The popularity of GMC’s Hummer EV went unnoticed in China. State-owned automaker Dongfeng is reportedly planning to launch an electric version of the M50 Warrior, a Hummer-like off-road vehicle, which will launch a new sub-brand dedicated to battery-powered vehicles. vans.
No need to cite the source, website China Car News wrote that the division would be called M, an abbreviation for something completely different if the cars you are going to come from Munich. Initially, the operator is planning for three models respectively M18-1, M18-2 and M18-3. The M18-1 will hit the market first, and it’s been described as an electrified M50 Warrior (pictured) with six seats.
Dongfeng will build the M18-1 on a new architecture called MORV developed in-house. The powertrain will develop up to 1,072 hp, 72 hp more than the most powerful version of the Hummer EVbut time from 0 to 60 mph will register under 5 seconds, about 2 more seconds than GMC. It will provide about 310 miles of range thanks to 140 kilowatt-hours of power the battery.
Another interesting point is that the M18-1 is said to be much lighter than the Hummer EV – it will even be heavier than the petrol-powered M50 Warrior on which it’s based. It will scale to about 6,900 pounds and stretch about 205 inches, compared to 9,046 pounds and 217 inches for the Hummer. Of course, these numbers were purely hypothetical until the truck started rolling off the assembly line.
Talk about production scheduled to start in 2023 at a factory currently under construction in China. Dongfeng is expected to sell around 4,160 units per month, although there is no indication that the M18-1 will join the GMC Hummer EV’s home ground.
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