2009 Hummer H3T Review

There was a time when, anyone mentioned Hummer, there would be some kind of emotion in them, and mostly happiness would be the common emotion accompanied by smile, because the Hummer was a monster vehicle that would make everyone’s day. In the case of an environmentalist, he would express anger or sorrow while the remaining few would express gut-wrenching fear. These displays of emotions were around when the hummer H1 was in its prime. Just the raw brutality of its power, the rugged looks and construction and the iconic symbol it became of the army, added to its charisma. That was in the past, since then Hummer has had a lot of financial problems and was thrown around in the business world like a rag doll. During this period it was able to produce two models for the civilians namely, the H2 and the H3.

The H2 raised quite a few eyebrows, more out of shock than pleasure and the H3 failed to do even that. But we are here to check out the H3T and how it fares as a pick up truck:

Looking at the H3T, there is striking similarity with the H3 and the H2. It has the same bold chrome grill with a black air vent in the bonnet; the rear end has been slightly modified to accommodate a bed. Since Hummer is now owned by GM, most of its parts and Technology revolve around GM. The H3t has the default four-door crew-cab architecture found on the Colorado /GMC Canyon pick up trucks. Under the bonnet, there is a 3.7 liter five cylinders that can manages a poor 239 bhp and a torque of 241 lb/ ft. there is an optional more power engine available called the Alpha with 5.3 liter V8 that pumps out 300 bhp and a torque of 320 lb/ ft of torque. The engine is mated to a 5 speed manual transmission; a four speed automatic is also available.

The suspension system was built for off-roading in mind. There are front as well as rear locking differentials. The H3T rolls on 33 inch off road tires. It has a towing capacity of 4400 pounds and the fuel mileage is rated somewhere around 13/14/16 mpg.

The interiors of the H3t were well-equipped, there was a Monsoon system; power-driven and heated leather covered seats; a six CD changer; a sunroof, rearview camera and navigational equipment. The cabin is not very spacious but average sized people should not have a problem fitting in.

When it came to performance the H3T was surprisingly good on the road and it was magical off road, something you should expect from a vehicle coming from the Hummer stables.

It seems to me, like Hummer has some serious issues with Mother Earth, because that would only be the only logical reason as to how they can build a truck that outputs such puny power from a massive bloody engine and give you such pathetic mileage . If you are not the off-roading adventurer types, stay clear from it.. Besides there are much better trucks in the same price range who offer more features, efficiency and performance than this so called truck. This is why Hummer is almost, always in loss and debt. I guess the only thing they’ve contributed to the world is the army owned H1, the remaining models are just a waste of time and space, and that includes the H3T. The bottom line is, the H3T is more of an adventure sports vehicle (from hell), because an average trucker needs to carry and pull loads for miles on end and this can do none of that, it  can barely pull anything without grumbling and tops it up with a mileage that would definitely kill you. The Hummer H3T is priced at $30,750.