Hog

Civilian Warthog "It's Beauty and the Beast."

- Advertisement for the Civilian Warthog

The Civilian Warthog (simply referred to as the "Hog" in advertisement or "Yellow Warthog and/or Golden Warthog" by gamers) is the civilian version of a United Nations Space Command vehicle.

Designed and Manufactured by AMG Transport Dynamics, the three and half-ton civilian edition of the M12 Warthog is available in a wide range of colors, trim, and equipment specifications. This heavy duty off-road vehicle is extremely popular with off-world explorers. Compared to the military version, this is a luxurious automobile, with trans-system GPS, omni-directional networked surround sound, complete user-specific voice control, and a highly efficient long range power cell.

2549 Model
The last revision (2549) had a slower speed from the 2553 model per wheel in horsepower/kilowattage. As with every other iteration of the Hog, each wheel has an independent drive-by-wire electric motor, with power generated by a forward-housed low-profile hydrogen I/C plant. The hydrogen fuel is burned at very high temperature with a synthetic carbon/silicon catalyst to achieve better fuel consumption.

2553 Model
The most recent 2553 edition features a Graf/Hauptman solar/saline actuator capable of converting up to 12 liters of fresh, brackish or salt water into hydrogen, with increased efficiency allowing the vehicle to get a range of around 200 kilometers after an overnight condensation capture. It has advanced computer systems that allow a perfect distribution of power to every wheel over any surface and is only prone to flipping in hard-bank turns. Thanks to an increased structural rigidity and gas-inflated restraints this vehicle holds the honor of having the highest passenger safety rating of any recreation vehicles in 2553. The standard model starts at a hefty 86,000 UN Credits. A manual-transmission version stickers at UNCr81,000., while the Limited edition wood-trimmed Classic Edition with winch, tow and luggage rack tops out at UNCr91,000.

Trivia

 * A billboard for a yellow civilian warthog can be seen on the maps Headlong and in District.
 * It is only a drivable vehicle in some of the unofficial fan-created maps of Custom Edition of Halo: CE.
 * It has often been claimed one can unlock the Civilian Warthog through a variety of steps but this is untrue. There is no usable Civilian Warthog in the game. Some examples of these theories are doing a large amount of damage to the Billboard, or also shooting at a box-like metal container at the back of the map, Headlong. Usually they are having 16(Maximum amount of players)simultaneously firing a Rocket Launcher at the former, or continuously firing the Wraith Cannon at the latter. You can get a civilian warthog in Halo 2 for the Xbox only by mods. It is possible to get a turret-less version of the Warthog in Halo 3 through a Forge Glitch.
 * The Warthogs and Hog's relation is a parallel to todays' Humvee and Hummer, respectively. Another is the Jeep which transferred to civilian use after WWII.
 * The Civilian Warthog was featured in the December 2551 Edition of Car & Pilot Magazine.
 * This screenshot from Halo Wars was posted on Gamepro.com showing three Civilian Warthogs driving into battle.
 * The Civilian Hog has been seen in the Halo 3 machinima "Pre-Game Lobby".
 * Blue team found a Civilian Hog during a matchmaking game(Multi Flag CTF)on Avalanche.       ( http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=22676566&viewreplies=true )

Related

 * Halo2 s1 Hog
 * Warthog