1991 GMC Syclone Pickup Truck - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Only about 3,000 of these sporty pickups were built in 1991, which is when Jay bought his - primarily because of GMC's boast that this was the fastest accelerating production vehicle in America, beating out even the Ferrari 348!
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1991 GMC Syclone Pickup Truck - Jay Leno's Garage
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Love how Jay knows every tiny detail of all his cars, none of it scripted, just all fond memories.
I remember when these hit the Houston street racing scene circa 1991. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, could hang with one of these out of the hole when the light turned green. These things would easily holeshot 5-7 car lengths against any other cars that tried to race them. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. Zero tire spinning, just....gone. What an amazing feat of technology they were. I heard that the people behind the development of the Chevy ZR-1 Corvette were not very happy that this little truck was quicker in the quarter mile than the mighty $90K ZR-1 Corvette. Thanks for the awesome video of this thing and and the trip down memory lane Mr. Leno.
Of course they’re mad. Smh why didn’t they just make the corvette faster
Thanks for sharing your experience, really appreciate it. I love little tidbits like these. These days with the ubiquity of phones with great cameras, social media, and the internet, not much gets lost to history and everything (sometimes unnecessarily) is documented.
@@mat4263 true that brother
Im 37 now and miss the word of mouth stories. The mystique of hearing of something then finally seeing with your own eyes in the flesh is something that's dieing..... Now yoh just hop on CZcams and get let down 😂
With a higher stall converter, a chip to raise the redline, and cranking the turbo up, they were deadly.
@@C.V._McCullar On plain water-ice for the intercooler mine would go 10.30 on E85.
Tried alcohol-dry ice abd it was a couple tenths quicker.
Still looks better than most of the pickup trucks and cars on the road today
yeah, I hate the look of the new fords.
+Rick1885 Same here!!!
take a look at the 2017 gmc sierra 😍 it looks more badass than most sedans today
n.a.s nah
@@Coronet_shop Yeah it does
Never liked Jay as a late night talk show host. But Jay as the car and garage guy that professes his love for car, bikes and mechanical things I love. I could listen to this guy all day talk about the different cars he owns. He’s a car guy just like us. Except with deeper pockets. Thank goodness someone like him can preserve history AND take them out and drive!
I thought he was the best late show guy imo. He's not fake at all. The late night folks now all they do is dance around like idiots and have tds.
Badass little truck. I love these unique weird mid 80s to late 90s American cars.
Isaac Munoz it blows my mind that GM didn't use any turbo tech in their corvettes.
SANIC they almost did in the early 80's
COYOUTDOORS but they didn't.
And still stuck to super chargers.
A turbocharged LS engine would be insane.
I mean guys are making 1000+ from junkyard 5.3L imagine the top end vette engine.
COYOUTDOORS they also almost put rotarys into the vettes aswell.
SANIC Those combos run like crazy, but they are fragile. Factory combos have to pass factory durability tests - I don't know about GM, but with Ford, the engine is run at full RPM and full power on a dyno for 50 straight hours. On teardown, it can show no wear. Pretty nuts.
I love how Chevy was daring enough to allow something to be faster than the Corvette.
Also, gotta love that Corvette steering wheel.
Notice how it only lasted for a few years...
Sam Stoner Or the Corvette shifter. Like the one in my C4!
I would love to see the SHOgun next...
For Real. GM had so many edicts to limit other cars it's ridiculous. Nothing was allowed to get near the same level as the Corvette.
***** I think Jay does have an 80's model black Trans Am. I've seen it in the back of some of his videos.
I always wanted one of these when I was in High School. Also the 454 SS
454 ss was slow compared to this little s15
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@@craigbielsky115 SS454 trucks were sloth-slow turds.
The 454 truck can be a scary machine but gotta get under the hood an get that big block up to big blocks ability,,grossly under built an turned down from factory
Jay is a true car enthusiast! Enjoying a spin in a truck he has owned for over 20yrs and is 28yrs old to! Appreciating it for what it is, and expects nothing more from it to! 👍
Producer- Jay we got a segment to do
Jay crawls out of bed- This is my 1991 .......
hahahahahhaha! good one!
He wins the internet today sept 9, 2019
I wish I could like this comment twice. 🤣
Dammit,the "new dreamcars" of my youth are now 25 year old classics.....
and rare ones, at that. I really like the Lamborghini Espada, but at $200k? Yeah, no. I'll have to wait until my midlife crisis!
John I know right how the hell did that happen
I was thinking the same thing.......lol
I'm in my early 20s now and a lot of my dream cars are older than me. Unfortunately they're rare and I might never own one...
Yeah 1970 pontiac gto judge is mine
I used to work at a gmc dealership 15 years ago and a customer had brought this in for service and i was a lot porter at the time and i wasnt aware of the history of this truck until one day the service writer told me to drive it for a few miles to get the engine going after it was repaired and man was i not prepared for the power of this truck! Lol! I stepped on the pedal and man that thing took off like a rocket! I was amazed by this little truck and its turbo power! And today i find this video and never was aware that this truck is rare and they only made a few of them.smh! It was a memorable experience driving this truck only 1 time. lol!
You are one lucky SOB
LOL....A "LOT PORTER"....You mean you sweap the parking lot ??????
@@slit4659 lot porter or attendant is a nice or polite way to say lot boy, they lowest rung on the ladder usually belittled and bullied by salesmen and underappreciated for all they do.
