GMC Typhoon

[fait_svx]

Anybody ever heard of this,very limited production, super suv. It was built during the '91-93 model years. And, judging from the specs, this truck kicks a$$. It does 0-60 in 5.3secs and the quarter-mile in 14.1 secs. WoW!

Yeah, I remember when those came out, I was in highschool. I never got to ride in one but I have seen many cruising around, they're pretty sweet.

[fait_svx]

yeah, they are pretty nice looking. but, check out those numbers man. That is one quick truck.

[fait_svx]

here's apic and the specs

[fait_svx]

another pic,sorry no specs

[mohrds]

A guy around the corner had one. it had about 60,000 miles and was as rattly and unstable as any other blazer I've ever been in (and that has been about 6 of them)

Looks nice, but it goes in my "Lipstick on a pig" barrel.

To each their own.

Doug

[matt]

They're cool trucks. Tought to work on though. Check out the Syclone too.

[Shadow248]

Originally posted by mohrds
A guy around the corner had one. it had about 60,000 miles and was as rattly and unstable as any other blazer I've ever been in (and that has been about 6 of them)

Looks nice, but it goes in my "Lipstick on a pig" barrel.

To each their own.

Doug

Hence the name TRUCK. Whatever happened to those anyway? TRUCKS i mean. They seem to have been replaced by these cushy wimpy cars-with-truckbeds that they are trying to sell as TRUCKS. HA!

[CigarJohnny]

I know a guy who bought one of those. Fast as hell but a rattley POS. Very unreliable. It's hard to find a vehicle like that used that has not been highly abused by a power junkie.
The pickup version released first, called the Cyclone, was even quicker. If I recall they both used turboed versions of the Vortek 4.3L sixes. Based on the S10/S15 4WD chassis and lowered with a viscous center diff for AWD. For some reason 280HP is roughly what they had, as I can recall, but I could be way off on that.

[Landshark]

you were right on the hp, C. Johnny. here's some more specs:

Typhoon:
280 hp, 350 ft-lbs
3822 lbs
0-60 mph 5.4 sec
topspeed 124 mph

Syclone:
283 hp, 350 ft-lbs
3599 lbs
0-60 mph 4.9 sec
topspeed 126 mph

impressive numbers, but one of my major peeves is a cheap, rattling interior. i could never own either of these rattle-boxes (and definitely wouldn't pay the $$$ that some of these vehicles go for.)

BUT ITS A CHEVY! Shuck, I'd pick up couzins in one a dem like a true chevy fan!



- Ca$h

[Landshark]

Originally posted by $VX
BUT ITS A CHEVY! Shuck, I'd pick up couzins in one a dem like a true chevy fan!



- Ca$h

how can you rip on Chevy's but defend Neon's???

[SHISVX]

REAL MEN DON'T WEAR BOWTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

but i would still drive a Chevy before a Peon

Kelli

[Landshark]

Originally posted by SHISVX
REAL MEN DON'T WEAR BOWTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

but i would still drive a Chevy before a Peon

Kelli

i wore a bow-tie at my prom, and i'm still very much a man i'm no fan of Chevy's, either, but they are WAY better than any Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge product.

[SHISVX]

Originally posted by Landshark

i'm no fan of Chevy's, either, but they are WAY better than any Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge product.