Video of the Week: YouTuber Crashes Hummer After Just Nine Miles

by Tim Healey

Published: November 9th, 2022

video of the week youtuber crashes hummer after just nine miles

Venerable publication Road&Track brings us the story of the YouTuber who crashed his GMC Hummer EV trying to jump a ditch after just nine miles of ownership.

A YouTuber named Mondi picked up three passengers, headed to a gravel road near a freeway, and did some launches mostly without incident -- though at least one passenger seems to be not amused -- before crashing hard into a big dip at the 5:00-minute mark of the video. So hard that he destroys the radiator and the right-rear suspension. He later says the vehicle is in "permanent crab walk mode".

Parts were thrown and an indent from the 9,000-lb Hummer was left in the road, but Mondi apparently limped it home, even with the right-rear damage.

It looks like this happens in Las Vegas -- there's a GMC dealer matching the name of the one shown in the video located in that city. That reminds me of a line from a two-decade-old flick about gentleman thieves: "In this town, your luck can change just that quickly."

Indeed, Mondi gambled that his Hummer would conquer this particular jump, and instead, it went bust.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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MaintenanceCosts on Nov 09, 2022

This stuff is the lowest common denominator of the internet.

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Bobbysirhan on Nov 10, 2022

This highlights another concern about EVs. They're the heaviest and the quickest cars ever sold to the public, and they appeal to the worst infantilized adults ever. The combination will have a massive body count among innocent people who were minding their own business when these rolling scuds reach their full potential.

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- VoGhost on Nov 10, 2022
  
  "they appeal to the worst infantilized adults ever" - I think you're talking about Hummer drivers, not Leaf drivers.
  
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- Bobbysirhan on Nov 10, 2022
  
  This is true. I don't think we have much to fear from Leaf drivers, who are an increasingly insignificant percentage of EV buyers. It's the cars that weigh over two tons and have touch screen features meant to appeal to video gamers and Marvel comic fans that will do the most harm.
  
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- Art Vandelay on Nov 10, 2022
  
  Following your logic, why are the Pony Cars still on sale? How many videos of Mustangs taking out folks at Cars and Coffee can you find?
  
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- Bobbysirhan on Nov 10, 2022
  
  I don't expect the new EVs to be removed from sale for presenting a threat to the public, but you should take a physics class. Mustangs usually run over people who are there to see a Mustang driver doing something stupid. A Hummer EV or Tesla Model X can build enough momentum in your cul-de-sac to take you out while you're sleeping in your bed.
  
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- VoGhost on Nov 10, 2022
  
  This used to be a site for car enthusiasts who appreciated performance. Now it's mostly nannies whining about too much acceleration.
  
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- FreedMike on Nov 10, 2022
  
  " A Hummer EV or Tesla Model X can build enough momentum in your cul-de-sac to take you out while you're sleeping in your bed." So can your neighbor's full sized four door truck, and there are literally millions and millions of them out there. And there's no shortage of videos of morons jumping their Ram TRX or F150 Raptor into oblivion. Nothing infantile here. And I think we all have experience with people driving their full-sized, 6,000 pound SUVs and trucks like they're auditioning for a "Days of Thunder" sequel in traffic, but you're not classifying those folks as...ahem...infantilized. I think you're generalizing a bit too much here.
  
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- Bobbysirhan on Nov 10, 2022
  
  I suppose you're being deliberately obtuse at this point, but the problem is the inertia that results from accelerating five to nine thousand pounds to high speeds in a couple hundred feet.
  
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Wjtinfwb on Nov 10, 2022

Odd that such a stupid vehicle attracts equally stupid owners. Funny how life works that way.

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Cprescott on Nov 10, 2022

Too funny. Probably trying to do a selfie in it.

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