Video: Think The New GMC Hummer EV Is Amazing? This Almost 20 Year

This is Quadrasteer magic!

In this episode of "Dude I love (or hate) my ride," Erick from San Antonio Texas shows off his 2003 GMC HD SLE crew-cab, standard bed pickup – with Quadrasteer! For those of you who don't know, GM had a four-wheel steering setup available as an option on GM's full-size pickup trucks and 2500 Suburbans for model years 2002 through 2005. Initially, it was a pricy $7,000 option, but GM dropped it as low as $1,000 to help sales. Even that price drop could not save the Quadrasteer system as it vanished in 2006.

As you may know, GMC recently revealed a 2022 GMC Hummer EV. This is a fully electric luxury sport truck that has a claimed 0-60 mph acceleration of 3.0 seconds and an initial price of $112,595. The new upcoming Hummer EV is equipped with a four-wheel steering system – a system that is designed and developed by ZF.

Now, let's get back to the older Quadrasteer system and Erick's truck.

This is a system that can be activated in-cab, with the push of a button. Decreasing the turning radius up to 21%, the system could crank the rear wheel up to 15-degrees in the opposite direction. If you were in tow/trailer mode, it would go up to 12-degrees. All this was done at low speeds. At higher speeds, the rear wheels turn slightly in the same direction as the front wheels. All Quadrasteer trucks came with a Dana 60 rear axle.

In order to make the system work properly, the rear fenders are flared. It's not as much as a dually, but it is noticeable. That's especially true for the (Chevy/GMC) Suburban 2500, which is very rare – if you ever see one. GM didn't sell many. Despite some musings about the system being stuck, or unreliable, many owners report rock-solid reliability after nearly two decades of use.

Erick seems to like his GMC quite a bit. During his walk-around tour of the vehicle, he does mention its thirsty (about 10 mpg combined) 6.0-liter Vortec V8. The engine was originally rated at around 300 hp and 360 lb-ft of torque. Other than that, and despite over 149,000 miles, he's pretty happy with this big red truck.

Check out this video and tell us what you think! Thank you Erick!