2023 GMC Hummer EV ute spied in Australia

An instance of the bruising GMC Hummer EV ute has arrived in Australia, for unknown functions at this stage.

A collection of spy pictures, uploaded to the All Electrical Automobile Elements Australia Fb group, present the Hummer EV at Sydney Worldwide Airport wrapped in clear plastic and netting, on an airplane cargo pallet.

It’s plain it is a GMC Hummer EV because the images clearly present the ute’s silhouette and from the rear there’s Hummer written on the tailgate. There’s additionally some images displaying the flat undercarriage.

It’s unclear at this stage why the GMC Hummer EV is in Australia. It may very well be for testing or promotional functions forward of an official native launch, however this isn’t confirmed.

We’ve reached out to Common Motors Speciality Automobiles (GMSV) to see why this Hummer EV is in Australia and can replace this story as soon as we hear again.

It’s value noting that GMSV won’t have been the corporate that introduced the Hummer EV to Australia, as an American pickup conversion firm resembling AUSMV or Performax may need as a substitute.

If that is so, this may be the primary time that both of those left- to right-hand drive pickup conversion corporations have imported a Hummer EV.

When GMC revealed the Hummer EV again in October 2020, Common Motors stated it was not making any bulletins in relation to world markets exterior of North America, at that stage.

The final response so far from GMSV has been that it’s presently focussing on providing the petrol-powered Silverado pickup and the Corvette to showrooms round Australia and New Zealand.

The Hummer EV weighs a porky 4110kg in Version 1 guise, and packs a tri-motor electrical powertrain that GMC claims can produce as much as 745kW of energy and 15,591Nm of torque on the wheels – although it is a wheel torque determine and never motor torque, and subsequently can’t be in contrast immediately with figures quoted by rivals.

It has a claimed vary of 329 miles (529km), can tow 7500 kilos (3401kg), has a payload capability of 1300 kilos (589kg), and does the 0-60mph (0-96km/h) dash in roughly three seconds.

The GMC Hummer EV is the primary GM automobile to make use of the newest era of electrical automobile structure and battery cells, often known as Ultium.

It’ll be utilized by a fleet of autos throughout the Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC manufacturers, starting from the mid-sized Chevrolet Equinox EV all the best way as much as the flagship Cadillac Celestiq luxurious sedan.

GM just lately revealed the Chevrolet Silverado EV, which is extra work-focussed than the lifestyle-oriented GMC Hummer EV, and is a extra direct rival for the Ford F-150 Lightning. It’ll be accessible within the US from 2023.

Each the Silverado EV and F-150 Lightning are unconfirmed for an Australian launch at this stage.

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