GMC auctioned off the rights to the first customer example of the 2024 Hummer EV SUV over the weekend to raise funds for charity.
The auction took place during the annual Barrett-Jackson sale in Scottsdale, Arizona, where rights to the first 2024 Ford Mustang were also sold.
The last bid for the electric SUV was $500,000. All proceeds will go to Tread Lightly! donated to a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting outdoor recreation and environmental protection. Rights to the first 2022 Hummer EV pickup were also auctioned in early 2021, generating a final bid of $2.5 million.
The first Hummer EV SUV for customers has not yet been built, but GMC has confirmed that it is one of a series of special Hummer EV Edition 1 SUVs that come standard with available features similar to the Edition 1 versions of the Hummer EV that were originally offered The pickup was launched in 2021.
2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV prototype
The Hummer EV Edition 1 SUV will also feature the electric SUV’s top-of-the-line powertrain, in this case a three-motor all-wheel drive, good for an estimated 830 horsepower, or if used for 0-60 mph acceleration in around 3 .5 seconds is enough for the Watts to Freedom launch control mode. That’s less than the pickup’s peak horsepower of 1,000 horsepower, or enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in three seconds.
Edition 1 will also be available with the exclusive Moonshot Green Matte paint option, shown here on a prototype.
2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV prototype
The Hummer EV SUV has a wheelbase that’s 8.9 inches (126.7 inches total) shorter than the pickup, giving it greater departure and dump angles and a tighter 35.4-foot turning circle, thanks in part to rear-wheel steering. The pickup’s CrabWalk diagonal driving function will also be available in the SUV.
The largest battery at launch will provide an estimated range of 300 miles. A smaller battery, available later in the life cycle, will provide an estimated 250 miles.
2022 GMC Hummer EV pre-production at Factory Zero facility in Detroit, Michigan
Pre-production examples are already rolling off the assembly line at General Motors’ Factory Zero plant near Detroit, where the pickup has been produced since late 2021 and where GMC will also build its 2024 Sierra EV Denali. The first customer examples of the Hummer EV SUV are scheduled to go into production in early 2023, with deliveries beginning shortly thereafter.
Pricing for the Hummer EV Edition 1 SUV starts at $105,595. An EV3X class priced at $99,995 will follow Edition 1 deliveries in Spring 2023 with the same three-motor powertrain. There will also eventually be EV2X and EV2 classes, both with twin-engine powertrains. They will cost from $89,995 and $79,995 respectively. Reservations are currently closed, GMC has confirmed.
