Living Large in GMC’s Electric Hummer Luxury SUV

GMC’s electric supertruck lineup expands with the addition of the 2024 HUMMER EV SUV, loaded with smart, purposeful technology.

“GMC’s HUMMER EV SUV offers an exceptional balance of on-road performance and off-road capability, enhanced by a unique structure that allows for our signature open-air experience,” said Al Oppenheiser, HUMMER EV chief engineer. “New features debuting on the SUV reinforce its role as a tactical tool in almost any situation.”

New technologies include trail mapping available via the redesigned myGMC app, and a newly available Power Station generator that enables customers to utilize up to 3 kilowatts of power from the vehicle, turning the HUMMER EV SUV into a power source on the trail or a backup generator. These features are designed to empower you, giving you the freedom to explore without limits.

The interdependent body/battery structure enables the Infinity Roof on the EV pickup as well as the SUV. Expected best-in-class off-road proportions help make the new SUV even more maneuverable while taking advantage of the HUMMER EV’s signature features, such as CrabWalk, Extract Mode, and more. These safety features are designed to keep you secure, no matter the terrain.

MASTER OF MANEUVERABILITY

With a nearly 9-inch shorter wheelbase than the HUMMER EV Pickup, the all-new HUMMER EV SUV offers even greater maneuverability, with expected best-in-class off-road proportions and a turning circle of only 35.4 feet (10.8 meters) with 4 Wheel Steer — smaller than a Mustang Mach-E.

Without the constraints of a conventional propulsion system and traditional drive axles, the unique ‘Ultium drive system’ provides tremendous power and control to each wheel.

This innovative system can channel power to a single wheel, keeping the vehicle moving in some of the most challenging driving conditions and terrain — including 13 inches of suspension travel, climbing 60 percent grades (forward and reverse), scaling 18-inch verticals and fording water more than two feet deep.

Standard features on 2X, 3X, and Edition 1 models include a 4-Wheel Steering with CrabWalk, which allows diagonal-drive functionality, Adaptive Air Suspension with Extract Mode, and 22-inch wheels with 35-inch-OD Goodyear all-terrain tires. e4WD with torque vectoring is also standard on 3X and Edition 1.

IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

The 2024 HUMMER EV SUV offers a multi-sensory, immersive experience that puts drivers in the middle of every moment.

The user experience team worked with Perception, a creative agency best known for their science fiction thinking and technology design work within the Marvel Universe, to create a cinematic in-cabin experience that engages the senses.

Special features such as ‘Watts To Freedom’ bring unique multi-sensory, interactive experiences.

This feature allows you to unleash the full power of the HUMMER EV SUV, with distinctive sound via the premium Bose audio system, feel through the haptic driver’s seat, and sight with custom screen displays showing the special performance mode is armed and ready.

The user experience is customizable through My Mode, allowing the driver to tailor their favourite features, including steering, suspension, sound and acceleration, for a genuinely personal interface that celebrates every drive.

This vehicle’s remarkable driving capabilities blend with these engaging technologies and a carefully crafted user experience, creating a sense of intensity and drama for drivers and passengers. In contrast, features such as the standard Infinity Roof and modular Sky Panels create an open experience, allowing customers to enjoy nearly silent movement during outdoor adventures.

The HUMMER EV was also designed as a two-row SUV with a shorter wheelbase to help optimize its off-road maneuverability while providing secure rear storage. Its instantly recognizable proportions convey the characteristically aggressive stance.

“Designing the Pickup and SUV simultaneously helped us give each their own unique features to maximize utility,” said Phil Zak, HUMMER EV design executive director. “The SUV’s tight proportions create a distinct profile and spacious cargo area, while maintaining a roomy and architecturally-inspired cabin.”

The SUV’s rear design is unique and incorporates a standard full-size spare tire mounted to a power swing-out tailgate. Using one of three button options, the swing gate automatically opens like a vault — even wider than the vehicle itself. The extra width allows for an unimpeded 48-inch opening to make loading gear and supplies easier. The spare tire mount also creatively houses a rear-facing camera to assist with reverse maneuvers and trailer alignment.

SUPER STRONG & SUPER-FAST

As with the HUMMER EV Pickup, the new SUV is built on a unique, interdependent body/battery structure that serves two crucial functions: It reinforces the overall structure for exceptional rigidity while protecting the double-stacked Ultium battery pack.

“The HUMMER EV’s body protects the battery while the battery supports the structure,” said Oppenheiser. “That means the battery pack itself is a structural element, which enables a truly open-air experience and a rare combination of extreme off-road capability and smooth on-road performance in a body-frame integral platform.”

With GM’s unique ability to stack long pouch cells vertically or horizontally, the HUMMER EV SUV can pack its power in a relatively small space: the available 20-module, double-stacked battery pack, consisting of two layers of 10 modules. It can deliver up to 830 horsepower and up to 11,500 lb-ft of torque and is capable of enabling 0–60 mph in approximately 3.5 seconds.

NEW TRAIL MAPPING

The HUMMER EV SUV is loaded with smart, purposeful technology designed to enhance on- and off-road excursions. One of the latest features is an updated myGMC mobile phone app, redesigned with an all-new home screen and enhanced features, including new off-road trail mapping.

Tailored for HUMMER EV drivers, it not only helps plan and navigate off-road driving adventures, it incorporates charging locations and their distances from off-road locations and provides real-time energy consumption with community-based energy forecast.

Routes and plans can be downloaded from the app on the driver’s phone and projected on the vehicle’s infotainment screen for more straightforward, at-a-glance navigation while driving.

Standard HUMMER EV SUV technologies include:

• Large, 13.4-inch diagonal infotainment screen and 12.3-inch diagonal driver information centre, including trail mapping projection from the myGMC app.
• The in-vehicle Energy App monitors energy use, sets up charging schedules, controls battery temperature conditioning, and more right from the infotainment screen.
• Digital Key allows owners to use their smartphone as the key fob for their HUMMER EV. The technology detects the owner’s phone and location in proximity to the vehicle, enabling several passive operations such as approach lighting, entry unlock and vehicle operation.
• HD Surround Vision offers up to 14 camera views, and UltraVision offers up to 17 camera views.
• Off-road widgets offer a myriad of information related to selectable capabilities and performance readouts in off-road driving scenarios — everything from the ride height and eLocker engagement to compass headings, pitch/roll status, and more.

Additionally, all HUMMER EV models feature the enhanced version of Super Cruise. An available driver-assistance technology offering hands-free driving on more than 322,000 km of enabled roads.

It includes a new automatic lane-changing feature, where the system can determine when a lane change is optimal and initiate the maneuver while following signalling protocols.

The HUMMER EV SUV also incorporates a great degree of customer customization through available buttons that can be used for several accessory features, and nearly 200 accessories will be available from participating GMC dealers.

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