The development meetings at Hummer must be fascinating, the only suggestion seemingly being ‘more’ and the only answer ever being ‘yes’. How else do you get to the new 2026 Hummer EV, complete with a new King Crab all-wheel steer mode and 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds? Just when it seemed like we’d reached peak Hummer with the tri-motor, thousand-horsepower EV, now that’s been further updated for the 2026MY. It was as long ago as 2020 that this Hummer was first shown, and the shock value hasn’t really worn off since.
King Crab appears to be the biggest update for ‘26, and it’ll be coming over the air for existing owners in due course. It’s basically a more extreme rear-wheel steering mode, intended for use in off-road scenarios and absolutely not coming to a Cars and Coffee TikTok near you soon. As can be seen in the vid below, it massively overspeeds the rear tyres (as well as turning them in the opposite direction to the fronts), for much-improved maneuverability in tight spots. Which is most spots in a Hummer, really, though it promises to have some advantages in the forest. ‘No other 4x4 offers this kind of rear wheel agility’, says Hummer.
There’s a new special edition for this refresh also, the Carbon Fiber Edition offered as both SUV and pick-up with - you guessed it - 22-inch carbon wheels. On all-terrain tyres, if you really wanted to risk what must be super expensive rims. Though in Hummer’s defence, they do provide a spare with the SUV version - and it must be the only car with carbon wheels to come with five of them. They want owners to be out there King Crabbing on the carbon, it seems.
Additionally, the new model gets a ‘Velocity Ember’ interior, plus a range of ‘higher contrast colours and a brighter palette’, including Coastal Dune and Auburn Matte. Which sound like actors you should know about by now. Or there’s just grey, which officially here is Magnus Grey Matte. But those who want a jazzier hue can now get it, by the sounds of things. Of more interest will probably be that phenomenal headline acceleration figure - 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds - achieved through software tweaks for the 1,160hp powertrain and ever so slightly improving on before. That’ll be something to experience in any colour.
With an improved ride quality said to be coming as well thanks to new damper tuning, the 2026 Hummer EV update sounds like a worthwhile one. “The refreshed Hummer EV enhances an already amazing vehicle with new software innovations and forward-thinking design,” said Al Oppenheiser, GMC Hummer EV chief engineer.
Production will kick off later this year, before arriving in Stateside GMC dealers before 2025 is out. Then, perhaps, a couple may find their way to the UK - as has happened already…
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