Personally, I like the style of this channel a lot. Not as high production as MKBHD but it makes it kinda feel like he is talking more directly to you and feels less scripted. Not saying I dislike the other channels style though, both are great.
He could really do with a laravel mic. I get the idea of wanting to make a Channel using a phone… but the audio levels are alllll over the place. Playing through my atmos sound system is wacky
@@tricct5890 Agreed. 7.5 tons was strict enough. In my family we have a Mercedes Unimog for the farm and we have to watch out which attachments we put on it, so it does not exceed the weight limit. For the younger drivers it's 3.5t. And for all who got their drivers licence before 1971, it's 7.5 tons. Which is obviously insane. Germany really did not let that 70's crisis go to waste and imposed a lot of laws restricting personal freedoms severely. E.g.: In 73, they also imposed a ban on driving a car on sundays, which fortunately was lifted shortly after. Unfortunately all other restricting laws of that time are still in place and were not lifted. No matter who was in power.
I just want to point out that you need a C-class Driving Licence for vehicles with Gross vehicle weight rating of over 3,5 t. GVWR is the maximum acceptable weight of fully loaded vehicle. Here just the vehicle alone weights 4,1 t, so GVWR is probably way over 6 tonnes! You needed C-class Licence even for Hummer H1, which weighted about 3,3 tonnes.
@@tricct5890 Actually, you don't need a full C-Class. For vehicles with GVWR between 3,5, and 7,5 tonnes C1 is enough but it's very rare for someone to get this one. Usually you already go with a full C-class.
As an European, the crab walk seems very nice for the inner city parallel parking. Especially for the small and tight spaces of the one-way streets. You'd be able to squeeze this monstrosity really nicely after you bulldoze everything behind you.
I also don’t think the crab walk can move at much of an angle. Like a few degrees. The car can’t move completely sideways. It’s actually a pretty useless feature
Funny thing is a lot of American roads aren’t designed for really big vehicles so to speak. In my town our downtown area has massive roads around the courthouse. This is because back in the 1800’s when it came together they wanted to be able to turn around a horse and carriage on the square’s roads. They just kept it when it was paved.
@@tylerdunlap6787that’s true in the northeast for the most part but when the freeways started bulldozing everything over especially in the sunbelt and especially in Texas you’ll see gigantic roads and stroads that have no business being as large as they are in the middle of cities.
And would pay bigger taxes on everything, pay more expensive tolls on highways and parking lots because it would literally be considered a small semi truck, not a "car" anymore. Not to mention this hummer would be banned from driving on some roads and bridges. 4 tons is A LOT, and many smaller roads and bridges cannot take that weight, at least not safely. At this point, being electric, I'm asking myself how much of that 200kWh battery is being used/wasted just to "carry itself" around. At which point it stops being worth it to add more battery? Im sure this truck with 50kWh less battery would barely lose that much range because it would be carrying A LOT less weight anyway
I'll be honest, I wouldn't want to rely on the Texas power grid to keep me on the road. That thing goes down whenever it gets hot or cold or windy or when Abbot wants to knock out the lights in a school to prevent the children from reading.
@@lexslate2476 Different cities have different priorities. I live in a city where the processing plants would lobby the shit out of Abbott if he let power go out for too long. It does need upgrading either way.
@@ipleedafif8033 If Texas had not sealed off its power grid from the rest of the country in order to avoid having its utilities subject to the laws which apply to interstate commerce, then even if half the generating capacity on the Texas Freedom Grid crapped out, it could draw power from places with working power plants.
While it is nice to have buttons, there is a reason Tesla doesn't use them if they can: buttons need wires and wiring is one of the largest weight factors in any vehicle, let alone an EV. This is why many classic and old cars made of steel and iron still weigh less than many modern vehicles made out of aluminum and plastic.
@@iMeatbag in a compact or economy car weighing in the sub 3000lbs range sure but for your average person I’d argue the benefits of having a physical switch you can feel and hit without looking is more beneficial. Especially given the fact with modern techniques and technology you don’t even need that much cabling. You can literally have all the buttons on a single pcb with just one wire thinner than a phone charging cable plugging directly into the massive touchscreen or down to the car’s brain. Modern physical switches aren’t like old fashioned controls that link directly to the unit they’re controlling but more like mechanical keyboards with a fancy exterior which can easily be made to last an extremely long time and a ridiculously long time if you use Hall effect switches which basically use electromagnets instead of physical contact. On another note I especially love the button for dynamically controlling regenerative braking and hope it becomes a standard trend.
@@iMeatbag you can multiplex and serialize buttons lol, a blackberry phone weighs nothing while having all the buttons on the keyboard, weight argument doesnt make any sense in any truck let alone a 9000+ lbs car
I wish more manufacturers would give us buttons with tactile feel for climate control, radio, etc. Much easier to use when you need to keep your eyes on the road.
Physical buttons are too reliable and can’t be monetized. Locking you into software controls means expensive “repairs” for software issues which can be created on a whim.
This vehicle has gotten me through so many hard times, it’s been a vehicle that’s literally saved lives. I wouldn’t be able to complete tasks without it. I think all of us playing modern warfare 2 DMZ have gotten used to it!
As someone who lives full time in an RV and have been waiting for EV options, I can tell you crab walk would be AMAZING when parking an RV. Normally to make left and right adjustments you have to move both the truck and trailer forward and backwards. Crab mode seems like it would let you change the angle of the trailer without the extra back and forth motion.
in Germany you need to have a truck license for this. Everything over 3,5 tons is not considered a car. But if it barely fits in a parking spot in the US it won't in one in europe anyways. That thing is crazy. But seems like the most american EV out there :D
On the other hand though, it could be very beneficial for tax reasons (at least in Austria) if you have a truck license anyway (which we get in the military for free if one's lucky enough to become a driver in basic national military service). I donˋt know if I remember this correctly but wasn't this also a thing with previous Hummers?
It’s gaudy, heavy and excessive but it perfectly captures the H1 vibes that the H2 and H3 lost. It looks durable, it looks heavy (it damn sure is), it looks like it’ll get you through a brick wall.
@souravpaul3655 I like evs and all. But some vehicles just seem like an odd choice to go that route. In my opinion, if you like it. Good on you. It looks super fucking cool, but when I found out it was a hummer I thought "what the hell? Army and all that, you don't think EV on the battle field.". Just seemed like a wild route to take for the hummer in particular.
@@T1Oracle Honestly, when you state the weight first and then you get to the fact that it IS speed limited. I tend to find myself nodding in agree to that call.
The real hummer (HMMWV) is a spartan, highly mobile special purpose vehicle. Dressing up commercial vehicles like this and labeling them "Hummers" is simply playing to all the wannabes out there who have no real clue.
Just wait till EVs are in the hand of every self loathing middle class parent who can't seem to move beyond highschool. You know, the ones that treat busy stretches of road with multiple lights and intersections like their own personal drag strips.
1000hp readily available in EVs for the general idiot on the road is dangerous, the standards are already low for the cars we have now but chassis like the Hummer and the Tesla can easily cause massive damage, I've already seen plenty of videos of the plaid going 80 in a neighborhood, that fast and the Hummer could go through a house
I’d love to see you do a auto-infotainment video series. Like a run down of every manufacturer’s attempt to integrate technology into their vehicles (both from a phone integration, and then overall technology usage for climate control, camera, security, display etc) - show how they compare to each other. Could break it up into each price segment, vehicle class, etc. A whole series I think would be fascinating to plan and watch. These are great btw - killing it.
That would be a very short video series considering how slow and outdated a lot of car manufacturers infotainment systems feel like they are from 2008.
