h3 vs h2 in speed.

[Russell-h3-alpha]

Hey guys. My dad owns a pacific blue h2 and I think for its size its a very quick vehicle (its no ferrari) but it can merge into traffic comfortably and it will surprise people that have never been in a hummer before. Well I recently looked at an h3 (we use our hummers for advertising our business) I felt that it was really slow even with the changes they had made to the engine. I know most hummer owners arent looking around the streets for races. But I read that the 2007 h3's 0-60 and 1/4 mile were better than the 2007 h2's times. I found this hard to believe. So im just wondering if anyone has ever raced their h2 against an h3 and what were the results. If the h3 really quicker than the h2 I will deffinatly get it. I just didnt get the impression that it was when I test drove it. thanks

Russell

[Huck BB62]

I only know of one race that the H3 will win, that's finding a parking spot, and well, maybe doing a u-turn!

[K9sH3]

Hey Russell,
Seeing that your asking this question everywhere and getting the same answers. I would suggest to go rent a H3 and time it on some road, then do the same with the H2.
I have a 3, and I would not run against a 2. I would lose that race. But for a around town or for offroading in the woods, I would take the 3 only because of it size. Small things can get into and out of tight spots.
With that said, I am still selling my 3 and buying a 2 if I can. I like the room and the power the 2 has. I do more road driving than I do offroading and I drive on the highway alot. I like the 2 on the open road.

So whichever you buy, whenever you do. Enjoy the shiat out of it! and post pics for us to see.

:beerchug:

[dеiтайожни]

If the h3 really quicker than the h2 I will deffinatly get it.
Are you kidding? If the H3 is like 0.37 seconds faster than the H2 in the quarter mile... you would actually get the H3? That's got to be the stupidest deciding factor ever, Hummers aren't race cars. If you don't mind me asking, why do you need the faster of the two when the difference is negligible?

I am still selling my 3 and buying a 2 if I can.

Welcome back!!

[Russell-h3-alpha]

dude I udnerstand what your saying. Like I said I dont want the h3 to be a ferrari or a porsche. I just want it to be like the h2. If it were anywhere close to the h2 in speed i would be more than happy with it for everyday driving. I just dont want something that unbareably slow (aka the 2003 h1 my dad had) I was driving it once on the highway and a big semi was spitting rocks and i had no other option but to slow down. I just wouldnt want the h3 to be a truck like that where it has no ability to pass on the highway. Believe me half the reason Im getting the h3 is cause im tired of getting to every light and have someone trying to race me.

[vlxjim]

I have an H2 and my friend has a H3 and I can tell you if there is a large up hill grade he has to pull over to the right. And I just go faster.:giggling:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

hahaha thats funny. How do you like the pacific blue h2? My dad loves his he had a 2004 yellow with the wheat interior it wasnt half as nice as this new one he has. Nice truck man

[Steve - SanJose]

one sorry-ass race that would be...:jump:

[DennisAJC]

But I read that the 2007 h3's 0-60 and 1/4 mile were better than the 2007 h2's times. thanks

Russell



Only if the H2 was towing an H3. Unpossible. I speak from experience. Twice. The H3 didn't even come close(And both blingers were quite upset.).

Maybe because mine is an 03.

[DRTYFN]

This is like asking if a Murcielago has more rear wheel travel than an Gallardo.

[DennisAJC]

This is like asking if a Murcielago has more rear travel than an Gallardo.


We don't want to hear about your sessual escapades with your Italian boyfriends.

[K9sH3]

I have an H2 and my friend has a H3 and I can tell you if there is a large up hill grade he has to pull over to the right. And I just go faster.:giggling:

So true!

[BlueTJCO]

We don't want to hear about your sessual escapades with your Italian boyfriends.

:jump:

[Captain of the Titanic]

I have owned both a 2006 H3 (The Titanic) and a 2006 H2. I'd put my money on the H2 every time. Especially the 60 to 80 speeds.

The H2 can go from 60 to 80 in 6.2965 seconds and the H3 requires approximately 9.4354 years. It's a minor difference, but in my mind, still significant!

