GMC DEBUTS THE ALL-NEW GMC HUMMER EV ALL-ELECTRIC SUPERTRUCK! 

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…

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. 

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