Although it's a niche manufacturer, GMC has a lot of models to show to the American audience. Some are better, some are worse, and some are EVs.
Well known for its trucks and SUVs, GMC continues to represent a solution for anyone who wants something ritzier from GM, and the Chevrolet models are not enough. As such, customers can choose the Canyon, Sierra 1500, and Sierra HD pickup trucks, as well as the Terrain and Acadia, plus Yukon and Yukon XL crossovers and SUVs. More recently, there's also an EV component to the business – all thanks initially to the Hummer EV and Hummer EV SUV models.
GMC basically treats the Hummer EVs as a veritable sub-brand – but that doesn't mean that you can't have a fully electric GMC. Well, to be more precise, you can't have one right now even though the company presented the 2024 GMC Sierra EV Denali First Edition quite a long time ago – but it is only slated to arrive during the summer of next year.
Hopefully, logic dictates that from then on, a lot more GMC models will also receive an alternative EV model version. Interestingly, someone has already thought about that and decided to take matters into their own hands, or instead, at the tip of their CGI brushes, as is the case here with the imaginative realm of digital car content creators.
More precisely, Dimas Ramadhan, the virtual automotive artist behind the Digimods DESIGN channel on YouTube, has taken up the task of revealing a Savana EV model of all GMCs! That's an intriguing idea since the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana siblings are dedicated commercial vehicles. They appeared in 1996 as the successors to the Chevrolet/GMC G-Series vans, and currently, GMC sells the Savana versions in panel can form ($40,700), for passenger hauling ($45k), and as a Savana Cutaway for anyone looking to create their own custom design.
As far as the pixel master is concerned, it seems he found inspiration in the past when these mighty vans functioned as true houses on wheels – there's lots of real estate thanks to the heightened roof, and the cool 60/40 split doors make an appearance on both sides of the vehicle. This hypothetical GMC Savana EV also adopts many design cues from the current Sierra 1500 truck series - a nice blend of contemporary styling and retro-flavored mood.
The powertrain, meanwhile, could easily get borrowed from the GMC Sierra EV or the GMC Hummer EV and EV SUV – although that also means General Motors should finally scale up the production of Ultium-based technologies. That's a big if, especially considering how the company is struggling to bring to market all of the promised EVs, including the Chevy Equinox EV, Blazer EV, Silverado EV, as well as the GMC Sierra EV.
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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