New Hummer H-3......

[dukbum]

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Hundreds of workers from all over the General Motors plant in Shreveport burst into applause Monday afternoon as a bright red Hummer H-3 rolled off the assembly line



A worker was sitting inside the big car, honking its horn and flashing its headlights.

It was the first "official" H-3 -- a smaller Humvee that gets about 20 miles a gallon, compared to nine miles a gallon for larger models.

The H3 will arrive in dealerships as gasoline prices continue to soar.

GM, the world's largest automaker, is banking on it to boost slumping sales of bigger Hummers and other GM models.


Since 2000, nearly 92,000 Hummers have been sold nationwide.

Shreveport's plant manager, Dave Gibbons, said the plant is expected to stay busy in the long term. Besides the H-3, the facility turns out Colorado and Canyon pickups.

Rebecca Lindland, a senior analyst with Global Insight, said GM hopes to turn the H3 into a popular vehicle that also gets consumers interested in other GM models

[Greenhead22]

I've always wondered with the mpg was on the H2.........9 mi/gal........geez.....

But heck if I guess you own a H2 you could care less how much the gas costs.

[RebelYelp]

heck, i don't get much better....... 9 mpg-----------15mpg, it's all the same, alot of $$ spent on gas

[Spoonallard]

yea i need a H1. I don't get but 15 in my f-150.
Spoon

[QUACKERS]

if you have not been by the dealership and rode of the hummer course you need to its unreal! Ole Quackmcnasty is a salesmen there and would love to take you for a ride. He said that the H-3 will do everything that the H2 will and even a few more things, for a good bit less$$$$

[dukbum]

He said that the H-3 will do everything that the H2 will and even a few more things,

will it make the ducks decoy better or can i get one in ole miss colors so i can pick greenhead22 and take him to a braves baseball game?

[Greenhead22]

No thank you.

[Spoonallard]

Doin the Grove Hummer style, now thats the ticket!

[MUD DUK]

How much do the H3s cost?

[Gottahunt]

The H3 looks like it is going to get the in-line 5 cylinder engine like you can get in the Colorado and Canyon.
Anyone have any experience with these engines? Any initial takes on these engines?

[Faithful Retrievers]

Anyone know why you can't get the Duramax in the H2?

[Super Black Eagle]

Doin the Grove Hummer style, now thats the ticket!

A Hummer on the Grove! anyone else been so lucky? Night games sure were fun before the lights

[QUACKERS]

the only Hummer i can afford does not have wheels, but man ole man does it get my wheels a rollin

if my wife see this it could get ugly lol

[quackmcnasty]

hey mudduk the h3 will run about 30k to about 40k fully loaded.the H-2 CANNOT GET THE DURAMAX AS IT WILL NOT FIT BUT THE NEW H-1 ALPHA DOES HAVE A DURAMAX DUE TO THE 2 INCH BODY LIFT THAT WAS ADDED TO IT. AS OLE QUACKERS SAID I DO WORK AT THE HUMMER DEALERSHIP IN BRANDON AND WILL BE GLAD TO SHOW YOU A H-3 WHEN THEY GET HERE IN MAY OR YOU CAN COME SEE A H-2 ANYTIME. I WILL HAVE A H-3 ON THE GROUND THE 10TH OF MAY.

[quackmcnasty]

GOOTAHUNT, THE INLINE 5 IS GOING IN THE H-3 AND WAS TESTED BY MY BOSS IN LAKE TAHOE JUST LAST MONTH , HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY HESITATION IN THE TRUCK AND THAT IT TOOK THE OBSTACLE COURSE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THERE WERE SOME COMPETITORS THERE AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN GO OVER THE COURSE WIT H THE H-3. IT WILL BE LIKE ITS BROTHER THE H-2 AND WILL FORD 4 MORE INCHES OF WATER THAN THE H-2