;)

[Russell-h3-alpha]

:iagree: hahaha hilarious. Italian boyfriends. But yea thanks Dennis, I knew someone on he had to have lined up next to an h3 at one point or another. I just wanted to know if it was even a close race. wow thank Titanic see thats the kinda info im looking for. So you drive the h2 now? you ever miss the h3?

[Humdingah]

Dude...does the librarian at your high school know you're using the computer for surfing Hummer web sites and you're not actually researching for your paper in Health class on teenage acne and the lasting psychological ramifications of it?

[Steve - SanJose]

A race would be like watching paint dry.

[dеiтайожни]

A race would be like watching paint dry.

Come on, be honest... it would be more like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Z2fEQam04

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

The H2 has nice pick-up. I don't know about the H3 though.

[Russell-h3-alpha]

"Dude...does the librarian at your high school know you're using the computer for surfing Hummer web sites and you're not actually researching for your paper in Health class on teenage acne and the lasting psychological ramifications of it?"

... ok, Neither am I in highschool or have I ever had acne. Drop your 15 year HIGH SCHOOl lets pick on this guy mentality... wow

:twak:

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

"Dude...does the librarian at your high school know you're using the computer for surfing Hummer web sites and you're not actually researching for your paper in Health class on teenage acne and the lasting psychological ramifications of it?"

... ok, Neither am I in highschool or have I ever had acne. Drop your 15 year HIGH SCHOOl lets pick on this guy mentality... wow

:twak:
Um, what? I'm not picking on you; I don't know how you came to that conclusion. I have driven an H2, not an H3. Thats what I was getting at. If you like the H3 better, thats fine by me.
Believe me, I by no means at all have a 15 year old 'lets pick on this guy' mentality. That could be because I'm not 15, nor do I have acne, nor am I sitting in the library of my school evading the librarian.
I am typing this from the comfort of my own study at home, as school has been out for well over an hour now, in an attempt to take part in a forum that I enjoy participating in. If you didn't like what I said (for whatever reason), ignore it. I obviously fail to see what was rude about my last comment.
Wow.

[dеiтайожни]

Man... you new guys and the quote system are funnay. :jump:

[Steve - SanJose]

Come on, be honest... it would be more like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_Z2fEQam04

exactly!http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Russell-h3-alpha]

NO NO NO! Hummer Aficionado_VT. You seem like an alright guy. I wasnt trying to make any comments to you. I guess you were as comfused as me when I got that message. Scroll down thats what Humdingah said to me. Humdingah guy pulled that high school card on me and started to try and pick fun at the new guy. Well am I new to the forum yes. But am I new to hummers hell no! My father has owned hummers since the first year of the H2, and you know what Humdingah When I was in high school, I wasnt chillin in the library looking at acne creams, I was rolling around in a 2003 h1 firehouse red wagon. ;)

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

NO NO NO! Hummer Aficionado_VT. You seem like an alright guy. When I was in high school, I wasnt chillin in the library looking at acne creams, I was rolling around in a 2003 h1 firehouse red wagon. ;)
:clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
Oh, well, misunderstandings happen!:giggling: My sincerest apologies then!:D Welcome to the site!

[Russell-h3-alpha]

hahaha thanks for the welcome. Do you drive an h2 then? if so tight.:D

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Unfortunately not. While it is my favorite vehicle, I haven't the means, being a student and all... I plan on getting one as soon as I have an income and am out of college!:excited:

Until then, I can only participate here and hope a senior member grows weary of their old H2 and gives it to me when they upgrade to a newer one...:shhh:

[dеiтайожни]

Until then, I can only participate here and hope a senior member grows weary of their old H2 and gives it to me when they upgrade to a newer one...:shhh:

:jump:

[K9sH3]

and I quote


Man... you new guys and the quote system are funnay. :jump:

[Humdingah]

Well since you've apparently managed to sneak out of high school, with excellent marks in English I'm sure based upon your "neither...or" usage, then you should be versed enough to search a few web sites that I'm quite sure may have tested 0-60 times for vehicles (things like Road & Track, Motor Trend, Autoweek, Truck Trend, etc. immediately come to mind).

