9: GM Typhoon
If the recipe for success was created with the Syclone, GM would repeat the process with the Typhoon. The unique styling of the Typhoon was carried over from the Syclone, but this time it was as a performance SUV model. GM took the standard Jimmy design and added some pizzazz to it with a new paint scheme and a more powerful turbocharged engine. The Typhoon is by far one of the most beautiful trucks to come out of the 1990s (via Car & Driver).
The styling is unique and one of the reasons this was such a popular vehicle. You’ll seldom see one on the road anymore because most were snatched up by collectors. But if you’ve ever wondered where the performance SUV originated from, it was partly from the Typhoon. Without the Typhoon, there would be no SRT Jeep Grand Cherokee, and many other performance SUV models.