Hog

A billboard advertisement for the Hog.

"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.

Editions

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 maps 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 one can unlock the Civilian Warthog through a variety of steps but this is untrue. There is no usable Civilian Warthog in the game. You can get a civilian warthog in Halo 2 for the Xbox only by mods. It is possible to get a turretless version of the Warthog in the Halo 3 map Sandtrap.
• The Warthog's and Hog's relation is a parallel to todays' Humvee and Hummer, respectively. another is the jeep which transferred to civilian use after WWII

References

• Bungie.net's review of the AMG Civilian Warthog