And, judging by your screen name Russell, you're quite possibly referring to an H3 Alpha, which isn't even available yet. That would again only serve to reinforce my hinting that this may, in fact, be a wasted post. But enjoy newb...

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

:jump:
deit, just PM me when you're ready to donate, ok?:giggling:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

Yea I managed to sneak right through college too. No one told me this was an english essay. And yes my name is talking about the H3 Alpha? How did you guess man? The first H3 Alpha coming into Dew Hummer is reserved as mine. So no its not avaliable yet, but I have the first one set aside from Dew Hummer. Ive read up quiet a bit on the H3 and looked directly and made comparisons to the H2. I may just get a regular H3 though, I was just wanting to see what owners had to say. Im here to find out things just like everyone else. Thats what a forum is for right sharing information? I just straight dont like your type. pick on me cause im a "newb".... ok? I perviously mentioned that I have been around hummers for years, hell ive been deep sea fishing on Jim Armours boat. So go take a long walk off a short pier buddy. ;)

[dеiтайожни]

I have the first one set aside from Dew Hummer
I heart the Dew Hummer!


I was just wanting to see what owners had to say. Im here to find out things just like everyone else. Thats what a forum is for right sharing information?
Yeah... but 0-60, quarter miles... it's an unorthodox way to compare Hummers, you really can't give an answer that is nice and makes sense to that.

So go take a long walk off a short pier buddy. ;)
If I'm reading this correctly... had someone done that, they would end up falling off the pier.. possibly into sand or water. Long walk..short pier... yes, I think that's right. Why would you wish that on anybody? That's terrible.

[dеiтайожни]

Err... is the long walk relative to the short pier? As in, walk a distance of 49.5 feet on that 50 foot pier? Rather than a short walk of say 10 feet on a 50 foot pier?

[dеiтайожни]

Is it meant to be an exhaustive exercise? Please respond quickly.

[Russell-h3-alpha]

hey man you like Dew thats were we get all ours hummers from. Its tight but I miss phil he was the man. Weve been going there before it even moved from its old location. and yea I know the 60 times and 1/4 mile times are hard to judge but, hence why I asked if anyones raced between the two. Anyways say its a 50 foot pier as long as its anything greater than that im cool, hopefully there is a large drop too.

[3Hummer]

i would have to ay the H3 alpha is goin to be the quickest/fsatest stock hummer made.

[Russell-h3-alpha]

you think it will be quicker than the new h2? I mean like I said i dont need a fast hummer, I just need one that doesnt feel under powered.

[dеiтайожни]

I have never felt the H3 was underpowered. And I drove mine like a race car (well hard enough to average 8mpg after awhile :giggling:), for some reason you powder coat your rims and all the little Mercedes want a race. :confused:

I was comfortable cruising at 90-94mph in my H3 on the interstate, I tend to keep my H2 at around 80mph, but it can easily get up to ~95 if you want to pass. Never had a problem getting up to speed in either, it's definitely not like some of the H1s. It's just... normal.

I still think the differences in speed between the two don't matter in the least. If you need something bigger, more room, etc.. go H2, if you want something smaller but still cool... go H3.

[Russell-h3-alpha]

tight man thanks for an honest opinion. See Ive got backround in the h1 and h2, just new to the h3. I think it looks like a little bastard! I love the thing and also its more practical for what I need. lol 8mpg though jesus man your an animal! Im just thinking the h3 alpha for me might be a bit over kill, I might do like the 300 dollar lease on the H3 its a damn good deal.

[Alan06SUT]

The H2 is not a slow truck! I kick my brothers ass all the time in his 95 Tahoe (non vorteck 350)its far lighter, his 96 Tahoe (vortec) will beat me though. With other trucks, I feel it hangs in there fine. If you have a rolling start, and it kicks down, you will move out pretty darn good! In the H3 loaners I've had, when you stomp it and it kicks down, it makes a lot of noise but dosen't seem to go anywhere. Who runs a full quater mile anyway? Its all about kicking it down and passing idiots to me.

