What’s it like to drive the GM Defense next-generation tactical vehicle?

[@ericparks2186]

They seriously need to put these on the civilian market.

[@Sillyboi2308]

For sure

[@JefferyEdmonston]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@edwardj.coxjr.3031]

I as well .

[@sixpest]

I mean it really is a normal Chevy pickup just with armor.

[@JefferyEdmonston]

@@sixpest exactly

[@stuartwhitney4040]

Soldiers will be mighty cold when taking in shrapnel through those canvas doors.

[@d.b.5070]

We’ve got our love for the army to keep us warm

[@bassdojo]

It's not a real test. Go through a MRAP course. Load it up with armor and a gunner. Put it through snow, swamp and desert conditions.

[@CCM1199]

MRAP and this vehicle are two entirely different animals. what an MRAP can do, This vehicle will probably not do

[@bassdojo]

@CCM1199 i said course not be an mrap. I've got hundreds of hrs in both.

[@coyotePAC3]

This is just a HMMWV replacement - joes are going to be hauling cargo in it not fighting.

[@MARINE1FORCE6425]

Anything can drive over dirt trails, that was not a real tactical test!

[@robertwzell4078]

I agree, and they have some soccer mom that drives a minivan do the off road test drive, what joke!!!

[@XX-qd6ke]

​@@robertwzell4078--- Occasionally bouncing the front wheel of your mini van up over a curb now and then, does not 'an off road expert' make....

[@justinmil1]

​@@robertwzell4078I agree, that "road course" was not difficult. On a scale of 1-10, 1 being least difficult and 10 being the most difficult that "road course" scores a zero. She needs to stick with living in suburbia and not bother other people.

[@kevinblackburn3198]

F me. Stop wasting tax payer money on something the army does not need

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

Dawg, the Army didn't buy it lol...GM just made a prototype.

[@CCM1199]

As if the JLTV was needed....look at the Army now. They cant even fix half the fleet that is deadlined. Yea, the JLTV was a waste in tax payer's money. That money couldve went into fixing the HMMWV fleet it currently has in MTOE.

[@andreww1225]

@@CCM1199hummvs lack protection

[@CPTAwesome9000]

@@CCM1199JLTVs are replacing the HV. JLTVs are nice! Big upgrade to the HMV

[@CCM1199]

The fact that its super quiet is definitely a combat multiplier for sure. being able to roll up on a targeted raid house and not be made because of the lack of noise a HMMWV, Caiman, RG33 or tracked vehicle such as a Bradley or Tank is pretty damn nice

[@coyotePAC3]

And for non-combat roles, the hybrid drive makes the battalion quartermaster and the fueler's lives easier.

[@jimmyjones4985]

Yes , only $ 500,000 apiece. I'll take a dozen. 🤣

[@markziegler580]

Are you kidding me? Please don't tell me GM has created a five hundred thousand dollar prius for the military

[@chadimlay4886]

ok I will not tell you that, but they did. lets just hope it's only $500,000.

[@ericdeichman1204]

Very nice. How is it against IED’s and armor piercing bullets? Does it have night vision assist for stealth approaches. Does it have autonomous driving that could be paired to the crew so they could have the vehicle come to them by itself. What is the range with bulletproof glass? Does it have adjustable tire pressure like a humvee? What about drone counter protection and drone release of its own? No position for a 50 cal.?

[@mattdugan2000]

It’s just green. Tactically perfect.

[@mjk9388]

I think its meant to be a lighter vehicle, mainly for troop transport and scouting. Probably doesn't have armor so that you can go faster, although maybe you can strap some on. They are looking at putting a tethered drone on. I imagine the truck bed itself can probably take a mounted weapon system like a .50 cal, grenade launcher, and, eventually, counter drone tech when it's made small enough and light enough to fit.

[@rudyrw4146]

I don’t think this is meant to be like the JLTV this is like a scout/ light transport vehicle that will not be on the front line.

[@hyppievanman]

Light duty…. Light. Not armored up like an MRAP

[@jeffshriber6120]

This was exactly my first concern, all vehicles after Iraq have evolved to transform against cheaply made ied's, then efp's. The hillbilly armored up humver the armored up humver, the mrap line ups,the jtacs, the Strykers, so if it's heavily armored it's a tank and useless, if it's lightly armored it's an airborne transport vehicle. This is a vehicle that fits no purpose, and if shot in the lithium ion batteries you have a far bigger visible signature than being worried about noise. And lithium battery fires can't be put out only burn out, there goes your ride.

[@tommcclelland119]

I 100% want one!!!! Thanks guys for sharing this video. I subscribed, because I’m a Veteran and like Defense News.

[@17forever64]

Why are you comparing this to a regular car, over and over again? You need to compare it to the military vehicle it was designed to replace.

[@glennmorris25]

that thing is electric, if it has a diesel engine, its to charge the batteries

[@brianb-p6586]

That's called a series diesel-electric hybrid.

[@TruckemAll]

Diggin the bed on the mega cab

[@jackbarnhill9354]

They did this back in the 80s with a thing called a CUCV. Rode on one during desert storm. It was a nightmare cross country.

[@mattdugan2000]

I owned a former service 86 CUCV blazer it was a gigantic electrical nightmare turd on 4 wheels. The happiest day I owned it is when I bought it then sold it

[@HardcoreFourSix]

My last assignment prior to retirement had me driving a CUCV Blazer. Trying to keep up with the unit that I was evaulating (Armored Cav) was horrible. CUCV vs badger holes and basketball-sized volcanic rocks is a bad plan.

[@RalphIvanDelaTonga]

It's a glorified pick-up truck what makes it more special than a 30yr old Hilux with a cannon

[@hecanseeme8210]

Well it costs way more. That’s what is important.

[@edwardj.coxjr.3031]

Recommend two power ports be installed. One on vehicle side and one in cargo area near lift gate. Provide charge port, power take off to allow vehicle to power external Equipment as a power generation source.

[@SkyDrifters1]

The flat bottom will make IEDS significantly more effective.

[@jordanwilliams2557]

POV: the smallest truck in America

[@A-xv5fb]

There's a lot of small peni lol

[@AndrewJohnson-w2y]

My one question is does it have def or does the USA not have to follow the epa rules like the civilians do

[@glennmorris25]

@@AndrewJohnson-w2y farmers dont even follow rhe rules, no way uncle sam is following the same rules… unless its incredibly wasteful and profitable.

[@AndrewJohnson-w2y]

@glennmorris25 a majority of tractors come factory with def now. Removing them on the other hand is different. I guess I should've specified from the factory without def

[@glennmorris25]

@@AndrewJohnson-w2y they get to use red diesel for their industry

[@AndrewJohnson-w2y]

@glennmorris25 red diesel is the exact same as green(clear) diesel. The only difference is that is has dye in it. So it burns the exact same as diesel in any other vehicle. Anyone could technically run it in any vehicle without any issues. With or without def fluid

[@justinnav]

​@@glennmorris25Farmers with new equipment definitely have to follow the rules. All new farm equipment over 74hp requires def and regen.

[@kevinbryer2425]

The diesel-electric drivetrain desperately needs to become mainstream. The electric can handle the milk runs, which if we are being honest is most trips, but you don't have to sacrifice the ability to do serious towing and road trips. And of course in the military context, the ability to zip around electrically has tactical advantages of its own. It might not be practical to integrate into smaller chassis, but the effect can still be accomplished with a trailer.

[@brianb-p6586]

The diesel-electric hybrid is too expensive compared to a conventional powertrain. And under the emissions regulations which apply to civilian vehicles, the engine in his truck probably wouldn't even be allowed.

[@Blackcloud_Garage]

Reminds me of the old CUCV's. When I was in it always felt like overkill using a HMMWV to do 99% of our hauling around base. A regular pickup truck would have been much better.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Agree and they don’t burn as much fuel normally

[@DaRealRoachDoggJr]

I hope it has back up censors and a parallel parking assist system

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

1:26 THAT is why the military doesn't NEED this thing. It needs to be simple, low maintenance, easy to repair. Not a bunch of computers on wheels. You can't repair any of this crap in the field. How are you suppose to drive that thing with NVG's. No one who designed this thing has ever worn a uniform, let alone had to use it in the field.

[@wulfdrakken8253]

The military doesn't need this. Anti-lock breaks, roll over sensors, LCD screens, and on and on. What I need is a engine and 4 wheel drive. THAT'S IT. Just how is someone in full battle rattle suppose to get into a four point harness? Give me a scumvee with the same engine, just more horsepower and torque.

[@RW-ze6su]

If it is a logistics truck why doesn't it have storage boxes under a long flat bed with drop down sides? Also is it a series electric like V/A or parallel electric like everything else?

[@khiobi1687]

Looks like something Master Chief would drive

[@XX-qd6ke]

More like what a 'Master Chef' would drive...

[@Icarus477]

Good stuff

[@chrissconcertcorner]

I’d trade my Taco in on for one of these.

[@XX-qd6ke]

Taco....Hahaha... Sorry there, Ma'am...but I'd be embarrassed to have admitted that I even owned one...

[@chrissconcertcorner]

@@XX-qd6ke little boy, I bet you say that to all the girls, you’re so cute..🥰

[@Salubrious101]

Need to have that engine baytery configuration on a regular silverado. It would sell like hot cakes.

[@rexsullivan530]

I did not grow up driving anything like that. I’m 4 years in the army

[@krispayne729]

Why doesn't g m take some of this technology and put it in the summer silverado in sierras?

[@gld1010]

Way to go! I found trucks more useful while I was in during the 80s thank Humvees

[@rickjames18]

This makes sense for light duty around the FOBs or bases around the US. I would prefer a JLTV or better in combat. Even in a war these could be produced fast which is the biggest advantage in my opinion.

[@noodleincup]

I wouldnt do any vehicle roofless actually in nowadays. Grenades now arent attached to n arm most of the times. And IEDs arent actually hidden close to the ground anymore too. So any car that have less then 6 wheels and reinforced crew capsule will be SUFFERING badly. Mortar fire isnt as bad as drone warfare. An its never expected, theres nothing stopping from using drones. GM, nice work for back in a day, but today - make something as good as civilian APC out of it. Add axis, make full roll frame to install heavy overhead armor at, put full cage kit around as a stock. It aint gonna be cheap but the army always can strip it, and the capability will be there. Roll wasnt an issue for light HMMVW, it was for armored one. Load this babe, then sell whats hardened with

[@roccocaiozzo6789]

If the transmission don't blow I got 17500 had 3 allready

[@justinnav]

It is an EV. I doubt it has a transmission.

[@hyppievanman]

This electric drive with generator extender IS WHAT WOULD ACTUALLY WORK FOR HYBRIDS IN THE CONSUMER MARKET!!! Build this for US!!!

[@calvinhenderson4200]

When will we see the FPV-X drone swatter?

[@isaiahbrinson3197]

Let me drive the boat

[@A-xv5fb]

Looks like armored up Chevy avalanche with a body kit

[@jimcampbell4967]

Wow, a pick-up truck.

[@pauliedweasel]

Unlike the Hummer I don’t think this vehicle is going to clear a 24” obstacle.

[@bluegrassfab]

80% CUCV - 20% X box Halo

[@bradleycavrak8013]

We want this not the JLTV!! Standard platform that anyone could drive without training. Operators are breaking the JLTV more than necessary

[@charlesl5226]

Add full armor doors and a gun turret and watch how much that truck changes.

[@XX-qd6ke]

Well there's '7:58' minutes of my life I'll never get back...

[@theozank853]

Curious as to how it will handle water fording after it has potentially been shot. There are current electric cars with holes in the battery area that didn't fare well during the recent hurricanes and flooding. The hybrid is definitely better than fully electric. The silent motor is a stealth plus. However the added battery and armored-up weight will be factor for airlift capabilities.

[@GhostlyMeows]

Could be good for Canada if we ever replace the Milverado.

[@christopherlee5584]

It doesn't look like a military vehicle. But if it becomes one, it needs sturdier doors. Def isn't a Jeep or Humvee.

[@CRH.Williams]

Wtf, didn't the JLTV (Oshkosh's L-ATV) replace the humvee...

[@TheStammzilla]

I want one!! 🎉

[@aldindelgado7013]

How the émission sistem works?

[@aldindelgado7013]

???

[@gjohnston6052]

Make sure soldiers can repair them.

[@TheWakeboarder09]

They'll probably end up breaking down if it's a GM

[@krispayne729]

Well, the Canadian military needs to replace the Mercedes g wagon just vehicle would be a good option.

[@samwenske]

I agree 💯

[@Dukelanovic]

Not everybody has the driving skills like Hassan Muminovic (Konjevic Polje, Bosnia) and I can imagine that this big vehicle could get easily get stuck in the hills of Bosnia while driving trhough the mud. What we miss is a World War II small Jeep that can be easily pulled out of the mud so that military operations can be done more effective. This jeep is good for logistics, but on the battlefield an easy target, especially if you got a jungle much more difficult than in Nam. I hope that over here in Bosnia will be peace.

[@JeroniDedeus]

😅efojrotmffmlt❤🎉😊😮❤😂

[@A-xv5fb]

It would just break there, if it was winter batteries would lose 50% capacity too, it's a complete joke only guys on here want one are the small pee pee guys think it looks aggressive and cool wanna take it to the nail shop get a manicure lol

[@Dukelanovic]

@@A-xv5fb Our Serbian president also made a cheap funny copy of such a vehicle and always mentions on how to attack Kosovo... (also a good joker...) But the potential to go into another direction indeed is given... (Hope that he's a joker and no mad man...)

[@A-xv5fb]

@@Dukelanovic I was just reading your comment and it reminded how long that war has been going on, I was just 20 when I joined the army it feels like a life time ago how I lost friends over there, and it's still going on, makes me wonder if there's any right answer or right vehicle or reason for any of it, I'm sorry that's still the world you guys have to live in, I love the bosnian ppl, very weary but kind strong ppl, I've met some refugees here in America.. hope there's and to that war somehow ppl deserve better than living as targets for constant attack.

[@Dukelanovic]

@@A-xv5fb Thanks a lot buddy and merry Christmas and peace to all nations.

[@uniballoutlaw]

ok General I'll take 2 sir

[@intorsusvolo7834]

I want upside-down wipers on my car 😩

[@take_a_chance1942]

I don't think it's a good idea because I like the old humvee design and I am also afraid of change.

[@gabriels3415]

Vehicle needs video assist for all corners

[@brianb-p6586]

It's bizarre to use someone who has apparently never driven a truck or SUV to provide driving impressions of this vehicle.

[@jeffshriber6120]

So why do we need another passenger vehicle for the military? I'm loosing count, Humvee, mrap,jtac, ifv,Bradley. Seems way to many types.

[@Z2357111319]

GM, sell this to us, we all want to live Halo....

[@marksmant50gaming11]

Tbh it look similar to the insurgent pickup from gta online ngl

[@FootageFactory]

How easy is it to fix, can you add armor, that dash looks too nice and needs to be dumbed down as well as dulling the rest of the interior?! V shaped underside with protection against mines, maybe a lift kit to add the armor. A tale as old as time, which people patting themselves on the back, adding to their own resume with product that is less than adequate

[@stevenmitchell6347]

Diesel electric hybrids and even propane electric hybrids make much more sense than EVs. If it's good enough for locomotives, it's good enough for road vehicles, especially medium and heavy duty trucks. By the time this vehicle is up-armored for military use, it will be twice as heavy, much slower, less nimble, and significantly reduced efficiency.

[@A-xv5fb]

Driving a propane tank into battle may not be the best idea, diesel is much safer in combat.

[@MARINE1FORCE6425]

Correct!!

[@rickymccarty594]

Another retired general that went to a defense contracting company.....surprise surprise (GM Defense)

[@CatherineKuepfer]

Canada should get some

[@snowyowlz5992]

Monsoon season in Vietnam?

[@justinnav]

Why would they pick a soccer mom to be the one to test drive this thing and explain its capabilities? Surely it would have been better to have someone drive it who has some experience driving off road to compare it to.

[@michael-co5pi]

Maybe she is a off road expert

[@justinnav]

@@michael-co5pi Yeah in her minivan 🤣

[@XX-qd6ke]

​@@michael-co5pi--- Occasionally bouncing the front wheel of your mini van up over a curb now and then, does not 'an off road expert' make....

[@MrThewhip333]

I'm already thinking I want one with less cab and more box

[@justinfaires2782]

That vehicle would be absolutely useless, a high wattage RF signal could disable the engine computer module in a second.

[@factatactical8262]

swap her out for someone more experienced in land warfare and this would might be interesting.

[@joshchaney6750]

Watch that plastic Dash explode

[@iSamIAM2005]

What’s happened to women’s voices? Gravel? Is it the drinking water?