The crab-walk mode is there to enable parallel parking that E-Brodozer without crushing nearby smaller cars. Smaller cars like an F150 Lightning. Or a semi tractor. Not my jam. The buttons though! Will the rest of the automotive industry please take note of that setup! That part is awesome.
@@danmac6185 Actually, I learned to drive in an old Chevy dually and drove that for many years and had a Dodge 2500 (Quad, long bed) for years. Drove box vans and full sized work trucks with service beds for work too. Now I prefer my little truck. Hoping someday GM makes an electric Canyon/Colorado like thing that could tow more than 100 miles. A tall order indeed! And if it weren't for my small RV I'd likely ditch the truck altogether. We had a Bolt for awhile and although it was nothing fancy it was perfect for getting around and short road trips. Kinda reminiscent of old 1980's JDM hot hatches, just electric. I'm looking forward to new electrics in years to come.
@@charlesswank6401 you say you work in trucks but someone who understands trucks and vehicle history in general knows electricity is literally the worst option for towing literally anything ever. This is coming from a mechanic who has a dad and younger brother who drives semi trucks. Evs are worthless but if you really want one then I mean they still make smart cars so......
Nice tour! What a huge beast of a machine. The brake regeneration paddles are great in traffic but leave a slightly sea sick feeling if you use the heavy setting.
@@ahmedmashhour1912 Making good quality review videos takes a lot of product knowledge and research, it's clear Marques was not well prepared or knowledgable about many of the vehicles functions or history. Even the regen he got all wrong, there are 3 levels of regen, and you can also shift to L mode, and use the paddle. GM has the best regen system in the industry, not crappy like Tesla where it is only on or off.
@@dmitchellhomes you can definitely adjust the regen in a tesla. very light regen for new users to heavy regen for more experienced drivers so that you hardly ever have to touch the brakes.
The Hummer EV has a moon theme, specifically an Apollo mission theme. That is why the Hummer is towing a rocket in the tow/hall mode. Its also not just any rocket, it’s the Apollo mission rocket. The heritage is that GM and Boeing collaborated to build the lunar roving vehicles for the Apollo missions. I like the theme and think it’s a cool quirk and one of many subtle touches on the Hummer EV that are references to the Apollo missions.
@@dzerres Lunar Roving Vehicles were crafted by GM and Boeing in the 1960s! Those vehicles are still on the moon. NASA has a long history working with GM, you fool 🤣🤣😂
You had reservations about the Hummer through the whole video and then figured it out at the end. It’s very cool and very high tech that dash is well designed. Kudos to GM they’re really knocking it out of the park!
As a Hummer H1 & H2 owner who’s trucks live & run in the tundra of northern Canada 🇨🇦 the crab walk would come in handy when the polar bears are blocking your path👇🏼.. (yes that’s a thing) Bring it up here I’ll give that truck a good test off road ( no paved roads up here) cheers from HudsonBay area 🇨🇦
I mean... It doesn't cost that much honestly. With how much a rivian and lightning cost... this is more of just an extra splurge on top of one of those.
"These graphics do look a bit video-game-like, and there’s one very good reason for that. The driver interface and infotainment screen in the GMC Hummer EV will run off of the Unreal Engine - a video game graphics engine that serves as the foundation for some of the most popular titles in the gaming world today. In addition to tapping the Unreal Engine, GM also hired an innovation consultancy and design firm called Perception to design the vehicle’s interface graphics. Perception, which has helped conceptualize futuristic settings and sequences for Marvel films, designed and animated the user experience and user interface for the GMC Hummer EV infotainment system and instrument cluster, giving it the high-end and graphically intensive appearance we see here."
@Mike S aren’t the majority of expensive vehicles using new technology? It’s kind of the point; if you’re spending that much money, you want the latest tech. And the latest tech is technically untested on a mass level. Edit: expensive vehicles are usually using latest tech OR highest quality materials. This isn’t a luxury vehicle so it’s definitely about the tech
The vibration through the seat is probably a safety feature knowing people are taking their hands off the wheel much to often to go on their phones. Red light, drive through... going 120km on the highway lol. Literally both hands! So I appreciate it.
This car is ridiculous, there are too roads where you cant drive here, youd literally be stuck behind a river because some bridges in my area have 3,6 limit, I actually wouldnt be able to get to school on this
@@teasippingguy9316 ....and the pollution created from the massive mining areas flowing into the groundwater and lakes and oceans. It takes a tremendous amount of rare earth minerals just for ONE of the batteries....tons and tons of it.
That infotainment system with its UI is something I hope all car manufacturers adopt for their sedans because that's just brilliant design. All the little things that would be annoying and dangerous to access while driving (fan speed) all have physical buttons/knobs/switches to control. Good stuff!
My Hummer now has 16,806 miles on it. We put 9k miles on it in the first 30 days traveling across the country. I've also got a friend with a Rivian, he found out the hard way how insanely costly it is to repair them compared to GM and Ford's offerings. I'm still waiting on my Lightning Platinum too. Though I think by the time we actually get it it will just be going for sale. I've never driven anything in the truck market that feels like this Hummer. It is more responsive than our Raptor, and far more capable off road in situations that would matter. My center console toggles are used for fun stuff, like R2D2 "horns" and a siren for WTF mode on private roads where it's legal. I'm only 5'7", so I don't have any clearance issues while inside the truck. Honestly, the best part about my Hummer to me, is the fact that even in -30F temperatures, the battery compartment and it's temperature controlled environment is keeping me above 300 mile ranges. We learned from experience that at -30F, the Rivian (with heat) drops to about 190 miles.
That’s impressive. We need more owners like yourself to comment! I’m not sure if you’re aware but General Motors receive LOTS of hate from both anti-EV folks _and_ the pro-EV folks who are customers of other EV brands. There’s many naysayers to go around so the real world reviews from real owners like yourself are rare jewels 💎 aside from all the paid and bias reviewers, fanboys and social media trolls. Even Marquess comes across as biased in this “review”. 🤷🏽♂️
I really like your reviews are focusing on the practical experiences of owning a car for everyday drivers. Most car reviews focus on either a basic overviews of specs/design or focus on an in-depth UX review suitiable for racetrack-style driving enthusiasts. I enjoy those reviews but I found that knowing the everyday user experience of owning a particular model is much more useful when buying a new car. I know I'm using using it to go from point A to point B most of the time so it's nice to know the minor nuisances (or improvements) that will impact my sanity everyday! Your new channel is off to great start!
Crab walk is useful when you car falls (or is starting to fall) into a ditch or something. Because it is taking the entire car, sideways, out of it, rather than pushing the front and letting the rear slide. Gives you more control. To be honest, to understand the Electric Hummer, the person needs to understand the original Hummer. Some cars are what they are. It's the same as if you have kids and wonder "who would buy a miata?".
'Aspect Ratio of a truck' that was The fun take from this video for me. Also, as you've mentioned many times that this vehicle is relatively large, a couple shots where it was parked to a normal car would've been a great addition. Just my two cents. Cheers guys.
Crab mode is for parking and trailer maneuvering. Someone might use it off road but it would have marginal and niche utility compared with coordinated steering mode.
It's mind boggling seeing the weight of these large EVs, the general EU drivers license for cars is limited at 3500 kg (7700 lbs) of gross weight, that means that most people in europe aren't even allowed to drive a Rivian or this Hummer
Interesting. A standard US drivers license allows you to drive any vehicle up to 26,000 lbs (11,793 kg) gross weight and/or tow a trailer up to 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg), as long as you are transporting no more than 15 passengers.