I thing the v8 alpha H3 will be a great truck both on and off. I love over-powered vehicles. You will be able to spin through deep mud and power up steep, loose hills that weaker vehicles will just get bogged down on, and pass iditos (key!!!), older model H3's, H2's, and of course H1's.

I like you love having power. If you want a powerful truck get an H2 or wait for the H3 Alpha. Sorry guys but IMO the I5 (either version) just isnt powerful enough.

[Captain of the Titanic]

I have never felt the H3 was underpowered.

I was comfortable cruising at 90-94mph in my H3 on the interstate, I tend to keep my H2 at around 80mph, but it can easily get up to ~95 if you want to pass. Never had a problem getting up to speed in either, it's definitely not like some of the H1s. It's just... normal.

... go H3.

Damn... You must have gotten a V8 H3 early, because my piece of **** I-5 was a dog. My buddies named it the angry chipmonk because they swore that was what was under the hood...

[dеiтайожни]

Maybe you just sucked as a driver? I mean... you did drive it into a lake and sunk it. :giggling:

[vlxjim]

hahaha thats funny. How do you like the pacific blue h2? My dad loves his he had a 2004 yellow with the wheat interior it wasnt half as nice as this new one he has. Nice truck man


Thank's, I was the nicest one on the lot. And the interior is a step up. When my wife saw the interior she said it was the only one she like and the rest were to plain.
:beerchug:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

Yea man thats exactly happened when my parents swiched back form the h1 to the h2. My mom wouldnt let my dad get any other hummer. I love the special edition pacific blue h2, the carbon fiber is so nice inside. Nice truck man:D

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Pacific blue is verrrry cool! :iagree:

[timgco]

I found that the desert sand H2 is faster than most of the pewter H2's.

It's much quicker than the black H3 too.

I'm sure it's the color though. Even though most Desert Sand H2's are wayyyyyyy cooler than their slower brothers, I have to go with the H2 for speed on this one. :popcorn:

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

LOL

[Captain of the Titanic]

Maybe you just sucked as a driver? I mean... you did drive it into a lake and sunk it. :giggling:

:beerchug: Yep... I gotta admit it... I screwed the pooch on that one!!!

Maybe I should keep my head low when discussing H3s, huh!?!

Oh well.... I'm safe now that I have the automatic release pontoon system on my H2!

[Humdingah]

Math major were you? Word problems, I'm sure, provided quite the challenge...

And trying to get a 'feeling' for how fast a truck that isn't for sale yet...need I say more. Don't let mom and dad catch you sneaking into the bathroom with the Jerkins and the Hummer brochures! :twak:

[marin8703]

HUMMER H1
2006 HUMMER H1 Alpha 0-60 mph:13.5 seconds
HUMMER H2
2003 HUMMER H2 0-60 mph:10.2 seconds
HUMMER H3
2006 HUMMER H3 0-60 mph:10.2 seconds
http://www.0-60times.com/hummer.asp

[dеiтайожни]

I was doing a little different driving in the H2 today... a lot of slow bastages to pass and now I have to say the H2 does kick the H3's ass, at least in the 40-90mph range. I'd be going 40, start to pass and end up at 90 in no time... twas very fun.

But I still say the H3 isn't underpowered, I never had a problem in it. The H2 is just more powerful.

[Steve - SanJose]

I was doing a little different driving in the H2 today... a lot of slow bastages to pass and now I have to say the H2 does kick the H3's ass, at least in the 40-90mph range. I'd be going 40, start to pass and end up at 90 in no time... twas very fun.

But I still say the H3 isn't underpowered, I never had a problem in it. The H2 is just more powerful.

