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Test drive: 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV showcases excess (www.motorauthority.com)

submitted 1 year ago by MyOpinion@lemm.ee to c/evs@lemmy.world

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General Motors apparently decided the company needed to prove EVs were cool by creating a flagship that goes beyond what any consumer needs. The world got the GMC Hummer EV as both a pickup truck and an SUV.

A showcase for the brand’s Ultium electric vehicle battery and architecture tool set, the GMC Hummer EV provides excess for buyers in every conceivable way.

It has cartoon-like proportions, supercar-like speed, usable range, and a plush ride. But it’s wildly inefficient, weighs more than a heavy-duty pickup, has some software glitches in a vehicle that’s defined by its software, and sports some cheap interior materials despite the extreme price tag.

It’s a rolling contradiction.

Here are the pros and cons of the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV after spending a week hauling the kids to activities, running errands, and WTFing (Watts To Freedoming, don’t be silly).

Just like America, the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV is completely over the top. It’s too much of everything and not enough of certain things—like restraint—to make it a fit for mainstream buyers. For the people who buy this electric SUV, it’s a standout in every way, for better, worse, and everything in between.

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[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Look how they massacred my boy.

[–] borari@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I agree. If you don’t have to manually pump the wiper blades you can fuck right off with your shit GMC.

[–] j33pfan@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

American car companies really, really don't want EVs to succeed. They put a ton of effort into these monstrosities that very few want or can afford and then complain that there is not enough demand for EVs. It is really aggravating. I love my EV and how it has improved my daily relationship with transportation. I truly don't want to buy another ICE vehicle. But, I would never buy this, even if I could afford it!