![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZEEpP3BZF8d8BTv1t901fs1QIblnHG2JSjC-Ng4b9xH8Ccozdib2ycrubQhtzWmTmUF7yduL8WBJyNMYBlTIyBXTFTuTFWnBIj6Z1QTOPMUoukQ10vDoYUo220pU4n4yN3DZPJdLnCLDf/s400/2070328.001.Mini17L.jpg)
2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha Specifications
Overview
Model: | HUMMER H3 Alpha |
Body style / driveline: | 4-door, 5-passenger hard-top 4-wheel-drive |
EPA vehicle class: | midsize sport utility |
Construction: | welded steel frame, electro galvanized steel |
Manufacturing location: | Shreveport, La. |
Key competitors: | Toyota 4Runner; Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited, Toyota FJ Cruiser, Nissan Pathfinder, BMW X3 |
Engine
Type: | 5.3L V-8 |
Displacement (cu in / cc): | 325 / 5328 |
Bore & stroke (in / mm): | 3.78 x 3.62 / 96 x 92 |
Block material: | cast aluminum |
Cylinder head material: | cast aluminum |
Valvetrain: | OHV, 2 valves per cylinder |
Ignition system: | coil near plug, composite intake manifold, platinum-tipped spark plugs, low-resistance spark plug wires |
Fuel delivery: | sequential fuel injection |
Compression ratio: | 9.9:1 |
Horsepower (hp / kW @ rpm): | 295 / 224 @ 5200* |
Torque (lb.-ft. / Nm @ rpm): | 317 / 438 @ 4000* |
Recommended fuel: | regular unleaded |
Maximum engine speed (rpm): | 6000 |
Emissions controls: | close-coupled catalytic converter, Quick Sync 58X ignition, returnless fuel rail, fast-response O² sensor |
Fuel economy (mpg city / hwy): | TBD |
Transmission
Hydra-Matic 4L60 | |
Type: | 4-speed electronically controlled automatic |
Gear ratios (:1): | |
First: | 3.06 |
Second: | 1.63 |
Third: | 1.00 |
Fourth: | 0.70 |
Reverse: | 2.29 |
Stall ratio: | 1.90 |
Final drive axle ratio: | 4.10 |
Low range lock gear reduction: | 2.64 std, 4.03 opt |
Crawl ratio (range): | 33:1 std, 50:1 opt |
Chassis/Suspension
Front: | independent SLA torsion bar, 46-mm monotube gas-charged shocks, 36-mm tubular stabilizer bar |
Rear: | “Hotchkiss” design multileaf, semi-elliptic dual-stage leaf spring, 46mm mono-tube gas-charged shocks, 25mm rear solid diameter stabilizer bar |
Steering type: | power-assisted rack-and-pinion, with tri-bushing mount design |
Steering ratio: | 17:1 |
Steering wheel turns, lock-to-lock: | 3.25 |
Turning circle, curb-to-curb (ft / m): | 37 / 11.3 |
Brakes
Type: | electro-hydraulic power 4-wheel disc, 4-wheel anti-lock, four-piston opposed (fixed) front caliper/single piston sliding rear caliper with Dynamic Rear Proportioning |
Rotor diameter x thickness (in / mm): | front: 12.4 x 1.1 / 315 x 28 rear: 12.28 x 0.47 / 312 x 12 |
Total swept area (sq in / sq cm): | front: 69.4 / 448 rear: 51 / 328 |
Wheels/Tires
Wheel size & type: | 16-inch x 7.5-inch aluminum |
Tires: | std: P265/75R16 all terrain steel-belted Goodyear radials opt: LT285/75R16 on-/off-road Bridgestone radials (with ZM6 Off-Road Adventure package) |
Spare tire: | full-size spare |
Dimensions
Wheelbase (in / mm): | 111.9 / 2842 |
Overall length w/ spare and 33-inch tires (in / mm): | 186.7 / 4742 |
Overall width (in / mm): | 85.5 / 2170.6 |
Overall height (in / mm): | 74.5 / 1893 |
Track (in / mm): | |
front: 65 / 1651 | |
rear: 65.5 / 1664 | |