Slow vs. slow. 90 in no time, yea compared to a Yugo.:fdance:

[dеiтайожни]

Slow vs. slow. 90 in no time, yea compared to a Yugo.:fdance:

Still... it's the faster of the slow vehicles. :giggling:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

Humdingah! look man you are an idiot! Become literate then read the post, Im speaking of the current h3. not the alpha! If you could comprehend English then this wouldnt be a problem. And my math isn't off, I want you to take a LONG walk off a SHORT pier! that means i want you to take a walk greater than 50feet(meaning more than since you didn't follow that the first time) off a pier that is 50 feet long! hopefully there will be some nice jagged rocks to catch you at the bottom. All you have relentlessly tried to do is belittle me. Tough guy! what a man you are! Teach me how :lame:

[dеiтайожни]

I want you to take a LONG walk off a SHORT pier! that means i want you to take a walk greater than 50feet(meaning more than since you didn't follow that the first time) off a pier that is 50 feet long!

Thanks for clarifying this time. :giggling:
:jump:

[Captain of the Titanic]

Humdingah! look man you are an idiot! Become literate then read the post, Im speaking of the current h3. not the alpha! If you could comprehend English then this wouldnt be a problem. And my math isn't off, I want you to take a LONG walk off a SHORT pier! that means i want you to take a walk greater than 50feet(meaning more than since you didn't follow that the first time) off a pier that is 50 feet long! hopefully there will be some nice jagged rocks to catch you at the bottom. All you have relentlessly tried to do is belittle me. Tough guy! what a man you are! Teach me how :lame:


Dude, don't get your panties in a bunch... Sheesh....

Just to clarify Mr. Russell-H3-Alpha, I think he is saying to walk 51 feet out on a 50 foot pier, then decend to maximum depth and remain there until further notification. Of course we all know if you do this in an H3, propellers will sprout out the wheel wells and you will be able to drive right out.

:jump:

Of course, it didn't work when I tried it, but It may work for you....:giggling:

[Humdingah]

Humdingah! look man you are an idiot! Become literate then read the post, Im speaking of the current h3. not the alpha! If you could comprehend English then this wouldnt be a problem. And my math isn't off, I want you to take a LONG walk off a SHORT pier! that means i want you to take a walk greater than 50feet(meaning more than since you didn't follow that the first time) off a pier that is 50 feet long! hopefully there will be some nice jagged rocks to catch you at the bottom. All you have relentlessly tried to do is belittle me. Tough guy! what a man you are! Teach me how :lame:
Apparently I wasn't the only who wasn't able to follow your logic about the pier...but that doesn't come as a surprise.

Amazingly enough, marin8703 was able to find 0-60 times for not only the H2 and H3 but went so far as to provide 0-60 times for an H1 too...but since your dad 'had' one I'm sure you already knew what that time was. And, after perusing all of your posts, not once did you differentiate between the H3 and the H3 Alpha. Lastly, as several have mentioned, basing a purchase decision on what full-time 4WD vehicle is minutely faster is ridiculous. And correct me if I'm wrong, but couldn't you just go down to a Hummer dealer and test drive the H2 and H3 for yourself...or are you too young to have a driver's license?

Out of lotion yet?

[Captain of the Titanic]

Out of lotion yet?

:OWNED:

Now that's funny! :giggling:

[marin8703]

geez, guys come on. even though his wording was very poor it was still very understandable.

[Humdingah]

geez, guys come on. even though his wording was very poor it was still very understandable.
But he breezed through 'kollege'...

[H2 OHHH!]

Damn, all this time and I did not realize that there was an H3, I just assumed they were a new style of Jeep Cherokee Laredos:giggling:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

Im 20 I have a drivers lisence. Because you were so much help I did go drive one again today, over at reeves hummer. Believe me or not that my family has owned many hummers, you are nothing to me, And I dont care who you think I am. I dont have to go on a forum and make masturbation jokes to seem cool/tough. How old are you buddy like 30, 40, 50? wouldnt know cause your profile doesn't tell me. Im not going to lower myself to your level but man get over yourself, grow a pair, and get a life. oh and thats the last time I will waste any of my time on you, so even if you keep the grade school bs, i wont respond to it. So grow up.