@@stephenj4937 I assume this is standardised across the entire EU, but in the Czech Republic, it is as follows: standard license is class B: Vehicle under 3500 kg (7716 lbs) and no more than 9 occupants class C1: vehicle under 7500 kg (16534 lbs) and no more than 9 occupants Class C: vehicle not limited by weight and no more than 9 occupants class D1: vehicle under 8 meters (27 feet) and no more than 17 occupants Class D: vehicle "designed for transporting people" All classes above allow towing up to 750 kg (1653 lbs) trailer, but only if the total weight of the rig fits into weight limit, so for the typical B class if you have a 750 kg trailer your vehicle must fit under 2750kg. To tow more you must get appropriate + E license, e.g. B+E or D1+E. Fun fact, if you do your B class driving test in an automatic, your license only allows you drive auto, to drive manual you need to get retested.
@@boban250 The last bit with the automatic transmission was revised recently. Now they will quickly let you drive a manual during the training lessons, but you will do the exam with an automatic but are allowed to drive a manual later on.
9000 pounds sounds like a lot, but a lot of the 2500+ class heavy duty trucks that have been sold in the US for decades are pushing 8500 pounds. Yes it's heavy, but it's not that out of bounds as far as large, heavy duty trucks in the US are concerned.
This is actually an amazing idea. Just an iphone. Quick and dirty. It really shows Marques's skill and charasma. He makes it look natrual, fun and effortless. If I tried talking into a camera for 10 min straight I would be stuttering like I don't even know how to speak. Amazing work! Love it! (also the analogy is pretty funny, the ROG of trucks...lol)
The whole "recording on an iPhone" vibe makes it feel a lot more personal, like Marques is just hanging out with us. I like it, good contrast with the other content. I'm excited to see more!
Same, I actually stopped watching some of the other videos because they were feeling overproduced. Probably a weird reason... this is pulling me back in
It actually significantly cuts down effort and time to make and record the videos. I’d rather 3-4 of these videos for the same amount of time and effort it takes to make just 1 of those higher quality videos.
I would turn off the vibration seats, replace the weels and tyres with 20" all terrains and enjoy this fun truck without the roof! This thing is AWESOME!
At 9,000+ pounds, I'm curious how long it will be before certain offroad trails just ban these things. There have to be trails out there that are simply not able to be maintained if vehicles this heavy become more frequently used.
army trucks go offroad. Those are 15k pounds. It will be stupid as fuck if they ban it hahaha. Prob sensitive woke folks would do that. They scared its gunna fall thru the earth?
@@jonman2279 bruh you gotta be kidding me, I literally said "certain". Reading comprehension is at an all time low. You can't tell me "army" trucks go out on locally maintained or park operated trails. Some of these places barely have the funding and staffing to maintain trails with Jeeps and 4Runners on them. Top tier stupid comment.
Not really, people take their 7klb trucks on it all the time. I don't see much of a difference. The bigger concerning factor is the amount of *instantaneous* torque, and how that would disrupt the trail or cause accidents.
@@Toymonkeyjr you don't see much of a difference from 7,000~ to 9,000~??? Who the fuck taught you maths? ~29% more weight... and for direct comparison, the new EV hummer weighs almost twice as much as the old hummers.
Can you do an episode on everything charge cost related? -cost to charge at home using regular outlet, the GM charger, chargepoint stations -time to charge at these points. etc.
LOVE Auto Focus. So good to see you chasing your interests and passions and branching out. Stoked on the low production value, one-take style. Rockin' it. Also... In a truck, you generally call that back section the "bed" - not a "trunk" ;-)
I ❤IT!!! The reason why vibrating the seat is better is because if you aren’t watching the road, there is a good chance you are also NOT holding the steering wheel.
Marques, you should've tested it offroad, of course, dude, c'mon! You have to retest it. Load it with people and gear and go at least 200 miles to camp in the wilderness!
I like the new format, I like what you're doing, and will continue to watch your videos. You provide a nice review of the vehicles. On this vehicle, the UI you are impressed with has a utilitarian design. Lots of folks with trucks, also keep gloves in the truck. Having the large buttons makes it easy to work with while wearing gloves. Also, I believe the reason the seat vibrates instead of the steering wheel is an improved safety feature. As an example, if a driver were falling asleep at the wheel, on a long trip, and his/her hand falls free of the steering wheel, vibrating the wheel provides no functionality. The seat, however may actually get their attention. I would also say that if bad drivers are drifting lanes, its likely because they are not holding the wheel at all. I like the seat vibrating, it makes more sense.
I'm in love with this truck. And, fun fact, the animations were actually designed with Unreal Engine, just like Fortnite and other games. So hell yeah, I'm buying one.
I feel like crab walk *could* be useful for parking especially with how big the car is. If you’re lined up straight with a spot but you’re a little to far left you can crab walk right while keeping the car straight on to the parking spot
Or i’m pretty sure you can also use just the front 2 wheels to turn in with a much better turning radius and visibility/comfortably. Either way the crab walk seems mad useful
Crab walk isn't the real reason the wheels turn. The 4 wheel steering lets you have a crazy tight turn radius for a car that size. Crab walk is a just a gimmicky feature that they get for free with the 4 wheel steering
@@Rattus375 but we’re not taking about the regular use of it, we’re talking specifically about that gimmick and if it can be useful or not. And I explained a way that it could be
8:45 - Honestly, I think the seat is a better choice overall. if someone doesn't have hands on the steering wheel, the feedback won't do anything. However, someone who's not attentive will more than likely always have their butt in the seat 😅
That's a cool correlation between the original H1 and this new electric one (in terms of buyer habits/styles). Also love the handheld phone vibe to this channel as other people have mentioned.
Marques - you make the best review videos over all - your style is impecable and your direct and honest way of explaining things ….just works!! Giant new fan from Denmark 👍😎🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
serioulsy? usually, you make clear comparaison to see the difference. If I am interested to buy this truck. After this video, I still have no clue if it worth or not. The video do nothing than throwing: it is a ROG phone!
I used to work for Chevy (and by extension, GMC) and can confirm that the seat buzzing for collision warning has been in all their trucks for a few years. Personally, I prefer it, as they have the left and right ass bolsters of the seat zoned to vibrate if something is on the left or right side of the car. Gives a lot easier indication of where something is for any split-second decisions you need to make while otherwise distracted!
It’s much better than just buzzing the steering wheel. The “safety alert seat” is yet another brilliant design that he couldn’t bring himself to give GM credit for. He’s such a biased hater.
Those "no truck over X tons" signs are pretty funny. As a commercial truck driver for 6 years I encountered lots of them. Thing is, I would often end up in some backwater with some receiver in the middle of a mess of those roads only to be informed that trucks use them frequently, the sign is in some places not even representative of a law and even when there is a law it's basically never enforced. It's just something someone random throws up or a city/county/town/village/borough/etc. tosses on the side after cheeping out hardcore on infrastructure. Every so often, I would come across places where there grooves in the road were so deep and wide that you just had to use them--I often wondered how compact sedans even managed, there was no straddling them sometimes. Personally, I would love to see either minimum road specs raised, businesses being held responsible for managing their shipping lane and you know, such things actually being enforced cause it stressed me out. Kinda like all those fake height clearance signs in NYC.
This guy is such a great presenter - and in general has a look, sound and feel about him that is warm. And he is so clear about everything he reviews. This guy should do the evening news or run for office somewhere.
This is such an interesting car, because even though its so big and has a small potential pool of buyers, you can tell that a lot of thought went into it. Some of the features are something every single other (electric) car should have aswell, especially the dash with PHYSICAL buttons/switches! Thats seriously such a smart way of solving a big part of menu navigation and searching for the right settings, which other EVs suffer from. EDIT: I dont like big cars, I rather hate them. What the Hummer does well however is the *details*, like the mentioned dashboard or storage behind the back seats. Those are all things that id like to see on small EVs aswell.
I completely agree, the design overall is very well thought out. And if we are being honest it pays true homage to previous Hummer models with the exception of the H3 which itself was not as ridicoulus as the H2 or H1 before it.
