The ground state of the 1D and of the 2D (square lattice) finite-size Hubbard model is investigated for variable filling using a novel quantum simulation method. We have studied up to 256 sites for both 1D and 2D. Away from half filling the 2D antiferromagnetic order is initially destroyed, albeit without any clear sign of a Fermi liquid behaviour. A metallic jump in n(k) appears only very far from half filling. In the 1D case, by contrast, a Fermi liquid-like jump in n(k) is obtained even very close to half filling.