2006 Four Wheeler Of The Year - SpecificationsA Good Story, With a Surprise Ending By Jim Allen photographer: The Four Wheeler Staff
Specifications GENERAL | 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) |
ENGINE | 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 |
DRIVETRAIN | 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/BODY | Frame | Steel ladder | Steel UniFrame | Boxed steel ladder | Unibody | Steel ladder | | Body | Steel | Steel | Steel | Steel | Steel |
SUSPENSION/AXLES | 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 | | |
STEERING | 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 |
BRAKES | 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/TIRES | 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 |
FUEL ECONOMY | 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 |
DIMENSIONS/CAPACITIES | 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 |
PERFORMANCE | 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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