| The 2007 Hummer H3 is smaller than the
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| | first civilian version and featured the
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| Cadillac Escalade, the Toyota Highlander,
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| | Corvette's V8 engine. Two years later,
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| and the Ford Explorer - but it hasn't
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| | the first civilian Hummers were delivered
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| lost any of the luxurious panache
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| | and were much different from their
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| associated with larger SUV's. In fact,
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| | military cousins. For starters, the
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| the 2007 Hummer H3 has been re-born into
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| | "civvies" included insulation, sound
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| a gentler, kinder Hummer for the modern
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| | deadening, and a semi-comfortable
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| world, boasting fuel-efficiency of 16 mpg
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| | interior. However, the price of $50,000
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| city, and 20 mpg highway (not bad for a
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| | to $90,000 put it in an exclusive
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| SUV), without compromising the brash look
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| | category, out of reach for most people.
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| or the off-road prowess of its higher
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| | For 2007, the Hummer H3 has been
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| price cousins: the H1 and H2. Critics who
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| | substantially redesigned to meet the
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| once slammed the Hummer for being big,
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| | needs of a more demanding public. As
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| ostentatious, expensive, and a
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| | such, the 2007 Hummer H3 is a very
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| power-tripping fantasy miss the point -
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| | accessible vehicle that's easy to get
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| for $28,935 you can now get a
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| | into and drive. Once behind the wheel,
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| well-equipped truck uniquely made for
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| | you may easily be fooled into believing
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| truck lovers. In addition, the
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| | you're inside a more expensive Range
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| comfortable leather seats, spacious inner
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| | Rover. There is plenty of room for five
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| cabin, the 220 horsepower engine, and
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| | adults and the H3's bucket seats are well
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| bodacious exterior suggests the 2007
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| | supportive and extremely comfortable for
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| Hummer H3 is a lot more sophisticated
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| | long trips. The rear seats fold up,
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| than other SUV's on the road.
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| | resulting in 55.7 cubic feet of cargo
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| Historically, we can trace the Hummer's
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| | space. The rugged exterior, combined with
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| beginning to 1979 when the US military
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| | its comfortable interior makes the Hummer
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| was looking for a new general-purpose
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| | H3 a very desirable niche SUV.
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| vehicle to efficiently replace the Jeep.
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| | The Hummer H3 is really a tight vehicle
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| Although the Jeep was the motorized
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| | that communicates the responsive feel of
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| symbol of the army during Word War II,
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| | the road on smooth and rough terrain. The
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| and the Korean War, by the 1970s it had
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| | welded, ladder-type frame is based on the
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| become obsolete. As such, a call went out
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| | Chevrolet Colorado, and makes handling
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| for the development of a High Mobility
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| | the Hummer H3 much tighter than it
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| Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) to
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| | should. There are no rattles to be heard
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| meet the army's need for moving troops
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| | that may be otherwise expected of a more
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| and light equipment to/from the
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| | utilitarian vehicle. The Hummer H3 has
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| battlefield. In July 1980, AM General's
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| | bridged the gap between rural trails and
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| prototype Hummer was chosen over two
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| | urban living.
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| other military contractors: Chrysler
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| | Powering the 2007 Hummer H3 is a lighter
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| Defense and Teledyne Continental. Based
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| | 3.5-liter, 220 horsepower engine that
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| on a steel frame with an aluminum and
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| | combines performance with fuel economy.
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| fiberglass body, the first Hummer sported
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| | The 2007 H3 achieves 16 mpg in the city
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| a fully independent suspension, and a
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| | and 20 mpg highway. A five-speed manual
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| General Motors 370-inch diesel V8 engine.
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| | transmission is standard and the optional
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| It produced 150 horses and was able to
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| | four-speed automatic delivers an
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| reach top speed of 60 mph. An automatic
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| | impressive 225 pound-feet of low-end
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| transmission put the power to the ground
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| | torque at 2800 rpm. By offering more
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| through an all wheel drive system with
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| | torque lower in the rpm, you can feel
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| geared hubs. The tires that propelled the
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| | more precise control for off-road
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| vehicle were 36 inches tall and air
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| | handling in hard to reach places. The
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| pressure could be adjusted from within
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| | 17-inch high wheel clearance further
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| the cockpit. As such, the first Hummer
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| | makes it possible for the Hummer H3 to go
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| was a design and engineering marvel.
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| | where few SUVs dare to roam.
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| Today there are more than 20 versions
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| | The only downside to owning the 2007
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| optimized for specific military
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| | Hummer H3 is that the four-wheel drive is
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| applications.
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| | permanently engaged and the stability
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| The Hummer was introduced to the American
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| | control does not come as standard
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| public in 1990, with the start of
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| | equipment, but is available as an option.
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| Operation Desert Storm. The TV coverage
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| | The 2007 Hummer H3 comes equipped with
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| showed U.S. Special Forces driving the
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| | anti-lock brakes (ABS), dual front
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| Hummer to action in Kuwait and Iraq. That
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| | airbags, and an exceptionally strong
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| same year, movie star Arnold
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| | frame for enhanced safety. Head curtain
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| Schwarzenegger pulled up in one at the
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| | and side airbags can also be purchased as
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| Academy Awards. His custom Hummer was the
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| | options.
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