The 2008 Hummer H3 Alpha has driven home the prestigious Four-Wheeler of the Year award in style! This year marks Hummer division’s first-ever win in this competition organized, every year, since 1974 by Four Wheeler auto magazine.

Contenders for the 2008 event were six new four-wheel-drive sport-utility vehicles: the Hummer H3 Alpha and the full-size Hummer H2, the Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee CRD, the Nissan Pathfinder, and the Toyota Land Cruiser.

The H3 Alpha emerged victorious in the most challenging categories of the competition, including Off-Road Performance, Exterior Styling, and Empirical Scoring, which measures data such as acceleration and braking, power to weight ratio, and ramp over angles. The test consisted of a 1,000-mile curriculum on streets, highways, rocky trails, desert sand dunes, water crossings, and steep hills. Elevations ranged from sea level to in excess of 6,000 feet.

The H3 Alpha is the second member of HUMMER’s exclusive Alpha series, representing the pinnacle of performance, both off road and on. It is powered by a new, 5.3L V-8 engine that delivers 295 horsepower and 317 lb-ft. of torque. It is partnered with a four-speed automatic transmission and enables a maximum towing capacity of 6,000 pounds. Offering a towing capability that only a V-8 engine can, the 2008 H3 Alpha broadens HUMMER’s range of versatile, do-anything and go-anywhere vehicles.

Visit Independence Hummer the leading Hummer dealership in Charlotte, North Carolina, to know more about this award-winning SUV. Whether you are looking for a truck, a 4x4 vehicle, or a luxury SUV, the dealership showcases an exclusive collection of new Hummer vehicles such as the H2, H2 SUT, H3, H3 X, H3 Alpha, and the classic Hummer H1. Independence Hummer also specializes in Hummer service, spare parts, accessories and finance.