Minimum ground clearance front (in / mm): | w/ 33-inch tires: 9.1 / 231 w/ 32-inch tires: 8.5 / 216 |
Step-in height (in / mm): | |
Front: | w/ 32-inch tires: 24 / 609.2 w/ 33-inch tires: 24.7 / 628 |
Rear: | w/ 32-inch tires: 24.5 / 623.5 w/ 33-inch tires: 25.3 / 643.5 |
RTI | 21.7 |
Approach angle (degrees): | w/ 32-inch tires: 37.5 w/ 33-inch tires: 39.4 |
Departure angle (degrees): | w/ 32-inch tires: 35.5 w/ 33-inch tires: 36.5 |
Breakover angle (degrees): | w/ 32-inch tires: 23.5 w/ 33-inch tires: 25 |
Grade capability (percent): | 60 |
Side slope capability (percent): | 40 |
Water fording capability (in / mm): | 24/610 (at 5 mph) |
Curb weight (lb / kg): | 4854 / 2206 |
Interior
Seating capacity: | 5 |
Headroom (in / mm): | |
Front: | w/ sunroof: 39.9 / 1013 w/o sunroof: 40.6 / 1032 |
Rear: | w/ sunroof: 37.9 / 963.5 w/o sunroof: 39.9 / 1013 |
Legroom (in / mm): | |
Front: | 41.9 / 1063 |
Rear: | 35 / 890 |
Shoulder room (in / mm): | |
Front: | 54.4 / 1381.3 |
Rear: | 53.5 / 1358 |
Hip room (in / mm): | |
Front: | 53.9 / 1370 |
Rear: | 49.5 / 1258 |
Capacities
Cargo capacity (rear seat up) (cu ft / L): | |
Rear seat up: | 29.5 / 835.3 |
Rear seat down: | 55.7 / 1577 |
Cargo area length (at floor) (in / mm): | |
Rear seat up: | 32 / 810.5 |
Rear seat down: | 63.5 / 1614 |
Cargo area height (rear floor to headliner) (in / mm): | 37 / 939 |
Cargo area width between wheelhouses (in / mm): | 42.1 / 1070 |
GVWR, standard (lb / kg): | 6001 / 2728 |
Payload, base (lb / kg): | 1150 / 521.6 (est.) |
Fuel tank (gal / L): | 23 / 87 |
Engine oil (qt / L): | 6 / 5.7 |
Maximum trailer weight (lb / kg): | 6000 / 2721 (est.) |
Maximum tongue weight (lb / kg): | up to 450 / 204 (est.) |
*Pending SAE certification.
1 | 2
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKFqxM732Q-Op66JKOUIM3ymRN5uV5FSQaGFtBeU0uFrEzzLzdphb9j7Yu6iWLccXh7T0mNO_6LC2Yku_chzKmpXRDUPGBZgLQbHGT_TSibiw9ZLUk4AcA7bOyrdXnS8-5pTnrucZpc1B/s400/2070328.001.Mini1L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoWRZpVh5OT8x_A6upZKV3MeOedNE5f2YiTWg4wol9SV1TLB2zrLKWr57rw6UVanSShEVMtEI-LA3WkV3C20U9vMakB4xD3PIQCbtr2ttKBiMiL41ynP4El3ZnDRcAzqMPNjwR_dA7QJZ/s400/2070328.001.Mini2L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR5ARivpEdx2NpSxswzH1pS58X2DoRinDfLfxEvAhaqJ0EPAIiZwJ36V-X_UFT5EH9iqvL3eC2d81qX3IEDBAbYLsxkvlFgYyzWplmeXzIROUD19eQd5WQ11HfImq1j57R1gwnBAwEgqU/s400/2070328.001.Mini3L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_hNFM39kkrDQYT2r5FmaacptvXUiXWNb9Ez1c6A07rmsxOSQgpLqKSeVhmiuKwaAFmHmQ81IzEsjpaIl0qfsyaoodevrzPIFFpNB6_3lXhqD7fBPmlP3JUZEwf2aFCpOLlyueV7MUIFk/s400/2070328.001.Mini4L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixFreYcxaV3NuzDGuyR5T-tWeAuwpRDTYe9PZUHE8s1ZGnVIaNa8GOcGBMFsXyggGiMXPCmmcQrjItYKoLg2ycXRtcfQV1PdZMQBGXBu48oHAfDWG8OVpj6f827AusRbcn_dTUDrCrHGB/s400/2070328.001.Mini5L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4VYaWSI40UZtmqh3Gq4tI3GbHx_ldfIHbDL4DQu8rYa3aTsv8dCI9yq7XE-pOY45j3-sPahEINe6fQKDKB26eFUL5w3eDsSB8yf2mNf2O4Hals7SMABvqQzT94SrDHXh3USpWQZUYpIL/s400/2070328.001.Mini6L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgwstCOS9RixV7CVOOy9gQEC2J24huU1u6MJXAeCS8bltBCRAife-8XcqU07LpTZbjmYdYun1py0V8x7azBwFISXs200NGhPwlVhhda00TFZrwyoq4SG-MllSz91cAfLYr7NHoo1-iwiH/s400/2070328.001.Mini10L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MbTedAvzREXfdMYAUTT3OZzbmQIhnazStMCFIauDKYIJbbF8ce-nV8NWaZgfwqSmrRD7zTe622ssBNvJkOV8gcE2gqd1rSCpySxaR-htTOaGlOZIuLB_UgWbEx2kDSEtE9rQbWC2770U/s400/2070328.001.Mini8L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlZreZkny5gub_H2DO5o5qA4AfDBWRsWOjwu5pwiAA8Zj2DN_TSLTXf7KpE_HLE75296LrkxoMD8qeXghb2VmkNGMIaQHHWiOdzwurr4R-GfUMmlLEAfGIbeA_4qt_dGDAqN4rBolF0z4/s400/2070328.001.Mini9L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-8R2qAsKj31JFWR7Mo98UHo2deO1wBaC-nin00D2MmtS6SnMH0B837m1ZSUYLlUXCSlS0l3xSrmtR6O_cGvk4w3J-oBSB0qffjsMlLKk1kyIvnIPSXYwFYhh9xwpZISlvwiii5uot0sS/s400/2070328.001.Mini10L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpAEKI07_MD5sRZCfj22kHLe7m4hhLskD2iF1cBUpl7U9B2VyKGB9YQoqGrTq5XzKy4fYdZYNN46u6jeY9FKxI0KkdcbsL2Q_R9-OO2504Mkl5QAMkzSzQ72FuWQuSPhA0Md2L9ymi9s7/s400/2070328.001.Mini11L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimp2MkMfvgBSA4xCIPCEUddA85f3MeVaMNXnNp8LDXI6Ktwe1wpc_z0m6JHbDVgAVJUpAFn54kR-2vDJ6rDRDfKOnZDuUgvkehpRhzNKljmxP8dHUh1ZbjlCzDoKUlNvnfClIMdfiaC8uv/s400/2070328.001.Mini12L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsh-RENU10xdva5oXHAYFmR1SuM4RYmf-w1vQYfjW3I8fHwoQjZsIVtJ85uE5PDbm9ViuAnJRwuL6Qgistywtnaj7Z4wcHD6xZLbRn1M0Xt4UvdSAuPTdCY0R8uDQqBfXXz2u7jpEAafRg/s400/2070328.001.Mini13L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHuDE11W8v6qWWxXIH3kJKmfKHL80_EhvHKe-4Ug3X_4MbqfrhslwECBMO7ABXvcwXpj3wqLX7JmXcoyRbBQLREX5EU0QoKQXO2VmBAoUYtm51i5rdC5hwQK-cNq6sQhr9VarGhJdF0Qpq/s400/2070328.001.Mini14L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMyO3IVX9ec1ZJU-3ZzPgMglyT9eUOUDKxpLk3vEGif20N1QdkbSxsWHtE1PVjd3Fr_Y544I4axYQH7TO22sDF2ILc9GPPa4XVHN4QqovYML6_UUxaMLn6kKEFjq498xURlpYANS3fGtZ/s400/2070328.001.Mini15L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJz3m1EDy4VxHI_jfkKPTXhPPALYPp99EcXanlZuX1eGkOUSVgweLgyEhWBj7EhGA3GnndW_sgUE4pwoglABTnwehoZzCmSA5h_Xg5CU1nn_MS2C5hAEkhz-U5nqHWS57Xg7uuH9W17NI/s400/2070328.001.Mini16L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs68E8M4UJPIw8APKU13Doku2Y_XGH0fICDoFY-qAzWgtVb-FBlSMGoUYaNuHhUbEJkJrhO_sdgu4F_xJuaedk-BVxK5l9Hdu4g_VRgqpRFJ-nNy54WGvlOaKYT9rZ65zVfzEsQgJdd82l/s400/2070328.001.Mini17L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUayVNEt0oKn0atPU8sdHnO90uGioEi600tWunJHRXcChjUWod169OzdlS2z4u_xeiwskjAbYgONzNk0A-PKxQchkaboz7XqttxAlMsTHsrgFw06UbGyTh9cXMhUJRQeZV9H3AICQ7Os4h/s400/2070328.001.Mini18L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOoLZONC4ojhtlu5VQNaLGo4mr7BslL7T-qOzt2E7xX2kG4nZU1MrOZkpOjJ2RKSK6sQj6rTvo4DopxYZ5Sy_Z6iOLCEbSXmC18HUhejIJ94PK29E0D9pONUiRS53fzOCEZ1dE15NrbZw/s400/2070328.001.Mini19L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGkUAcz3fCpYg0i641xKtzpv5AgfXiRy-Gjgj3wspeloIrnDiOjzuXkZ6Kaiigto1tKLcrQrCh0i3KNPpPTS4QIq-MJITd4STgG0rzeRg7F6BlZGyawSkiD6os9AldWk7e0lfYxMuZrJd/s400/2070328.001.Mini20L.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkqTeFzTXMLp25_uHwThodkdw0eioEO_ACmtNHMNyD6oKhqeH5J3QwiBfk8oHoseLeLWYOSZM1SlUrqhmRzcs_T8anre2PhT9Q5jknG-mmw-w7fXljLcef3apmwclAZ4vsuwSj5fEu844/s400/2070328.001.Mini21L.jpg)
Related entries:
2009 Hummer H3T Latest Spy Photos
2009 Hummer H3T Revealed