1991 GMC Syclone
Offered by Mecum | Kissimmee, Florida | January 2024
In the early 1990s, GMC went a bit nuts and produced two legendary performance trucks. First came this, the Syclone, which was a performance-oriented version of the Sonoma. The following year they’d launch the Typhoon, which was a hot Jimmy, which is a weird thing to type.
All but three Syclones were built for the 1991 model year – 2,995 of them to be exact. Power is provided by a turbocharged 4.3-liter V6 that made 280 horsepower. The truck also got all-wheel drive and was the first pickup with four-wheel ABS. It could hit 60 in 4.3 seconds. Pretty good numbers for its day, truck or not.
These are some of the coolest pickups ever made and are the grandad of every performance pickup that came after. You can read more about it here.
“…the grandad of every performance pickup that came after” was surely the 1964-1966 Dodge D-100 with the “Custom Sports Special” option which included either the 413 or 426 cubic inch wedge head V8s. The 426 was rated at 365 horsepower.