GM hits a solid home run with the Hummer EV

lots of pros and con responses on a diff thread... but i for one think its sweet!! i tried to get a deposit in on one... SOLD out.. im guessing more than 1/2 who get an allocation will flip it! will wait till year 2 or 3 for bugs to be worked out.

 

Hideously ugly turd of a vehicle, nobody will seriously go off road in these. Much like the most Jeep's, the Hummer will be a boulevard cruiser that never see's dirt or rocks, but will see trendy Boutiques and restaurants. All the while making the owner feel good about themselves and their low "carbon footprint", except all the oil it took to produce it.

 

+1 this is another ugly mall-crawler.

 

Wheels look like bead locks.
I’m interested to see how it lives up to the stats. If the tech is good you’ll see it filter down to the regular trucks.

 

In some ways, I think GM's real sleeper hit was eclipsed by the electric Hummer:

https://www.thedrive.com/news/37354/the-chevrolet-performance-ecrate-is-here-to-make-electric-drivetrain-swaps-easier-than-ever

 

Sorry, not sorry, I loved driving the Hummer EV SUV. It's fast, and a middle finger to the regular EV crowd. Renting one next week for an extended test drive, the leases are really attractive right now.

 

Thought this would be big hit for gm. Celebs would replace g wagon which was still gas only w hummer. Still don't understand why didn't catch on. And now electric g wagon will be final nail in hummer 10k lb coffin. Too bad

 

I never understood the price and the purpose of the "crabbing" feature. I also think Hummer has a bad connotation. Its too much in your face for a lot of people. Its the "F - U" of vehicles.

 

True but g wagon is middle finger too. Especially if amg version. But green celebs love them so why not electric hummer?

Btw, wonder what environment impact of huge hummer EV is compared to midsize gas SUV. Probably worse

 

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It IS an F-U to most EV people in that it is big, useful, and actually is more of a car than an appliance. It has buttons, big comfy seats, it can go anywhere, and it looks good. The crab walk for city folks is not so useful, but offroad, it does make sense in the rare instance where if you know you know why you need it.

Range is not great, but it is not for efficiency, if you want that, the Caddy and Chevy trucks get up to freeway 460 miles.

Here's the one I rented off Turo over the weekend. Leases can be as low as 750/month, and it can charge at Tesla stations, so it is becoming attractive to me
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AMG G wagens are mostly plastic fake vents and parts, especially the Brabus versions. Bolting on 300lbs of carbonn fiber that retain heat and cause more drag on a brick. Plus the people that drive them tend to be garbage.

 

And I bet G wagons and Hummers sell about the same amount in the US. And zero hummers in Europe.

 

Can you point me to where you are finding lease offers at $750/month? Thanks

 

There are guys working deals on FB, reddit and leasehackr. There are fake addons like a $4k theft protection cost you need to have removed, have a Costco membership, and live in a state that has an EV rebate. Demo models usually have under 500miles on them and dealers can't sell them so the depreciation there and you may shop out of state. I think TX has too many on lots, so you may get lucky on a new '24. There is no change to the '25 other than colors.

Loads of fake dealer adverts proimising as low as 699/m but I don't believe them.

I met a broker with a fee of $800, shipping is $2300 to CA, $5k DAS, so the end payment is $750-799/m for 10k a year for 3 years. I'm still making sure the deal is legit, some people are good at negotiating their own deals to get that, I have to get some help, I'm new to leasing and suspicious. I expect the actual payment is 850/m but that is still pretty good and I should be able to write off some of the cost.

https://www.reddit.com/r/HummerEV/comments/1jn7vp6/hummer_demo_deals/

 

Picking up my 2025 in San Diego this week. 5k DAS 808/m 36mo 30k miles total.

 

722/m out the door, don't have the locking diffs, didn't need them
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My best friend picked one of these up a few weeks ago and he loves it. I drove it and felt the brakes are a little weak, but otherwise it was a great truck. I actually owned an H2 back in the day and this one reminded me of a newer improved version of it. It’s absolutely lightening quick and incredibly comfortable inside.

 

Yeah, the brakes are a whole thing, i use the regen a lot, but it is big with big tires, so distance is not fntastic in a panic. I'm totally digging it and have been launching it and it's keeping up with my BMW X6M, maybe even edging it out in launch