The GMC Hummer EV is one of the most intriguing EVs to launch in recent memory and proved to be such a handful during its development that prototypes were popping wheelies.
The all-electric Hummer has been equipped with a number of unique features, including its ‘Crab Walk’ mode, and had the power from the electric motors been tuned differently, it might have lifted its front wheels off the pavement.
The vehicle’s chief engineer, Al Oppenheiser, made the revelation while The Drive had the opportunity to test a prototype Hummer EV last year.
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“In the early days when we were just trying to balance the front and rear torque, I got the front end to lift,” Oppenheiser said. “We had to back off the torque on the front end.”
Oppenheiser went on to clarify that the Hummer EV could indeed do a wheelstand if tuned correctly and could still be tuned to do so. However, he clarified that “safety reasons” meant GMC needed to tune-out the unexpected feature for the production model.
The first production example of the Hummer EV rolled off the production line in mid-December but as of December 31, just a single example had been delivered to its owner. It will soon be followed up by the GMC Hummer EV SUV that features largely the same technology as the pickup. However, unlike the flagship variant of the pickup that has 1,000 hp and an Ultium battery with 24 modules, the flagship Hummer EV SUV delivers 830 hp and has 20 modules due to its smaller dimensions.
