The all-new GMC Hummer EV rewrites the rulebook on off-roading, introducing a vehicle that blends all the rough-and-ready attributes expected of the nameplate with a high-tech all-electric powertrain. Now, Jay Leno is taking that combo for a spin in the following four-minute video.
Leno recently paid a visit to GM Design Engineer Al Oppenheiser, who had a pair of GMC Hummer EV Pickup prototypes on hand ready to hit the trails. Although Leno is known for having a healthy amount of gasoline running in his veins, the former Tonight Show host was impressed by what was on offer.
“So you found out the problem with the car – it was polluting,” Leno says. “You got rid of the pollution, and now you have something that is eco-friendly, as silly as that sounds.”
With General Motors’ Ultium battery and Ultium motor technology under the skin, the range-topping GMC Hummer EV Pickup produces more than 1,000 horsepower and 11,500 pound-feet of torque, sprinting to 60 mph in a mere 3 seconds. The configuration is also good for around 350 miles on a full charge.
Further features include the Infinity Roof system, which opens up the vehicle for an in-the-elements experience inside the cabin, while up to 18 onboard cameras help to provide a plethora of views around the undercarriage, making it much easier to spot potential obstacles.
Leno tests the new GMC Hummer EV Pickup on some dirt trails, taking the wheel and chatting with Oppenheiser as they roll across the uneven terrain.
“It just makes some big old diesel thing just seem so obsolete,” Leno confesses.
Leno is also impressed by the prodigious torque on tap from the all-electric powertrain, which is doled out using the onboard torque vectoring system to maximize traction, either grabbing the trail, or slingshotting the new GMC Hummer EV for that 3-second 0-to-60 mph time.
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9000lbs $150,000. GMC not HUMMER EV let’s see how many will be used for Rock Climbing . The T-Tops would have help Camaro sales as would the 1000hp
9k is still an estimated weight, also $150k why are you adding 38 grand to its’ price? Sure the Hummer is expensive but so are many Lux Vehicles. You can easily get close to or north of 100k with Pickups these days, adding all the options and accessories.
That’s there estimate weight so we’ll go by that as far as the price by the time this GMC hit the showroom the markup will put closer to $200k, At half the price and weight the F150 can help you cook breakfast, build a cabin and light it up. You can sleep in the front seats until the place is finished
GM has agreements with all GMC dealers not to markup the Truck.
Lol you think that matters? Have you not paid attention to the vehicles such as the demon, the bronco and so on?
ya right, want to by a bridge
I I was looking for a deal, I would buy the Rivian R1T (built in kitchen), it offers more value then the HummerEV on and off road, but not nearly as cool…
9046 lb is the curb weight, of which 3600 lb is the battery.
who cares what Jay Leno the 12 year old spoiled kid does.
An on board generator would be nice. Won’t buy one until this is an option.
This won’t have outlets to use? You don’t need a generator on electric cars, you just plug in.
@Jake, not sure if you know what you are talking about as your comment can be taken a few ways, but since Ford started offering 7.2 kW off-boarding on their Hybrid F150, people have found many uses for it, EV’s should all have power off boarding in 2022, unfortunately the Edition 1 Hummer SUT is limited to 1400 w outlets, which are good but not great, Many other OEM’s are offering better already, including Ford, Hyundai, and Lucid, and in the next couple years all EV’s will be offering off boarding capability, as it just makes sense, you have all that energy stored in the battery pack, why not use it when you need a generator. Camping, Construction sites, home power outage, so many places you could take advantage of that stored energy.
The F150 Lighting is going to have vehicle to grid so it can power your house if the electric goes out, or at least that is what you tell your wifey when you buy it. 😛
F150 has one
Please Jay go away!