I keep seeing commercials for the Hummer EV highlighting the crabwalk feature. I’ve written about it before, too. Recently, there’s one airing for the winter holidays with a Hummer showing the crabwalk in a completely useless snowy scene.
I’m old enough now that I don’t drive in snow. I just don’t. But if I did, I’d definitely feel comforted knowing I can drive at a slight angle (said no one ever!). I don’t see a real-life scenario where this crabwalk serves any meaningful purpose. Now with that said, I do think the independent shifting of the front and rear set of tires can be great when they’re used to turn tight corners. In other words, the front and back are positioned in opposition positions, as shown towards the end of this YouTube short…
Do you think the crabwalk will be useful as it’s being advertised (sliding left or right)? I can say this for sure: Having a big vehicle that can make tighter u-turns is a very nice benefit, but otherwise, just give me the usual.
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