Here's Why The Hummer EV Is A Supertruck

This pickup has three wipers, weighs 10,000 pounds, makes 1,000 horsepower and 1,200 pound-feet of torque, can crab walk, and can go zero to 60 miles per hour in about three seconds with WTF mode. This is the 2024 Hummer EV, and as spec'd, this costs $117,000. The design and size captures the insanity and grandiose nature of the Hummer nameplate, and even though this is an EV, it still captures the Hummer's insane driving costs. This one is packed with a 24-module battery upgrade, so the range has been bumped up to 381 miles. But given the 10,000-pound curb weight or the weight of four Mazda Miatas, this thing can only get you about 1.5 miles per kilowatt hour. And for some perspective, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 can drive almost twice, almost three miles per kilowatt hour. Or to put things into better perspective, it's going to cost about 15 cents to drive one mile in this Hummer EV. Now, if you go to a fast-charging station, it's gonna cost anywhere between 45 to 75 cents. For comparison, a Silverado with a V8 engine with 2024 gas prices, it's gonna cost about 20 cents per mile. So that Hummer excess in the form of terrible gas mileage, as seen in the H1 and the H2, is still here in EV form. But that's okay because the era of the super truck is here. And just like how super cars don't make a lot of good financial sense, this super truck doesn't make much economic sense either. And in general, it doesn't make a lot of sense at all. And because of that, this truck is truly fantastic. Starting with the exterior, this truck has super truck dimensions. It is wide at 86.67 inches. The Hummer is required to have these amber clearance lights visible by the three in the middle and one on each side view mirror. It's also tall at 79.1 inches. It's taller than some half-ton trucks, so you might be looking down on some truck drivers with this Hummer. The front end is distinctively Hummer with the six LED element grill and the letter H for the daytime running lights. When you're charging up, these LEDs will also behave as a progress bar. It also looks very purpose-built and all about function with the big recovery hooks, the skid plate, and then these notch bumpers, so you don't smash anything when you're rock crawling. And this Hummer EV looks like it was built for off-roading as the approach and the departure angles are steep at 49 degrees. It helps that these wheels have been pushed to the corner of the car so that there's very short overhangs. And with the air suspension, this thing is in the extract mode right now, so ground clearance is at 16 inches. With those wheels pushed to the corners of the car, the wheelbase is 136 inches and the breakover angle is 34.4 degrees. From this vantage point, the Hummer EV looks very much like the Warthog from Halo. I love the short window look. It gives it a very futuristic concept car-like design to it. And that's also the reason for the utterly ridiculous three windshield wiper design. It's best to have three shorter windshield wipers because the window is much wider and it's fairly short because of that steep break. This reminds me of the Toyota Land Cruiser. It also has a very small windshield, but it's not as wide. As for the roof, the panels do come off and I love how it can stow in the front with the provided individual bags. Installation's pretty easy and it can be done by one person. Just remember, you'll end up putting a lot of handprints on it and it can be a bit unsightly. And right below the roof line, you see the little American flag there. And on the right-hand side, you also see the small American flag and the stars are on the right-hand side, so this is always moving forward. And right below, you continue with the painted sections. This is called Meteorite Metallic. And in strong sunlight, you have a good chance of seeing the metallic flakes, but under a lot of shade, this looks a bit flat. And finally, at the rear, the bed has the multi-pro tailgate and the taillights look very intricate and you can see more Hummer signatures on there as well. Overall, the Hummer is such a cool-looking truck and I think the slightly different proportions is what makes it stand out. It doesn't look like your typical truck. It's wider, it has a very strong stance to it, and whether it's in the parking lot or on the road, this has a very commanding presence. Inside, the Hummer has truck DNA, so large accessible buttons, big grab handles, big gear lever, and of course, big screens. This one has the 13.4-inch touchscreen with Google built-in. It can also display the 360-degree camera view. Maneuvering the Hummer is really easy thanks to the rear steering capability, but the Hummer is very wide and long and this ability sometimes isn't the very best, so this view comes in super handy when you're in those tight parking spots. This infotainment system also comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto, and right down below, you also have a wireless charger. Straight ahead, you have a digital driver display and also a rear-view mirror that turns into a digital rear-view mirror. In addition to the four individual panels that can pop off, you also have this I-bar, which can be bolted off, and look over