Man now this is a sick truck! Small trucks, small sports trucks need to come back. Tesla might be our only hope
@trevagraham16056 жыл бұрын
Jon Melssner Correction, the coolest truck ever made lol.
@millieproductions775 жыл бұрын
i got a typhoon sitting just down the road from me. body is sound. gfx are in great shape along with interior. Gonna offer em 2500 and see where it goes from there. Paint is shot. 100k miles. wish me luck
@porscheguy095 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when the Syclone came out. A kid in my school got one his junior year that his rich parents bought him. He didn’t even have it for two months before he totaled it. Insurance replaced it. He totaled that one too just a few months after getting it. Again it was replaced and he got a third Syclone all in the same year of school. His third Syclone lasted him into his senior year but he wrecked it and then got a Chevy Silverado instead. You think his parents would have learned their lesson after he wrecked the first one and not let him get another one.
@johncollins74235 жыл бұрын
Ryan Lange Sounds like a prime case of having "more dollars than sense", as my late grandma would say.
@betweenthepines40003 жыл бұрын
30 years old and if reviewed today, it would still kick ass. Timeless.
@raz_nick40482 жыл бұрын
Definitely a legendary vehicle! This beast held the title for fastest production pick-up for 20+ years!
@aidaaliten88172 жыл бұрын
and it wasnt even a v8
@fernandorocha8459 Жыл бұрын
@@raz_nick4048 is true. GMC Syclone and Typoon is legendary vehicles.
@Mr.EricMBlack5 жыл бұрын
One day a Grand National rear ends a 454SS Truck and nine months later the Syclone is born.
@TheMattc9993 жыл бұрын
🤣👍
@anthonymacneil22793 жыл бұрын
😁👍
@robertrobinson11113 жыл бұрын
Great comment 👍
@blackice74083 жыл бұрын
👍🏿
@blackice7408 Жыл бұрын
More like the 454 rear ends the grand national
@johncoleman53885 жыл бұрын
According to Car and Driver in ideal weather conditions it could accelerate to 60 in 4.3 seconds and complete the quarter in 13.4 @ about 100mph, which is faster than an 04' ram srt10! What a beast!
@dwg1235 Жыл бұрын
Should know by now Motorweek was VERY CORRUPT AND CROOKED, they sandbagged reviewed ALOT of vehicles to boost whatever competitors that paid them. On the Syclone not sure who was gunning after it, but I can ensure with a decent driver and no sandbagging these can do stock mid to low 13's. Sure 12's with a few little tweeks to get more power from tune. The awd could handle like up to 500hp stock according to some and others say more. I would love to find a clean completely stock garaged one these days for sale
@ash27slick74 Жыл бұрын
@@dwg1235 Where is your evidence? What is your evidence?
@Ecoboosttookadump Жыл бұрын
@@dwg1235 he literally said 13.4 so you say mid to low 13's, are you agreeing with him or what?
@jblack532310 ай бұрын
@@dwg1235or maybe car and driver had one which was played around with from the factory? They’re the only ones that got 4.3 to 60 out of that thing.
@bobbybandz91947 ай бұрын
@dwg1235 alot of factors that play into a cars time. They said my car runs 14.3, but I've gone 13.2. Trap times are similar though. Everything from temps to altitude and humidity changes that time.
@camaro69green315 жыл бұрын
The profile of this little gem is near perfect. Well designed and one of my favorite GM products ever.
@bradnimbus48366 жыл бұрын
Back in the day this thing was so fucking ridiculous in a good way
@VanquisherUSMC6 жыл бұрын
Still is. I own a 93 Typhoon. Would take these vehicles over most any modern vehicle!
@porscheguy095 жыл бұрын
Darin I’ve been looking at picking up a Typhoon. The Syclone came out my sophomore year of high school and I had a buddy who’s brother worked for BP in Alaska where I grew up that bought a teal Typhoon with the silver ground effects. He drove that thing everywhere which included a lot of dirt roads in Alaska and after less than a year he’d ripped all the ground effects off from bottoming out on the dirt roads. It looked like a normal Jimmy after that except it had those wheels and stance. It still hauled ass without the ground effects though.
@srtology6 жыл бұрын
Was definitely a great truck of its time. Crazy gm had the balls to build fun wacky stuff back in the day. Now srt is doing that today.