To me it shows a lack of thought. 9000lbs does not show any creativity in thought. It was a “let’s just make the battery really big.” Not a lot of innovation. The look is well done, but after that it is impractical.
@@niceguyrides It's just like any Super Duty truck or the Hummer series before it. It's not really meant to be practical, it's more of a specific use case car. And it's not even that much a concern as it being over 100k+ MSRP not even with dealer markups is probably gonna keep it out of most people hands. I'm betting most of these if you ever see them are gonna be garage kept and on pavement getting groceries, instead of their intended off-road use.
As someone who drives a truck for a living I can tell you that a truck has the same kind of "extra" brake thing, so for a trucker that is an amazing feature. Saves a lot on brake pads, especially when hauling something heavy down a steep and long hill. As for the crap steering, that would be amazing when having to maneuver in tight spaces. You don't see the "need" for it because you don't have experience with driving huge trucks.
One thing you might consider relative to the crab mode, going back to your parking comments, it would let you scoot side to side in a parking space to help your passengers, and given presence when a parking neighbor is present also them, a little better access in turn without getting misaligned with your space.
3 second 0-60 at 9000 pounds is absolutely insane this thing is a weapon of mass destruction
I need that weapon.
I was gonna say that's why the truck is governed at 106 MPH, but then I realized that doesn't matter it's still 106 MPH
I want one.
People without a CV license driving a 9000 lb rig over 70mph on major highways. Yeah, all fine.
Weapon of inefficiency
Personally, I like the style of this channel a lot. Not as high production as MKBHD but it makes it kinda feel like he is talking more directly to you and feels less scripted. Not saying I dislike the other channels style though, both are great.
NGL, I super agree. You should do more of these videos.
Funny how amazing content needs none of the studios or the expensive cameras. Just need a good idea and a phone
@@TroyMeekhof I think that is actually his intent for doing this in the first place.
That was the point of the channel, watch his last video dud
He could really do with a laravel mic. I get the idea of wanting to make a Channel using a phone… but the audio levels are alllll over the place. Playing through my atmos sound system is wacky
*In most countries in Europe you would need a CDL (licence for heavy trucks) to drive that thing since it's over 3.5 tons.*
True. This is such a scam. previously limit was 7.5 tons
@@surrealengineering7884 that’s what it should be ? 3.5 tons and you need a damn cdl? That’s actually crazy
@@tricct5890 Agreed. 7.5 tons was strict enough. In my family we have a Mercedes Unimog for the farm and we have to watch out which attachments we put on it, so it does not exceed the weight limit.
For the younger drivers it's 3.5t. And for all who got their drivers licence before 1971, it's 7.5 tons.
Which is obviously insane.
Germany really did not let that 70's crisis go to waste and imposed a lot of laws restricting personal freedoms severely.
E.g.: In 73, they also imposed a ban on driving a car on sundays, which fortunately was lifted shortly after.
Unfortunately all other restricting laws of that time are still in place and were not lifted. No matter who was in power.
I just want to point out that you need a C-class Driving Licence for vehicles with Gross vehicle weight rating of over 3,5 t. GVWR is the maximum acceptable weight of fully loaded vehicle. Here just the vehicle alone weights 4,1 t, so GVWR is probably way over 6 tonnes! You needed C-class Licence even for Hummer H1, which weighted about 3,3 tonnes.
@@tricct5890 Actually, you don't need a full C-Class. For vehicles with GVWR between 3,5, and 7,5 tonnes C1 is enough but it's very rare for someone to get this one. Usually you already go with a full C-class.
As an European, the crab walk seems very nice for the inner city parallel parking. Especially for the small and tight spaces of the one-way streets. You'd be able to squeeze this monstrosity really nicely after you bulldoze everything behind you.
Bro I am pretty sure this thing won’t even fit some European streets😂😂
This thing wouldn’t fit in the majority of the streets in my city 😭
I also don’t think the crab walk can move at much of an angle. Like a few degrees. The car can’t move completely sideways. It’s actually a pretty useless feature
Funny thing is a lot of American roads aren’t designed for really big vehicles so to speak. In my town our downtown area has massive roads around the courthouse. This is because back in the 1800’s when it came together they wanted to be able to turn around a horse and carriage on the square’s roads. They just kept it when it was paved.
@@tylerdunlap6787that’s true in the northeast for the most part but when the freeways started bulldozing everything over especially in the sunbelt and especially in Texas you’ll see gigantic roads and stroads that have no business being as large as they are in the middle of cities.
Amazing. In Germany, you would not even be allowed to drive this with a car licence - everything above 3.5 t requires a (semi)truck licence 😀
The USA is just ridiculous in so many ways.
It's EU regulation, so it's same for every EU country
@@jauho7483 Didn't know that!
Dang, that sucks! I don't see a lot of Germans probably wanting it anyway. It's GMC.
And would pay bigger taxes on everything, pay more expensive tolls on highways and parking lots because it would literally be considered a small semi truck, not a "car" anymore. Not to mention this hummer would be banned from driving on some roads and bridges. 4 tons is A LOT, and many smaller roads and bridges cannot take that weight, at least not safely.
At this point, being electric, I'm asking myself how much of that 200kWh battery is being used/wasted just to "carry itself" around. At which point it stops being worth it to add more battery? Im sure this truck with 50kWh less battery would barely lose that much range because it would be carrying A LOT less weight anyway
This car is a massive feat of engineering and could be absolutely terrifying in negligent hands
fax. i would not want to be driving next to that thing
Has the terminator ordered one like he did decades ago?
For real! and sadly it'll be trust fund kids riding around in these with daddy's money.
No joke. A 9000lb vehicle that does 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. What could go wrong?
*will be absolutely terrifying in negligent hands
The button set up under the UI is actually so nice, better feedback than touch based buttons/settings
I can see these doing well in larger cities of Texas. Majority of the full size 4 door trucks are used for commuting by one person.
Lol nope! Charging would be hell on road trips man.
I'll be honest, I wouldn't want to rely on the Texas power grid to keep me on the road. That thing goes down whenever it gets hot or cold or windy or when Abbot wants to knock out the lights in a school to prevent the children from reading.
@@miket2607 I feel like you didn't even read my comment and just commented what you don't like a bout EVs.
@@lexslate2476 Different cities have different priorities. I live in a city where the processing plants would lobby the shit out of Abbott if he let power go out for too long. It does need upgrading either way.
@@ipleedafif8033 If Texas had not sealed off its power grid from the rest of the country in order to avoid having its utilities subject to the laws which apply to interstate commerce, then even if half the generating capacity on the Texas Freedom Grid crapped out, it could draw power from places with working power plants.
I agree on the center dash buttons, these actually look like a nice fusion between digital and analog.
While it is nice to have buttons, there is a reason Tesla doesn't use them if they can: buttons need wires and wiring is one of the largest weight factors in any vehicle, let alone an EV. This is why many classic and old cars made of steel and iron still weigh less than many modern vehicles made out of aluminum and plastic.
agreed!
Yup the dash buttons are an attraction....I'd buy this truck and I don't like the other hummers
@@iMeatbag in a compact or economy car weighing in the sub 3000lbs range sure but for your average person I’d argue the benefits of having a physical switch you can feel and hit without looking is more beneficial. Especially given the fact with modern techniques and technology you don’t even need that much cabling. You can literally have all the buttons on a single pcb with just one wire thinner than a phone charging cable plugging directly into the massive touchscreen or down to the car’s brain. Modern physical switches aren’t like old fashioned controls that link directly to the unit they’re controlling but more like mechanical keyboards with a fancy exterior which can easily be made to last an extremely long time and a ridiculously long time if you use Hall effect switches which basically use electromagnets instead of physical contact. On another note I especially love the button for dynamically controlling regenerative braking and hope it becomes a standard trend.
