The 2026 GMC Hummer EV is a technological masterpiece with abundant ground clearance and an aggressive approach angle. The specs are wild, with a ground clearance of up to 15.9 inches and an approach angle of 49.4 degrees. The vehicle also features a Zeusian power output, with up to 1,160 horsepower and up to 13,000 lb-ft of torque.
After spending a few days driving the Hummer EV 3X Pickup Truck around the Hudson Valley with the roof off, I took it to Northeast Off-Road Adventures, a 75-acre off-road driver training facility where I work as a trail guide. The property has a deep network of mild-to-wild trails, and they do everything from teaching Subaru Crosstrek owners how to get out of their comfort zone without cooking their CVTs to advanced recovery training with fully built overland rigs.
View Price on AmazonIn my many years of professional off-road driving, squeezing a 9,600-pound electric Hummer through tight, tree-wrapped northeastern trails was actually not the stupidest “big fish, little pond” scenario I’ve had to wheel in. That memory still belongs to weeks spent bushwhacking through Australian jungles in an Isuzu NPR box truck, which was as much swearing, sweating, and shoveling as it was driving. I’ve gotten a lot better at vehicle handling since then, and the ’26 Hummer is practically a spaceship in comparison to that lumbering barge.
My test rig was a 3X Pickup Truck three-motor model with the optional 24-module battery pack and the Carbon Fiber Edition package, unlocking the preposterous power output claims. The vehicle features 35-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory all-terrains, which don’t have a particularly aggressive tread or much sidewall. They were wrapped around 22-inch carbon fiber wheels, part of a $13,700 Carbon Fiber Edition Package that features the material extensively on the vehicle’s exterior.
The carbon kit looks absolutely incredible, but I mean, I’m having a hard time imagining a louder “this truck will never actually be driven off-road” signal to anybody who knows what they’re looking at. It’s scary enough imagining how much it’d cost to fix the vehicle’s aluminum body if it hit a tree. What the heck are you supposed to do if you bang a carbon wheel into a rock?
Source: thedrive.com
