One of the coolest features of the new GMC Hummer electric vehicles is CrabWalk, but we have not seen it in nature yet. Well, at least until now.
In principle, “Crab Mode” allows all four Hummer wheels to slide to the side, allowing the greasy EV to move obliquely when the accelerator pedal is applied. It takes four-wheel drive to a whole new level, and the goal is to make it easier to use this mode to drive difficult obstacles when driving off-road. I imagine it would also make quite an easy party trick.
But someone posted a clip to The Fast Lane Truck on YouTube showing this mode on a public road for the first time. You can see it below:
Until now, everything we saw was released directly by GM and was digitally created or filmed in a closed circuit; you should take it all with a grain of salt, for it shows nothing in nature.
However, this new clip shows a series of Hummer EV trucks running through heavy traffic. It’s equally charming and creepy, as I’ve always felt dancers move in sync. It should not be possible to move like that, but it should.
Either way, it’s nice to see these trucks see their little dance do on the road after a successful day driving through the ground. We have yet to see what the CrabWalk feature will look like if it is implemented mid-obstacle on an off-road route, but it’s probably just a matter of time.
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But it also provides a fun experience on the road. I would love to see the faces of people who do not know this feature, when they first see the scratch on the road.