2009 Hummer H3 Review and Photos

The 2009 H3T is a 4-door, 5-passenger luxury pickup, available in 5 trims, ranging from the Base to the Alpha Leather.
MSRP
$30,750 - $39,040

The inside of the 2009 HUMMER H3T is purposefully styled, but unfortunately it lacks the visual impact of the exterior. Edmunds calls the "overall design ... fairly handsome" but notes that the HUMMER H3T's "rather plain interior doesn't quite match its macho exterior." On the positive side, Jalopnik reports that "the instrument panel lighting is attractive and easy to read." One styling cue that is rather unique to the HUMMER H3T and other HUMMER trucks is what Autoblog describes as a "quirky rear-view camera" that displays its image "directly on the left side" of the rearview mirror face, which they say is "a much more graceful arrangement than the previous pop-out version."

Upon introduction, the Base is equipped with a standard 3.7-liter, I5, 239-horsepower engine that achieves 14-mpg in the city and 18-mpg on the highway. A 5-speed manual transmission with overdrive is standard, and a 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is optional. The Alpha Leather is equipped with a standard 5.3-liter, V8, 300-horsepower engine that achieves 13-mpg in the city and 16-mpg on the highway. A 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive is standard.

Aside from its impressive off-roading abilities, the 2009 HUMMER H3T affords pretty decent on-road handling. Edmunds reports that the HUMMER H3T "performs admirably on pavement, with decent stability at speed." Despite its hefty curb weight, Jalopnik claims that the HUMMER H3T's braking system features "big discs at each corner [that] slow this thing down in a hurry."