After months of delay, GMC will finally reveal the 2022 Hummer EV on October 20. The automaker, a division of General Motors, has released a teaser image and video (below) of the model in the last few days.
Unlike its fuel-sipper namesake, the Hummer EV is destined to be an all-electric model. We already know quite a bit about it. This includes the new Crab Mode, the Hummer EV’s four-wheel steering capability. As shown in a recent tweet by GMC (below), Crab Mode could come with its own branding, including on-vehicle badging.
The Hummer EV will come in two flavors – truck and SUV. This is the same formula that Rivian is following with its R1T and R1S models. It is expected that the Hummer will go head-to-head with the Rivian models as well as the all-electric Ford F-150 and Tesla Cybertruck when it goes on sale in 2022.
GM will build the truck in Detroit on its new flexible platform and power the model with the company’s own Ultium battery, which will give it 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 pound-feet of torque. The models are said to get from zero to 60 mph in three seconds.
Earlier this year, GMC showed off the model’s “open air infinity roof”. That design, as shown in the teaser video below, allows for the vehicles’ A-, B-, and C-pillars to stand on their own bracing the model horizontally allowing for plenty of an open-top-ish experience. There are also modular sky panels.
In addition to Crab Mode, GMC promises that the models will have Adrenaline Mode. It is likely that Adrenaline will unleash the model’s horsepower and torque possibilities in a fashion similar to Tesla’s Ludicrous Mode.
GM says that the model will be capable of “super fast charging”, have next-gen Super Cruise technology, and ultra-vision cameras.
Customer reservations for the GMC Hummer EV will be available through GMC.com on Oct. 20. Details about how to watch the debut will be available closer to the event date.
