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EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT THE GMC HUMMER EV ALL-ELECTRIC SUPERTRUCK BEFORE THE REVEAL ON OCTOBER 20.

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The coronavirus pandemic has rearranged the plans for businesses big and small, and that includes even giant companies like GMC. Back in the early Spring, GMC announced that on May 20, they were going to reveal one of the most innovative vehicles in history: the GMC Hummer EV all-electric supertruck, releasing only a single image of a beautiful, almost Art Deco-inspired central grille bar and headlights.

We were chomping at the bit for the big reveal in late May, but then Covid-19 changed everything, and GMC pushed back the reveal, then later pushed it back again, teasing the public periodically with tantalizing far-away videos or extreme close ups. That said, if nothing goes wrong (or more wrong that it has already, anyway) we appear to finally have a reveal date for the GMC Hummer EV:...

October 20, with GMC saying that reservations to buy the Hummer EV will be opened that day! Delivery is scheduled for 2021.

We're so excited to welcome another full-size truck into the fold here at McLarty Daniel GMC, especially one that appears so poised to flip the script on what a truck can be and how clean it can run while still providing a simply incredible amount of towing. For now, read on for everything we know right now about the GMC Hummer EV, the massively-powerful, massively fast "supertruck" that's sure to blow you away!

1) IT'S NAMED, PURPOSELY, AFTER A LEGENDARY GAS-GUZZLER: GMC surely knew what they were doing when they called their first all-electric vehicle the "Hummer." As you may recall, back in 1998, GMC parent company General Motors purchased the brand name "Hummer" from AM General, who had built the Humvee armored vehicle for the military. GM proceeded to build three different versions of the Hummer over the next decade, the H1, H2 and H3. None of them were particularly good on gas, with Car and Driver testing showing the H2 got 10 mpg city and 12 highway. Rising fuel costs in the mid-2000s caused the public to turn away from gas-guzzling SUVs, and the economic downturn of 2008 led to Hummer's demise.

2) IT WILL LOOK LIKE A TRUCK: Though GMC has been understandably coy about showing off too much of the Hummer EV, what we do know is that it won't be a stainless steel doorstop like Tesla's goofy-looking, might-never-happen "Cybertruck." Though teaser videos by GMC are mostly shot from either far away or super close-up, what you can see in GMC videos and photos looks a lot like traditional truck, with a cargo box, a crew cab and a front hood, though the hood appears to be very short (understandable, given that there's no need for a large, bulky internal combustion engine up front or a radiator for that matter).

3) IT WILL HAVE REMOVABLE ROOF PANELS: Though GMC's rival Jeep has been giving customers the ability to quickly blow the doors and roof off for years, it appears that the GMC Hummer EV will be getting in on the open-air fun with removable panels that open both the front and rear seats of the crew-cab up to the sky. A sturdy-looking roll-cage, including a central, rear-seat spar between the front and back hoops, stays in place. It is hard to see in videos GMC has released, but it also looks like at least the front doors are frameless and possibly removable as well.

4) IT WILL BE POWERFUL: Though GMC has been tight-lipped on mechanical details of the Hummer EV, including what kind of electric motors and batteries it will use, one thing we do know is numbers, including horsepower. GMC promises the Hummer EV will churn out over 1,000 horsepower, which should be more than enough to quickly change the minds of anybody worrying about a weak and temperamental electric powertrain. Currently, the highest-horsepower GMC truck you can buy is the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 or HD with the 6.2-liter V8, putting out 420 horsepower. That's several hundred ponies less than the projected output of the Hummer EV.

5) DID WE SAY "POWERFUL"? WE MEAN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL: Electric motors are well-known for their gargantuan torque output, but the amount of torque GMC engineers have managed to squeeze out of the Hummer EV is nothing short of astounding! How powerful is the GMC Hummer EV? Try 11,500 lb.-ft. of torque! For comparison, the 6.6-liter Duramax Turbo-Diesel in the 2021 GMC Sierra HD puts out 910 lb.-ft. of torque. The Hummer EV will have almost 13 Duramax Turbo-diesels-worth of grunt on demand, so the question isn't "What can you tow?" it's "What CAN'T you tow?"

6) IT WILL BE WICKED FAST, TOO: With supercar-level horsepower and the torque output of a Galactic Star Destroyer, you'd better believe that the Hummer EV is going to accelerate from a standing stop like a rocket sled. GMC has announced the Hummer EV can blast from zero to 60 miles per hour in under three seconds. At that rate, the Hummer EV should be able to hang with and possibly beat a 2021 Corvette C8 Stingray at the drag strip.

