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German tuner GeigerCars has installed huge rubber tracks on the Hummer H2 and is positioning it as the perfect off-road vehicle for emergency services. To prove it, the bomber, as it is called, drove several laps of Germany's famous Nurburgring Nordschleife in the middle of winter when the track was covered in snow and impassable.

The car was driven by Wolfgang Blaube, editor of the German automotive magazine Autobild, who described the experience as "a new dimension of fun". As standard, the Hummer H2 is already a proven off-road workhorse.

On its massive rubber tracks, it transforms into the type of SUV that Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson would drool over. Instead of stock 20-inch wheels, the specialists from Munich equipped their SUV project with Mattracks 88M1-A1 rubber tracks on each wheel.

Tracks 40 cm wide and 150 cm long provide unsurpassed traction on almost any type of terrain. Geiger also replaced the original 5.3-liter V8 with a more powerful 296kW 6.2-liter V8.

The interior of the Bomber is finished in matte silver with optional rooftop lights and army-style graphics. The utility workhorse also adds a touch of luxury with a sunroof, a navigation system with a Kenwood DVD drive, and a rearview camera including a monitor in the rearview mirror.

The Geigercars team can also convert the car to LPG with a 155 liter fuel tank. Apart from the Hummer, Geiger's other business is extracting more power from Cadillacs, Corvettes, Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaros.

Hummer was supposed to be sold to China, but the deal fell through last month. GM says the Hummer is heading into decline, joining the sacrifices of other Saturn and Oldsmobile brands.

Meanwhile, New York-based artist Jeremy Dean turned the H2 into a performance piece. He cut a brand new Hummer in half, ditched a gluttonous engine, and turned it into a horse-drawn stagecoach, all in the name of creativity.

Known for pushing the boundaries of the art establishment, Dean unveiled a Hummer stagecoach in New York's Central Park. The transformation was done as part of his "Back to Futurama" series.