H U M M E R is Back! ... as a GMC Electric Pickup

"412GTI" (sixspeedab) 01/30/2020 at 12:05 • Filed to: Hummer, EV

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Interesting. GM will release a GMC Hummer EV Pickup truck. Initial specs hint at a least 1000 HP and zero to 60 in the three seconds range.

It makes sense GM wants to capitalize on the Hummer brand name again with Jeep selling like hotcakes and the upcoming Bronco as examples. The tough, off-road image is in nowadays! It is funny how Hummer will go from terrible gas guzzling machines to an all-electric GMC sub-brand..but I guess that’s the world we live in.

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Wacko > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:14

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Electric hummer sounds like the name of a sex toy

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:15

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ZERO LIMITS (unless you want to go somewhere without electricity)

Grindintosecond > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:15

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I can go to a dealership and talk in the back offices, make a deal, and get a Hummer?

Huh...

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Wacko 01/30/2020 at 12:16

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I’m at work or I would google it but I’m about 90% sure that is ACTUALLY a sex toy. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:18

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0-60 in 3 seconds (not on mud terrains...)

benn454 > Grindintosecond 01/30/2020 at 12:19

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 Depends on how desperate the salesperson is to close the deal.

Thomas Donohue > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:19

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I like this. Outside of the military, most Hummers were used as status symbols, so I don’t think the EV/Range thing will be an issue.

This is a way better idea than that folded cardboard Musk-a- truck.

Reminds me of this:

https://www.kreiselelectric.com/en/blog/kreisel-electric-and-arnold-schwarzenegger-present-the-worlds-first-electrified-hummer-h1/

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:20

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It’s an interesting direction to take the brand... Sorta like a wacky re-boot of a famous comedy known for frat-boy humour with an all-female cast... What could go wrong?

Jim Spanfeller > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:20

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1,000 hp? Makes sense. Instead of guzzling gas, it will guzzle electricity. And because a huge, 1,000 hp, almost certainly super heavy,   lightning-fast- accelerating battering ram is exactly what the roads need more of...

This is going to be the most terrifying vehicle in the world...

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/30/2020 at 12:22

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You would be correct. Only comes in pink though...

NSFW...

https://kissngiggles.com/product/10-function-clitoral-hummer-pink/

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Grindintosecond 01/30/2020 at 12:22

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Good luck!

Thomas Donohue > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 12:22

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Lots of roof space for solar panels! /s

Since it will already be pretty heavy, maybe not a bad idea for a PHEV with generator/drive engine.

412GTI > Wacko 01/30/2020 at 12:23

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COTD

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 12:24

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Or diesel...

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:24

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412GTI > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 01/30/2020 at 12:25

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It’s wacky but it might just work..but it’s also GM so that could fuck it up in some way

Wacko > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/30/2020 at 12:25

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I’m not going to google that

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 12:25

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I guess that 0.1% of Hummer buyers that actually used them outside the city/suburbs will need to look elsewhere

412GTI > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 12:26

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..and if you want to use it like a truck and tow it will get terrible range!! Woo, Zero Limit baby! 

412GTI > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 12:27

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Lol did you type “fuck hummer” to get this gif? 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:28

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just “hummer gif”

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:29

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Speaking of which, I still owe you guys a post on The Wonders of Quadrasteer, the best truck technology of the last 25 years— completely screwed up by Terrible GM Marketing.

so.  yeah.  You think this Hummer is going to sit on the lot right next to the Sierra 2500 Duramax and get the appropriate love?  Especially as those same dealers completely screwed the pooch already on the ELR... which actually WAS a thing.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/30/2020 at 12:30

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Very good point.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:31

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This is the best Hummer

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus 01/30/2020 at 12:32

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You can transport diesel.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Thomas Donohue 01/30/2020 at 12:33

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It’d probably take two weeks to get a full recharge from solar panels - ha!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/30/2020 at 12:34

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Danger...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jim Spanfeller 01/30/2020 at 12:34

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You forgot silent .

facw > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:38

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I posted this on the FP article, but I’m going to post it again here:

http://www.myelectricvehicle.org/mev-hummer-hx/

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-23435088/electric-shock-the-hummer-is-back

412GTI > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 01/30/2020 at 12:48

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Please do, would love to read that. My Uncle is a GM Corporate lifer and I vaguely remember him bringing a Sierra Denali Quadrasteer to  my Grandfathers funeral in 2001. Super cool technology back in the day!

