Hummer’s new electric SUV can drive diagonally, with 300 miles of range and a price tag of $ 110,000

Hummer unveiled the SUV version of its electric pickup truck, which comes with up to 300 miles of range and will sell for a suggested retail price of up to $ 110,595 for its first edition. Reservations for this model are already full, according to GM’s website.

GM, which produces electric Hummers under its GMC brand, said the SUV will go into production in early 2023, with cheaper variants starting at $ 90,000 in spring 2023 and a low-end $ 80,000 variant with a range of 250. miles. in spring 2024. Previously, the company had said its electric pickup would begin assembly in late 2021, starting with the most expensive trim level.

Like the pickup, the SUV’s $ 90,000 and above trim levels come with Crab Walk, which allows the Hummer to spin all four wheels to drive diagonally at low speeds, and Extract mode, which can use the air suspension system to lift the assembly. vehicle six inches off the ground to overcome large obstacles. It also has the same 13.4-inch touchscreen center console display and 12.3-inch digital instrument panel.

GM retired the Hummer brand in 2010. By the time, the boxy monster had become a symbol of pre-financial crisis excess that was made famous by its inclusion in rap videos and TV shows like The Sopranos and Entourage. But once the global recession hit and fuel prices started to rise, Hummer’s sales plummeted and the vehicle was shut down.

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Last year, the company announced it was relaunching the nameplate as an outrageous 1,000-horsepower battery-powered pickup truck that can raise and lower its six-inch suspension and even drive diagonally. The Hummer is the cornerstone of GM’s $ 27 billion electric vehicle push, which will include the release of 30 new vehicles by 2025.

The two Hummers will be among the first vehicles built on GM’s new modular electric battery platform, Ultium, which the company says will deliver power ranging from 50 to 200 kWh, allowing for a range of up to “400 miles”. or more”. For trucks, the Ultium platform will feature 800-volt battery packs and 350kW quick-charge capability, which equates to a 100-mile charge in 10 minutes according to GM; for the SUV, fast charging is limited to 300 kW, and with 170 less horsepower at the top of specs, you’re also looking for 3.5 seconds to go from 0 to 60, rather than 3.0 seconds flat.

The vehicles will also feature the second-generation version of GM’s advanced driver assistance system, Super Cruise, which provides “hands-free” highway driving.