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** The''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Hell Comes to Quahog" features Peter buying Meg a literal ''{{tank|Goodness}}'' as her first car. It gets impounded after Peter accidentally runs Joe over while teaching Meg how to drive. [[spoiler:Stewie and Brian later use the tank to destroy the PredatoryBusiness that's wrecking the town's economy.]] A CutawayGag also has a man driving a Hummer H2 causing chaos on the highway while watching ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}'' on its entertainment system, while [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror thanking Donald Rumsfeld for the cheap gas]].gas]].
** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
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** In another episode, Brian's Prius is in the shop and he lets the mechanic bait him into renting "your manliest car." The result: a massive hummer with a radio that exclusively plays "Lick It Up" by Music/{{Kiss}}.
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*** It's subverted even harder in the ''III''-era games, where it was based on the ''original'' Hummer. There, it was also used as a military truck, and even the civilian version was one of the best off-road vehicles in the game.
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*** It's subverted even harder in the ''III''-era games, where it was based on the ''original'' Hummer. There, Humvee (the military vehicle which Hummer is based of). Therefore, it was also primarily used as a military truck, vehicle, and even the civilian version featured in ''Videogame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' was one of the best off-road vehicles in the game.
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* The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games have a giant diesel pickup truck called the {{Compensat|ingForSomething}}or. It's got sluggish acceleration and steering, a low top speed, and the durability of soggy toast. A Hummer H1 Alpha expy called the Bulldog also appears, and is mostly driven in wealthy suburbia, though it is a very effective vehicle because of its durability, and it's used in significant numbers in ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird the Third]]'' by the Luchadores and, with a mounted turret, the Steelport National Guard.
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* The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games have a giant diesel pickup truck called the {{Compensat|ingForSomething}}or. It's got sluggish acceleration and steering, a low top speed, and the durability of soggy toast. A Hummer H1 Alpha expy called the Bulldog also appears, and is mostly driven in wealthy suburbia, though it is a very effective vehicle because of its durability, and it's used in significant numbers in ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird the Third]]'' (where it's based on H2) by the Luchadores and, with a mounted turret, the Steelport National Guard.
