First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha

91 s-10baja · 04-07-2008, 10:48 PM

First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T AlphaWords By: Mike Levine

Posted: 04-07-08 03:12 PT
Photos By: Jim Fetts, Videography By: Chris Coole
© 2008 PickupTruck.com
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It's ironic that the first US pickup since 1986 with a seven-slot grille wears a Hummer badge instead of a Jeep logo (technically, the Jeep Comanche, produced from 1986-1992, had an eight-bar opening, and the Brute pickup from American Expedition Vehicles is an aftermarket conversion).
This after Jeep teased us for years with prototype pickups. The 2003 Scrambler Concept was slated for production but never arrived. The brilliant Gladiator concept, shown at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, remains in cold storage. And last year the Wrangler JT Concept was baptized during the 2007 Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah but you’ll only be able to drive one if you enlist in the Egyptian army.

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http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2009...ive/page1.html

FBODYRULES · 04-07-2008, 11:06 PM

is it just me for does he say something that makes no sense from 2:13 to 2:25??

stevecmh · 04-07-2008, 11:12 PM

some pretty sweet lookin pics

it is def one of if not the best looking Gm trucks

ctaylorzl1 · 04-07-2008, 11:24 PM

^^^Deffinatly the best GM pickup! Fuel prices or not, this thing should be a hit! I would deffinatly have one! I am totally smitten by the H3T, although I do wish there was a extended cab or regular cab version with a longer bed. A regular cab would be my number one pick though.

SwampFoxZ71 · 04-07-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ctaylorzl1

^^^Deffinatly the best GM pickup! Fuel prices or not, this thing should be a hit! I would deffinatly have one! I am totally smitten by the H3T, although I do wish there was a extended cab or regular cab version with a longer bed. A regular cab would be my number one pick though.

Best pickup would be a Colorado reg cab on the H3 platform, like the mules they have running around w/ the H3T...check sidebar at end of column on pickuptruck.com:

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2009...ive/page2.html

ptmeyer84 · 04-07-2008, 11:47 PM

I do love this truck, but like every other Hummer, it looks like its going to cost an arm and a leg. Now the "ZR3" Colorado that was at the end of the article would be more my style. Or better yet, if Jeep would pull their head out of their a$$ and make the Gladiator

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Great article, great truck!

logansowner · 04-08-2008, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by FBODYRULES

is it just me for does he say something that makes no sense from 2:13 to 2:25??

I listened to it a couple times and I agreed with you at first thinking he said "that this is not the most capable", but after re listening, he says "if this is not". He jumbled up his words a bit I think.

Gm786 · 04-08-2008, 04:45 AM

Very nice truck. I would say that its the most capable off-roading pickup. I really like the body colored grill and those extra large tires. Overall the truck is very nice.

AndrewGS · 04-08-2008, 07:32 AM

I'll take an I5/Manual Adventure, please. I do wish they'd hurry up with the diesel though.

The H3T going up Hells' Gate is my laptop's wallpaper.

nota · 04-08-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by FBODYRULES

is it just me for does he say something that makes no sense from 2:13 to 2:25??

Its not just you. That claim of it being "the most capable offroad truck" makes no sense to me either

jfnz24 · 04-08-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AndrewGS

I'll take an I5/Manual Adventure, please. I do wish they'd hurry up with the diesel though.

The H3T going up Hells' Gate is my laptop's wallpaper.

I can't find that pictures, but nice choice.

American_Muscle · 04-08-2008, 10:38 AM

wow..just wow. thats one hell of a truck. kind of wish the silverado was done a little more like this :/ but either way..did anyone else notice that the first part of the video sounds like hes driving a tank?

N8s07ss · 04-08-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SwampFoxZ71

Best pickup would be a Colorado reg cab on the H3 platform, like the mules they have running around w/ the H3T...check sidebar at end of column on pickuptruck.com:

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/2009...ive/page2.html

Man, you aren't kidding. That would improve the wimpy looks of the Colorado/Canyon by 100%. Those trucks look nice.

CJ Thunder · 04-08-2008, 10:50 AM

Is GM still making the H2T?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptmeyer84

Or better yet, if Jeep would pull their head out of their a$$ and make the Gladiator

.

Great article, great truck!

Now that would tackle my jeep fetish and my truck need all in one go. Are they blind of the the success of the new Liberty and 4 door Wrangler. Jeep is finally becoming what it needs to be.

mikeputc · 04-08-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FBODYRULES

is it just me for does he say something that makes no sense from 2:13 to 2:25??

Sorry, this wasn't the best video I've done. It came together on-the-fly with a videographer who was on the trip.

I stand by my comment that I think this is the most capable *factory* off-road truck available. Dodge Ram Power Wagon is a very good rival though. But I think the H3T's size gives it an advantage in the tight spots. At the bottom of my review I include a link to our earlier story about the Power Wagon.

It's a shame Jeep didn't greenlight the Gladiator. I still drool over that truck.

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ctaylorzl1 5.3 Liter LS4 V8 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Indiana Drives: 1996 Dodge 3500 CTD 4x4 1992 Camaro RS 305 Posts: 3,303	Re: First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha ^^^Deffinatly the best GM pickup! Fuel prices or not, this thing should be a hit! I would deffinatly have one! I am totally smitten by the H3T, although I do wish there was a extended cab or regular cab version with a longer bed. A regular cab would be my number one pick though. __________________

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ptmeyer84 2.4 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nebraska Posts: 94	Re: First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha I do love this truck, but like every other Hummer, it looks like its going to cost an arm and a leg. Now the "ZR3" Colorado that was at the end of the article would be more my style. Or better yet, if Jeep would pull their head out of their a$$ and make the Gladiator . Great article, great truck! __________________ Gone... 1971 Olds Delta 88 Current 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4.7L HO QD 1994 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L 5-speed 2005 Nissan Altima 2.5S 5-speed

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Gm786 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Far away Drives: Oldsmobile Delta 88 LS Posts: 4,295	Re: First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha Very nice truck. I would say that its the most capable off-roading pickup. I really like the body colored grill and those extra large tires. Overall the truck is very nice.

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AndrewGS 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Spring, TX, MX (Houston) Drives: 1986 Ford RS200 EVO Posts: 6,769	Re: First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha I'll take an I5/Manual Adventure, please. I do wish they'd hurry up with the diesel though. The H3T going up Hells' Gate is my laptop's wallpaper. __________________ Andrew - MySpace - KD5FHW 1995 Buick Roadmaster Limited - LT1, 4L60E, 2.93 Gears, 260HP, 4,200LBS, 15.4SEC 1/4-MI, 20MPG 2005 Chevrolet Silverado C1500 LS - LM7, 4L60E, 3.73 Gears, 300HP, 4,200LBS, 15.0SEC 1/4-MI, 19.0MPG "Gas mileage is fine, but keep in mind, the first question any car buyer asks themselves is, 'Will this get me laid?'"

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American_Muscle 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Delaware Drives: '97 Silverado Posts: 617	Re: First Drive: 2009 Hummer H3T Alpha wow..just wow. thats one hell of a truck. kind of wish the silverado was done a little more like this :/ but either way..did anyone else notice that the first part of the video sounds like hes driving a tank? __________________

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