MPG differences between H3/Alpha?

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Originally Posted by mkaresh

Yes, it can. Fuel economy sometimes improves with a torquier engine because it doesn't have to work as hard. I wouldn't be surprised if the V8 got better fuel economy for some people.

The big problem with buying the V8 is that GM currently only offers it in fully loaded Alpha trim. So, unless you wanted all the Alpha standard equipment anyway, there's a large price difference.

My site has a fairly sophisticated "real world" Fuel Economy Survey. Results for the H3 here:

Hummer H3 fuel economy

None for the Alpha yet. Any Alpha owners here? If so, I hope you'll consider signing up and participating.

I was going to go for the lux package anyways, so the difference is about 4k between that and the alpha.