Deviating from the extreme off-roader that was the H1, the 2006 HUMMER H3 remained a formidable sport utility vehicle thanks to a four-wheel drive system employing a standard two-speed transfer case.

The 2007 Hummer H3 may be smaller than the H2, but it is no less imposing wherever it shows its massive chrome grille. Physically, it is only five inches shorter, three inches less long, and 1,700 ...