SUV WITH ATTITUDE

When GMC hit the streets in 1991 with its Syclone truck, it unquestionably became one of the hottest and fastest vehicles to rival most V8 muscle, even in today's modern muscle car and truck market. The Syclone's turbocharged V6 paired with an AWD drivetrain made it an iconic street light warrior and rightfully earned its spot in automotive history. The famed Car & Driver Magazine race against the Ferrari 348ts is where the Syclone earned its respect in drag racing. But, although the Syclone wore the crown as the fastest production truck in the world at the time, it lacked the comforts of space and capacity.  GMC Truck wasn't quite finished with their vulgar display of power with just the Syclone. Cue in the 1992-93 GMC Typhoon.

Based on the S10 Blazer / Jimmy chassis, the GMC Typhoon brings the same energy as the Syclone only now your family and friends can feel the power of harnessing a storm on the ride with you! Like the Syclone, a turbocharged and intercooled 4.3L V6 creates the power, and an AWD drivetrain puts it down to the ground.  GMC kept with the menacing appearance of the Typhoon with the same aggressively styled cladding and widened footprint of 16 x 8 wheels. Even with an extra 223 lbs, the Typhoon was still a mid to high 13-second truck in the quarter mile with sub 5-second 0-60 times when properly boost launched.

The GMC Typhoon would see 2 years of production before facing the same fate as its predecessor with being canceled. While the Typhoon offered more comfort and had the capabilities to be used as a "family" vehicle, the $29,790 MSRP price tag was still a heavy price to pay for the limited utility features of a truck. And just like the Syclone, the Typhoon had a payload capacity of 500 lbs and basically nearly zero towing capabilities. This was the 90's luxury SUV after all. 

The GM line of S-Series trucks was also getting ready to see a change to the 2nd generation style that would begin in 1994. With poor sales, the cost of retooling parts to fit a new body, and PAS not obtaining a contract renewal, the GMC Typhoon stopped production in 1993 after only producing 4700 trucks. PAS would eventually go out of business with most of its inventory of parts, tools, trucks, and documentation either being taken by employees or sold off.

GMC Typhoon Options

While the Typhoon did follow the same template as the Syclone was built upon with power and driveline, there was one thing that was offered that was unavailable to its pickup brethren - a color option. The classic sinister black was still available for the Typhoon, but now owners could pick from a small variety of colors including Apple Red, Frost White, Forest Green, and more. 

1992 GMC Typhoon Production Colors

Black / Black - 1262 units produced

Black / Argent Gray - 130 units produced

Frost White / Argent Gray - 518 units produced

Apple Red / Argent Gray - 345 units produced

Bright Teal / Argent Gray - 132 units produced

Forest Green Metallic / Argent Gray - 82 units produced

Aspen Blue / Argent Gray - 28 units produced

Radar Blue / Radar Blue - 2 units produced

Raspberry Metallic / Raspberry Metallic - 2 units produced

1993 GMC Typhoon Production Colors

Black/Black - 1,008 total

Black/Gray - 98 total

Frost White/White - 532 total

Frost White/Gray - 115 total

Apple Red/Apple Red - 77 total

Apple Red/Gray - 101 total

Forest Green Metallic/Gray - 210 total

Garnet Red/Gray - 24 total

Royal Blue Metallic/Gray - 35 total