@@iMeatbag you can multiplex and serialize buttons lol, a blackberry phone weighs nothing while having all the buttons on the keyboard, weight argument doesnt make any sense in any truck let alone a 9000+ lbs car
I wish more manufacturers would give us buttons with tactile feel for climate control, radio, etc. Much easier to use when you need to keep your eyes on the road.
The screen plus multi menu buttons setup is probably the best UI possible for an ev.
they could always add some haptics i guess
Physical buttons are too reliable and can’t be monetized. Locking you into software controls means expensive “repairs” for software issues which can be created on a whim.
they will bring that back as an invention and charge you for it big time.
yeah man, button simply a lot better when driving. i hate touch screen in some of the car just to adjust AC.
This vehicle has gotten me through so many hard times, it’s been a vehicle that’s literally saved lives. I wouldn’t be able to complete tasks without it.
I think all of us playing modern warfare 2 DMZ have gotten used to it!
Hahahahahahha.
You nailed this comment my boy.
Add me, I play dmz and wz2
Enemy#6980920
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i am walter white. the one piece, the one piece is real.
As someone who lives full time in an RV and have been waiting for EV options, I can tell you crab walk would be AMAZING when parking an RV. Normally to make left and right adjustments you have to move both the truck and trailer forward and backwards. Crab mode seems like it would let you change the angle of the trailer without the extra back and forth motion.
damn cool
in Germany you need to have a truck license for this. Everything over 3,5 tons is not considered a car. But if it barely fits in a parking spot in the US it won't in one in europe anyways. That thing is crazy. But seems like the most american EV out there :D
same in norway. suprised gmc make such heavy cars
By comparison, at under 5,000 kgs, this can be driven on the basic (non-professional) driver's license in the Philippines.
It's not just a German thing, but an EU thing, since the driver licenses are the same in all the EU
On the other hand though, it could be very beneficial for tax reasons (at least in Austria) if you have a truck license anyway (which we get in the military for free if one's lucky enough to become a driver in basic national military service). I donˋt know if I remember this correctly but wasn't this also a thing with previous Hummers?
Sadly yes it is the most american ev we have made :/
My favorite part of this video is how he is throwing shade at the prospective Hummer owner the whole time LOL
Yeah, I think we all have the same person in mind....An insecure, weightlifting, football-watching, fratboy good ole boy with a small p***s.
😂😂😂
Shade is fine, this will be my next house.
When shouldn't shade be thrown at any prospective hummer owners
He's a Tesla simp what did you expect
It’s gaudy, heavy and excessive but it perfectly captures the H1 vibes that the H2 and H3 lost. It looks durable, it looks heavy (it damn sure is), it looks like it’ll get you through a brick wall.
An ev hummer... You've got to be joking lol
@@matthewdh123 I don't see any issues with it being ev
@souravpaul3655 I like evs and all. But some vehicles just seem like an odd choice to go that route. In my opinion, if you like it. Good on you. It looks super fucking cool, but when I found out it was a hummer I thought "what the hell? Army and all that, you don't think EV on the battle field.". Just seemed like a wild route to take for the hummer in particular.
i have to admit those drive change animations are legit cool af
i think they totally nailed it, completely over the top like a hummer should be!
0-60 in 3,5 seconds is hilarious considering the weight
Terrifying also...
@@T1Oracle
Honestly, when you state the weight first and then you get to the fact that it IS speed limited. I tend to find myself nodding in agree to that call.
The real hummer (HMMWV) is a spartan, highly mobile special purpose vehicle. Dressing up commercial vehicles like this and labeling them "Hummers" is simply playing to all the wannabes out there who have no real clue.
9:34 This is actually horrifying. A 9,000lb truck doing 0-60 in 3 sec? There's not much that can withstand that kind of momentum.
Most EV's should not be street legal since they are very dangerous due to weight and speed and cause more wear on the roads.
Just wait till EVs are in the hand of every self loathing middle class parent who can't seem to move beyond highschool. You know, the ones that treat busy stretches of road with multiple lights and intersections like their own personal drag strips.
LOL “should not be street legal for the other shitty cars”
1000hp readily available in EVs for the general idiot on the road is dangerous, the standards are already low for the cars we have now but chassis like the Hummer and the Tesla can easily cause massive damage, I've already seen plenty of videos of the plaid going 80 in a neighborhood, that fast and the Hummer could go through a house
Not too much different than all the rocketing Tesla idiots out there at times.
I picked up an Edition One Hummer this week, and as a former Tesla owner for 5yrs, I absolutely love it.
That rear view Mirror is sick, switching the real mirror from camera was so clean
I’d love to see you do a auto-infotainment video series. Like a run down of every manufacturer’s attempt to integrate technology into their vehicles (both from a phone integration, and then overall technology usage for climate control, camera, security, display etc) - show how they compare to each other. Could break it up into each price segment, vehicle class, etc.
A whole series I think would be fascinating to plan and watch.
These are great btw - killing it.
That would be a very short video series considering how slow and outdated a lot of car manufacturers infotainment systems feel like they are from 2008.
The crab-walk mode is there to enable parallel parking that E-Brodozer without crushing nearby smaller cars. Smaller cars like an F150 Lightning. Or a semi tractor. Not my jam. The buttons though! Will the rest of the automotive industry please take note of that setup! That part is awesome.
Just make sure you never drive a big vehicle, it's hard to go back lol.
@@danmac6185 Actually, I learned to drive in an old Chevy dually and drove that for many years and had a Dodge 2500 (Quad, long bed) for years. Drove box vans and full sized work trucks with service beds for work too. Now I prefer my little truck. Hoping someday GM makes an electric Canyon/Colorado like thing that could tow more than 100 miles. A tall order indeed! And if it weren't for my small RV I'd likely ditch the truck altogether. We had a Bolt for awhile and although it was nothing fancy it was perfect for getting around and short road trips. Kinda reminiscent of old 1980's JDM hot hatches, just electric. I'm looking forward to new electrics in years to come.
@@charlesswank6401 you say you work in trucks but someone who understands trucks and vehicle history in general knows electricity is literally the worst option for towing literally anything ever. This is coming from a mechanic who has a dad and younger brother who drives semi trucks. Evs are worthless but if you really want one then I mean they still make smart cars so......
I'm looking for one with bow thrusters
Nice tour! What a huge beast of a machine. The brake regeneration paddles are great in traffic but leave a slightly sea sick feeling if you use the heavy setting.
I love the way that you get right to the point on your videos. Nicely done!!!
5:06 The middle part of the tailgate drops to give you a lower step to get into the "BED" of the truck and allow the Kicker system to aim backwards.
Also, GM trucks have had the mirror & backseat storage for a few years.
yeah, whish he knew that before making the video
@@ahmedmashhour1912 Making good quality review videos takes a lot of product knowledge and research, it's clear Marques was not well prepared or knowledgable about many of the vehicles functions or history. Even the regen he got all wrong, there are 3 levels of regen, and you can also shift to L mode, and use the paddle. GM has the best regen system in the industry, not crappy like Tesla where it is only on or off.
@@dmitchellhomes you can definitely adjust the regen in a tesla. very light regen for new users to heavy regen for more experienced drivers so that you hardly ever have to touch the brakes.
@@OscarLunatechtv WRONG... Recent Tesla have On and Off, thats it, they have no adjustment at all. I have a new Y, no adjustments.
0:00 Intro
0:45 Size & Weight
2:20 Aesthetics
2:38 Parking
3:25 Trunk Space
5:14 Bluetooth Speaker System
5:43 Who’s This Car For?
