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2006 Four Wheeler Of The Year - Specifications

A Good Story, With a Surprise Ending

Photography by The Four Wheeler Staff

Specifications

Vehicle/model Hummer H3 Jeep Commander Limited Land Rover Range Rover Sport Suzuki Grand Vitara Toyota Land Cruiser
Base price $28,935 $38,205 $56,750 $24,399 $55,815
Price as tested $36,120 $44,285 $64,900 $24,399 $65,533
Options as tested Luxury Package ($3,125); Electronic Infotainment System ($1,200); Luxury Package ($2,750); None Curtain and side airbags with Roll Sensor and drive
Off Road Suspension Package ($926); Trailer Tow Group V ($255); rear-seat entertainment system ($2,500); and front passenger-side airbags ($650);
power sunroof ($800); Off Road Group I ($225); Sirius satellite radio ($400); Adaptive Variable Suspension with Adjustable Height
Chrome Appearance Package ($400); Saddle Brown seats ($150); rear locker ($500); Control and Automatic Load Leveling ($1,620);
XM Satellite Radio ($325); trailer hitch and wiring ($270); 5.7L multi-displacement engine ($1,495); Dynamic Response ($2,000) Nav system ($3,350); rear spoiler ($280);
universal garage-door opener ($175); engine block heater ($40); roof rack/running board package ($565);
dealer-installed black wrap-around brushguard ($600); six-CD/full-map GPS display nav radio ($1,200); 7- to 4-pin adapter ($13); rear-seat entertainment
destination ($565) 17x7.5 aluminum chrome clad wheels ($820); system with wireless headphones ($2,097);
destination ($695) carpet/cargo mat set ($199);
drop hitch with ball mount kit ($379);
destination ($565)
Type DOHC five-cylinder OHV V-8 with MDS DOHC V-8 DOHC V-6 DOHC V-8
Displacement (ci/liter) 211/3.5 345/5.7 268/4.4 167/2.7 287/4.7
Bore x stroke (in) 3.66 x 4.00 3.92 x 3.58 3.47 x 3.56 3.46 x 2.95 3.70 x 3.31
Compression ratio 10.0:1 9.6:1 10.75:1 9.5:1 10.0:1
Intake Multiport sequential EFI SMPFI SMPFI MPFI EFI
Mfg.'s power rating @ rpm (hp) 220 @ 5,600 330 @ 5,000 300 @ 5,500 185 @ 6,000 275 @ 5,400
Mfg.'s torque rating @ rpm (lb-ft) 225 @ 2,800 375 @ 4,000 315 @ 4,000 184 @ 4,500 332 @ 3,400
Mfg.'s suggested fuel type Regular unleaded Regular unleaded Premium unleaded Regular unleaded Premium unleaded
Transmission MA5 five-speed manual 5-45RFE five-speed automatic ZF HP26 six-speed automatic with CommandShift, adaptive mapping Aisin A-W five-speed automatic A750F five-speed ECT automatic
Ratios:
First 3.75:1 3.00:1 4.17:1 4.55:1 3.52:1
Second 2.20:1 1.67:1 (up-shift), 1.50:1 (kick-down) 2.34:1 2.04:1 2.04:1
Third 1.37:1 1.00:1 1.52:1 1.40:1 1.40:1
Fourth 1.00:1 0.75:1 1.14:1 1.00:1 1.00:1
Fifth 0.73:1 0.67:1 0.87:1 0.72:1 0.72:1
Sixth 0.69:1
Reverse 3.67:1 3.00:1 3.40:1 4.44:1 3.22:1
Axle ratio 4.56:1 3.73:1 3.73:1 4.30:1 4.10:1
Transfer case B-W 44-94 full-time two-speed NV245 full-time two-speed Steyr electronic full-time two-speed Full-time two-speed Aisin HF2A full-time two-speed
Low-range ratio 4.03:1 2.72:1 2.93:1 1.97:1 2.49:1
Crawl ratio 69.0:1 30.4:1 45.6:1 38.5:1 35.9:1
Frame Steel ladder Steel UniFrame Boxed steel ladder Unibody Steel ladder
Body Steel Steel Steel Steel Steel