For everyone else the h3 this time seemed a lot better. Might have been that the first one I drove had big 20 inch rims on it. This one had factory rims and tires. I got a chance to even take it on the highway which was nice. I'll wait for the h3 alpha before I buy anything but I think im pretty sold on just a regular h3, anything more might be overkill.

dеiтайожни you = the man

[Humdingah]

Amazing how a simple test drive can answer all of your questions, now isn't it?

[Hummer Aficionado_VT]

Still... it's the faster of the slow vehicles. :giggling:
LOL, what a great oxy-moron!:D

[speednr1]

Wow what a boring thread.... anyway I dont know if you got your answer but when I was buying my H2 I decided to consider getting my wife the H3, however I test drove it and it is exactly what your not wanting. It is way way way underpowered, I could not believe how much so. just my .02

[NEOCON1]

i raced an H1 and got my a$$ kicked :fdance:

[Agriv8r]

if you want fast, buy a sports car...if you want rugged off road ability dont buy a sports car...have you ever heard of anyone discussing the approach angle of a vette versus the viper...cause no one cares....dont buy an apple if you want orange juice...

[dеiтайожни]

have you ever heard of anyone discussing the approach angle of a vette versus the viper...

Funny you mention that! I was just discussing the approach angle of the Murci?lago vs the Gallardo. Trying to figure out which one would receive the least damage attempting to go up a particular driveway and over certain speed bumps. :dancingbanana:

[dеiтайожни]

Murci?lago, btw.

[MarineHawk]

I apologize in advance for not having read all of the posts in this thread, but my $0.02:

I just took my H2 in to the dealer today to get an OnStar module replaced. They gave me a 2007 H3 loaner. I have never driven one with the 3.5L, but the 07 with the 3.7L was way quicker than I imagined it would be. After all of the bad press, I expected it to be a dog. Perhaps I have low expectations (I'm one of the people who thinks that the H2 does not need to be any faster - I've never really wanted or needed to puch that massive beast any faster than it goes). I enjoy driving fast cars, but I don't really enjoy drving my H2 around like a race car. I've been considering getting an H3 for my wife fairly soon. I might have already done so, but I was dreading the slowness of the vehicle and thought we should see what the pricing on the Alpha would be. After today (though I'd rather have the Alpha-everything else being equal), I'm not sure I'd pay much more for one. The 3.7L H3 seems plenty fast to me. Granted, it did not have the 33" tires, but I can't believe that will make a huge difference.

[Agriv8r]

Amazing how a simple test drive can answer all of your questions, now isn't it?

works again....

[f5fstop]

2006 H3 will lose to a 2006 H2, but not by that much, and it is not the dog everyone says it is. It will get up and go, and runs 90 all day long...well so long as the fuel remains.
2007 H3 will stay pretty much even with the 2007 H2. Just a note: the 2008 Alpha will kick the 2007 H2's rear end (well, maybe not kick but beat:D ). I have not had the privalege to try out a 2008 Alpha against a 2008 H2, since I'm having problems finding the 6.2L H2.:shhh:
More to come:giggling:

[Russell-h3-alpha]

2006 H3 will lose to a 2006 H2, but not by that much, and it is not the dog everyone says it is. It will get up and go, and runs 90 all day long...well so long as the fuel remains.
2007 H3 will stay pretty much even with the 2007 H2. Just a note: the 2008 Alpha will kick the 2007 H2's rear end (well, maybe not kick but beat:D ). I have not had the privalege to try out a 2008 Alpha against a 2008 H2, since I'm having problems finding the 6.2L H2.:shhh:
More to come:giggling:

thanks f5, Ive driven several h3's and even had one as a rental car for a few days between the time I wrote this post up. Your right, the h3 really is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, but I'll wait for the alpha, I like to know i have a lot of power behind me. The alpha Im sure will beat the 2007 h2, but with the increase of hp in the 2008 h2 it should be interesting to see how quick they are. Looking forward to seeing more of these updated trucks.