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Published: September 25, 2006
In Miami, 2005, General Motors introduced the 4,700 pound H3, the smallest member of the Hummer family to enter the midsize sport utility vehicle market and thereby broaden the range of potential Hummer customers.
The height and width of the H3 do not measure up to the dimensions of the other Hummer models: the H1, the H2 and the H2 sport utility truck. The original Hummer, the H1, reaches the height of 77 inches with a width of 86.5 inches. In contrast, the H3 is 73.7 inches tall and 74.7 inches wide. Compared to the H2, the H3 is 6 inches shorter in height and 6.5 inches narrower.
Although the H3 is more compact than its siblings, it still boasts strong off-road capabilities. It features 8.5 inches of ground clearance as well as a trailing capacity of 3,000 pounds. Also, the H3 can ford 24 inches of water at 5 miles per hour.
There are three versions of the H3: base, adventure and luxury. Seating for five is standard in the H3, as are cloth seats in the base and adventure packages. The luxury H3 contains leather seats. All three of the H3s come with standard power windows and door locks. Five speed manual transmission is standard; four speed automatic transmission is optional. The automatic transmission, which costs an extra $1,700, comes with StabiliTrak, a computer system built to help prevent rollovers (a real possibility in tall and thin vehicles like the Hummer).
As for other safety features, the H3, along with offering the StabiliTrak feature, contains a standard frontal dual-stage air bag system, roof rail-mounted side curtain air bags, rollover protection system and tire pressure monitoring.
Smooth riding and easy-to-control brakes are supposedly features of the H3, although riding in a Hummer is usually bouncy and rough. Also, the small windows of the H3 can create poor visibility.
The H3 comes in four regular colors (black, birch white, yellow and victory red) and four metallic colors (boulder grey, shadow green, superior blue and slate blue).
The smaller size of the H3 makes it more affordable. The 2006 H3 base model costs $29,500. The other two versions are more expensive; the adventure comes in at $30,875 and the luxury costs $32,730. These prices seem low when compared to the price of the original Hummer, the H1 four-door wagon, which rings up at a staggering $140,796.
Hummers are notorious as gas-guzzling vehicles, and the H3 does not stray too far from this perception (although it is slightly more fuel efficient than its counterparts), gaining 19 miles per gallon on a highway with automatic transmission. Hummers, including the H3, are usually portrayed as excessively damaging to the environment, producing waste and destruction.
At the 2006 North American International Auto Show, an updated version of the Hummer H3 was revealed. Named the H3x, its added chrome and body-colored parts make it different from the regular H3 – the H3x can be personalized to a greater degree.
Sources:
H3: Authentic Hummer Style and Capability in a Midsize. Concept Carz.
2005. GM Media. 21 September 2006. .
The H3 Source. 2005. 20 September 2006.
com/index.htm>.
Hummer. 2006. 19 September 2006. .
Valdes-Dapena, Peter. Hummer H3: Smaller but still a Hummer. 18
August 2005. CNN Money. 20 September 2006. .
The height and width of the H3 do not measure up to the dimensions of the other Hummer models: the H1, the H2 and the H2 sport utility truck. The original Hummer, the H1, reaches the height of 77 inches with a width of 86.5 inches. In contrast, the H3 is 73.7 inches tall and 74.7 inches wide. Compared to the H2, the H3 is 6 inches shorter in height and 6.5 inches narrower.
Although the H3 is more compact than its siblings, it still boasts strong off-road capabilities. It features 8.5 inches of ground clearance as well as a trailing capacity of 3,000 pounds. Also, the H3 can ford 24 inches of water at 5 miles per hour.
There are three versions of the H3: base, adventure and luxury. Seating for five is standard in the H3, as are cloth seats in the base and adventure packages. The luxury H3 contains leather seats. All three of the H3s come with standard power windows and door locks. Five speed manual transmission is standard; four speed automatic transmission is optional. The automatic transmission, which costs an extra $1,700, comes with StabiliTrak, a computer system built to help prevent rollovers (a real possibility in tall and thin vehicles like the Hummer).
As for other safety features, the H3, along with offering the StabiliTrak feature, contains a standard frontal dual-stage air bag system, roof rail-mounted side curtain air bags, rollover protection system and tire pressure monitoring.
Smooth riding and easy-to-control brakes are supposedly features of the H3, although riding in a Hummer is usually bouncy and rough. Also, the small windows of the H3 can create poor visibility.
The H3 comes in four regular colors (black, birch white, yellow and victory red) and four metallic colors (boulder grey, shadow green, superior blue and slate blue).
The smaller size of the H3 makes it more affordable. The 2006 H3 base model costs $29,500. The other two versions are more expensive; the adventure comes in at $30,875 and the luxury costs $32,730. These prices seem low when compared to the price of the original Hummer, the H1 four-door wagon, which rings up at a staggering $140,796.
Hummers are notorious as gas-guzzling vehicles, and the H3 does not stray too far from this perception (although it is slightly more fuel efficient than its counterparts), gaining 19 miles per gallon on a highway with automatic transmission. Hummers, including the H3, are usually portrayed as excessively damaging to the environment, producing waste and destruction.
At the 2006 North American International Auto Show, an updated version of the Hummer H3 was revealed. Named the H3x, its added chrome and body-colored parts make it different from the regular H3 – the H3x can be personalized to a greater degree.
Sources:
H3: Authentic Hummer Style and Capability in a Midsize. Concept Carz.
2005. GM Media. 21 September 2006. .
The H3 Source. 2005. 20 September 2006.
com/index.htm>.
Hummer. 2006. 19 September 2006. .
Valdes-Dapena, Peter. Hummer H3: Smaller but still a Hummer. 18
August 2005. CNN Money. 20 September 2006. .
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