Enlarge Image The only way you'd lose this thing in a parking lot is if that parking lot was at a GMC dealer. And even then... Andrew Krok/CNET "My name is Hummer, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" 8.3 2022 GMC Hummer EV View Local Inventory Like Brain-breaking hustle Beefcake aesthetics Super Cruise Don't like Many poor-quality materials Leaky noises aplenty Generally obscene The GMC Hummer EV isn't here to be practical. It's a moonshot vehicle, an aspirational purchase that seeks to convince internal combustion, bro-truck holdouts that the cars of the future can be "badass," too. But after a week behind the wheel of this brodozer, even with all the whiz-bang tech tucked away in here, the Hummer EV still feels like a relic of the past, desperately fighting against the tide while trying to fit into a more eco-conscious future where it probably shouldn't exist at all. I'll start with the parts that I think GM got right -- as "right" as a 9,000-pound electric truck can get, at least. While I prefer the silhouette of the upcoming SUV variant to this pickup-truck body, I will say that the Hummer EV looks every bit the beast that it is. The boxy fender flares comprise nearly half of the real estate on each side. It's imposingly large in every dimension. The giant running light with "HUMMER" etched into it makes the vehicle's presence known well before it blots out the sun for smaller vehicles as it passes by. It's extremely in-your-face. 2022 GMC Hummer EV Is Bold and Brash +26 More See all photos GMC rolled out its biggest, most powerful Hummer EV first, and it practically breaks physics when experienced. Two motors at the rear axle combine with one on the front axle to produce a net 1,000 horsepower and somewhere north of 1,000 pound-feet of torque. (I am not parroting GMC's practically duplicitous use of five-digit at-the-wheel torque figures .) Even thoug
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