At long last...
Hummer electric pick-up set to launch in 2022
GMChas at long last revealed its new Hummer electric pickup truck with the self-proclaimed ‘supertruck’ due to be released in 2022, however question marks still hover around the possibility of an Australian introduction.
GMC has officially opened its order books for the giant EV, which will initially be available Stateside in ‘Edition 1’ form, flaunting a white exterior and unique Lunar Horizon interior.
Visually, the Hummer looks almost exactly as we have come to expect thanks to the prolonged advertising campaign, being big, boxy and bold.
The aforementioned white colour scheme is complemented by a series of black and gold highlights and accents including body cladding, the would-be radiator grille and alloy wheels.
The grille itself follows a piano-key motif with each segment containing one of the letters to spell out ‘Hummer’, all of which are backlit, joining a set of flanking LED headlights to create a full-width light signature.
The front fascia itself is narrow and squinty, but the defining feature of the front end is the bulbous front bumper adorned with a chunky skid plate containing two exposed recovery points.
You would be hard-pressed to mistake the Hummer for anything else when looking at it from the side, with the bonnet and tub line being on the same plane with the steeply raked cabin seemingly plonked on top in the classic three-box style. The contrasting white, black and gold theme is continued on the interior too, with the dash, seats, door veneer and centre console all being two-tone, while gold is used for the air vent surrounds, door inserts, infotainment screen surrounds and seat embossing.
In an elegant and clutter-free design, all of the infotainment, climate and drivetrain controls are accessed via the 13.4-inch infotainment screen and two underlining rows of buttons.
Key standard equipment on the Hummer EV includes Super Cruise capability, Ultravision with high-definition surround vision, digital key, 35-inch tyres, infinity roof, power rear drop glass and six-function Multipro tailgate.
Power in the Hummer EV comes from three separate electric motors which combine to produce a ‘GMestimated’ 746KW-15,592N, resulting in an estimated 0-100kmh time of three seconds – confirmed figures are yet to surface.
On a full charge, GMC expects its new truck to be capable of travelling 563km, however, like the performance figures, an exact battery capacity is yet to be confirmed.
Under the skin, the Hummer EV rides on adaptive air suspension with an industry-first ‘Crabcrawl’ function, allowing the car to move diagonally courtesy of its all-wheel-steering system.
Full underbody guards and rock sliders add an extra level of robustness to the package, while the new ‘Extract Mode’ allows the air suspension to raise the body by up to six inches for added ground clearance when needed.
Priced from $A159,073 plus onroads, the first edition, as the name implies, will be the first version of the Hummer EV to hit the US market, followed in turn by the 3X, 2X and 2 in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively, each one getting progressively cheaper.
As for an Australian launch, GMSV is keeping its cards close to its chest, but said it was pleased with the amount of global excitement surrounding the new supertruck.