2024 GMC Hummer EV Pickup Edition 1

This version is no feeble economy-minded model. It’s powered by a 1000-hp electric powertrain, can sprint to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds, and can brute-force its way through pretty much any terrain. Thanks to a rear-wheel steering system, the Hummer EV can more easily be maneuvered around obstacles—be them boulders or hatchbacks—and it can even drive sideways using its novel Crab driving mode. While rivals such as the Ford F-150 Lightning and Rivian R1T offer more traditional pickup truck practicality, the Hummer EV is more toy than tool. An SUV version of the Hummer EV will launch next and more utilitarian EV pickups from GMC and sister-brand Chevrolet are on the docket as well. For now, the only powertrain available in the Hummer EV is a setup with three electric motors that make 1000 horsepower. All-wheel drive is standard, and in our testing, the Hummer EV rocketed to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds thanks to its Watts to Freedom launch control driving mode. While we were wowed by its acceleration, we were disappointed by its braking performance. Slowing all the Hummer EV’s mass down to a stop from 70 mph took an extra-long 211 feet and repeated runs resulted in noticeable brake fade. Yikes. Maneuverability at low speeds is better than expected, a direct result of the rear-wheel-steering system, but once you’re up and running the Hummer EV is as unwieldy to drive as other lifted brodozers.