GM Prices HUMMER H3 from $29,500

[NFS4]

GM Prices HUMMER H3 from $29,500

The newest HUMMER to join GM's constellation of trucks and SUVs will be the $29,500 H3, due in dealerships in mid-May.

GM announced pricing for the new ute last week as it kicked off an ad campaign centered around the NFL Draft and started showing a new ad during the ESPN coverage of the draft.

When the H3 arrives in showrooms, it will sport full-time electronic four-wheel drive, OnStar, and a five-speed manual transmission standard. Two packages will offer 33-inch tires and a locking rear differential, or luxury amenities like leather trim.
A four-speed automatic, sunroof, XM and a CD changer will also be offered.

"The H3 will appeal to a slightly younger and more diverse group of customers with a base price starting at $29,500 and a size that puts it in the heart of the mid-size utility segment," said Susan Docherty, head of the HUMMER brand. "Though more approachable, the H3 is a serious off-road machine, just like its siblings the H1 and H2."

Hummer H3 Pics

 

[rh71]

oh great, now everyone will have one... can you imagine some less skilled "family" people trying to drive them, all over the place now ?

 

[iamwiz82]

They are already all over the place here. I must have seen 4-5 this weekend.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z . . .

GM can take their endless stream of SUV variants and shove them up Bob Lutz's overpaid ass. Would it kill them to come up with a new idea every once in a while?

 

[drd55]

whats the diffrence i see none

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: drd55
whats the diffrence i see none

The H2's are based on the Silverado/Tahoe platform. The H3 is based on the smaller Colorado/Canyon and use the anemic inline-5 engine

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: drd55
whats the diffrence i see none

The H2's are based on the Silverado/Tahoe platform. The H3 is based on the smaller Colorado/Canyon and use the anemic inline-5 engine

220 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 225 lb-ft of torque at 2800 rpm from 5Cyl's = anemic 😕

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: drd55
whats the diffrence i see none

The H2's are based on the Silverado/Tahoe platform. The H3 is based on the smaller Colorado/Canyon and use the anemic inline-5 engine

220 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 225 lb-ft of torque at 2800 rpm from 5Cyl's = anemic 😕

Uh..yeah....One thing is having a nice sedan with 200hp. An SUV this big will be a dog...

4700-pound H3 will have its work cut out for it towing its rated 4500 pounds-or even just motivating its own weight.

:laugh:

 

[Kenazo]

Won't that kill the exclusivity factor of the larger ones?

 

[StageLeft]

Just a normal SUV that looks like a hummer. 220 horsepower moving 4700 lbs? LMFAO. Give it an automatic and it will be a real dog. Very, very slow.

I find the thing silly because it continues to bastardize the once-respected hummer name and now people can say "Dude, I bought a hummer!" even though it's a pathetic tiny one. It' reminds me of that little pissant mercedes you can buy for twenty-something, just so that you can say you own one.

 

[radioouman]

And everyone still believes that $29,500 is cheap..........

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Won't that kill the exclusivity factor of the larger ones?

i think the exclusivity of hummers is and has been long gone for awhile now

 

[meltdown75]

hummer

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: radioouman
And everyone still believes that $29,500 is cheap..........

have you seen how many $30,000 cars are on the road today? Whether or not the people can actually afford them, $30,000 is a golden market.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: radioouman
And everyone still believes that $29,500 is cheap..........

it's all relative to what else you can get at the price.

And my SUV was $27k back in 1995... one of the cheapest at that time even. This H3 is a supposed mid-size, same as mine, for a similar price 10 years later.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: radioouman
And everyone still believes that $29,500 is cheap..........

have you seen how many $30,000 cars are on the road today? Whether or not the people can actually afford them, $30,000 is a golden market.

~$30k is the average cost of a new vehicle purchase in the US right now, ridiculous as that may seem (seem, because it is). Avarice is alive and well.

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Won't that kill the exclusivity factor of the larger ones?

i think the exclusivity of hummers is and has been long gone for awhile now

yeap
hummers were exclusive when you could only buy a H1 for close to 100K

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: radioouman
And everyone still believes that $29,500 is cheap..........

have you seen how many $30,000 cars are on the road today? Whether or not the people can actually afford them, $30,000 is a golden market.

~$30k is the average cost of a new vehicle purchase in the US right now, ridiculous as that may seem (seem, because it is). Avarice is alive and well.

It is ridiculous, but I'm seeing this trend toward simplifying costs by rounding them up. I guess because people are using to seeing $9.95, $19.95 etc, car manufacturers are giving customers prices of $19,995, $24,995, $29,995 and it seems like consumers are thinking that these prices are cheaper. Maybe they are just easier to comprehend.
$29,995 today might have been $27,512.45 a year ago, but it sounds simpler, therefore people go for it.

 

[rh71]

^ it's just the starting price anyway... after all is calculated, nobody is going to decide otherwise based on a couple grand. That is unless you want a $10k car.

 

[Qwest]

Canyonero!

 

[NFS4]

Xterra would own it

 

[InlineFive]

A five cylinder engine in that? 😕

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: rh71
^ it's just the starting price anyway... after all is calculated, nobody is going to decide otherwise based on a couple grand. That is unless you want a $10k car.

Right, that's true.
But don't you think that it is a little scary that someone might cringe at $27,415.82 but wouldn't turn away so quickly when they see $29,500 (as the starting price)?