6:10 Interior
6:47 UI Features
8:23 Rear View Mirror
8:41 Butt Feature
9:02 Complaints
10:08 One Pedal Driving
10:59 Rear Wheel Steering
12:27 Rear Seat Storage
13:02 Being a Backseat Passenger
13:31 Conclusion
Big fan Marques! Enjoy the timestamps yall!
Zach you da real mvp
@@AimForTheBushes908 thank you 😁
Butt feature 😂
@@Zoebby Hummer got some kinks 😂
@@Longing4theWoods no prob! Just tryin to help everyone out 👍
I've had my hummer ev edition 1 for 3 months now, and I still love it!!! Most fun I've ever had in a vehicle.
I'm a little jealous!
It looks like a fun car
Loving this throwback vlog style of the classic MKBHD years!
Physical buttons instead of only a touch screen is just so good
The Hummer EV has a moon theme, specifically an Apollo mission theme. That is why the Hummer is towing a rocket in the tow/hall mode. Its also not just any rocket, it’s the Apollo mission rocket. The heritage is that GM and Boeing collaborated to build the lunar roving vehicles for the Apollo missions. I like the theme and think it’s a cool quirk and one of many subtle touches on the Hummer EV that are references to the Apollo missions.
gimmicky. The HummerEV has nothing to do with the moon, moon landing or moon roving but okay if GM wants to go down that "stolen valor" road.
"subtle"
@@dzerres relax. the company has history with the mission. they can do whatever they want.
@@dzerres Lunar Roving Vehicles were crafted by GM and Boeing in the 1960s! Those vehicles are still on the moon. NASA has a long history working with GM, you fool 🤣🤣😂
@@dzerres It's a GM electric vehicle, just like the moon rover. It is kind of gimmicky, for sure, but calling it stolen valor is utter nonsense.
You had reservations about the Hummer through the whole video and then figured it out at the end. It’s very cool and very high tech that dash is well designed. Kudos to GM they’re really knocking it out of the park!
As a Hummer H1 & H2 owner who’s trucks live & run in the tundra of northern Canada 🇨🇦
the crab walk would come in handy when the polar bears are blocking your path👇🏼..
(yes that’s a thing)
Bring it up here I’ll give that truck a good test off road ( no paved roads up here)
cheers from HudsonBay area 🇨🇦
you going to carry around 5 gallon jugs of extra electricity?
The batteries won't charge in the tundra bro
Northern Canada is not a war zone. This thing needs to be tested on a real battlefield ...... in Ukraine.
This is not an everyday vehicle; this is an "I have an obscene amount of money, and I want to show off" vehicle.
I mean... It doesn't cost that much honestly. With how much a rivian and lightning cost... this is more of just an extra splurge on top of one of those.
'I have an obscene amount of money and I'm really scared that if you get too close to me you might make a move to take it off me.'
@@a1c3c3u it's a offroad truck that does better than trx zr2 and raptor R.
@@a1c3c3u Your a child.
@@a1c3c3u That can apply to a lot of vehicles unfortunately both EV and ICE lol
"These graphics do look a bit video-game-like, and there’s one very good reason for that. The driver interface and infotainment screen in the GMC Hummer EV will run off of the Unreal Engine - a video game graphics engine that serves as the foundation for some of the most popular titles in the gaming world today. In addition to tapping the Unreal Engine, GM also hired an innovation consultancy and design firm called Perception to design the vehicle’s interface graphics. Perception, which has helped conceptualize futuristic settings and sequences for Marvel films, designed and animated the user experience and user interface for the GMC Hummer EV infotainment system and instrument cluster, giving it the high-end and graphically intensive appearance we see here."
Being based on unreal doesn't even sound that bad
@Mike S aren’t the majority of expensive vehicles using new technology? It’s kind of the point; if you’re spending that much money, you want the latest tech. And the latest tech is technically untested on a mass level.
Edit: expensive vehicles are usually using latest tech OR highest quality materials. This isn’t a luxury vehicle so it’s definitely about the tech
This is awesome! That is what the future is supposed to be about!
Rivian also uses Unreal for its in car UI (dubbed Human Machine Interface)
Personally I think you're doing great. One of the better personalities for EV reviews I've seen!
The vibration through the seat is probably a safety feature knowing people are taking their hands off the wheel much to often to go on their phones. Red light, drive through... going 120km on the highway lol. Literally both hands! So I appreciate it.
9,000 pounds is insane. I wonder what's the 60mph-0mph distance. The amount of inertia this behemoth probably has is crazy.
I wonder if the navigation tracks road limits and will route the Hummer around roads that it isn’t allowed to drive on.
This car is ridiculous, there are too roads where you cant drive here, youd literally be stuck behind a river because some bridges in my area have 3,6 limit, I actually wouldnt be able to get to school on this
Per Car and Driver 70-0 mph is 211 feet
I wonder the amount of childs poisoned and toxic materials emitted for the battery of just one of these things.
@@teasippingguy9316 ....and the pollution created from the massive mining areas flowing into the groundwater and lakes and oceans. It takes a tremendous amount of rare earth minerals just for ONE of the batteries....tons and tons of it.
That infotainment system with its UI is something I hope all car manufacturers adopt for their sedans because that's just brilliant design.
All the little things that would be annoying and dangerous to access while driving (fan speed) all have physical buttons/knobs/switches to control. Good stuff!
I hope automakers stop investing in infotainment period and just focus on making sure CarPlay and Android Auto work flawlessly.
Hummers have always been impractical. They tried making them smaller to make them practical and it ended up killing the brand
What brand?
lol, no the company going bankrupt in the 08 crash killed the brand.
Great review & editing! Keep up the excellent work!
My Hummer now has 16,806 miles on it. We put 9k miles on it in the first 30 days traveling across the country. I've also got a friend with a Rivian, he found out the hard way how insanely costly it is to repair them compared to GM and Ford's offerings. I'm still waiting on my Lightning Platinum too. Though I think by the time we actually get it it will just be going for sale. I've never driven anything in the truck market that feels like this Hummer. It is more responsive than our Raptor, and far more capable off road in situations that would matter. My center console toggles are used for fun stuff, like R2D2 "horns" and a siren for WTF mode on private roads where it's legal. I'm only 5'7", so I don't have any clearance issues while inside the truck. Honestly, the best part about my Hummer to me, is the fact that even in -30F temperatures, the battery compartment and it's temperature controlled environment is keeping me above 300 mile ranges. We learned from experience that at -30F, the Rivian (with heat) drops to about 190 miles.
are you bruce wayne or somethings? lol
That’s impressive. We need more owners like yourself to comment! I’m not sure if you’re aware but General Motors receive LOTS of hate from both anti-EV folks _and_ the pro-EV folks who are customers of other EV brands. There’s many naysayers to go around so the real world reviews from real owners like yourself are rare jewels 💎 aside from all the paid and bias reviewers, fanboys and social media trolls. Even Marquess comes across as biased in this “review”. 🤷🏽♂️
I really like your reviews are focusing on the practical experiences of owning a car for everyday drivers. Most car reviews focus on either a basic overviews of specs/design or focus on an in-depth UX review suitiable for racetrack-style driving enthusiasts.
I enjoy those reviews but I found that knowing the everyday user experience of owning a particular model is much more useful when buying a new car. I know I'm using using it to go from point A to point B most of the time so it's nice to know the minor nuisances (or improvements) that will impact my sanity everyday!
Your new channel is off to great start!
Love your channel so much! Keep up the good work!! :D
That paddle on the wheel would actually probably come in handy on steep downhill roads, given the extreme weight of this thing.
Crab walk is useful when you car falls (or is starting to fall) into a ditch or something. Because it is taking the entire car, sideways, out of it, rather than pushing the front and letting the rear slide.
Gives you more control.
