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First Drive: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha
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After two years of lion styling with housecat horsepower, Hummer’s runt of the litter finally gets a V-8 variant, dubbed the H3 Alpha. With 300 horsepower and 320 pound-feet of torque, the Alpha’s 5.3-liter V-8 is the mill the H3 should have had all along. Surprise, surprise—we like it better even though we still don’t love it.

Not Enough Power?

When Hummer introduced the H3, it was steadfast that its new baby had plenty of grunt, although we certainly wouldn’t have used that word to characterize the 220 horsepower of the original inline-five. Still, without admitting fault, the 3.5-liter was hastily bored to 3.7 liters for 2007—and horsepower rose to a still-not-enough 242. We kept bitching.

Why were we being so hard on it, GM wondered? Man, had anyone at the company driven it? On the road? Sorry for being so demanding, but we’ve never found 0-to-60 times in the mid-10-second range to be terribly stirring, especially in this day and age when there are SUVs that can be going a mile a minute from a dead stop in half that time. Granted, most of ’em aren’t worth much off-road, but still…. Read Article
First Drive: 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha



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EnnNorakEnnNorak - 7/4/2007 9:13:41 AM
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Don't give me the gears CARGUY2, the only true SUV is the Hummer H1 which I predict will eventually return to the civilian market. I don't see paying extra money over a standard GM truck for an H1 wannabee.

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EnnNorakEnnNorak - 7/4/2007 9:16:13 AM
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Can't figure out what went wrong here CARGUY2. I thought I saw your post as praising the H2 and H3 but I now see that you and I are on the same wavelength and in full agreement about the H1.

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Will_Will_ - 7/3/2007 1:13:07 PM
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Agent63Agent63 - 7/3/2007 11:12:32 AMView My AgentSpace
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The H1 (Humvee) was by far served the most purpose. The H2 isn't that it's a very very wide truck. The H3 is more mid size and easier to deal with but I think it needs more power. 330hp at least.

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bokuchinbokuchin - 7/4/2007 7:29:50 PM
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I know its a waste of money and a horrible car but it doesn't matter. You get Hummer drug dealer looks for less money than with the H2. I think that makes it very cool

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