The Quick Lane Truck YouTube channel obtained entry to a GMC Hummer EV SUV prototype and gave us a full walkaround of GM’s newest EV. Fortuitously, close to the Hummer was a mannequin of its Ultium platform and chassis, giving us a transparent view of the battery pack and suspension. 

In case you missed it, the Hummer EV SUV debuted last week throughout NCAA’s Last 4 basketball match. It is {the electrical} cousin to the Hummer EV pickup truck so it naturally shares lots in widespread. Nevertheless, there are some key variations apart from the physique kinds.

Because the video explains, the SUV’s wheelbase is shorter than the truck’s however nonetheless longer than a Chevrolet Tahoe’s wheelbase. That is why the battery pack has 20 modules and never 24 just like the truck. The less quantity of modules can be the rationale for the decrease energy out of 830 horsepower versus the truck’s 1,000 hp. 

The shorter wheelbase has two off-roading advantages: the SUV’s breakover and departure angles are higher than the truck’s. Different off-roading specs like wading depth and strategy angle are nearly an identical. 

The D-rings upfront may be discovered on the unique Hummer/Humvee (helicopter connect factors) and the rear swing door with a tire mounted on it’s old-school cool. The prototype within the video has 22-inch wheels wrapped in 35-inch tires. With the rear seats down, the Hummer EV SUV has as much as 82 cubic toes of cargo area. 

The Ultium platform sitting close to the Hummer exhibits how the battery modules are laid out and the three-motor structure. It additionally exhibits the thick driveshafts, the air suspension system, and the rear steering components. 

Reservations for the Hummer EV SUV Version 1 are already full. It begins at $105,595 and manufacturing begins in early 2023. The 3X model might be out there within the Spring of 2023 for $99,995.