The 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha SUV Gets a V-8 Engine
Love the H3 Alpha SUV but don’t dig the lack of power? Well you’re in luck. For 2008, General Motors is equipping the 2008 version of their popular H3 Alpha SUV with a V-8 engine. That means a new 5.3-liter, small-block V-8 that will yield 300 horsepower and 320 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm.
The new 2008 version also comes with standard four-speed automatic transmission, leather seat trim, shiny, chrome-covered exterior accents and power front seats, and will cost you about $8,615 more than its 2007 version, bumping the price up from $30,695 for a base, 2008 H3 with five-cylinder engine and manual transmission to $39,310 for the 2008 version.
More from the AP on the 2008 H3 Alpha:
The new H3 engine - a version of the capable V-8 that’s in Chevrolet’s Silverado full-size pickup truck - makes the H3 seem sprightly and energetic, even on hilly mountain roads.
The test H3 Alpha got up to speed swiftly, with confident, pleasing engine sounds all through the acceleration, which, by the way, is estimated at a commendable 8 seconds for 0 to 60 miles an hour.
Yet, in city traffic, the V-8 idled smoothly, the transmission moved through the gears virtually imperceptibly, and the vehicle merged and traveled with other vehicles easily.
Some pictures of the 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha SUV:
