I wonder if Hummer feels this way about you?
As early as the beginning of this year, GMC released the preview of Hummer's return, only revealing Zhang Ruo's looming front face in terms of modeling.
However, the performance index is quite bluffing, 1000 horsepower, 1 1500? Pound foot? Yes? Torque (about 15600Nm), 0-60mph (that is, 0-96km/h) acceleration time only takes 3 seconds. All this has to be "attributed" to Hummer, which ushered in rebirth and turned into an electric car.
GMC was originally intended to be officially announced on May 20th this year, but due to the epidemic situation, Hummer EV was postponed to 10.
This Hummer also brought Lakers star LeBron James. On the one hand, the Lakers he led are the focus of the whole league, and recently won this year's NBA championship.
On the other hand, his mother borrowed $50,000 to buy a H2 as his 18 birthday present. Later, the first generation of signature shoes designed by Nike for him also borrowed elements from Hummer.
However, the news that Hummer has been transformed into an electric car revealed earlier seems to halve the interest of fans in it, and then halve it. ...
When it comes to Hummer, we have to mention the United States and the wars they participated in, because Hummer was born for war.
In fact, the history of Hummer is not long. Unlike those car brands with a history of more than a hundred years, the name Hummer officially appeared in 1992, and it was at this time that Hummer began to enter the field of civil vehicles. The first product is Hummer H 1.
▲ Hummer H 1
Hummer H 1 was formerly AM? HMMWV produced by general motors, its full name is Gao? Mobility? Multipurpose? Wheeled? Vehicles, that is, multi-functional wheeled vehicles with high maneuverability, were born under the guidance of the US Army based on many years of combat experience.
HMMWV was born in 1980. When was it? Gm manufactured 12 HMMWV, whose performance was fully affirmed by the us military, and later won a big contract of 55,000 vehicles.
▲HMMWV
Up to now, HMMWV has produced more than 6.5438+0.4 million vehicles, of which 6.5438+0.00 million vehicles belong to the US military. Later, we can all see HMMWV in some news reports related to the war.
Of course, those wars themselves are beyond the scope of our discussion. We just say that HMMWV, the predecessor of Hummer, has made great contributions to the US military.
The reason why HMMWV entered the civilian market from the military attribute was also related to its outstanding performance in the war, so that celebrities at that time were seeking the possibility of buying one themselves. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the representative of the tough guy image, is the first owner of the civilian version of HMMWV.
Later 1999, GM obtained the trademark right and production right of Hummer, which seems to be a successful commercial operation.
However, the good times did not last long. Ten years later, in 2009, due to the economic downturn, GM was in danger, so it planned to sell the Hummer brand. The intended buyer at that time was Tengzhong Heavy Industry, a private enterprise in China.
However, Tengzhong Heavy Industry did not successfully complete the acquisition. On February 20 10, GM started the process of closing the Hummer brand business, and Hummer entered history.
Time flies, another decade has passed, and we have heard the news of Hummer.
Different from before, this time Hummer did not return as a brand, but returned to people's field of vision as a model series, which can be said to have dropped by a level.
It is reasonable for GM to include Hummer in GMC brand. After all, as a brand whose market operation is not successful, rebuilding the whole brand requires a lot of investment and high risks.
Perhaps you are unfamiliar with GMC, which is a very American brand owned by General Motors. Its product line is hardly a pickup truck or an SUV.
Under the uncertainty of whether the reborn Hummer can be accepted by the market, it has become the first choice to classify it as GMC brand, which also focuses on building big cars. After all, it is important to have the same style of painting.
By then, if the thoroughly remoulded Hummer is recognized by the market, it will not be too late to become independent as a brand.
In fact, the previous Hummer brand did not launch many cars. More than ten years later, it introduced three cars: H 1, H2 and H3. The reborn Hummer under GMC brand has only one car series for the time being, but it will have different body forms and power versions.
Is the pickup version on display at present? 1 version, that is, the first version, according to past experience, the first version is usually a version with high configuration or top configuration, so its price looks quite expensive, which is 1 12595 USD, about 750,000 RMB.
If you have the opportunity to enter the China market, it may be more expensive.
With such a high price, there are naturally things.
On GMC's official website, their official definition of Hummer EV is "the world's first pure electric super pickup truck".
First of all, pay attention to the most important parameter of electric vehicles-cruising range.
Version? 1 As the top Hummer EV, it has the longest cruising range in the car series, and the EPA working condition is 350 miles.
EPA working conditions and mile measurement units here are different from NEDC working conditions and kilometer measurement units commonly used in China. For reference, NEDC's battery life is 600 kilometers. The nominal EPA battery life of X High Performance Edition in the United States is 34 1 mile.
So Hummer EV? Version? Will the cruising range of 1 be slightly better than that of Tesla models? X high performance version is slightly longer.
