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F14CRAZY · 09-08-2007, 11:02 PM

Why are Hummers so heavy? It's a body placed on a pickup, kind of, right? An older Explorer doesn't weight THAT much more than a Ranger, so why does an H3 weigh so much more than a Colorado?

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F14CRAZY 6.2 Liter LS9 Supercharged V8 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dimondale, MI Drives: '89 Buick Reatta Posts: 6,227	Re: Cars.com Reviews 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha with Video Why are Hummers so heavy? It's a body placed on a pickup, kind of, right? An older Explorer doesn't weight THAT much more than a Ranger, so why does an H3 weigh so much more than a Colorado? __________________ Owner of vehicles powered by a Buick even-fire V6, Chevy 60 degree OHV V6, a big block Buick V8, and a quadrozontal Triple-X08:take your hybrids and shove em up yer ass, i'll take my fuel injection and carburetors, and still make 30+ mpg. and i wont look like a douchebag driving it.