H3 Alpha Wins 2008 “Four Wheeler of the Year”
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11-10-2007 | 11:22 AM
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H3 Alpha Wins 2008 “Four Wheeler of the Year”
from the GM FastLane Blog:
Hummer’s Just Rewards
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By Bob Lutz
GM Vice Chairman
This bit of good news just announced: The Hummer H3 Alpha has been named the winner of Four Wheeler magazine’s 2008 “Four Wheeler of the Year” award.
The prestigious award has been handed out annually since 1974, and this is the first time a Hummer has won it. What’s more, the Hummer H2 came in second. Our Hummers swept the top two spots in a field that also included the Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee CRD, the Nissan Pathfinder and the Toyota Land Cruiser. To qualify, a vehicle must be entirely new, or have substantial mechanical revisions from the previous model year, in addition to using a two-speed transfer case.
The competition for the award is made up of many different categories, and the H3 Alpha came out on top in several of them, including Off-Road Performance, Exterior Styling and Empirical Scoring, which measures data such as acceleration and braking, power-to-weight, and ramp-over angles.
This is a big deal for Hummer and the H3, because the folks at Four Wheeler know their stuff — they’ve been publishing it for 45 years. To me, it proves that the H3 is by no means a “poser” truck — it’s the real deal. And it is exactly what we’ve been saying it is… a true performer with great styling and honest-to-goodness social merit. The new 5.3-liter V8 has really helped a lot, obviously.
So, thanks to Four Wheeler for putting H3 Alpha and H2 through the paces and proving their worth. We look forward to their Truck of the Year competition coming up soon.
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Hummer’s Just Rewards
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By Bob Lutz
GM Vice Chairman
This bit of good news just announced: The Hummer H3 Alpha has been named the winner of Four Wheeler magazine’s 2008 “Four Wheeler of the Year” award.
The prestigious award has been handed out annually since 1974, and this is the first time a Hummer has won it. What’s more, the Hummer H2 came in second. Our Hummers swept the top two spots in a field that also included the Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee CRD, the Nissan Pathfinder and the Toyota Land Cruiser. To qualify, a vehicle must be entirely new, or have substantial mechanical revisions from the previous model year, in addition to using a two-speed transfer case.
The competition for the award is made up of many different categories, and the H3 Alpha came out on top in several of them, including Off-Road Performance, Exterior Styling and Empirical Scoring, which measures data such as acceleration and braking, power-to-weight, and ramp-over angles.
This is a big deal for Hummer and the H3, because the folks at Four Wheeler know their stuff — they’ve been publishing it for 45 years. To me, it proves that the H3 is by no means a “poser” truck — it’s the real deal. And it is exactly what we’ve been saying it is… a true performer with great styling and honest-to-goodness social merit. The new 5.3-liter V8 has really helped a lot, obviously.
So, thanks to Four Wheeler for putting H3 Alpha and H2 through the paces and proving their worth. We look forward to their Truck of the Year competition coming up soon.
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RE: H3 Alpha Wins 2008 “Four Wheeler of the Year”
Awesome! I knew I had a winner when I test drove one. Picked my Alpha up last weekand have had Permagrinâ ever since.
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