GMC Hummer EV SUV Reveal Dated: Watch The Electric Pickup Go Sideways On Ice
GMC will reveal its second Hummer EV variant in just a few weeks time, with the SUV version of the all-electric super truck promising an alternative body-style to the original pickup. The GMC Hummer EV SUV will be unveiled on April 3, the automaker confirmed today, though this isn't the first time we've heard about the new version.
Back in July 2020, in fact, GMC teased what we could expect from the SUV body. As you might expect, it's the same bold lines and chunky styling from the front back to roughly the C-pillars.
However unlike the pickup's roughly 5 foot long bed, the SUV will have an enclosed cargo area. That will allow for a spare wheel to be mounted on the tailgate. We're still expecting to see removable roof panels, allowing most of the top of the electric truck to be opened up, though final cargo capacity will have to wait until the official reveal.
As for what's underneath the sheet metal, there we're unlikely to see GMC straying too far from the architecture of the Hummer EV pickup. Based on GM's Ultium platform for electric vehicles, that includes up to three motors and 1,000 horsepower in total, depending on trim. Torque vectoring – where power is individually controlled in its delivery to each rear wheel – and a "CrabWalk" mode that allows the trunk to track diagonally at low speeds in off-road or tight parking lot conditions are also supported.
0-60 mph should come in around 3 seconds for the most potent Hummer EV, GMC has said, while range will be up to around 350 miles on a charge. 800V DC fast charging with support for up to 350 kW should mean 100 miles of range added in just 10 minutes.
While GMC is launching the pickup version with the limited-availability 2022 Hummer EV Edition 1 first, it has more affordable versions planned for 2022 and beyond. That's likely to be the same strategy the automaker takes with the electric SUV, with premium pricing and a heavily constrained supply to begin with. Reservations for the SUV will open on April 3, GMC has said.
As for progress on the electric pickup, GMC says it has been undertaking winter testing in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, making ample use of the snow and ice to see how the all-wheel drive holds up. That also includes testing of the electronic stability control and traction control.
Production of the 2022 Hummer EV pickup is expected to begin in the fall, GMC says, with initial deliveries before the end of the year.