@Anaconda-squeeze5 жыл бұрын
But except dodge products are crap and dont last to long..
@halohunter52174 жыл бұрын
GM didn't build these... They were licensed by GM and sold through its dealers though.
@warrenny3 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: SRT has been disbanded - 2021
@dejohn9136 жыл бұрын
The Only Truck On The Planet That Had A Ferrari 328 GTS Seeing It's Tailgate During Takeoff.
@MrCarGuy6 жыл бұрын
dejohn913 And a 348...
@dejohn9136 жыл бұрын
MrCarGuy20 Thank You. I Forgot About That Last Model Line. And Yes Most Agreed.
@rickeybarnes64715 жыл бұрын
Yes great truck, by the way, I have that article!
@camaro69green315 жыл бұрын
Yup.... I bought that magazine in 91.... road & track i think??
@rars0n5 жыл бұрын
The 328 came out in 1985. What a bizarre comparison.
@TAEbot6 жыл бұрын
I remember this Syclone and Typhoon growing up... So badass!
@rodmunch695 жыл бұрын
Amazing stuff, thanks for letting us know.
@BrendanMacWade6 жыл бұрын
In an era that had a lack of muscle cars, American manufacturers put high output motors into light trucks. And this one was probably the best of them. The 4-speed automatic didn't handicap performance. 5.4 seconds in 1991 was very fast. Replace the rear drums with discs and this thing was one of the best American vehicles of the early 90s. $48,000 in today's dollars.
@theKevronHarris6 жыл бұрын
Brendan A. MacWade True. I'm glad that the Syclone isn't a ricer.
@alex_k14106 жыл бұрын
I would do a very clean five speed manual swap! :)
@carsmartsmedia23246 жыл бұрын
People have tried it. It doesn't spool the same way.
@halohunter52174 жыл бұрын
The auto handicaps its performance around a track that's for sure, also rear discs are overrated. You're better off upgrading the fronts.
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor3 жыл бұрын
mustangs were 0-60 in 6.5 seconds back then and mustang was faster than the Camaro! and this truck would wipe the floor with the Mustang! Heck the vette ran 0-60 in 5.8.. this truck would eat that too
@whirlpool19785 жыл бұрын
The 4.3 V-6 is a 350 engine with the two front cylinders chopped off-good engine.
@adriannewman13223 жыл бұрын
Yep. They even did a 4.3 l v8 that looks like the 5.7 lt1 back then
@scotchbudmeister90186 жыл бұрын
The one-year wonder. I went into a GMC showroom to look and they had already sold them all. I did get a brochure and still have it. Pretty sweet ride back in the day.
@deangelojeremitriusvickers63194 жыл бұрын
I had a big Syclone poster back then as I was 11 when it came out. All you had to do was call GMC's 1-800 number and ask for their promotional stuff and they would send it to you!
@jeffreyloskoskill49014 жыл бұрын
How much was the sticker in your area?
@paulstupka55833 жыл бұрын
During the time this vehicle was produced I was a Police Officer in Pontiac Michigan. This vehicle and the Typhoon were produced at the GMC plant on South Blvd. in the city. They were shipped a few miles away to a special vehicle facility I believe on Doris Rd. in Auburn Hills where they were modified. It was not unusual to see these vehicles being driven past the plant by the engineers working on the project smoke coming from all four wheels.
@jamesstasiak6 жыл бұрын
Wow! I'm from the UK and not a massive lover of trucks from that era, but man, they got that one so right!
@nightowl35825 жыл бұрын
I remember lusting after this thing when I was a teenager. Actually saw a Typhoon on the road a few months ago.
@Sebastian-jk9kk6 жыл бұрын
If I had this truck, I'd also be blasting some Eddie Money on the radio.
@Desstrik5 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ss-zt7en6 жыл бұрын
Must be where the Grand National engineers went after '87.
@bruschmidt99433 жыл бұрын
Yes ...and where are they now (or since)???
@tedschmitt178 Жыл бұрын
@@bruschmidt9943 retired.