7) IT WILL BE ABLE TO "CRAB WALK": In the build up to the October reveal, GMC released one last, incredible video. In it, a crab is out for a stroll on the beach when a truck with all-terrain tires on an eight-lug alloy rims rolls up the critter, which doesn't budge. Then, before our eyes, the tires of the Hummer EV, front and rear, BOTH turn, and the truck steers diagonally to miss the crab. The message is: four-wheel steering, including the ability to drive horizontally! Not only should that make parking the Hummer EV a breeze, the wheels can turn independently of each other, it should also mean a serious reduction in the turning radius of the Hummer EV!

Are you as excited as we are about the groundbreaking GMC Hummer EV truck? We sure hope so, because it promises to be the biggest innovation in GMC trucks since the automatic transmission! Stay tuned for more details from the official blog of McLarty Daniel Buick GMC. Can't wait? Check out our full selection of beautiful GMC trucks at our website right now.

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After months of waiting and a few launch delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, GMC finally took the wraps off the all-new GMC Hummer EV all-electric supertruck on October 20 and we're here to tell you, it was well worth the wait! From the Hummer EV's look, to its incredible horsepower and torque, to its world-class range, to its stunning off-road capability, the 2021 GMC Hummer EV is going to be a game changer when it rolls onto the lot here at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, with the first delivers scheduled for Fall 2021. We don't have room here to share all the ways the GMC Hummer EV is going to change the entire world of trucks, but let's dive into just a few of the features that make the GMC Hummer EV a groundbreaking next step in truck design. THE LOOK Though GMC has been offering teasers about... more the shape of the GMC Hummer EV for several months now, we were still unprepared for how cool this thing looks. While competitor Tesla's "Cybertruck" looks like a ridiculous stainless steel doorstop, the GMC Hummer EV is all truck, capturing the classic spirit of GMC while still delivering a design that is burly, tough and thoroughly modern. One of the design details GMC had previously released -- the light-up grille with six vertical slots and the word "HUMMER" outlined in black -- sets the tone for the whole truck, transforming the entire nose of the Hummer EV into a wide bar of lit acrylic that looks great day or night. From there, the GMC Hummer EV is all new, with a short hood, a cab-forward design, and a turret-style roofline that looks ready for fun, with three amber lights at the top of the nearly-vertical front windshield. The "Infinity Roof" of the Hummer EV features four modular. tinted-glass panels that lift off for open-air freedom and a rear window that rolls down, leaving a series of sturdy roll bars in place. Stout fender flares and angular wheel arches give the Hummer EV a great look, framing burly 35-inch all-terrain tires on 8-lug alloy wheels, with the option to upsize to 37-inch tires without any modifications. The bed, meanwhile, is a "unibody" affair, with no gap between the cab and bed. At the rear, cool LED taillights frame the tailgate with HUMMER in bold black, plus a version of GMC's groundbreaking Multi-Pro six-function tailgate. THE ENGINEERING The future is electric, and the GMC Hummer EV proves that future doesn't have to be bland, boring and slow. Promising to be a "Quiet Revolution" in trucks, the GMC Hummer EV features a range of 350-plus miles, with GMC promising that select trims of the GMC Hummer EV will be compatible with 800-volt DC fast chargers up to 350kW, which will be able to charge the GMC Hummer EV's groundbreaking Ultium battery pack up to 100 miles of driving for every 10 minutes of charging, making hours-long charging breaks during longer trips a thing of the past. The GMC Hummer EV will also feature available one-pedal operation that handles both acceleration and braking with only -- you guessed it! -- one pedal, plus a groundbreaking Regen On Demand System that utilizes steering-wheel-mounted paddles to let you harness regenerative braking that charges the battery every time you slow down, helping maximize range. When it comes to power, the GMC Hummer EV is simply astounding, offering GMC's previously-announced 1,000 horsepower -- putting it on power par with some of the world's most expensive supercars by makers like Bugatti and Lamborghini -- while also offering a mind-blowing 11,500 lb.-ft. of torque. To put that in perspective, the 6.6-liter Duramax Turbo-Diesel currently offered in the 2021 GMC Sierra 3500 HD puts out 910 lb.-ft. of torque, less than a 10th of the GMC Hummer EV's output. So what can you do with all that horsepower and torque? While GMC hasn't release the GMC Hummer EV's maximum towing capacity, it's bound to be locomotive-like, plus GMC promises the GMC Hummer EV will do zero-to-60 times in "approximately three seconds." Given that the all-new, mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray goes zero to 60 in 2.9 seconds, we'll be interested to see what the true figure turns out to be once they drop that "approximately." Among the other crazy-cool and futuristic features of the GMC Hummer EV: -- Super Cruise, General Motors' next-generation hands free driving system that can handle stop-and-go traffic and even automatically lane-change to pass slower drivers on compatible multi-lane freeways. -- Both front- and rear-axle steering, allowing the rear wheels to be turned up to 10 degrees in either direction, which lets the GMC Hummer EV move vertically in a "crabwalk" fashion. -- "Extract Mode," which activates the GMC Hummer EV's Adaptive Air Ride Suspension to raise the ground clearance of the GMC Hummer EV up to six inches so it can clear larger obstacles or ford deeper water. -- A revolutionary 18 on-board views through GMC's new "Ultravision" system, which features waterproof, shockproof cameras mounted all over the truck -- including in the undercarriage -- to let you see a real-time view of obstacles. The underbody cameras even include replaceable lens protectors and build in "wash" mode to free them of dust, mud and debris. OKAY, SO WHEN CAN I GET ONE? If you want to reserve the GMC Hummer EV in Northwest Arkansas, We've got good news and bad news. The good news is: reservations are open now, with GMC planning to deliver the first model -- called the Hummer EV Edition 1 -- in Fall 2021, with a starting price of $112,595. Bad news is: reservations slots for the launch model were gone within hours of GMC taking the wraps off the Hummer EV on October 20. However, GMC plans to roll out four trim levels of the GMC Hummer EV over the next three years. The GMC Hummer EV3X will be available in Fall 2022, with a starting price of $99,995 and three electric motors churning out 800 horsepower and 9,500 lb.-ft. of torque. The GMC Hummer EV2X will be available in Spring 2023, with a starting price of $89,995 and 625 hp/7,400 lb.-ft. on tap. The final model GMC has announced, the Hummer EV2, will be available in Spring 2024. Presumably a next-gen model, the EV2 will feature a starting price of $79,995, with the same 625 hp /7,400 lb.-ft.. output as the EV2X. Though everybody here at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC grew up with gas and diesel in our veins, we're soooo ready to join the "quiet revolution" and see the 2021 GMC Hummer EV in person! Want to be one of the first in Northwest Arkansas to own the next big thing in electric supertrucks? Contact us today for more information, or stay tuned to the official blog of McLarty Daniel Buick GMC for more details. The future is now, at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE GMC HUMMER EV

