The 2022 GMC Hummer EV may be a lifestyle pickup that will be marketed toward adventurers and outdoorsmen, rather than tradesmen and fleets like so many other pickup trucks.
That said, the truck still has a usable bed and comes standard with the mighty convenient GMC MultiPro Tailgate as well. According to General Motors, the bed length for all GMC Hummer EV models will be about five feet, or 1.5 meters. This makes the bed stubbier than the ones offered on the GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab, as its short bed measures in at five feet and eight inches, while the standard bed is six feet and six inches long.
There is one way to extend the length of the GMC Hummer EV’s bed, however. The GMC MultiPro Tailgate includes a panel that can be raised into a “load stop” position, expanding the usable bed space to about six feet and ten inches. This could make the bed long enough to accommodate larger items like bicycles, small kayaks and powersports vehicles, among more.
It’s also worth noting that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will have a large front trunk area as well, which offers some additional cargo space. GM has not said just how many cubic feet of cargo space the frunk has, but it looks large enough to swallow up tools, tow ropes, auxiliary lights and other small-to-medium-sized items that might normally go in the bed.
So while the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will not have a competitive bed length with a full-size light duty pickup truck like the GMC Sierra 1500, it still has a respectable amount of bed space – especially for the lifestyle customers that it will be marketed toward.
The truck, which rides on GM’s BT1 dedicated electric truck platform, will be available in four trim levels and with three different powertrain configurations. The most powerful version, the Edition 1, produces 1,000 horsepower from its tri-motor drive system, helping to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in roughly three seconds. GM has already filled all reservation slots for the Edition 1, and will commence deliveries in the fall of 2021.
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Comments
No mid-gate this time around?
$113K doesn’t buy you what it used to. sad.
No mid gate but it does have a retractable rear window.
On second look, it make sense with T-tops that they would need the back wall to remain solid for structure. What I don’t get is people logging on just to bitch out this truck.
I am still impressed, and look forward to all variants hitting the market.
Great truck for the café latte drinkers, not for the country lifestyle. A real truck has a turbo diesel or a V8 petrol engine not this gay electric crap.
I’ll look forward for the day those Diesel and V8 engines go bye bye then.
Well I suspect there is a problem with the midgate. I am not sure what it is but GM has walked away for a reason that has not been disclosed. It is cost? Weight? Warranty issues? Not sure. I was a fan of it but they have left it out of all their vehicles for a reason. I wish I knew why but GM would not have abandon it for no good reason.
They killed the Envoy with the sliding roof due to cost, Warranty and weight. Again nice idea but they had good reasons there.
As for the bed here. This really is not a work truck that is going to see much plywood in the bed anyways. Even if it does it is big enough to hand it if needed with the gate down.
People buying a truck to really work will just get a Chevy for half the cost.
The midgate would never work on a pickup truck, not how it did on the avalanche at least. Just due to the fact that the cab and bed are separate. it’s also doesn’t get the saddlebag like the avalanche had but with the frunk I’m not sure it would have been necessary
No but a truck would be created with a bed and cab as one.
Even if they really wanted they could have taken a Equinox or Traverse and come up with something like this.
The point is it appeared to be great idea that has not been incorporated into any viable. Model for a reason.
Having owned and loved a Volt and now driving a Sierra I was very excited about the Hummer EV. However, it looks too much like an avalanche with a back yard DIY body kit. I’m out.
I had a thought. The mid gate went away around the time roof crush standards got tougher. I wonder if there is a connection.
It would make sense GM would not want to advertise the Avalanche roof may not be as strong as others?
Just a guess why this feature went away?
Loved my hummer and miss it . Overdrive went out of trans at 50000 mi . All maint performed on time . Torque converted supplier . Traded for Silverado. Hummer was tough but weak at towing . Environmentalists killed hummer . But the new rage now is a 4 door Jeep and now with a hemi . 😁 that’s okay 👌 I guess now . 🤔
Part of my ‘lifestyle’ is being able to sleep IN the truck if need be. I’m 6′ and need a few extra inches, so having a space in excess of 6′ is very important. That would require a mid-gate (ala Avalanche) or a longer bed. I suppose I could put the tailgate down and tarp over it for protection. But that capability has been part of my buying decision for pickups and SUVs for many years. I do have tents and know how to use them. But sometimes camping in my truck is just more convenient.