@randyjohnson68454 жыл бұрын
The base 4.3 liter engine has been a great engine for years.i had a 99 S10 two wheel drive and never did I think I needed any more power. So this truck probably would run with anything on the 1/4 mile
@ecymbura313 жыл бұрын
Hitting 0-60 in 5 seconds in 1991 was unheard of unless you were a Lamborghini. That truck was insane for it’s time
@RhinoXpress6 жыл бұрын
ford's svt lightning was inspired by the gmc cyclone, but even with that said the gmc cyclone paid homage to the high performance truck that started it all, the dodge Lil red express.
@trevorthefilthyrat37426 жыл бұрын
SteelCity1981 Or the rare Dodge "the dude" pick up
@cobracharmer61782 жыл бұрын
GMC was inspired by the Mercury Cyclone.
@blazeroranger2 жыл бұрын
@@cobracharmer6178 Mercury Cyclone turbo and awd, 1 of 1….. very rare. LMAO
@a430vaudiguy6 жыл бұрын
I had a Syclone from new, #1339. The only complaints I had were the payload capacity and repairs required. Anything out of the ordinary required the approval from the regional company rep. so they took twice as long as needed. Then you could only take it to a dealer certified to work on it. The dealer I lived closest to sucked, they destroyed the engine when they fixed an intake manifold oil leak after getting coolant in the oil. The transfer case and transmission went out. It was very fast and the ratings were miss quoted in this review. The window sticker stated 280HP and 360 TQ. The rated MPG was also lower then actual, I got about 13-15 around town and as high as 24 on the highway, but that was a small price to pay for the fastest vehicle around. Guys on motorcycles, driving Mustangs, Cameros and anything else fast always wanted to race. I could be through the 30ft mark before they could even move. In the 1/8th mile, nothing street legal was ever able to keep up, but the 1/4 was another story. The 0-60 and 1/4 miles times were much better then stated also. I could get 0-60 in as little as 4.3 on a cool day and the 1/4 in as little as 13.1@ 108MPH with the intercooler coolant pump electrical switch bypassed to make it stay on. Even today those are respectable numbers form the performance street cars. They used a standard 4.3L S-15 engine, sent the final S-15 4x4 to PASS and they replaced it with an engine they built from the 4.3L added the turbo and intercooler, replaced the transfer case to the one used in the AWD Jimmy van and the transmission from the Corvette with a modified shift point to 4500 RPM(redline) but if you kept your foot down, it would shift at 4700 RPM. They also replaced the interior, adjusted the suspension replaced the wheels and put the plastic body panels on.
@derrickzenner93005 жыл бұрын
Now that's a review!
@markbrinton67905 жыл бұрын
Too bad you can't even spell the vehicles name correctly.
@terr0rwolf5 жыл бұрын
How can you not love the Syclone/Typhoon! So cool, and I've never seen a real one here in Europe :(
@goclunker5 жыл бұрын
God! This and the Typhoon were real sleepers. Seriously quick machines
@bruschmidt99432 жыл бұрын
A sleeper would be if it looked like a base S10/S15 with standard rims, no extra trim or fender flares, just this engine & powertrain.
@fernandorocha8459 Жыл бұрын
I love this Typoon, Syclone and Chevy 454 SS, my favorites
@divin3kag32426 жыл бұрын
Wow 5.4 to 60 not bad at all
@kz1000ps6 жыл бұрын
116 feet 60 to zero is also really quite good... this is a pickup in 1991 we're talking about!
@CTjacob136 жыл бұрын
Same 0-60 as my 2007 G35.
@Ferraridude136 жыл бұрын
JSenpai242 less than 5 seconds on a cold day he said
@divin3kag32426 жыл бұрын
Ross i know but thats impressive considering the wrx sti from 2004 n up 0-60 is around the same time
@richardmiller64226 жыл бұрын
CTJacob yeah and try 4.9 sec on a cool day! Not like your g37
@truckguyjoe6 жыл бұрын
Mine is 100% bone stock and still a blast to drive.
@cowboysfive05515 жыл бұрын
How much you want for it
@truckguyjoe5 жыл бұрын
@@cowboysfive0551 Keeping it…looking for a clean Typhoon & Grand National to complete the dream garage
@deangelojeremitriusvickers63194 жыл бұрын
@@truckguyjoe better have the cash or credit, Barrett-Jackson is driving GN's and GNX's out the roof!
