Skip to main content

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV made quite the splash when it was officially released last year. The old earth-crushing monstrosity has been remade into an equally dramatic monster truck, but this time it’s polar bear friendly. In all of the electric Hummer’s many features, GM almost added a very Jeep Wrangler esq feature that ultimately didn’t make the cut. 

The GMC Hummer EV is loaded with features

Although the 2022 GMC Hummer EV is often lumped in with the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco, it really isn’t a competitor. The electric Hummer is a six-figure luxury EV that offers off-road capability but is honestly closer to a Mercedes-Benz G-Class than it is to a Wrangler. However, that didn’t stop GM from looking to the Wrangler for inspiration. 

According to CarScoops, GM seriously considered making Jeep-like removable doors for the beastly electric Hummer. However, given the luxurious nature of the Hummer, GM ultimately decided against the more rugged feature. 

How nice is the 2022 GMC Hummer EV?

2022 GMC Hummer EV splashing through some water
The GMC Hummer EV | GM

While the Hummer still conjures images of desert storm humvees, massive H1s and H2s sucking down 100 gallons of fuel per mile, and earth-crushing weight and size, the Hummer EV aims to change all that. 

This might be off-road capable, but the new electric Hummer isn’t a rugged trail boss. If someone takes the 2022 GMC Hummer EV deep in the trails, it’s more of a luxurious cabin in the woods than it is camping. 

In an interview with John Mack, a lead Hummer EV exterior designer, by the folks at Muscle Cars & Trucks, he said, “We looked into [removable doors] and this truck being premium, we felt like if you do removable doors or anything like that, it would take away from the (premium) execution,” he explained. “But as far as off-road cues – flag mounts and things like that – that’s something that accessories can get into.”

The electric Hummer still took some design cues from the Jeep Wrangler 

Hummer EV parked in the desert at sunset
The GMC Hummer EV | GM

Even though GM didn’t choose to go with removable doors, the Hummer did get the multi-part removable roof. The roof isn’t the only Jeepish quality the Hummer EV possesses. In the future, the Hummer EV, like the Bronco and Jeep Wrangler, is getting over 200 accessories added to the massive eco-warrior. 

“We’ve added a lot of things like the lightbar and the GoPro camera mount on the front hood that really enable the off-road experience in a really new way,” Mack said. “A techy way as well, the underside cameras that can also look at the rocks you’re clearing. They take the off-road experience into a new era.”

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV is coming soon

GM begins deliveries for the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 later this year at the very unjeepy price of $112,595. Other cheaper, less-optioned models will drop over the next few years. 

Understandably, the 2022 GMC Hummer EV has many people excited for this next wave of super-powerful electric SUVs. The options lists, capability, and newness give the Hummer EV an edge over the other new SUVs. Hummer has always been fully over the top, and it seems to be picking up right where it left off. 

Related

Rivian R1T Borrows Coolest Feature From the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler

Best in Hybrids & Electrics
Avatar photo
Staff Writer

Peter Corn

Peter Corn joined MotorBiscuit as an Autos Writer in 2020 and brings his quippiest Southern drawl to our table. Having, in his words, “helped” rebuild his dad’s 1959 MGA as a small child, Peter grew up loving vintage cars and trucks, adding motorcycles and all things 4×4 as he went.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since melded his love of driving with storytelling. His voice, full of pleasantries and witticisms, can be enjoyed in The Gentleman Racer, The Vintagent, Gear Patrol, Iron & Air Magazine, and Classic Car Club Magazine.

Peter is a co-founder of both The Colloquial Magazine and The Fire Escape, the official podcast of The Colloquial. In an effort to increase his abilities in “ramping anything with wheels,” Peter has taken track training from Classic Car Club Manhattan and attended Rally School at Monticello Motor Club, where he was coached by eight-time Performance Rally motorsport champion Chris Duplessis.

On a lucky day, we get to hear Peter tell the story of his first car, a jewel of a 1958 Ford Fairlane, into which he dumped more time and money than made sense, but he has no regrets.