Why didn't GM use a V8 in the H3

[Wild One]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">...if we all had big V8s we would eventually feel like we were under-powered. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, it was Einstein that popularized the theory of a relative world. Everything's relative. Well, the H3's coming out in a time where there are monster horsepower vehicles on the road, trucks and cars alike.

Jeeps can be had with Hemi's, Nissan's cheapest SUV gets a 265HP engine standard, Toyota's dropping a 250HP 6-speed in their new FJ Cruiser...these, in my mind, are competing for my SUV dollar.

Nothing new off the showroom floor, for the price, can beat an H3 off-road, but most of the time it'll be on-road. On-road performance IS important to me.

Please don't tell me to buy a Chrysler or Toyota, either. I have a vested interest in seeing GM succeed. I'm a repeat GM customer (got the Camaro and Corvette in my garage to prove it), and I'm a GM stockholder, too.

Just because people point out what they don't like about the H3 doesn't mean they don't love it. They just want it to be better. Visit CorvetteForum.com. You'll never find a more vicious, vehement group of Corvette critics. They still love the car, though! They demand a lot, and The General's given them a lot. I hope that GM succeeds the same way with Hummer, and that 50 years from now, we can celebrate the new electric flying 2055 Hummer, and have fond memories of the first Hummers.