2024 GMC Hummer EV Review: Over the Top

Rising from the ashes of the defunct Hummer brand, the team at GMC gave the oversized off-roader a new lease on life as a model in its lineup. Leaning into Hummer’s legacy, this GMC Hummer is appropriately large and carries a hefty price tag. Unlike its stand-alone predecessor, the reborn GMC Hummer showcased GM’s massive Ultium battery-electric platform and previewed the rollout of the company’s larger battery-electric offerings. Packing a 205 kWh battery pack underneath its shell. This large battery pack feeds either two or three electric motors, depending on how your rig is configured. In top trim, GMC says the Hummer EV throws 1,000 hp and over 1,200 lv-ft of torque toward the wheels. This potent power unit can shuffle this nearly five-ton pickup truck to 60 mph in an astounding 3.3 seconds.  On this episode of Quick Spin, Autoweek’s Mark Vaughn climbs behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Hummer EV Pickup and puts it through its paces. Vaughn takes you on a guided tour of the GMC Hummer EV and highlights some of his favorite features and what it’s like to experience in person. Later in the show, Vaughn takes you along for a live drive review. Adding to these segments, Vaughn chats with host Wesley Wren about the reborn Hummer brand, using the Hummer EV pickup as a pickup, and more. Closing the show, the pair try to wrap their heads around this massive EV.