3. Chevrolet 454 SS
The basic idea behind this model is to offer the biggest available engine in the lightest full-size truck. It was muscle car philosophy in truck form. That is why Chevrolet`s engineers took the ordinary 1990 Chevy 1500 pickup truck with a short bed option and added a massive 454 V8 engine. The enormous 7.2-liter V8 was good enough for 230 to 255 hp, which was a diminutive number, but it also had 385 lb-ft of torque, which made it fly down the road.
The big-block engine was borrowed from Chevrolet`s heavy-duty truck lineup and it was a durable but also a pretty thirsty machine. On the outside, 454 SS was a kind of low key without any wild graphics or color choices.