VEHICLE
COMPARISON TEST
JEEP VS. HUMMER
FAT HILL Below Cerro Gordo Peak (above), mining started in 1865. The town’s population of 4800 once dined on champagne and oysters, but now Cerro Gordo has one resident plus some dogs. The Marines (below) get a visual on two fat targets.
54
APR 2008
61.9 4580
52.0 48.0 3500 3500 25.5
55
49
AS TESTED
43
MAX
54
% REAR
51.4 48.6 6000 6000 23.0
% FRONT
65.5 5020
CURB (lb)
REAR
INTERIOR VOL (cu ft) FRONT
TOWING (lb) FUEL TANK (gal)
HUMMER $39,905 $42,865 186.7 74.7 74.5 111.9 65.0 H3 ALPHA JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED $30,195 $33,265 173.4 73.9 70.9 116.0 61.9
WEIGHT REAR TRACK
FRONT TRACK
WHEELBASE
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DIMENSIONS (inches) LENGTH
VEHICLE
PRICE ($) AS TESTED
BEST IN TEST
BASE
*EST
C/D RESULTS
place of the just-enough base five-cylinder. The sticker starts $9710 higher than the Jeep’s, and with a $1720 navigation system plus an $850 camera for backing up and a $390 trailer hitch, reaches a mighty $42,865, minus the inevitable discounting (at press time, rebates on regular-grade ’07 H3s were $5500). A four-door Wrangler was added to the lineup for the 2007 model year to ovations from Jeep fans. Starting at $30,195, Unlimited Rubicons get front and rear lockable differentials, crawl gearing, a switch to disconnect the front anti-roll bar for more axle swing, and 32-inch BFGoodrich rock eaters. Except for the $1275 nav and multimedia system, our options were three figures or less: $825 for the automatic trans, $695 for the Freedom Top removable three-piece hard roof, $225 for pearl-coat paint, and $50 for floor mats. Total: $33,265. The base five-cylinder H3, starting at $31,340, makes a closer competitor to the Rubicon, but the Alpha is new and untested, and the Unlimited had yet to make a comparo roster. Until now.
CARANDDRIVER .C O M
JEEP VS. HUMMER
FAT HILL Below Cerro Gordo Peak (above), mining started in 1865. The town’s population of 4800 once dined on champagne and oysters, but now Cerro Gordo has one resident plus some dogs. The Marines (below) get a visual on two fat targets.
54
APR 2008
61.9 4580
52.0 48.0 3500 3500 25.5
55
49
AS TESTED
43
MAX
54
% REAR
51.4 48.6 6000 6000 23.0
% FRONT
65.5 5020
CURB (lb)
REAR
INTERIOR VOL (cu ft) FRONT
TOWING (lb) FUEL TANK (gal)
HUMMER $39,905 $42,865 186.7 74.7 74.5 111.9 65.0 H3 ALPHA JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMITED $30,195 $33,265 173.4 73.9 70.9 116.0 61.9
WEIGHT REAR TRACK
FRONT TRACK
WHEELBASE
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DIMENSIONS (inches) LENGTH
VEHICLE
PRICE ($) AS TESTED
BEST IN TEST
BASE
*EST
C/D RESULTS
place of the just-enough base five-cylinder. The sticker starts $9710 higher than the Jeep’s, and with a $1720 navigation system plus an $850 camera for backing up and a $390 trailer hitch, reaches a mighty $42,865, minus the inevitable discounting (at press time, rebates on regular-grade ’07 H3s were $5500). A four-door Wrangler was added to the lineup for the 2007 model year to ovations from Jeep fans. Starting at $30,195, Unlimited Rubicons get front and rear lockable differentials, crawl gearing, a switch to disconnect the front anti-roll bar for more axle swing, and 32-inch BFGoodrich rock eaters. Except for the $1275 nav and multimedia system, our options were three figures or less: $825 for the automatic trans, $695 for the Freedom Top removable three-piece hard roof, $225 for pearl-coat paint, and $50 for floor mats. Total: $33,265. The base five-cylinder H3, starting at $31,340, makes a closer competitor to the Rubicon, but the Alpha is new and untested, and the Unlimited had yet to make a comparo roster. Until now.
CARANDDRIVER .C O M
