General Motors unveiled an all-electric Hummer SUV Saturday
that will top $110,000 when it goes on sale in 2023. The vehicle will be the
stablemate to an upcoming Hummer pickup that's scheduled to go on sale this
fall.
"The GMC Hummer EVs were envisioned to be the most
capable and compelling electric supertrucks ever," Duncan Aldred, global
vice president of GMC, said in a statement.
The 2024 Hummer EV SUV features the same eye-popping torque
of up to 11,500 foot-pounds as the pickup, however it is estimated to have 50
miles less range, 170 less horsepower and be half a second slower than the
pickup due to a smaller battery size.
The SUV's range is estimated to be between 250 miles and
more than 300 miles depending on the model. The 0 to 60 mph is as fast as about
3.5 seconds. It has up to 830 horsepower, according to GM.
The Hummer EV SUV debuted during an ad narrated by NBA star
LeBron James during the NCAA's Final Four game between the Baylor Bears and
Houston Cougars on CBS.
The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV and 2022 GMC Hummer EV sport utility truck, or SUT. |
Full pricing for the SUV will range from about $80,000 for a base model to $110,595 for a special "Edition 1" launch model with an available "extreme off-road package." The pricing varies based on the range, performance and battery size of the vehicle.
GM said it will begin with producing the highest priced
models in early 2023, followed by less expensive versions into spring 2024. The
automaker is taking reservations for the vehicle on its website.
The pricing and tiered production are similar to how GM is
launching the Hummer pickup. Initial availability of the Hummer EV pickup in
the fall will start at $112,595 for an "Edition 1," which has sold
out. A $99,995 version will be available a year later, followed by $89,995 and
$79,995 models in the springs of 2023 and 2024, respectively.
Hummer EV SUV trim levels; you can find a more detailed comparo at GM’s site |
Both also offer a host of off-road parts and features such as adaptive air suspension and "crab mode" that allows it to rotate all four wheels at once, allowing the truck to almost move diagonally..
The SUV, like the pickup, is available with GM's Super
Cruise driver-assist system that allows for hands-free driving on more than
200,000 miles of limited-access freeways in the U.S. and Canada.
The Hummer and SUV will be produced at an assembly plant in
Detroit. They are the first Hummers since GM discontinued well-known,
gas-guzzling versions of the vehicles in 2010.
Introducing the next all-electric supertruck. The revolutionary #GMCHummerEV. Reserve yours now.https://t.co/JKrnx4rh3f pic.twitter.com/65ePqnYIBn
— GMC (@GMC) April 3, 2021
GM President Mark Reuss previously told CNBC that the
decision to resurrect Hummer for EVs was made following a discussion between
himself, GM CEO Mary Barra and at least one other executive in early 2019 about
reimagining Hummer for a new generation of buyers.
"We just wanted to do it. We saw the opportunity for
trucks," Reuss said during GM's "EV Day" earlier this year.
"We always wanted to do this with Hummer, but it had so much baggage from
a gas guzzler standpoint, so we turned it on its head."
The Hummer pickups, which GM is calling a sport utility truck, or SUT, will be the first vehicle with the automaker's next-generation electric vehicle platform and batteries under a $27 billion plan to shift to electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025.
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