GMC Typhoon: SUVs Can't Go Much Faster for $23000 - BoldRide.com
The Typhoon is the SUV spawn of GMC’s hardcore 1991 Syclone pickup , based on the Jimmy rather than Sonoma. Under the hood, the Typhoon and Syclone pack a turbocharged and intercooled Vortec 4. 3-liter V6 paired to a four-speed automatic and Borg Warner torque-splitting all-wheel-drive system. The setup produced 280 horsepower and 350 lb-ft of torque, which could shift the SyTy’s masses from zero to 60 mph in less than five and a half seconds and through the quarter mile in 14. 1. That wasn’t just quick for an SUV or pickup, it was... There was a trade off between the two however – the lighter weight Syclone was a teeny bit faster, but the Typhoon was arguably more practical and could accept two more friends in the back seat. Of the 4,697 Typhoons that rolled off GMC’s production line in 1992 and 1993, only 132 came dressed in the blue hue (only offered in ’92). This Typhoon was one of them. RELATED: Get Up Close and Personal with the 1991 GMC Syclone. Source: news.boldride.com