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For over 100 years now, GMC has been building the trucks and SUVs of the future that you can drive right now, packed with the modern styling and cutting-edge safety and power you've come to expect from America's no-compromise truck and SUV builder. GMC has never been shy about pushing the envelope when it comes to power and technology, and it looks like they're poised to help the world make a great leap forward to a more sustainable future with the announcement of the forthcoming GMC Hummer EV. An all-electric truck with stratospheric horsepower and torque, the GMC Hummer EV is sure to take electric vehicle capability to a whole other level when the model debuts later this year. So far, GMC has been tight-lipped when it comes to details about the... more incredible Hummer EV, releasing only an image of a futuristic front grille and headlight bar, along with some truly next-level numbers. That includes: 1,000 horsepower, 11,500 lb.-ft. of torque and a zero-to-60 time of three seconds! No, those aren't typos! Currently, the most powerful diesel-powered heavy-duty pickup available from an American manufacturer maxes out at just over 400 horsepower and 1,000 lb.-ft. of torque, so you can see what a quantum leap the GMC Hummer EV will be when it debuts. To put the three-second zero-to-60 time in perspective, the all-new mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette features a zero-to-60 time of 2.9 seconds, so getting close to that in a pickup truck should be a sight to behold. GMC debuted a teaser of the new GMC Hummer EV in a 30-second spot in this year's superbowl featuring NBA star Lebron James. “GMC builds premium and capable trucks and SUVs and the GMC HUMMER EV takes this to new heights,” said Duncan Aldred, vice president of Global Buick and GMC. “We are excited to debut our revolutionary zero-emissions truck during the biggest night in TV advertising.” “Teaming up with GMC to introduce the Hummer EV is a natural fit. Everyone knows about my love for Hummer since high school and I’m proud to be a part of announcing the new EV model,” said LeBron James. “The truck may be quiet, but the performance numbers speak for themselves.” Even more exciting is that GMC managed to keep the Hummer EV under wraps, even though it will begin production this year at General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. GMC has promised a full reveal of the Hummer EV, including updated states and a look at the overall body and interior design, on May 20, 2020. Here at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC, we couldn't be more excited about the full reveal of the 2021 GMC Hummer EV, or the powerful future GMC has planned through all-electric power. Stay tuned for more details, coming soon from McLarty Daniel Buick GMC and our friends who build the future you can drive today at GMC!