To be honest, to understand the Electric Hummer, the person needs to understand the original Hummer.
Some cars are what they are. It's the same as if you have kids and wonder "who would buy a miata?".
To be completely honest he sounds like a hater endorsed by Ford Motors.
@@mybro727 To be completely honest, you don't sound like someone that's knows MKBHD for very well...
at least a miata has some handling and drivability. this thing is just all about being big
Car will fall into the ditch before the animation is over 🤣
@@SidhuTherapizt bahahajahaaa...good one man!
'Aspect Ratio of a truck' that was The fun take from this video for me.
Also, as you've mentioned many times that this vehicle is relatively large, a couple shots where it was parked to a normal car would've been a great addition. Just my two cents.
Cheers guys.
Crab mode is for parking and trailer maneuvering. Someone might use it off road but it would have marginal and niche utility compared with coordinated steering mode.
Driving diagonally at 25mph is terrifying lmao
It's mind boggling seeing the weight of these large EVs, the general EU drivers license for cars is limited at 3500 kg (7700 lbs) of gross weight, that means that most people in europe aren't even allowed to drive a Rivian or this Hummer
Interesting. A standard US drivers license allows you to drive any vehicle up to 26,000 lbs (11,793 kg) gross weight and/or tow a trailer up to 10,000 lbs (4,536 kg), as long as you are transporting no more than 15 passengers.
@@stephenj4937 I assume this is standardised across the entire EU, but in the Czech Republic, it is as follows:
standard license is class B: Vehicle under 3500 kg (7716 lbs) and no more than 9 occupants
class C1: vehicle under 7500 kg (16534 lbs) and no more than 9 occupants
Class C: vehicle not limited by weight and no more than 9 occupants
class D1: vehicle under 8 meters (27 feet) and no more than 17 occupants
Class D: vehicle "designed for transporting people"
All classes above allow towing up to 750 kg (1653 lbs) trailer, but only if the total weight of the rig fits into weight limit, so for the typical B class if you have a 750 kg trailer your vehicle must fit under 2750kg. To tow more you must get appropriate + E license, e.g. B+E or D1+E.
Fun fact, if you do your B class driving test in an automatic, your license only allows you drive auto, to drive manual you need to get retested.
@@boban250 The last bit with the automatic transmission was revised recently. Now they will quickly let you drive a manual during the training lessons, but you will do the exam with an automatic but are allowed to drive a manual later on.
9000 pounds sounds like a lot, but a lot of the 2500+ class heavy duty trucks that have been sold in the US for decades are pushing 8500 pounds. Yes it's heavy, but it's not that out of bounds as far as large, heavy duty trucks in the US are concerned.
Which makes sense.
I dunno what to say man, this is my first time watching one of your videos....you're a bloody natural at captivating your viewers. Thanks for this.
Sweet. Another awesome and comprehensive video.
I love your EV/ automotive related content!
This is actually an amazing idea. Just an iphone. Quick and dirty. It really shows Marques's skill and charasma. He makes it look natrual, fun and effortless. If I tried talking into a camera for 10 min straight I would be stuttering like I don't even know how to speak. Amazing work! Love it! (also the analogy is pretty funny, the ROG of trucks...lol)
He's amazingly talented that is for sure. I'm sure a bunch of effort went into making this feel so effortless. I'd love a behind the scenes.
nah he fell off and shills for who ever pays more
The whole "recording on an iPhone" vibe makes it feel a lot more personal, like Marques is just hanging out with us. I like it, good contrast with the other content. I'm excited to see more!
Same, I actually stopped watching some of the other videos because they were feeling overproduced. Probably a weird reason... this is pulling me back in
talk about being detached from reality- you’re watching a screen and it doesn’t even remotely feel like hanging with someone in person.
It actually significantly cuts down effort and time to make and record the videos. I’d rather 3-4 of these videos for the same amount of time and effort it takes to make just 1 of those higher quality videos.
Who cares man, you people are fools for liking this nonsense! Bunch of spoiled little brats! Just wait until this EV industry backfires lol!
@@raresabraleaks8216 get a job bum
I like it TBH it looks so sci fi and I really like the trunk bed cover being retractable and functional.
Thank you for the metric conversion!
Those animations for the driving modes are honestly so cool. Also the differential locks give me hope for future off-road electric vehicles
They worked with Epic Games (Fortnite fame) to create those animations.
I loved the animations
I would turn off the vibration seats, replace the weels and tyres with 20" all terrains and enjoy this fun truck without the roof! This thing is AWESOME!
20” all terrains would be some terrible puny and small tires. Did you mean 20” rims with like, 40” tires?
Yep first thing I did as a new owner was vibration off and roof stored in the trunk for some open air.
Yes.@@nozrep
Crab walk mode could be really useful for parallel parking if that ever became a thing with this vehicle
I had an original H1 back in the day and was fun and obnoxious in the best way possible. This is a different era can’t even imagine driving one now.
How's that for timing. Just finished your first video and you immediately upload the 2nd!
so hyped for the auto focus channel!
the auto focus series are some of my absolute favorite vids and i love cars
keep up the great work!!
6:59 the user interface design is amazing!!
the regen paddle was on the bolt, maybe the volt also. kind of a chevy thing. pretty useful I think
At 9,000+ pounds, I'm curious how long it will be before certain offroad trails just ban these things. There have to be trails out there that are simply not able to be maintained if vehicles this heavy become more frequently used.
army trucks go offroad. Those are 15k pounds. It will be stupid as fuck if they ban it hahaha. Prob sensitive woke folks would do that. They scared its gunna fall thru the earth?
@@jonman2279 bruh you gotta be kidding me, I literally said "certain". Reading comprehension is at an all time low. You can't tell me "army" trucks go out on locally maintained or park operated trails. Some of these places barely have the funding and staffing to maintain trails with Jeeps and 4Runners on them. Top tier stupid comment.
Not really, people take their 7klb trucks on it all the time. I don't see much of a difference. The bigger concerning factor is the amount of *instantaneous* torque, and how that would disrupt the trail or cause accidents.
@@Toymonkeyjr you don't see much of a difference from 7,000~ to 9,000~??? Who the fuck taught you maths? ~29% more weight... and for direct comparison, the new EV hummer weighs almost twice as much as the old hummers.
If I had to put money on it I would say anyone who can afford this will never actually take it off road.
I am jealous of the dash controls alone! How cool is that 😂
yes, it makes tesla looks like a car made for an idiot.
Thanks for the numbers in the metric system!
Can you do an episode on everything charge cost related?
-cost to charge at home using regular outlet, the GM charger, chargepoint stations
-time to charge at these points.
etc.
I will say, out of all the EV pickup designs, I like this one the most aesthetically.
It’s ugly in person
Bruuhhhhhhh
You need help
Better than the cyber truck
Check out the XL it’s in all black with the removable roof
LOVE Auto Focus. So good to see you chasing your interests and passions and branching out. Stoked on the low production value, one-take style. Rockin' it.
Also... In a truck, you generally call that back section the "bed" - not a "trunk" ;-)
I ❤IT!!! The reason why vibrating the seat is better is because if you aren’t watching the road, there is a good chance you are also NOT holding the steering wheel.
Marques, you should've tested it offroad, of course, dude, c'mon! You have to retest it. Load it with people and gear and go at least 200 miles to camp in the wilderness!
Great casual walk through, love the style
The phone camera quality is good enough, I like it!
The main issue though is the sound, it's either to lowd or too quite and it changes constantly
Needs a rode clip on mic to keep it consistent
I could definitely see crab walking off road being useful.
Thanks for living with it for two weeks so I don't have to, but I think I'd rather live with it now 😁😁
Who else thought “over 9000!!!!!!”
Great video, love the simplicity of the shoot. Straight to the point!
