While largely unchanged on the exterior, the H2 and H2 SUT interiors were redesigned. Options for the H2 include adjustable rear suspension, a wide power sunroof, rearview camera, DVD entertainment system, navigation system, ladder, custom grilles, side step bars, Air compressor with road assistance kit, and 20' chrome wheels (slightly different from stock wheels).ДЇor 2008, the Hummer H2 and H2 SUT received an update. Standard features include air conditioning with tri-zone climate controls, tilt leather-wrapped steering wheel with radio controls, cruise control, leather upholstery, heated front and rear seats, 8-way power front seats, dual memory system, BOSE premium sound system, single-CD/cassette player and later in 2004, a 6-disc CD changer, then in 2008,a single CD-player with MP3 capability, an auxiliary input jack and DVD player, outside-temperature indicator, compass, rear radio controls, independent front torsion bar suspension, rear 5-link coil spring suspension specially created for the H2, oversized tires with HUMMER wheels, universal garage door opener and remote engine start (2008вЂ“2009). The H2 was built by AM General under contract with General Motors at AM General Military Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, Indiana. When that company failed to receive approval from the Chinese government for the transaction, GM shut down HUMMER, building the final H3 in May of 2010.In 20, GM allowed journalists to examine early versions of the Hummer H2, which were still under development at the time. GM filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and attempted to sell the brand to Chinese owners, Sichuan Tengzhong. The drivetrain boosted the H3's towing capacity to 6,000 pounds.ДЄ pickup-bed version was added for the 2009 model year, but the writing was on the wall for the division. A 5.3-liter V-8 was added for the 2008 model year, stuffed into a new model dubbed the H3 Alpha it was good for 295 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, delivered through a heavy-duty four-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. All H3s came standard with an electronically controlled four-wheel-drive system with traction control and underbody shielding a rear locking differential was an option.ДЄs GM descended into financial straits, HUMMER updated the H3 first with a bigger engine-at 3.7 liters, the five-cylinder made 242 hp in the 2007 model year. It had 9.1 inches of ground clearance and with available 33-inch off-road tires, the H3 had truly awesome off-roadability. Where the H3 truly lived up to its reputation was off-road.

The bulky HUMMER was only six and a half inches narrower than the bigger H2, but it was nearly 17 inches shorter, which showed in its meager interior space. Fuel economy of 20 mpg highway clearly outpaced the H2вЂ™s 11 mpg.

Hauling around the 4700-lb H3 proved more than the 3.5-liter engine could comfortably hustle: 0-60 mph times were pegged at 10.3 seconds. It shared their lackluster powertrain-a dated in-line five-cylinder engine with 220 horsepower and 225 pound-feet of torque. It was spun from the architecture that founded GM's small pickups, the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. Underneath, though, the H3 was no military offshoot like the H1, not a full-size beast like the H2. It certainly looked the part, with HUMMER's brazen grille (it had been part of a lawsuit with Chrysler's Jeep brand-both had common roots and a seven-bar front end) and squared-off fenders. Sales were slumping-but the H3 was seen as the right vehicle, at the right time. Sold from 2005 to 2010, the H3 arrived in HUMMER's Quonset-hut showrooms just as war-weary Americans were turning away from the H2 and the brand.

That addition became reality in 2005, when the HUMMER H3 joined the fledgling lineup.

It struck a nerve and a vein with the original H2, but had always envisioned adding smaller HUMMER vehicles to the brand. GM's HUMMER brand had launched with lots of fanfare-and controversy-in the early years of this century.

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