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) is the civilian version of a United Nations Space Command vehicle.

The three-ton civilian edition of the M12 Warthog is available in a wide range of colors, trim, and equipment specifications. 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 model in 2553 is available in three variants: the Standard model, a Manual-transmission version and a Limited Edition that's a wood-trimmed Classic Edition.

Trivia

 * A billboard for the civilian warthog can be seen on the map Headlong and District.
 * It is drivable vehicle in the Custom Edition of Halo: CE on some maps, and the advertisement billboard is seen on many Earth maps.
 * It has often been claimed that collect all the skulls and activating the "Delta Halo Switch" will unlock the civilian warthog but this is untrue.

Since armed civilians participated in the fight for Earth against the Brutes, it is possible they may have formed their own army and helped the UNSC fight the Covenant. Since the UNSC was not able to use the UNSC version of the Warthog, they probably used the Civilian Warthog for hit and run assaults.