Check Out The GMC Hummer EV Truck Off-Road Testing In Moab
May 12, 2021 at 6:05pm ET ++ And lots of new off-road specifications.
So far, we have only seen the pre-production version of the GMC Hummer EV pickup truck, the production model debuts this Fall. In the meantime, GMC is busy testing its upcoming electric truck. We’ve seen plenty of winter testing videos, now GMC is testing the EV in one of the most popular off-roading sites in America: Moab. Traversing legendary trails across Moab, the team’s testing and calibration included Adaptive Air Suspension hardware, Extract Mode, Terrain Mode, One-Pedal Driving control, e4WD and torque distribution, eLockers, stability control, rear steering, CrabWalk and more.
GMC Hummer EV Takes Its Talents to Moab, Utah in Off-Roading Prowess Display 13 May 2021, 8:05 UTC ·
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There, GMC engineers had the opportunity to both test and calibrate the Hummer EV’s Adaptive Air Suspension hardware, its Extract Mode, Terrain Mode, One-Pedal Driving control, the e4WD system with torque distribution, eLockers stability control, rear steering, CrabWalk, and more.
The truck s available Terrain Mode is part of the Drive Mode Control system and offers two types of braking calibrations. One is a mild braking option for two-foot driving and the other a purpose-designed One-Pedal Driving feature for low-speed off-road maneuvers. Like with other electric vehicles, the Hummer EV’s One-Pedal Driving mode lets you accelerate and decelerate using just the accelerator pedal.
We finally know what all of those Hummers were doing near Moab earlier this year. The team was putting the EV through its paces at the legendary off-road playground.
The automaker has released footage of the upcoming electric pickup tackling steep vertical climbs, challenging trails, and more in the national parks outside the Utah town.
GMC says its teams were testing and calibrating things like the Adaptive Air Suspension hardware, Extract Mode, Terrain Mode, One-Pedal Driving control, the e4WD system, the torque distribution, the eLockers, the stability control, the rear-wheel steering, CrabWalk, and more.
In fact, it’s CrabWalk that we know these Hummers for. The electric pickups were caught CrabWalking along the highway near the town in videos privately uploaded to YouTube last month.
2022 GMC HUMMER EV Tests in Moab
Just a week before Ford is set to unveil its F-150 called Lightning, GMC shows that its HUMMER supertruck is already in the altitude testing phase.
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When an automaker is trying to prove that its vehicles can handle some of the toughest terrain, it appears that all roads lead to Moab, Utah. Jeep holds an Easter Safari every year, in Moab, to prove that its latest models can go off-roading with the best of them. This year, the Ford Bronco crashed the Jeep party showing that the all-new vehicle was up to the off-road challenge. Now, GMC is showing that the 2022 GMC HUMMER EV supertruck is capable of handling the rugged Moab trails. GMC is releasing the information just one week ahead of Ford’s scheduling unveiling of its electric F-150.
GMC showcases off-road testing and calibration of HUMMER EV Pickup
GMC is showcasing some of the HUMMER EV Pickup’s off-road testing on challenging trails near Moab, Utah in the lead-up to its production debut this fall. The team’s testing and calibration included Adaptive Air Suspension hardware, Extract Mode, Terrain Mode, One-Pedal Driving control, e4WD and torque distribution, eLockers, stability control, rear steering, CrabWalk and more.
Available Terrain Mode, part of the GMC HUMMER EV’s Drive Mode Control, will offer two braking calibrations, with a mild braking option for two-foot driving and a purpose-designed One-Pedal Driving control in low-speed off-road driving.