Hummer H3 (07-10) - Review

Review by Simon Harris on
Last Updated: 26 January 2009
It's pointless judging the Hummer H3 by the standards of other cars. It's one to polarise opinion, but we suspect that more people will be turned off by its brash styling than will admire it's considerable off-road ability. The H3 is actually the smallest Hummer to date and the first one imported officially by General Motors in right-hand drive form - but it is still big, around the same size as a Range Rover Sport. The bold, square styling and chrome will have a certain appeal for many people plus it is hugely capable off road. But with petrol power only it's thirsty and on the move it feels unrefined. Worst still, there isn't as much room inside as you might expect considering its not inconsiderable size.
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Running costs

With prices starting at a little less than the cheapest Land Rover Discovery, the Hummer looks decent value. For a petrol 4x4, depreciation is relatively slow, however fuel consumption is punishing. With only one official dealer at the time of the H3's launch, customers will also have to travel for servicing. However, the H3 has a longer than average warranty at four years/60,000 miles should anything serious go wrong.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

12 months or 10,000 miles.

Warranty

Four years/60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£475.00 - £475.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

Only one petrol engine is available with the H3 with CO2 emissions of 327g/km or 346g/km, depending on whether you choose the standard manual or optional automatic. While these figures are quite high, they are no higher than expected for a petrol 4x4 of this size. Fuel economy is poor though, the Hummer only returning 20mpg with the manual and 15mpg with the automatic.

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