@truckguyjoe4 жыл бұрын
Josh Royster you’re not kidding!! 87 GNs easily $30K+ for a decent original car
@deangelojeremitriusvickers63194 жыл бұрын
@@truckguyjoe yep it's getting stupid! I got lucky enough to drive one when I was 16 and working at a Cadillac-Chevy-GMC-Olds/Toyota dealership. Luckily I knew what it was and the service manager didn't as I would drive them around to the back for oil changes and what not. Soon as I hit the corner I floored it and almost took out a row of employee cars parked in the back!😂 It's one of the reasons I bought a new F150 with the 3.5 EcoBoost, those twin turbos are fun!!!
@theKevronHarris6 жыл бұрын
Who's watching the retro reviews in 2018?
@Ferraridude136 жыл бұрын
Kevron Harris lmao this video was just now put on KZbin as a "RetroReview" so EVERYONE is watching it in 2018
@jp23x6 жыл бұрын
Kevron Harris the video was uploaded in 2018...so everyone is. Unless you travel through time. if your question was about retro videos in general then yea, I still enjoy them and see them.
@theKevronHarris6 жыл бұрын
akachuy I was talking about _all_ of the retro reviews that were posted
@hank15566 жыл бұрын
EVERYONE IS WATCHING THIS VIDEO IN 2018 until 2019
@vlajster6 жыл бұрын
that would be me!
@Countrysideboy2475 жыл бұрын
Those 4 dislikes are from 2018 Range Rover owners
@TIROS293K3 жыл бұрын
My dad kept this truck so clean and at age 17 he passed it on to me, 25 and i still love this truck!!
@cardo11116 жыл бұрын
Love these retro reviews have seen most of the episodes since the early 90's and remember this one. Keep the blasts from the past coming. This was a serious sport truck back in the day. A CD player was high tech then, this one only came with a cassette player, lame. No airbag(s) either a lot has changed in 27 years.
@SubieandFriends6 жыл бұрын
cardo in this age, most new cars dont even come with cd players anymore so i guess not having a cd player in this truck is no problem at all
@mykejohnson5825 жыл бұрын
@@SubieandFriends Exactly, stereo systems in early 90's GM cars equipped with cd players was very rare back in the day, much the lesser in a truck.
@OLDS986 жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing more older GM footage. It is great to see these videos.
@aaronbays45 жыл бұрын
Back when GM made interesting special editions on its trucks. Now for the past 20 years, the only special edition GM trucks we get are the blinged out GMC Denalis and Chevy High Country/LTZ trims with a slightly bigger displacement V8(the 400hp+ 6.2 V8 is great though, but should be optional on all trim levels). All you get for the extra $$$$ on GM trucks now days is more buttons, features, chrome trim and an engine with about 50 more hp. Ford has printed money with the Raptor, which has a unique look, unique off road chassis, of course more hp, GM has nothing to compete with it IMO.
@mr.butterworth6 жыл бұрын
I’ll bet this thing is a hoot! I used to drive a high mileage ‘01 S10 with a regular 4300 V6 and that thing hauled ass, very torquey. Basically a 350 V8 minus two cylinders.
@derrickzenner93005 жыл бұрын
Very true. Many engines are just less cylinders than their big brothers whether it's a four banger or whatever.
@RealtimeReviews6136 жыл бұрын
I wish they still made mid sized sport trucks
@Lrules3646 жыл бұрын
Realtime Reviews same here. Todays 'midsize' anything is just a tad smaller than a full size. Better off to just spend the extra few thousand to get a big one.
@mr.butterworth6 жыл бұрын
Realtime Reviews - I don’t know how they classified these, but it’s hard to call the small GM trucks mid-size. They are so small inside. Dodge Dakota, now that’s midsize, sit in both and it’s like night and day.
@Navaja096 жыл бұрын
This is smaller then mid sized....
@jalderink5 жыл бұрын
@@mikeyerke3920 No, not nice! It's a full size truck, that is way to chunky, slow and expensive! It does NOT capture the spirit of the original Syclone!
@amadocarrillo11554 жыл бұрын
I wish for big sport trucks to come back like the F150 lighting and the Silverado ss
@zack71334 жыл бұрын
I just bought an 04 Dakota with a V8. I love this little truck.
@trevorthefilthyrat37426 жыл бұрын
Thanks grand national of pick up trucks!
@pontiacmaniac77726 жыл бұрын
Car company: Makes great car Consumer: This is great!!! Make more!!! Car Company: Greatly improves design then... stops production the next year....
