When people hear the word “Hummer,” a lot of them think of the original H2. That rig debuted 25 years ago, which is crazy to think about if your mind is still filled with 2000s pop culture references like mine. If it weren’t for AM General building the big ol’ box for civilians near the start of the millennium, music videos and MTV Cribs would have looked a lot different. And to honor that, GMC is building a run of Hummer EVs in yellow—yeah, you know the shade.
GMC is calling it the Hummer EV Icon 25. It’ll be built in limited numbers with serialized plaques on the dash, but the press release doesn’t mention how many the manufacturer will make. In any case, you’ll know one when you see it, whether it’s a pickup or an SUV.
Yellow was the flagship launch color for the H2 back in 2002, and it stuck around through the model’s entire run, which ended in the 2009 model year. This time around, it’s part of a high-contrast two-tone exterior scheme, as all GMC Hummer EVs are black on the top and bottom. It’s also paired with a Jet Black interior on the Icon 25 model, though the hero color is used sparingly inside; it only pops up in a few places, like the dash plaque, as the stitching is white and decidedly more subdued.
That’s probably the only thing that’s subdued on the entire vehicle, of course. The Hummer EV makes up to 1,160 horsepower in tri-motor 3X spec, or 635 hp in the dual-motor 2X trim with the Extreme Off-Road Package. You can get the Icon 25 goodies on either model; just don’t ask how much it’ll cost, because GMC hasn’t said. Not yet, at least.
These will be available in the U.S. and Canada later this year as 2027 models. GMC is also adding four more exterior colors to the Hummer EV lineup: Dark Ridge, Azurite Blue, Dark Ember, and Deep Void Matte. I’m sorry to say that I don’t know what any of those look like, as the company’s PR people only sent photos of the yellow ones. Enjoy those, along with these heritage shots of the ’02 H2.
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