A digital artist remembered fallen soldiers for Memorial Day by using his talents to render a fictional military vehicle based around the new GMC Hummer EV SUV.
Hummer H1
When most Americans think of military vehicles, they usually think of the iconic High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), which is more widely known by its colloquial nickname ‘Hummvee’. Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger famously led a campaign that sought to convince AM General, the maker of the Humvee, to produce and sell a civilian version of the vehicle – resulting in the introduction of the Hummer H1 in 1992. More civilian-spec Hummers followed in the way of the H2 and H3 before GM pulled the plug on the short-lived military-inspired truck and SUV brand in 2010.
Now, with GM reviving the Hummer nameplate under the GMC brand, enthusiasts have begun wondering what a new military-spec Hummer would look like if it were based on the Hummer EV. This new rendering gives us a pretty good idea of how such a vehicle would appear, taking the front fascia and silhouette of the battery-electric Hummer EV and pairing it with combat-ready components like armored body panels, bulletproof glass, tough steel wheels, a remote-controlled roof turret gun, larger side view mirrors and, of course, some American flag decals on the doors and front bumper.
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While the GMC Hummer EV seems like a great vehicle for off-roading enthusiasts, it is a civilian vehicle first and foremost, so it’s probably not very well suited for combat or military missions. That said, the U.S. Army is currently looking at ways it could one day deploy battery-electric combat vehicles and how it might charge them in remote locations where charging infrastructure does not exist. So while an electric military-spec GMC Hummer EV isn’t in the cards, that doesn’t mean we won’t see the military adopt an electric combat vehicle one day in the future.
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Comments
Make it happen! This is great idea! All there; monstrous torque to move heavy armor, and totally silent which is enormous tactical advantage.
EV torque is very limited and small. The original Humvee has more @wheel torque than the hummer EV.
EV 11,500 ft lbs
Humvee 380x3x2.63×2.72×1.9=15500 ft lbs, and 50% more than that if your break torquing it off the line.
EV “instant torque” is to make EV owners feel good about torque fade as the motor speed increases, and while a EV has good torqey and power compared to say, a 1l engine, their gutless next to a Duramax or Corvette.
Except… for when you need to find an outlet to charge it. Minor details.
Not going to happen until solid state batteries, one high caliber round or shrapnel from an ied and the thing would cook off.
When they announced the electric Hummer; I was disappointed they didn’t pull the prints for the original H1 and use that.
No v8 no sale.