However, other versions of Hummer EV will have weaker battery life. The three versions are Hummer EV? 2. Hummer EV? 2X and Hummer EV? 3X. Minimum specification electric vehicle? Version 2 has only 250 miles of EPA cruising range, while the two versions in the middle have 300 miles.
The power equipment will be weaker accordingly, with the top version? 1 equipped with three motors, the total output power is 1000 horsepower, and the acceleration from 0 to 96 km/h takes only 3 seconds.
EV？ 3X has three motors, but the total output is only 800 horsepower. Although 200 horsepower is missing, 800 horsepower is quite powerful.
EV？ 2 and EV? 2X is a dual motor, providing 625 horsepower. The main difference between the two is whether they are equipped with four-wheel steering system, air suspension and 800V fast charging system (the fastest charging time 10 minute, battery life 160 km).
When you see this, you should find that 2 or 3 behind EV represents the number of motors, and X represents the four-wheel steering system.
Speaking of four-wheel steering, although the principle and structure are probably no different from the common four-wheel steering, because it is an off-road vehicle, its working mode has a new way of playing.
Usually when we see four-wheel steering at low speed, the rear wheel will deflect in the opposite direction to the front wheel to increase flexibility, but Hummer EV can deflect the rear wheel in the same direction as the front wheel when it is off-road.
Officially, it is called "CrabWalk" crab walk mode. In fact, due to the limited deflection angle of the wheel, it is definitely impossible to walk sideways like a crab, but only sideways.
Its air suspension can lift the car body by 6 inches, increasing the passability in the limit state.
In addition, the Hummer EV is also equipped with a configuration that is incompatible with this car-Super? Cruise Super Intelligent Driving System is one of the most advanced automatic driving systems in the world, which can achieve a high degree of automatic driving on closed highways, and has achieved 8.8 million kilometers of zero accidents in the United States.
At present, only some Cadillac CT6 models in China are equipped with this system, and when it is put together with the word "Hummer", it always makes people feel that something is wrong.
However, Hummer EV is a pure electric vehicle. As an electric car, there seems to be nothing wrong with not leaving a little room for intelligent driving. ...
After all, it doesn't seem right for Hummer and EV to be together.
Although Hummer EV has been released, Edition? 1 has been snapped up, but GMC didn't say how much pre-sale quota they released.
Why do people grab the edition? 1, is it because of the version? 1 pay first, but wait until the autumn of 202 1, EV? 3X、EV？ 2X、EV？ Two will be delivered in autumn 2022, spring 2023 and spring 2024 respectively.
This action is really unpleasant.
The power has become a pure electric Hummer. Although it seems that it still retains many modeling elements of Hummer before, it is more integrated with a new generation of design concepts.
Although I have deliberately emphasized that I am a Hummer in many details, such as the headlight is a squashed "H", the detachable part of the roof is removed, the rest of the frame is also an "H", and there is also a small "Hummer" on the seat back. The word "EV" always makes people feel that it is causing psychological hints repeatedly.
But to be honest, Hummer EV did not inherit the original and direct essence of Hummer, and lacked some flavor. On the contrary, it is the shadow of Toyota FJ Cool Road Ze.
FJ Cool Road Ze, as we all know, is a rare innovative product of Toyota.
As a result, Hummer EV in GMC brand shows us GM's feelings of selling. "Hummer" is largely just a name of Hummer EV.
Probably GM wants to build an electric pickup truck, and then use the name "Hummer" to make this pickup truck have higher attention and acceptance.
To put it bluntly, Hummer is just an emotionless tool, which has been used.
Obviously, such an electric pickup truck will not become a combat vehicle of the US military with a high probability. In other words, Hummer EV seems to have forgotten its original intention.
In fact, it's not just Hummer EV. Most of the models that we have heard in the past have been transformed or will be transformed into electric vehicles.
Of course, some are suitable, some are not, and even those who don't turn into electric cars and just use names are not suitable.
Like Mitsubishi Eclipse? Is Cross related to eclipse sports car?
There is also a beetle that has been discontinued. It is said that Volkswagen intends to re-launch, but it is likely to be an electric car.
It's just that it's quite reasonable for the beetle to be electrified, and it belongs to a personalized scooter.
Even so, on the other hand, a new electric vehicle that uses the name "Beetle" and inherits the previous design elements will be more likely to cause a sensation than creating a new image out of thin air.
This is also why the current car companies like to give new life to the "dead" models.
Whenever we see a certain manufacturer talking about reviving a certain model, even a famous car or a car with a story, we are not excited for the first time.
Unless Mazda says it will re-launch the RX series rotor sports car, it will really be amazed. Of course, it seems that there is no significant progress in this matter now. ...
Speaking of Hummer EV, although it is not a vase, it may be a good hard-core off-road pickup truck to some extent, enough to face rivals such as Tesla Cybertruck and the future Ford F- 150 electric version, but putting Hummer and EV together is too purposeful after all.
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