here, we have a rear window control. Now, while the front row I-bar can be taken off, the rear one doesn't seem like you can because I guess that's there for more stability of the entire chassis, and while you're sitting inside, just in case you forgot that you're sitting in a Hummer EV, there's a lot of reminders that you're in a Hummer EV, so there's more branding over there on the steering wheel and on the third spoke here, and in the corner of the windshield, you have a small Hummer just hanging out. There's a bunch of H patterns everywhere, and to show that the Hummer no longer uses fossil fuels or doesn't use gas, this shows you the moon's sea of tranquility, and you can even see Buzz Aldrin's boot print on the speaker grill. Now, as for the second row, the second row is also fairly roomy. There's 39 inches of rear legroom. You have outboard heated seats, and there's also automatic climate controls, and if you need more space, you can just lift up this bench, and that exposes a lot more room. Now, as for the driving experience, here's where the Hummer really impresses. The ride quality is very good. The air suspension really mutes a lot of the rough imperfections on the road, and the high-profile all-terrain Wranglers also do a pretty good job cushioning everything. Now, these tires do generate a lot of noise. I mean it. It gets pretty loud, and that's pretty typical for any SUVs or trucks with tires like this. It's just going to make a lot of noise on the highway, but there's also a secondary noise that goes on, and that's from the large frontal area of the Hummer. There's no going around it. If you want to eliminate wind noise, you're going to have to make a car that looks like an egg or some other aerodynamic shape. This Hummer doesn't look very aerodynamic, and you can hear it. The handling is pretty typical of big pickup trucks. There's a vagueness and laziness to it. The steering feedback isn't particularly good, but it's very par for the course for these big behemoths. The 10,000-pound weight is noticeable, but it is better weight distribution compared to something with an actual engine on the front axle. Now, if you plan on going off-roading with the Hummer EV, I think you'll have a great time because there's a crap load of traction. The sheer clearance of the truck also means you can take this to a lot of places other SUVs can't. Normally, you have over 10 inches of ground clearance, but in the extract mode, you can get an extra six inches of ground clearance, which is what this is, to a total of 15.9 inches. And then you can't forget that this also has serious features for off-roading as well, and just like other four-wheel drive vehicles that have been modified, this thing has a notch bumper so that you can expose a lot of tire surface to your surroundings. And then there's the watts-to-freedom mode, or the WTF mode, which is basically a launch control. The truck will lower, your seat will vibrate to tell you that it's going into that mode, and then you can launch yourself from zero to 60 in about three seconds. Now, watts-to-freedom, or WTF mode, may be a gimmicky name, but sending 10,000 pounds from a standstill to 60 miles per hour in three seconds, that feels like breaking the laws of physics. And then finally, there's the crab walk feature. The rear steering aspect is very helpful. It has been around for a while, and it's a feature used in many cars. The rear steering makes the Hummer feel like a short-wheelbase car in low-speed situations because the rear axle turns the opposite of what the front axle is doing to a degree. And then the Hummer feels like a long-wheelbase car during higher-speed lane changes, where the rear axle steering mimics what the front is doing, so it feels more stable. A crab walk basically flips that rear steering logic, and it only applies it in low-speed situation. So the rear just mimics the front, and as a result, the Hummer EV can drive diagonally. Is there a use case for something like this crab walk? Maybe some off-road situations? Other than that, this is purely a gimmick, a cool one at that, and it can at least make your passengers feel motion sick in a very short time. So I think the Hummer EV is a really cool truck, and I'm curious to hear about your comments because electric vehicles is a pretty divisive topic. And whether you agree or disagree with my assessment here, I think we can all agree that EVs have allowed car designers to really transform how they design cars. So a lot of these novel features start to creep in when you no longer have to deal with an engine and you have electric motors and a big battery pack. Whether all of these features are actually useful or not, I think that's still up for debate, but I think it's very cool how car designers have become super creative in all the features that they pack into these cars and trucks. For example, for the Hyundai Ioniq 5N, the car designers have been able to emulate the driving experience of an internal combustion engine car in an EV in more ways than one. And if you're interested in seeing that video, click the link over here. In the meantime, I wanna thank you so much for watching all the way till this point. This is the 2024 Hummer EV. My name's Hanson, and I'll see you in the next one.