@willpowers47624 жыл бұрын
GM has been terribly mismanaged for decades.
@90boiler6 жыл бұрын
Buick GN, GMC Typhon and this are totally badass cars
@ezcondition4 жыл бұрын
though i like everyone of those, i beat everyone of those in my 91 Mustang. took out a Supra and an RX7 as well.
@90boiler4 жыл бұрын
Must be modified then?
@ezcondition4 жыл бұрын
@@90boiler only 4.10s still had full interior and air. you had to know how to drive'em
@ezcondition4 жыл бұрын
@@90boiler it did have an off road exhaust too
@joesmith3894 жыл бұрын
It’s actually pretty unreal. Modern supercar performance in an 80s truck
@rars0n5 жыл бұрын
Thank god there's a voltmeter!
@billgateskilledmyuncle235 жыл бұрын
Eddie Money's Take Me Home Tonight on the radio. Memories.
@patrickmichaellangan5763 жыл бұрын
Yep. May he Rest In Peace And May his music (especially that song and my personal FAV “I Wanna Go Back”) live on.
@bghoody56653 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmichaellangan576 Funny you mention "I Wanna Go Back" because I was coming in to comment that, of any Eddie Money song, watching these Retro Reviews makes me think of that one.
@Viper817663 жыл бұрын
@@patrickmichaellangan576 good music and good memories
@OscillatorCollective Жыл бұрын
This and the Typhoon, (and the turbo Buicks) are the coolest things GM has ever made. And oh yeah, throw in the turbo trans am too.
@sonnyblack08706 жыл бұрын
Damn for a 91’ truck this thing is crazy fast.
@rickeybarnes64715 жыл бұрын
Yes , that was a fast truck back in the day, and I still have that magazine article with the Ferrari and truck drag race!
@mykejohnson5825 жыл бұрын
Was it Motor trend or Car and Driver?
@rickeybarnes64715 жыл бұрын
Myke Johnson I believe Car and Driver
@davidaubin39024 жыл бұрын
4:59 That's a good thing GM put that reminder sign in that truck. I wish Ford put a similar sign in their 93 F150 Lightning
@benefactr18405 жыл бұрын
Saw one of these drive around where I use to live. Always drooled when I saw it. Closet I got was my 91 GMC s-15 with manual transmission.
@ecymbura316 жыл бұрын
My favorite truck, these were monsters!
@bikescarsandeverythinginbe73092 жыл бұрын
Daily driven for 29 years and still hauls the mail. Will never let it go.
@-DC-6 жыл бұрын
A legendary machine!
@Soulrollsdeep3 жыл бұрын
Forza Horizon 4 brought me here. Didn't know this thing existed until they put it in the game. Love it!
@SnarkyRC Жыл бұрын
This little pickup is slick as hell.
@DoctorMotorcycle4 жыл бұрын
A pickup truck trapping 98 in 1991. RESPECT.
@declansills16143 жыл бұрын
I remember one of the ads when they were new. Obviously they were quicker in cooler weather. It was "0 to 60 in 4.6 seconds, in the rain!" Sweet!
@iNeverHadMercy5 жыл бұрын
Truck of the..... FOREVER 🔥🔥🔥🍻
@fuckblm16865 жыл бұрын
Still have mine! I will never get rid of it! Syclone #1435
@jalderink5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, I am jealous!
@truckguyjoe4 жыл бұрын
I own #0271. Love it!!
@honda1169696 жыл бұрын
Crazy to think I was 10 years old when this video originally came out fuck we're getting old... Hahaha badass 🚚 lol
@Countrysideboy2475 жыл бұрын
Every racers dream truck
@barrygolden98233 жыл бұрын
30 years later and still just as cool!!!
@dpracing16 жыл бұрын
That thing sixty footed so good on the street on factory radial rubber.
@apexgt45 жыл бұрын
When 280hp was UNTHINKABLE for a truck
@jewllake5 жыл бұрын
Since my late father bought a new 82 S-10 I've always had a thing for the old square body S - series trucks. I knew in 91 that the 4.3 put out 160 hp! I remember seeing the first commercials for it back then and they were short and one of the highlights was 280 hp! I thought that was crazy for that little truck! I'd wish I could own one today.
