GMC Cyclone

[cyrus buelton]

So I live right by this weird sort of car dealer called The Toy Barn.

They can only lease new vehicles or sell used. They are not allowed to sell new vehicles based on their dealer license.

Anyway, so out front they usually have very high end vehicles. Porches, a ferrari, Aston Martin, etc etc.


So I drive by yesterday and there it was.............a pristine GMC Cyclone.

They only made them in 1991 from what I recall. Basically a Sonoma with a turbo charger in it.

I did some reading and it will do a 1/4 mi in 13.6 seconds.

Accelerate from 0-30 in 1.3 seconds.

that is some fun shit right there.

I guess Car and Driver said it would outperform a Vette, Viper, and Lambo Diablo at the time.



has anyone ever driven one?

I have little interest in buying it as it would be a summer only vehicle and I don't really have room and would rather by my wife an enduro motobike

but..........

Is it worth it to take dealer harassment to go on a test drive with it?

[Porsche Monkey]

I may need to bill you for any car related advice so ill just sit and listen.  

[mitt]

Not many of them left since the driving experience was so unexpected a lot of them ended up wrapped around telephone poles or into the rear end of the cars in front of them.


mitt

[cyrus buelton]

I may need to bill you for any car related advice so ill just sit and listen.  

Not many of them left since the driving experience was so unexpected a lot of them ended up wrapped around telephone poles or into the rear end of the cars in front of them.


mitt

From what I read, the vehicle was really ahead of its time.

It was the first vehicle or maybe first truck to have all wheel anti-lock brakes in them.

Also, it was all wheel drive.

I just find it funny they are automatics and not manuals...........

Sorry for the spelling, it is a Syclone, not a Cyclone.



Might be fun to go make the beast with two backs around with it on the dealer's time.

[IZ]

A couple relatives who work(ed) for GM have them back in Michigan.  I was the passenger a few times.  Like Mitt said..unexpected acceleration.   They do go fast!!    

You ride a Monster though.  Keep the money for the Enduro.

[derby]

heheheh...

http://www.sportmachines.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Car+and+Driver+Sept+1991&bl=y

[metallimonster]

Wow, that is actually a pretty bad ass looking truck.

I'll go with and we can both drive the piss out of it.   

[IZ]

Nice gun rack too

[Triple J]

heheheh...

http://www.sportmachines.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Car+and+Driver+Sept+1991&bl=y

I remember reading this article back in the day...still remember the quote below:

It clears the quarter-mile in 14.1 seconds, compared with 14.5 seconds for the Ferrari, but the Ferraris is moving 6 mph faster (99 mph versus 93). The Ferrari grabs the lead very soon after the quarter and never looks back. Its top speed is 166 mph. The Syclone's is 126.

That is one fast truck...even if it can only carry a keg. 

[il d00d]

I remember that comparison too.   There was a GMC Jimmy version of this called the Typhoon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Typhoon

Maaan... "ground effects."

[superjohn]

The Typhoon ended up being a better vehicle since it had more space. The Syclone had all the ride and interior quality of an S-10 of that era, but the AWD and the Grand National derived turbo V6 made it a blast to drive.

[Monsterlover]

Was the typhoon supercharged or were they both turbo charged?

[TJR178]

I'm a sucker for old school (ok middle school) muscle these days, especially the race trucks.  I'd take it out, but you may take it home too...which isn't a bad thing.

All you need is a pair of pliers and a hammer to fix those things.

[cyrus buelton]

I'm a sucker for old school (ok middle school) muscle these days, especially the race trucks.  I'd take it out, but you may take it home too...which isn't a bad thing.

All you need is a pair of pliers and a hammer to fix those things.

I looked on ebay to get a general price


They have one on there with 37k on the odometer and want 20k for it



You gotta think whoever has owned one of these things has driven the make the beast with two backsing shit out of it.

Wow, that is actually a pretty bad ass looking truck.

I'll go with and we can both drive the piss out of it.   

bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa

We should go test drive it dude.

it is right by where I work/you used to work.

[superjohn]

Was the typhoon supercharged or were they both turbo charged?

Both had the same turbo 4.3 motor derived from the Buick 3.8.