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HUMMER's H3 Breaks Ground

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Originally posted by: VictorLazlo
The H3 is 16.9 inches shorter in length than the H2, 6 inches shorter in height and 6.5 inches narrower.
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Hummers are slowly evolving into a regular SUV.

They are moving away from everything that made them great.
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I halfway disagree. The H2 and H3 are being sold because it was taking up the manufacturing capacity for the H1s by people buying the good stuff and not using it. The H2 and H3 are image cars. And a smaller chassis isn't always worse. Look at the Wrangler. It can get into places the Hummer can't.
 
It would be actually be somewhat COOL to me if it was around $30,000 and had the Inline-6. Afterall, this "little" Hummer weighs 4,800 lbs. But this thing has that fuggin' weakass I-5 that is struggling in a 3,895 lb GMC Canyon Crew Cab 4x4
 
Originally posted by: Mo0o
Maybe it's just me but personally I would take a range rover over a hummer
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personally i would take a hummer over a suzuki sidekick
 
Originally posted by: Pocatello
Originally posted by: jtusa4
Originally posted by: LtPage1
??? how many people who drive hummers want a manual?
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If it's a real hummer you want a manual. Since real Hummers are offroad beasts and manual transmissions are superior when negotiating rough terrain.
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You know that all "real" hummers have 3-speed auto transmission, right? Since the Pentagon brass didn't think too many young Americans could drive a manual.
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For 'proper' off-roading you want a Auto as the torque is better when traversing awkward sections - look at the mad swedish glacier climbers they swear by auto's
 
I like the fact that it comes with a stick. But I really think they need to make a stripped down model for $25k or less. I hope they end up making the H3T concept a reality. That looked pretty sweet. If the price was right, I'd buy one.
 
I agree that GM will have big winner with this one, now everyone who wanted the "Hummer" name can have one at a relatively affordable cost (Personally have a hard time jusifying buying something that shares the name with a common sex act, and on a related note why I would have never considered the Ford "Probe")....

I also like it more than the H2, and thanks Demon for clarification on why the H2 and 3 came to being...
 
Originally posted by: Garuda
I think GM has got another winner on their hands. :thumbsup:

I like this better than the H2.
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You mean...you liked the H2? 😕

Are you a soccer mom trying to be "cool"? Hell even the newest commercial exemplifies that.
 
Whoopee, another stupid ugly vehicle goes on sale. I like the 20 mpg part. Funny.
Real world testing has shown that the EPA ratings are as much as 40 percent inflated. One proposal calls for adjusting them downward by 26 percent. I wonder how many people would buy an Expedition with a EPA sticker that said 9 mpg? or an Explorer that was rated at 12?
 
Originally posted by: earthman
Whoopee, another stupid ugly vehicle goes on sale. I like the 20 mpg part. Funny.
Real world testing has shown that the EPA ratings are as much as 40 percent inflated. One proposal calls for adjusting them downward by 26 percent. I wonder how many people would buy an Expedition with a EPA sticker that said 9 mpg? or an Explorer that was rated at 12?
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Time for another spin on the SUV acronym. "Stupid" is stupid.
 
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Rubicon > H2 / H3 at a fraction of the cost.
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I could live with a H3 (cargo space, passenger room, ammenities, etc). The Rubicon (to me) is about as impractical as a Miata.
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Rubicon > H2 / H3 at a fraction of the cost.
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I could live with a H3 (cargo space, passenger room, ammenities, etc). The Rubicon (to me) is about as impractical as a Miata.
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Yes, a Wrangler is useless for everyday usage.
 
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