GB - I definitely wouldn't say the H3 is superior to the H2. I think each model has its pros and cons. There are things H2's can do easier than an H3 and vice-versa. For me the H3 is a better fit for around town and on the wallet, and I haven't been left behind on a trail yet.

 

My intrigue with this is based on convos with people at the local dealer. One evening i got into a convo about this one evening after those guys had gotten back from an off-road thing (i didn't have my truck yet), and they commented that the smaller hummer was better suited for some things, like rock crawling, due to a better crawl ratio (60s:1 manual, 50s:1 auto -vs- 30's to 1 with the H2).

They also commented that the more powerful h2 had advantages in some things.

I really like the H3s, and i respect hummer/GM for making them what they are instead of a poser of some sort. I love the options for contrasting seats, and the piping on the leather in at least some. The interior has alot of what makes the inside of the H2 so cool - freaking awesome front seats and a nice snugness, and isn't w/o its pros relative to the H2. Same for the outside. and if anybody tells you its a colorado, tell them the H3 has about 10% shared parts.

I guess the H2 was the thing for me for ride quality / noise, i dig the luxo-car aspects of the big truck. But the H3 isn't without its pros relative to the H2, even if you leave cost aside. they rock