I like the new format, I like what you're doing, and will continue to watch your videos. You provide a nice review of the vehicles. On this vehicle, the UI you are impressed with has a utilitarian design. Lots of folks with trucks, also keep gloves in the truck. Having the large buttons makes it easy to work with while wearing gloves. Also, I believe the reason the seat vibrates instead of the steering wheel is an improved safety feature. As an example, if a driver were falling asleep at the wheel, on a long trip, and his/her hand falls free of the steering wheel, vibrating the wheel provides no functionality. The seat, however may actually get their attention. I would also say that if bad drivers are drifting lanes, its likely because they are not holding the wheel at all. I like the seat vibrating, it makes more sense.
What about employment?
I think nobody who has the money to buy this truck will wear gloves tho
I'm in love with this truck.
And, fun fact, the animations were actually designed with Unreal Engine, just like Fortnite and other games. So hell yeah, I'm buying one.
Auto review without A SINGLE MILE OF DRIVING! Reviews that internet truly deserves.
I feel like crab walk *could* be useful for parking especially with how big the car is. If you’re lined up straight with a spot but you’re a little to far left you can crab walk right while keeping the car straight on to the parking spot
Or i’m pretty sure you can also use just the front 2 wheels to turn in with a much better turning radius and visibility/comfortably. Either way the crab walk seems mad useful
It could be useful but it takes so long to activate in a real world scenario
Or maybe getting out if you've been parked in?
Crab walk isn't the real reason the wheels turn. The 4 wheel steering lets you have a crazy tight turn radius for a car that size. Crab walk is a just a gimmicky feature that they get for free with the 4 wheel steering
@@Rattus375 but we’re not taking about the regular use of it, we’re talking specifically about that gimmick and if it can be useful or not. And I explained a way that it could be
8:45 - Honestly, I think the seat is a better choice overall. if someone doesn't have hands on the steering wheel, the feedback won't do anything. However, someone who's not attentive will more than likely always have their butt in the seat 😅
I was thinking of someone who had fallen asleep and dropped their hands off of the wheel. I like the feature too. Oh and people who text and drive. 🙄
Exactly. The wheel vibrating might feel nicer, but the vibration isn’t there to feel nice.
My diesel H1 Hummer is 8,300lbs with no battery. It can sit in the arctic winter for weeks and start like a charm. In an apocalypse, the H1 is KING.
You couldn’t even drive this beast in Germany with your normal driving license in Germany, it called B and only allows u to drive cars up to 3500kg.
I like this style of video! The review seems more genuine than a version with snazzy B-roll and cuts.
That's a cool correlation between the original H1 and this new electric one (in terms of buyer habits/styles). Also love the handheld phone vibe to this channel as other people have mentioned.
You look like your in your 20"s .And you have a HUMMER EV... Your doing good young man ...
"Horrifyingly fast". 🤣🤣 Now I REALLY want one.
Marques - you make the best review videos over all - your style is impecable and your direct and honest way of explaining things ….just works!! Giant new fan from Denmark 👍😎🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
Do you guys have lots of EVs there? How's life in Denmark?
@@bengsynthmusic we have alot of ev cars like bmw hyundai tesla and all those. We don't have a lot of trucks because our roads are not that big
serioulsy? usually, you make clear comparaison to see the difference. If I am interested to buy this truck. After this video, I still have no clue if it worth or not. The video do nothing than throwing: it is a ROG phone!
I used to work for Chevy (and by extension, GMC) and can confirm that the seat buzzing for collision warning has been in all their trucks for a few years. Personally, I prefer it, as they have the left and right ass bolsters of the seat zoned to vibrate if something is on the left or right side of the car. Gives a lot easier indication of where something is for any split-second decisions you need to make while otherwise distracted!
It’s much better than just buzzing the steering wheel. The “safety alert seat” is yet another brilliant design that he couldn’t bring himself to give GM credit for. He’s such a biased hater.
@@mybro727 Dude, chill; he just might not prefer that. Don't reply to me just to go pitchfork on him.
Those "no truck over X tons" signs are pretty funny. As a commercial truck driver for 6 years I encountered lots of them. Thing is, I would often end up in some backwater with some receiver in the middle of a mess of those roads only to be informed that trucks use them frequently, the sign is in some places not even representative of a law and even when there is a law it's basically never enforced. It's just something someone random throws up or a city/county/town/village/borough/etc. tosses on the side after cheeping out hardcore on infrastructure.
Every so often, I would come across places where there grooves in the road were so deep and wide that you just had to use them--I often wondered how compact sedans even managed, there was no straddling them sometimes.
Personally, I would love to see either minimum road specs raised, businesses being held responsible for managing their shipping lane and you know, such things actually being enforced cause it stressed me out. Kinda like all those fake height clearance signs in NYC.
"This is the ROG phone if trucks" An analogy I never would have imagined I'd hear in my life😂
You said it right “idk if something that weighs 9k should be going that fast 💨 “ 🤣
This guy is such a great presenter - and in general has a look, sound and feel about him that is warm. And he is so clear about everything he reviews. This guy should do the evening news or run for office somewhere.
no. He looks honest and genuine.....
Totally agree. His character is perfect to present in this way.
Yes, nice way of reviewing.
I think he would make a good phone reviewer.
Tire noise is normal for any tires that prioritize traction off road. Even race tires or sports car tires can be loud.
Thank you, a good review
This is such an interesting car, because even though its so big and has a small potential pool of buyers, you can tell that a lot of thought went into it. Some of the features are something every single other (electric) car should have aswell, especially the dash with PHYSICAL buttons/switches! Thats seriously such a smart way of solving a big part of menu navigation and searching for the right settings, which other EVs suffer from.
EDIT: I dont like big cars, I rather hate them. What the Hummer does well however is the *details*, like the mentioned dashboard or storage behind the back seats. Those are all things that id like to see on small EVs aswell.
I bet you do drugs.
I completely agree, the design overall is very well thought out. And if we are being honest it pays true homage to previous Hummer models with the exception of the H3 which itself was not as ridicoulus as the H2 or H1 before it.
Exactly and they can also very easily add space to add auxiliary buttons/features in the car/truck like lights, compressor…….
To me it shows a lack of thought. 9000lbs does not show any creativity in thought. It was a “let’s just make the battery really big.” Not a lot of innovation. The look is well done, but after that it is impractical.
@@niceguyrides It's just like any Super Duty truck or the Hummer series before it. It's not really meant to be practical, it's more of a specific use case car. And it's not even that much a concern as it being over 100k+ MSRP not even with dealer markups is probably gonna keep it out of most people hands. I'm betting most of these if you ever see them are gonna be garage kept and on pavement getting groceries, instead of their intended off-road use.
As someone who drives a truck for a living I can tell you that a truck has the same kind of "extra" brake thing, so for a trucker that is an amazing feature. Saves a lot on brake pads, especially when hauling something heavy down a steep and long hill. As for the crap steering, that would be amazing when having to maneuver in tight spaces. You don't see the "need" for it because you don't have experience with driving huge trucks.
2:10 when everyone tailgates like this let's pray the thing automatically brakes for you
What tailgating
@@janeblogs324 are you blind?
You don't use the 2 second rule in murica?
@@janeblogs324 in norway it's 5 seconds for trucks
One thing you might consider relative to the crab mode, going back to your parking comments, it would let you scoot side to side in a parking space to help your passengers, and given presence when a parking neighbor is present also them, a little better access in turn without getting misaligned with your space.
It's funny you mention this. I'm not an off-roader, so 99.9% of what I use crabwalk for is adjusting in a tight parking spot 😂
you might be scared of lambo hitting you at 180 miles per hour, but this thing going 100 is exactly the same force.
Lawd have mercy on our poor soul.