@BIGGIEDEVIL5 жыл бұрын
Very fast truck even for todays standards
@billgateskilledmyuncle236 жыл бұрын
Eddie Money take me home tonight. Just like Ronni Spector said...
@catjudo124 күн бұрын
The only thing that might be even less practical than the Syclone is a Morgan Three Wheeler. And I want one of each, thank you. They make my Miata look sensible!
@TheRannMann4 жыл бұрын
This truck was 20 years ahead of its time in performance
@HamsterWheelGaming3 жыл бұрын
Damn, less than 5 seconds from 0 to 60 on a cooler day and high 13's to low 14's....in a stock production truck....in the early 90's. I want one now
@bradleymenezes61963 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that truck came with a 5 speed manual transmission, now THAT would be badass. It's still sick though
@Skyhawk1987Turbo6 жыл бұрын
The instrument cluster is straight out of the sunbird GT!
@jsciarri6 жыл бұрын
It's def one of the better looking clusters GM used during this time. I wonder if this cluster illuminated in the Pontiac red color at night?
@thefuzzypickle82776 жыл бұрын
Archie Bunker you could probably just swap the bulbs to make them red
@DrewLSsix6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Perez. Its not the bulbs, its the gel films on the cluster.
@theKevronHarris6 жыл бұрын
DrewLSsix I agree. Sunbirds are rare today.
@chaseman946 жыл бұрын
No but it would've been awesome.
@AnikF1R2 жыл бұрын
The shot at 5:05 is the most 1991 thing I have ever seen.
@mega-hb4re6 жыл бұрын
Bad ass then and still today
@Hintonbro.6 жыл бұрын
HAS NO COMPETITION. Thanks John!
@chrisdekker11805 жыл бұрын
Love these retro reviews.
@bghoody56653 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of when I worked for an RV rental place (probably just a couple years after this video first came out). They would install a camper onto the bed of an S-15 as a cheap RV rental option. One day a few of us went to a dealership to pick up some S-15s to bring them back to the shop to get the campers installed. They had the 4.3 litre engine and suspension that was up-rated so much the truck no longer sat level (I guess it needed it for hauling a camper around on the bed). They weren't Syclones, but they were still pretty fast - had fun driving them back to the shop from the dealership.
@blackericdenice2 жыл бұрын
360 lbs.-ft torque. When I first read about this truck in 1992. I was 21 yod. I could not believe GM had mad something so cool.
@Red-rl1xx6 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't mind having one of these!
@rydplrs714 жыл бұрын
Jay Leno bought his brand new just to bring home a Christmas tree from the lot across the street from the dealership. He still has it and loves it.
@tcjohnson34374 жыл бұрын
Bought one new in '91. Still have it. My 12 year old has posted claim to it as his truck to drive when he gets his license. We will see.
@CharliesGarage6 жыл бұрын
Actually saw one on the road for the first time a few weeks ago!
@lgz20064 жыл бұрын
One of the best performance truck. Love it!😍
@TheFluffyWendigo3 жыл бұрын
This was a bloody beast.
@MH-so9oz3 жыл бұрын
Miss my Sy, but I don't miss working on it. Cap 'n rotor, plugs and wires...
@eriksojka92096 жыл бұрын
That's one fast truck!!!! Thanks!!
@landyachtfan796 жыл бұрын
One sinister Sonoma!!!!!!
@theKevronHarris6 жыл бұрын
landyachtfan79 They're better than the Canyon & Colorado!
@joey11276 жыл бұрын
$25k was what a 3500 Dual Rear Wheel 2x4 w/ 454 sold for at the same time. Saw very few of these on the road back in the day.
@LakeHowellDigitalVideo5 жыл бұрын
It was a limited run. They only built 3000 and they sold out quick.
@BadGVideoGames2 жыл бұрын
When have you seen a Motor Week review that said at the end "Has No Competition." That really sums it up -- Syclone / Typhoon were in a league of their own. Just say a modern review on another channel where a stock Syclone dusted a brand new Raptor in a drag race. That's pretty amazing.
@fredmartine6743 жыл бұрын
I test drove a Syclone one time, it was quick off the line. I wouldn't mind owning one of those👍🇺🇸..
