Daily Rate

$299

Weekly Rate

$1,799

Free Miles

100 Daily

Additional Miles

$0.50

Transmission

Automatic  

Model Year

2008

Engine

6.2 Liter V-8  

Horsepower

393  

Passengers

7  

Doors

4  

M.S.R.P.

$63,090  

Available Colors

Black

Options

Navigation System, DVD players, Chrome front grill, Chrome side steps, 3rd row seating and Sunroof.  

Over at our sister publication Tank and Turret Gunner, they are huge fans of the H2. They don’t see it as a paramilitary poseur but rather as an affordable and practical alternative to the mil-spec original Hummer, which is once again only available to the public through special order and costs nearly as much as a laser-guided bunker buster. If we were going to lay out that sort of cash on something, we’d want it to blow up our neighbor’s garage, and maybe half the block, too. Advantage: bunker buster.

Tank and Turret Gunner’s biggest complaint about the H2 launched for 2003 is that it is too slow. With a max payload of just under 2000 pounds, its relatively limited armor capacity means it is best suited to quick-strike and reconnaissance missions for which its 325 horsepower and correlating 10.7-second wheeze to 60 mph are simply insufficient.

“Insufficient” is not a word taken lightly by a company proud of the H1’s 16 inches of ground clearance, 60-percent grade capability, and Central Tire Inflation System that allows on-the-fly pressure adjustments for optimized traction over any surface. A brief rummage through GM’s closet turned up the 6.2-liter V-8 also found in the Cadillac Escalade and GMC Sierra Denali. Why not?