2008 Hummer H3 Alpha wins “Best Mid-Size SUV” in Texas

The “Texas Auto Writers” recently held their annual truck rodeo, where this year they gathered 50 members of the media to judge over 60 different trucks. Among the numerous awards to GM, the Hummer H3 Alpha fared pretty well – It won the category of “Mid Size SUV,” beating out the Nissan Pathfinder and Jeep Liberty Sport 4×4 who placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. The H3 Alpha also placed third in the overall “SUV of Texas” category behind the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid and Toyota Landcruiser.

This year was GMs strongest showing at the truck rodeo, receiving first place finishes in both the SUV of Texas (Tahoe Hybrid) and Truck Line of Texas (GM), and placed either 2nd or 3rd in all other major categories. In all categories entered, GM placed in the top 3 in all but one category – not bad! The results are below – and is anyone else surprised that under “best feature” the Ford’s tailgate step beat out the Tahoe’s new 2 mode Hybrid system? God Bless Texas…

TRUCK OF TEXAS (Pickup Truck Category)
1st: Ford F-250 Harley-Davidson
2nd: Chevrolet Silverado 1500
3rd: GMC Sierra Denali

SUV OF TEXAS
1st: Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
2nd: Toyota Land Cruiser
3rd: Hummer H3 Alpha

TRUCK LINE OF TEXAS
1st: General Motors
2nd: Ford
3rd: Toyota

FULL-SIZE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE
1st: Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid
2nd: Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
3rd: Toyota Land Cruiser

MID-SIZE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE
1st: Hummer H3 Alpha
2nd: Nissan Pathfinder
3rd: Jeep Liberty Sport 4×4

FULL-SIZE LUXURY SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE
1st: Cadillac Escalade AWD
2nd: Lincoln Navigator
3rd: Toyota Land Cruiser

MID-SIZE CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE
1st: GMC Acadia AWS SLT 1
2nd: Mazda CX-9
3rd: Toyota Highlander Hybrid

FULL-SIZE PICK UP TRUCK
1st: GMC Sierra Denali
2nd: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab
3rd: Ford F-150 Limited

LUXURY PICK UP TRUCK
1st: Lincoln Mark LT
2nd: Cadillac Escalade EXT
3rd: Toyota Tundra Lucchese

HEAVY DUTY PICK UP TRUCK
1st: Ford F-250 Harley-Davidson
2nd: Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Quad Cab
3rd: GMC Sierra 3500 HG

OUTSTANDING FEATURE
1st: Ford Tailgate Step
2nd: Ford Sync
3rd: Tahoe Hybrid Technology