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GMC Hummer EV Pickup Almost Pops Wheelie During Hard Acceleration: Photos

The enormous power of the upcoming GMC Hummer EV all-electric pickup truck is demonstrated in these shots of the vehicle being gunned out of GM’s Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan.

The driver did the EV equivalent of stomping on the gas accelerator pedal while leaving the nearly century-old General Motors test facility. In fact, it could very well be that the driver engaged the Watts to Freedom mode, which allows the Hummer EV pickup to sprint to 60 mph from a standstill in roughly three seconds. Either way, the electric truck’s tail promptly dropped by several inches, while the front end rose up to an even greater extent. Road-going vehicles which change their attitude this much under acceleration have usually been modified for drag racing.

Aside from the visual drama, these pictures show the extent to which GMC has designed the suspension to keep all four tires on the ground whenever possible. This is particularly important given GMC’s efforts to position the Hummer EV as an off-road supertruck. Available equipment relevant to this purpose includes Crab Walk Mode, one-pedal driving, tire pressure sensor software, dynamic bump zone suspension and an Extreme Off-Road Package.

However, the pictures also suggest that the Hummer EV will be easily able to cope with extreme acceleration on tarmac. Although it seems paradoxical, greater body movement equates to less weight transfer, not more. Even with the nose fully up, the front tires of the Hummer EV are still carrying a lot of the vehicle’s weight, and the rears are not being over-stressed. The photos make GM’s estimated 0-60 mph time of three seconds seem perfectly plausible.

That figure refers to the Hummer EV Edition 1, which will go on sale in the fall of this year, priced to start at $112,595. Its three-motor powertrain produces 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 pound-feet of wheel torque as standard. It is likely that the vehicle shown here was fitted with this very same powertrain, which will also be offered as an option on the Hummer EV3X when it arrives in the fall of 2022.

Hummer EV Pickup Models
Edition 1 EV3X EV2X EV2
Motors Three Three Two Two
Power 1,000 hp 800 hp 625 hp 625 hp
Wheel torque 11,500 lb.-ft. 9,500 lb.-ft. 7,400 lb.-ft. 7,400 lb.-ft.
Range 350+ miles (est.) 300+ miles (est.) 300+ miles (est.) 250+ miles (est.)
Sale date Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Spring 2024
Starting price $112,595 $99,995 $89,995 $79,995

Without that option, the Hummer EV3X pickup will produce 800 horsepower, and will have an MSRP of $99,995. The less powerful and more affordable Hummer EV2X and Hummer EV2 will be introduced in the spring of 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Every version of the pickup will be fitted as standard with 22-inch wheels, HD Surround Vision, the MultiPro tailgate used on the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500, an Infinity Roof and the Super Cruise semi-autonomous driver assistance system.

An SUV version of the Hummer EV made its debut yesterday, April 3rd, 2021.

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David has been writing about motoring and motorsport since he was 13 and racing since he was 19. He is British, and therefore apologizes for taking up too much of your time.

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  1. I wish there was a video of this.

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    1. Yes. I get a sense of the raw power. Not actually on-topic but some twenty years ago I came out of the hole in a 2000 Z-28 pretty hard and once I got down the road a bit I pulled over convinced I was going to see individual tread-blocks stuck to the vehicle just behind the rear tires. That didn’t happen, thankfully. That 2000 Camaro Z28 was a pewter-colored, sleek beauty that altered its color depending on the time of day. I received a lot of compliments on that vehicle.

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  2. The must-have, for some, supertruck as they’re calling it. It’s overkill for the limited amount of driving I do now but still looks like something to aspire to. I guess that’s the point.

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  3. It is much better than the Tesla Cybertruck!

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    1. There was news that Elon Musk was considering on updating the look of the Cybertruck prior to it’s production date, I haven’t seen any additional information on that since his innitial statement as to whether or not that is official.

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      1. If the front of the vehicle moves up more than the back moves down (which is what it appears) then the CG moves up and back transferring weight on the rear. How can you say “greater body movement means less weight transfer not more.” ???? Doesn’t make sense.

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        1. Soft springs absorb more energy (and therefore reduce weight transfer to the wheels they are springing) than hard springs. There is more body movement, but also more grip, if all other things are equal. Obviously, since all other things are rarely equal, there are reasons why hard springs are sometimes preferable.

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    2. Lets hope so.
      The Base Hummer EV Truck is almost twice the price of the Base Cybertruck.
      These two trucks are not in the same Segment. The Silverado needs to be able to beat the Cybertruck not the Hummer.

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  4. I wish I could afford it.

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    1. Same here, but I can already see that the Warranty Coverage for the Infotainment System and the Ultium Batteries is going to be Astronomical all on it’s own, let alone the Price Tag for the Truck itself.

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    2. Same here. I think GM nailed it with the Hummer

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  5. Love it, or leave it. i love it. but I’ve heard others not so happy about the turn the industry is taking. I’m all about speed. in the early 2000 s and late 90 s I was’nt even interested in the slow cars the big 3 were turning out. back then you could get 0-60 in 2 sec down at you local Yamaha dealer for 10 grand in a liter bike. now my interest in cars is back and its only because of the detail to the HP and numbers. there’s no reason you cant enjoy your daily commute. But, people are concerned about the 300 mile range and 30 minute recharge time. sounds like they need to work that out on a grander scale. thousands of people on the interstate waiting to recharge. HMMM

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  6. I’m actually getting tired of seeing the Hummer now. By the time it shows up on the streets because literally none will be on your family owned dealerships unless traded in for a 2500/3500, Yukon, or Escalade.

    GMAuthority where is the coverage on the trucks that the common working person can get? You know like the mid gen upgraded Sierra/Silverado? Press GM for the answers on when those will be revealed because 22’ is about to be here in about 2-3 months to get on the lots.

    Or is GM too kicking it to the curb like they’re doing to the Camaro

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    1. Those trucks are on the way, remember just 2 weeks ago, a teaser photo of the Sierra’s Front-End was shown fully exposed, but in a somewhat blurry image and a rendering of the 2022 Silverado was also shown which put it’sFront-End design almost in line with the Silverado EV Truck, a lot of people were huge skeptics that the Hummer would never make it into production and now it’s 7 months away from reaching select Dealerships, by Spring and Summer of 2022, we’ll see our share of these Hummers in public.

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  7. Unbelievable machine. Beautiful wheels. I wish they could use better materials. Plastic kingdom 🙁

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  8. These companies need to come up with a viable transmission for these vehicles to manage the power and improve viability. Like the muscle cars of the 1960s, I see insurance companies having a field day with people getting into accidents by not respecting the raw power of these machines.

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  9. Your attempts at FUD are just getting weaker and weaker.

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