Basic Motors’ pickup truck technique has all the time been a bit complicated. The corporate has lengthy provided the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, each of that are extra comparable than they’re completely different. Although GMC began by specializing in industrial vans, the model is now recognized for nicer, extra luxurious vans—”Truck Cadillac,” as some name it. However with the launch of the GMC Hummer EV, Chevy Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV, GM now has three full-size EV vans, two of that are GMC’s. So all of them really feel the identical, proper?
Not fairly. In response to TFLEV’s newest video, the 2 GMCs are extra completely different than you’d count on.
It would not have been all that stunning in the event that they weren’t. Although the top-end Denali vans are sometimes considerably completely different to their Chevy brethren, mid-range fashions of the Sierra or Yukon really feel an terrible lot just like the Silverados and Tahoes they’re based mostly on.
However a minimum of they’re not often bought side-by-side. GMC sellers are usually linked to Cadillac and Buick shops, whereas Chevy sellers are there personal factor. Now, although, with two area of interest EV pickup vans bought on the identical dealership, GMC has to attract a line. Particularly as a result of they each price almost the identical sum of money: determine round $100,000 for every one.
In response to Andre from TFL, the first distinction is that the Hummer EV feels extra like a enjoyable toy, whereas the GMC Sierra EV appears like the luxurious truck you’d count on for its six-figure value. The Hummer can also be bought as an SUV, which is what he has readily available right here, however be aware that almost all of those observations apply to the longer Hummer EV pickup as properly.
The Hummer’s playfulness begins with its detachable high panels, permitting you to get an open-air expertise in your 9,000-lb truck. It is received a giant, chunky inside design theme, which Andre says is not fairly befitting its almost six-figure value.
However it’s additionally received a full-size spare, meatier tires and a tri-motor powertrain that provides it finer management off street. You possibly can inform it is constructed for wheeling. That is a enjoyable, if restricted use for an EV truck like this. Whereas the Hummer is a lot succesful, it is also gigantic, making it powerful to squeeze down most trails. Off-roading tends to occur removed from DC quick chargers, too, one thing Rivian is attempting to resolve with its Journey Community. Nonetheless, quiet off-roading is a pleasure, and it is a enjoyable option to exhibit how succesful an EV truck might be.
But GMC is aware of the place its bread will get buttered. Andre notes that the typical transaction value of a Denali truck is $79,000, a determine that almost all luxurious manufacturers cannot match. GMC sells a ton of loaded-up luxurious vans, and that is what it does greatest. Enter the Sierra EV Denali Version One. Provided in just one trim and one colour for now—Thunderstorm Grey—the Denali is, per GM, the final word truck. Not the final word electrical truck, the final word truck.
The inside does a very good job of speaking that mission. It is a considerate mixture of good wooden accents, tech-forward digital options and good-old-fashioned bodily controls. With nice software program and tactile methods to regulate key capabilities, the Sierra exhibits off how a lot GMC is aware of about its truck patrons. It even marks the return of old-school GM truck options, like crotch vents and column shifters.
With 440 miles of vary and 754 hp, it is also a employee. GM says it could tow 10,000 lbs, although we have already seen movies of its brother, the Silverado EV, towing 11,000 lbs farther than some other EV truck. It might present a whopping 10.2 kW of energy to different units, too, sufficient to cost up a stranded EV, run a development website or preserve your dryer working when the facility goes out.
The detachable roof panels on the Hummer EV undoubtedly look enjoyable.
It is also received a cross by way of “mid-gate” into the cabin for lengthy cargo, permitting you to haul 11-foot-long cargo, an enormous frunk, rear-steering, “crab stroll” performance and extra. It appears like a hell of a truck.
The query is whether or not it lives as much as its final truck mission. For that, you may have to attend till Patrick George’s first drive assessment drops subsequent week.
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