Front Independent, torsion bars, Independent, coil springs, gas-charged twin-tube Independent, electronic cross-linked height-adjustable Independent, MacPherson struts, coil springs, Independent, double wishbone,
46mm monotube gas-charged shocks, coilover shocks, stabilizer bar/Corporate 7.9-inch, airsprings, monotube shocks /Dana M200, open hydraulic shocks, antiroll bar/Corporate 8-inch torsion bar springs, stabilizer bar/Corporate 8-inch
36mm tubular stabilizer bar/AAM 7.6-inch electronically controlled clutch pack torque transfer
Rear "Hotchkiss" design multileaf, dual rate 34/47 leaf springs, Link/coil, track bar, gas-charged twin-tube shocks, Independent, electronic cross-linked height-adjustable Independent multilink, coil springs, Four-link, coil springs,
46mm monotube gas-charged shocks, 25mm-diameter stabilizer bar/Corporate 8.3-inch, electronic limited-slip airsprings, monotube shocks/Dana M210, hydraulic shocks, antiroll bar/Corporate 8-inch stabilizer bar/Corporate semi-floating 9.5-inch
solid stabilizer bar/AAM 8.6-inch, Eaton E-Locker electric locker
Type Power rack-and-pinion with tri-bushing mount design Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion Power rack-and-pinion
Turns (lock-to-lock) 3.25 3.14 3.10 2.6 3.8
Ratio 17.0:1 17.4:1 Variable 14:1 19.8:1
Front 12.4x1.11-inch disc, four-piston calipers 12.9x1.2-inch vented disc, two-piston pin-slider calipers 13.3x1.18-inch vented disc, two-piston sliding calipers 11.4-inch vented disc, floating two-piston calipers 12.2-inch vented disc, four-piston calipers
Rear 12.28x0.47-inch disc, single-piston sliding calipers 12.6x0.55-inch disc, single-piston pin-slider calipers 13.8x0.79-inch disc, single-piston calipers 10.0-inch drum 12.9-inch vented disc, single piston calipers
ABS Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel Four-wheel
Wheels (in) 16x7.5 cast aluminum 17x7.5 chrome-clad aluminum 19x9 aluminum alloy 17x6.5 alloy 18x8 aluminum alloy
Tires LT285/75R16C Bridgestone on/off road P245/65R17 Goodyear Fortera HP 255/50R19 P225/65R17 P275/60R18 mud and snow rated
EPA city/highway 16/20 15/19 15/19 19/23 13/17
Observed city/highway/trail 15.4 13.0 14.7 17.7 14.7
Weight (lb) 4,700 (with automatic transmission) 5,169 5,764 3,682 5,425
Wheelbase (in) 111.9 109.5 108.0 103.9 112.2
Overall length (in) 186.7 188.5 188.5 176.0 192.5
Overall width (in) 74.7 74.8 85.4 71.3 76.4
Height (in) 74.5 71.9 71.5 (with open sunroof) 66.7 73.2
Track f/r (in) 65.0/65.5 62.6/62.6 63.2/63.5 60.6/60.6 63.8/63.6
Minimum ground clearance (in) 9.1 8.6 8.9 (with EAS in Off-Road mode) 7.9 9.8
Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft) 37.0 36.7 38.1 36.0 39.7
Approach/departure angles (deg) 40/37 34/27 34/16.9 (with EAS in Off-Road mode and rear tow bar) 29/27 31/24
GVWR (lb) 5,850 6,400 6,769 4,630 6,925
Payload (lb) 1,150 1,230 968 904 1,500
Maximum towing capacity (lb) 4,500 7,200 7,718 3,000 6,500
Seating 5 7 5 5 8
Fuel capacity (gal) 23 20.5 23.2 17.4 25.4
0-60 mph (sec) 12.05 8.9 10.48 11.33 10.69
Quarter-mile (sec @ mph) 18.52 @ 73.86 16.51 @ 82.59 17.48 @ 80.27 18.15 @ 76.31 18.17 @ 78.62
Braking 60-0 mph (ft) 147.36 149.51 128.85 136.22 128.94
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