The Hummer EV can navigate tight spaces with new King Crab rear steering

We weren’t that impressed with the Hummer EV erstwhile it archetypal came retired — too big, excessively expensive, and brainsick inefficient — but we did admit the novelty of the Crab Walk diagnostic that fto the monolithic motortruck rotate each 4 wheels to thrust diagonally astatine debased speeds. Our reviewer, Emme Hall, called it “the weirdest sensation” and “a bully enactment trick.”

Now, for the updated 2026 exemplary year, the Hummer EV is getting adjacent much crablike. The diagnostic is present called “King Crab,” and it allows for adjacent much maneuverability than before. At debased speeds, King Crab turns the rear wheels somewhat faster than the beforehand wheels, enabling the hulking Hummer to dart successful betwixt boulders oregon done a constrictive copse of trees.

GMC says it volition vessel the 2026 Hummer, some pickup and SUV, with the caller feature. Existing owners volition get it done an over-the-air bundle update aboriginal this year. The diagnostic is the effect of GMC’s putting the telephone retired to Hummer EV owners for “epic” bundle update ideas.

The automaker is besides releasing a caller constricted c fibre variation of the motortruck and SUV with improved performance. With a caller 24-module battery, the c fibre variation volition accelerate from 0-60 mph successful conscionable 2.8 seconds. (The archetypal exemplary was capable to sprint to that velocity successful 3 seconds.)

The 2026 Hummer is present getting bidirectional charging capabilities, meaning it tin nonstop powerfulness retired from its artillery to different EV oregon adjacent a home. And it comes with enhanced Super Cruise, allowing drivers to automatically alteration lanes erstwhile the vehicle’s built-in representation is being used.