Jim Spanfeller > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 12:49

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Oh yeah, that too. A nd with 11,500 torques... I hope it’s insanely expensive, because the thought of seeing these things on the road in large quantities is... I just, like, can’t even with this truck.

412GTI > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/30/2020 at 12:50

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My god that has to be peak 2002/3 douchebaggery 

gettingoldercarguy > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:52

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“We couldn’t directly attack Tesla as we have previously with other companies and ideas. O ur surrogates were unsuccessful at taking them down. Guess we’ll actually have to try to compete.”

functionoverfashion > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 12:53

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Obligatory, every time a Hummer comes up:

A friend rented one when they first came out, on Maui. We took it off-roading and it was a ton of fun. Unless you work for Hertz, in which case, we stayed only on approved paved roads. We have no idea how the underside got dented or how it got covered in mud.

You can see the guy in the wrangler (a stranger) taking a picture of an H2 off-roading. It was quite a sight back then, when most people on the island hadn’t even seen one in person yet. 

412GTI > functionoverfashion 01/30/2020 at 12:58

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That’s awesome. It looks so massive there, but that had to be a blast. Funny, there’s a resort in my area that made a Hummer exclusive off-road course back in the day featuring H1/H2's. You could rent or pay for rides in them. Always thought it was cool. 

Ssfancyfresh > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 01/30/2020 at 12:59

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Quadrasteer was cool concept I loved how it worked the back end when trying to park in a tight parking lot. It was so weird but worked very well.

What didn’t work? It was very expensive. And the increased unsprung mass contributed to an awful ride if the pavement was less than butter smooth.

Others have since implemented rear steer successfully before and since. Nobody else has attempted to d o a solid axle body on frame vehicle.

It’s still a marvel and a shame that the concept was killed before they put the effort in to refining the application

But that’s also very much GM.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 13:01

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Popped -up collars level

My bird IS the word > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 13:04

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functionoverfashion > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 13:05

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That is cool, but I also kind of roll my eyes at courses designed exactly for one vehicle. Then you don’t get to wonder, “am I going to make this?” Which I think is part of the fun. On the other hand, you can kind of go nuts, which is fun too. 

I took my beaten-to-death XJ cherokee on that same trail (above) a few months later. It made it but the Hummer did it better. The wrangler that was with us, though, did it even better, because it could pick its way through where the H2 had to go over, or back up to make a 3-point turn out of an easy corner for the wrangler. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jim Spanfeller 01/30/2020 at 13:13

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The torque number is really just hypothetical, but... yeah.

Jim Spanfeller > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 13:21

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RIP everybody, we’re all gonna die. 

i86hotdogs > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/30/2020 at 13:35

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I’d wear that.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jim Spanfeller 01/30/2020 at 13:40

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The real question: how many of these new Hummers will get torched/defaced by folks who don’t realize they’re now “green”?

Jim Spanfeller > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 13:59

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Who knows? But man, I have never been more concerned about a new vehicle...

Textured Soy Protein > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 14:00

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I, for one, think this idea is perfect. 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Jim Spanfeller 01/30/2020 at 14:05

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I’d be more concerned with over-worked and under-trained semi drivers.

Jim Spanfeller > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 01/30/2020 at 14:11

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That too is scary. This is all scary. The world is scary. I think I need puppies...

Puppies make everything better.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Ssfancyfresh 01/30/2020 at 15:19

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Yeah, I tow A LOT and love it, absolutely love QS.

I only wish I coulda gotten a Duramax QS Suburban.  That’s the ideal combo.

NKato > 412GTI 01/30/2020 at 15:37

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The bulkiness of the hummer lends well to installing a lot of battery capacity. 

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/30/2020 at 22:44

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interestingly they still have a branded bike