GMC Syclone
However, by the early 1990s, all the Buicks were gone, so GM engineers needed a car for their turbo hardware. They decided to make a crazy sports truck from a plebian Chevrolet S10, a compact pickup with diminutive four-cylinder power. This is how the GMC Syclone was born. GM took an ordinary S10 body shell and installed a 4.3-liter V6 with a turbocharger producing 280 hp. They also used a special four-speed automatic sourced from a Corvette and a performance-based all-wheel drive (via JD Power).
Although the power figures may not be impressive these days, the Syclone was able to sprint to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds. This made it faster than contemporary Ferraris. The key was its lightweight, small dimensions, and torque from the turbocharged engine. Because the price was significantly higher than the regular model, GMC built less than 3,000 of them. Also, most of them come in the signature black color. From the outside, the GMC Syclone looked like any other compact GMC truck, only with the blackout grille and discrete body modifications. Today, the GMC Syclone is a collector vehicle and a famous car model. It is still relatively fast and can hold its own against much younger and more powerful cars.