[@deathmore554]

But have they shot at is with different weapons to test the different rounds that the soldiers would come under fire from

[@simonedaniel]

This is a platform demonstrator, I don't think they intended for it to be fully armored, this is perhaps even a pre-alpha version of the vehicle

[@veedub447]

looks like a death trap to me

[@andreww1225]

Please put on civilian market

[@A-xv5fb]

Just go get enlargement surgery its probably cheaper lol

[@bvan9987]

John Johnson and jed judson , really?

[@hellslayer9638]

Why a pickup truck ??? Humvees were not pickup trucks they were closed cars

[@1986coldsteel]

So a modern CUCV

[@joaopedroalbernaz]

Imagine you are in a war and having your HUMVEE just stuck in Middle Eastern because you ran out of DEF or don't meet temperatura requirements for the battery to operate. The 30 years old beat up Toyota truck is going to be running circles around this POS

[@terranempire2]

Army vehicles don’t have DEF and it would have to be a hell of a day to be hot enough or cold enough to beat the Mil spec requirements

[@johnd.5601]

I'm passing on the DEI version. I'll wait until this DEI is far behind us before buying anything American.

[@Hondakidd808]

Looks like vehicle specifically designed for urban and rural operations. Possibly geared to comply with latest D.O.D. directive. It would be a shame to see GM facilitating state-side operations!

[@arthurjohnson7382]

Where is her seat belt?

[@seansimone-e6k]

Better check that transmission 😂😂😂😂😂. Better hope it doesn’t have fuel active management.😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthewgibbs6886]

well if it has the same trans as the civilian ones you wont get to drive it the trans will fail and 9 months to get another

[@brianb-p6586]

It does not have the same transmission. It has the electric drive units (motor and reduction gearbox) of a battery-electric vehicle (possibly from the Silverado EV), plus an engine directly driving a generators, plus a battery.

[@OgdenTunkRR]

What a piece of crap it’s got canvas doors. Remember when they complained about the Humvees not being armored and then added all the extra weight and cost. I guess we shouldn’t have left them all in Afghanistan.

[@chiefwillyj5486]

Get real people who do Four (4) Wheeling to test it out... Plus you should get better Articulate People who sound like they know what they're doing... Oh my minivan we wouldn't be able to do this... No Kidding... And the Military guy sounds like Bill Clinton with that Froggy I need to clear my throat yet I have to force myself to speak. And Seriously get a real Track... Both On Road and Off Road... I would like to get one for testing... I live in a Country Setting... Mountains all around... Yet I doubt Chevrolet would even think in that direction... And would it even be Available to The Public... Or even Private Collectors...??? Personally I do not believe in WAR... Well Peaceful Travels.

[@leighdee2084]

Test drive was a joke. She compared it to her mini-van. And for off-road, cmon.

[@randyflyjr]

ADD QUADRASTEER …

[@DonnieDarko727]

Edison Motors much?

[@jmarengo9662]

Fording depth???? Type of hull for actual tactical ops? I appreciate hybrids vehicles, but the tactical milliary vehicle needs to mission efficient.... any mission

[@jmarengo9662]

Oh and let me guess... electronic throttle... meaning, if the battery goes low you are moving. Check engine light comes on... you're done

[@rexrodecolt]

Wow

[@jrainey44]

That vehicle won't last 5 seconds in combat. It's drone warfare now. Russia killing Abrams tanks like it's a walk in the park.

[@XX-qd6ke]

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[@alvinwoods639]

If they can fix the Engine sludge. The transmission.. Electrical system, suspension, poor body panels, Chinese made components. Well, yeah, they might have a good truck to sell the military.

[@XX-qd6ke]

It sure looks 'awfully soft' to even attempt to replace the Humvee... this looks like its nothing but one of those 'discontinued Chevy Avalanche, cheesy flops, thats been up armored'...

[@lavellemaxon9478]

This could change the game 🎯

[@joaopedroalbernaz]

Cheap GM plastics + Army, this will not end up well.

[@eltonpaxton6894]

What an absolute joke and waste of taxpayers' money. This will only end in disaster and time will prove it.

[@A-xv5fb]

Anti lock brakes were always for bad drivers and not needed, power steering makes you weak and they are extra failure points to enable untrainable soldiers to drive. If you cant adapt from anti lock to standard brakes your not fit to adapt from civilian life to soldier life period stop nerfing the military

[@bensommerfelt6575]

FAIL!!!!!!!!!!