@guardrail28973 жыл бұрын
He said 14.1 in the quarter me. Before any upgrades mine ran a 13.3 religiously. After upgrades (turbo, injectors, intercooler and transmission), I was running a 12 second flat. The only reason I did the transmission was because the original one blew apart.
@PigMine75 жыл бұрын
Wish you would just have said it's the baddest truck ever made, and so bad ass you couldn't even max it out. Will take a Syclone vs Raptor or Tundra any day. Let's get it on!
@rodmunch695 жыл бұрын
Syclone... Raptor.... and then Tundra? Huh? What an idiotic comparison to throw in a piece of trash like a Tundra.
@PigMine75 жыл бұрын
@@rodmunch69 Just taking the top trucks of these days, a TRD isn't all that bad
@proeyebry6 жыл бұрын
Should have never sold mine! Boy do I miss burning rubber with that baby! Lots of tickets at age 18. Parents bought one for me for graduation and then racked up the points.
@thefuzzypickle82776 жыл бұрын
Marty McFly burning rubber? In an AWD? Lol
@proeyebry6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Perez You do know you can most definitely do burn outs with an AWD, right?
@rodmunch695 жыл бұрын
Your parents bought you what is basically a $54,000 truck in today's dollars, then you went and racked up speeding tickets? Wow, talk about a spoiled rich kid.
@ztwntyn85 жыл бұрын
It would be neat to stroke one like a 383 striker -2 cyl. Then shift at 4K lol and idle even more like a tractor. I saw both a syclone and a typhoon at my local strip going 12s. Obviously modded but the holeshot was impressive. Cyclone was loose out of the hole. You can see this one torque up and get sideways before the quarter mile run but the front was slipping some too on the one I watched. Sweet rides.
@deborahchesser73753 жыл бұрын
I’d love to have one of those sneaky little monsters
@racerguy69795 жыл бұрын
Damn thats a sweet truck
@jamesthefisherman10602 жыл бұрын
It would be cool to see another compact or mid sized truck like this come out in the 2020s
@corveteran81562 жыл бұрын
Literally faster than a Ferrari during that time. Wild. Awesome trucks
@steviedee714 жыл бұрын
Such a cool truck wish I could get my hands on one
@gvi3419846 жыл бұрын
When will they do more older pick up trucks? These uploads are taking a lifetime
@rickreid816 жыл бұрын
Love me some Retro Reviews!! Thanks Motor Week!!
@anthonyreddick71616 жыл бұрын
Imagine the Bandit driving a pickup. The GMC Syclone would've been that truck.
@howardkerr81742 жыл бұрын
Saw this review after watching a review for the 1990 Chevrolet SS454 pickup. If you were looking for a fast truck in the early 90s you might have regretted buying the Chevy in 1990. This GMC handily outperforms that Chevy by every possible metric. In some instances the improvement in performance is startling. Unfortunately, it all came at a price: 1990 SS454: $18,000 while the 1 year newer, smaller truck was....$25,000 YIKES.
@randy25rhoads6 жыл бұрын
Damn. I just watched the 1990 Ferrari 348 review they posted and this Syclone is 0.4 seconds quicker to 60, and has an identical quarter mile time…
@halohunter52174 жыл бұрын
The Ferrari is overall much better of course. The steering and suspension on these were pretty subpar even for the time.
@deangelojeremitriusvickers63194 жыл бұрын
@@halohunter5217 but he didn't say it would outrun a Ferrari on a road course😂
@Lucille69caddy4 жыл бұрын
Josh Royster Who Care’s about a road course when you’re talking about the Syclone?
@grabir016 жыл бұрын
What motor was used? 4.3?
@brochslanders18456 жыл бұрын
yes, with a Garrett Turbo
@xdavstratx6 жыл бұрын
Mitsubishi turbo the turbo buicks had garretts
@SANYUR6 жыл бұрын
Yes, 4.3 V6 based off the 5.7 V8 with 2 cylinders missing
@grabir016 жыл бұрын
4.3 long block.. Yes.. The 5.7 turbo charged would have been better.
@mr.butterworth6 жыл бұрын
Even the standard 4300 V6 was a crazy motherfucker of an engine for such a small truck. Especially compared to the base engine, which was basically a 2.2 liter four with the DNA of a lawnmower.
@1972Ventura455ho3 жыл бұрын
A friend had one and with a thermostat, and cat back it went 13.40s on a hot Georgia day.