[Oakwood]

Barring a few changes the GMC Hummer EV that we saw during the reveal is "98% production ready".

Muscle Cars and Trucks spoke with GM's Hummer EV Design Manager John Mack and he told them:

“It’s about 98 percent of what you see is accurate… there’s a few nuances,” said Mack, formally the Chevrolet Performance Studio Design Manager, when asked if the design was still conceptual. “ It’s stuff that design will notice. Surface refinement, tailgates, skid plates… those are areas that will probably be a little bit different come production.”

HUMMER EV DESIGN IS '98%' TO PRODUCTION SPEC

Now that the GMC Hummer EV has made its debut, we've finally gotten to lay eyes on its design. As it turns out, its 98% of the way there.

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[StillHummer]

98% is a good number, judging by the prototype too, I can't see them making any major changes. Like the article says, nuances. And that's a good thing, because I think they killed the design both inside and out.

 

[JimsH3]

98% is a good number, judging by the prototype too, I can't see them making any major changes. Like the article says, nuances. And that's a good thing, because I think they killed the design both inside and out.

I wonder what he means about skid plates. The material for them?

 

[StillHummer]

I wonder what he means about skid plates. The material for them?

I don't know, but I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that the materials will stay the same, they may just be messing with the texture a little bit to reduce grip when you're stuck in mud. Perfectly flat underbody armor and skid plated tend to act as a suction cup when you get deep in the wet, sticky stuff.

 

[Tom E-Tron]

I wonder what he means about skid plates. The material for them?

We should start seeing the initial dozen or so test trucks soon, and GM is not going to cover them so hopefully we will soon start seeing spy photos of the actual production design, and figure out what changes have been made. Watch the GM test grounds in Kapuskasing Ontario as I would think they want to get cold weather validation started in December-January.