| Hummer to the rescue
MUNCIE -- One of the three Hummer H3's donated to the city by Armed & Famous came to the rescue when a woman went into labor during blizzard conditions around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Police, firefighters and emergency medical workers responded to call at Jefferson Street and transported Christi Wagner to Expectations, a birthing center on White River Boulevard.
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Road Test: 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GL Premium
I like the looks of the Santa Fe a lot - it's big and bold in appearance without looking like it's trying to be something it isn't – like the Hummer H3. The front end continues the Hyundai family resemblance and looks very familiar, much like the Sonata.
Getting in is quite easy, but does require a bit of a step up to get in. The driver's seat is power adjustable on all but the base model and offers a wealth of adjustments to get comfortable, including power lumbar. Additionally, both front occupants get two-stage heated seats. The instrumentation and dashboard are simple, clean and very pleasant to look at. The area around the gear selector and lower dash is covered in a highly polished simulated wood veneer that seems out of place in this vehicle. The thick leather-wrapped tilt and telescoping steering wheel has audio controls on the left and cruise control buttons on the right of the airbag.
Who doesn’t need a Hummer H3 golf cart is the question at PGA Show
American Custom Golf Cars has a pretty big exhibit showing off the Hummer H3 carts at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. Though they don't want you to call them carts, the salesman politely explains. They're Golf Cars. Or tanks. And you thought the guy who had his cart painted turquoise was a little eccentric? When's Augusta National placing its mass order?
Toyota, Chevrolet and Lexus Dominate IntelliChoice.com's 2007 ...
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2007 - PRIMEDIA's (NYSE: PRM) IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced the results of its "Best Overall Value of the Year" awards for model year 2007. The Toyota Prius, one of four hybrids on the list, is the Best Car Value Under $23,000 for the second consecutive year. It is joined by the Toyota Tacoma 2WD, named Best Overall Truck Value Under $27,000. Overall, Toyota Motor Company comes away with a total of 11 awards, the most of any auto manufacturer.
Eco-conflicts among friends
TORONTO -- The author of the letter, writing under the nom de plume Madame Marie, was driven to seek the advice of Salon magazine's advice columnist when her niece bought a Hummer. It was beyond the aunt how her Ivy-educated niece and her Republican husband could make such an ill-considered vehicle choice for their daily, multiple-hour commute from their McMansion in burbs to the city and she wondered what she should do. Risk a family feud and point out they are fouling the air we all breathe? Should she give her niece a gift copy of Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth? Or should she keep quiet and campaign for Gore? The advice columnist felt the best tactic would be to turn her anger to the latter. But 134 readers also weighed in on the debate and offered advice ranging from telling the aunt she should mind her own business to more sympathetic writers who admitted seeing Hummers on the road made them "foaming-in-the-mouth batshit crazy." It appears both global warming and Al Gore have got us hot under the collar.
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| Hummer H3 Performance & Efficiency Standard Features |
-3,653 cc 3.7 liters in-line 5 front engine with 95.5 mm bore, 102 mm stroke, 10 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder LLR
-Unleaded fuel 87
-Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 20 and EPA city (mpg): 15
-Multi-point injection fuel system
-23 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
-Heavy duty battery
-Power: 180 kW , 242 HP SAE @ 5,600 rpm; 242 ft lb , 328 Nm @ 4,600 rpm
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| Hummer H3 Handling, Ride & Braking Standard Features |
-Four-wheel ABS
-4.56:1 axle ratio
-Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
-Electronic brake distribution
-Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
-Immobilizer
-Fullsize alloy rim rear spare carrier spare wheel
-Stability control
-Wishbone front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and torsion springs , beam rear suspension rigid with stabilizer bar and leaf springs
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| Hummer H3 Exterior & Aerodynamics Standard Features |
-Black front and rear bumpers
-Day time running lights
-Driver and passenger power black door mirrors
-External dimensions: overall length (inches): 186.7, overall width (inches): 85.5, overall height (inches): 74.5, ground clearance (inches): 9.1, wheelbase (inches): 111.9, front track (inches): 65, rear track (inches): 65.5 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37
-Front fog lights
-Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
-Luxury trim alloy look on dashboard
-Metallic paint
-Fixed rear window with defogger and intermittent
-Roof rails
-Tinted glass on rear and side
-Underbody protection for fuel tank, for transfer case and for engine
-Weights: gross vehicle weight rating (lbs) 5,850, curb weight (lbs) 4,700, gross trailer weight braked (lbs) 4,500 and max payload (lbs) 1,150
-Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe
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| Hummer H3 Interior Standard Features |
-12v power outlet: front and 2 , 12v power outlet: cargo and 1
-Air conditioning
-Fixed mast antenna
-Peripheral anti-theft protection
-Audio system with AM/FM and CD player
-Cargo area dimensions: length (inches): 32, width between arches (inches): 42.1 and height (inches): 37
-Cargo area light
-Cargo capacity: rear seat down (cu ft): 55.7 and all seats in place (cu ft): 29.5
-Clock
-Compass
-Computer
-Full dashboard console , full floor console with covered storage box
-Delayed/fade courtesy lights
-Cruise control
-Front seats cup holders fixed , rear seats cup holders pop out
-Door ajar warning
-Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat
-External temperature
-Floor mats
-Driver and passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
-Bucket driver seat with lumbar adjustment , bucket passenger seat
-Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
-Front seat center armrest
-Two height adjustable head restraints on front seats , two head restraints on rear seats
-Headlight control with dusk sensor and auto off with ignition
-Illuminated entry system
-Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 40.6, rear headroom (inches): 39.9, front hip room (inches): 53.9, rear hip room (inches): 49.5, front leg room (inches): 41.9, rear leg room (inches): 35, front shoulder room (inches): 54.4 and rear shoulder room (inches): 53.5
-Low tire pressure indicator
-Online information system
-Remote power locks includes trunk/hatch and speed sensing
-Power steering
-Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows
-Front reading lights
-3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side
-Three asymmetrical split bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
-Automatic operation rear view mirror
-Front seat back storage
-Cloth seat upholstery with additional cloth
-Seating: five seats
-Service interval indicator
-Six speaker(s)
-Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment
-Tachometer
-Telematics 199 and 12
-Passenger vanity mirror
-Ventilation system
-Voice activating system
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