The Green Flag Flies This Weekend Autoweek 1/29/2021
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You probably caught the news that after 38 years including the last seven as Ford’s design chief designer and nice guy Moray Callum is retiring. Renault’s Anthony Lo is replacing him. Over the years Callum was responsible for designing the likes of the Mustang >P, Ford GT and Mustang Mach-E >P. Callum, whose retirement is effective May 1, started at Chrysler in 1982 and over the years designed vehicles for the PSA Group, Mazda (when it was Ford owned and where he did the third-generation MX-5 and the CX-7 crossovers), and Ghia. He’s been Ford’s design boss since January 2014, when he took over for J Mays.
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The GMC Hummer EV is going racing.
The Hummer brand, that is. GMC announced that it will sponsor one of 10 teams in the inaugural, 2021 Extreme E season. The international series is an FIA-sanctioned, off-road electric racing competition meant to bring attention to what Extreme E says is a planetary climate crisis.
The 10 teams will all race a similar, battery-powered, 550-horsepower spec racer called the Odyssey 21, its battery developed by Williams Advanced Engineering, an offshoot of the Williams Formula 1 team. The Hummer team will be managed by Chip Ganassi Racing of IndyCar and IMSA racing fame and its entry features unique grille, graphics, and bodywork inspired by the Hummer super truck. The EV racer will not share components with the 2022 Hummer EV that goes into production later this year.
Two things we know about the GMC Hummer EV: it's electric and it's born for off-roading. GMC looks to emphasize both points by teaming up for an Extreme E bid. A Hummer EV-inspired racer will tackle off-road race courses from Greenland to Patagonia.