HIP HOP that is an experience. a souped up Sonoma truck.
Frank Denardo they made a Sonoma gt with all the looks but no turbo
All money into cars...zero into hair products.
Jay, a true American role model.
Or shirts
randand1 you’d be surprised by the amount he spends on hair products... you’re a complete idiot for guessing 0$.
@@joshlarochelle1298
You are the guy who everyone hates by the end of the party
😂😂😂
Hahaha seriously, I clicked on this link to hear about some truck I never heard of, yet I can't take my focus off his "grandma morning hair".
Man I love that truck!!
It's a genuinely good car imho....
Hands down this is the coolest pick up truck ever produced
megadethGUY M I like the svt lightning better
F150 lightning though...
That would be the F150 lighting...
by a manufacturer
Coolest truck? Its cool but it would be tough to choose this over the 454 SS as well as the ....lemme think...was it 1978 or 79 GM produced the BIG 10? Stock 454. With headers these trucks screamed. My friend had one. I think they were pretty rare.
I love how happy and proud he is still to this day! I'm a proud 92 Teal Typhoon owner myself! 🖤❤️
I love how chill Jay is. Just a nonchalant casual monologue about a truck which happens to be AWESOME!
Jay’s hair was put through a Syclone before taping. Nice subtle touch.
I love hearing jay talk about cars, his love of them transcends the video making it feel like you are there with him.
Just got one of these back on the road after it had been sitting for years. It was my late Dad's, and has been in the family since new. He purchased it from a cousin. It currently has a little over 11k miles on it.
Syclone! The reason the Corvette guys can still be heard crying from the 90's
HAHAHAHAHA
Corvette.. the sad reason gm killed anything awesome, because they couldn't allow it to outperform the Corvette..
They weren't crying over the comparision to this truck.....they were craying because the C4 from '84 -'96 was a TRUE POS. The only thing good about Corvette in that generation was the re-introduction of the LT1 in '92...... the first SBC to out perform those from the era BEFORE emmisions standards killed power. The C4 over all though truly horrible car.
@@Dogboy1960 Nah!! I actually liked the C4. C5 was too wide, and C6 looks better than the C7 and there is no real C8 yet. Lol
Appearance aside this was still a horrible on so very many levels. No longer as easy to work on as the C1-C3 and yet not yet delivering on the promise of PERFORMANCE all the complexity suggested would be possible. Today I can't think of a single reason to want one. Then again I disagree with your assessment of the appearance. I'm not fan of the C5 either but to my eye the hard straight lines of the C4 make it the least "Corvette" looking of all Corvettes. No curves at all all.
This is Jay Leno Garage I like! Just him, talking about the car and past. Not some stupid boring gust in it.
***** Agreed! This is when he only did HIS personal vehicles. Still doing the Tonight Show so not much free time. Now he has so much time to do videos, he has lowered his standards BIG TIME. It seems he'll let anyone in his videos, not matter how unimpressive the vehicle.
The Moto Channel Yeah bro. Do you spam much???
fla playa Don't bro if you don't know me.
The Moto Channel I (we) don't know you. You spam like hitler...Just did:)
fla playa Are you off your meds again?
That was my first vehicle in 2001, I drove it for 7 months, and then my dad pulled in with a 2003 Ford Lightning for my graduation present. The GMC is still in my garage to this day, I take it out on occasion during the summer months for drives. But it mostly stays in garage parked next to that same Ford Lightning.
God damnn flexin
Must be nice
Daddies money
Those are the 2 best trucks on the planet, your dad is a generous man
@@GrizzlyGoesRawr Jealous ????
That was and still is a instant classic. One of the Best looking build and preforming trucks ever..
I pulled up next to one of these on the highway in high school back in the early 90's. I had a 1987 Mustang 5.0 at the time and tried racing it. I Knew what they were at the time but couldn't believe how fast they are. I lost, my excuse was I had 4 people in my car.. Lol
Street Sleeper personified.
Be grateful that Mustang didn't immediately jettison itself into the first pedestrian it saw.
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German LOL. Crowd surfing. I'll use that reference from now on.
225hp vs 280ishHP? That 280 is underrated too. You had no chance. Unless they gave you a car length like on that old show called Pinks.
Orion don’t get me wrong I like my issue of Chevy’s, especially the older ones, but they (Chevy) didn’t want none when the SVTeam produced the 03-04 Terminator Cobra. Love the Foxbody GT convertibles for their looks and nostalgia but wouldn’t hesitate to do a Termi swap if I had the money. I like the Syclone but would rather have a Termi swapped Foxbody GT any day of the week.
I watched the original version of this video just yesterday...
Is someone reading my mind?
Can't complain about seeing it again. Do admire this truck. Would like to see an actual new video of it though.
NegativeNumbers427 Guess Jay's on vacation cause last week's video was a re-run too.
When Jay Leno tells the President of GM "that was before your time" can't tell ya.
Nice to see Jay do a piece on vehicles closer to my time growing up. I remember seeing those models or similar ones on the road when they were brand new. That was when people were driving more trucks then cars as a daily commute.
Amazing truck. I go back a few years, and wrenched for a while, but I never heard of it. I'm always happy to see great vehicles fall into your care--and you're unique in the way you share them.
Jay goes from bed to making a video in less than 9 seconds.
tyler bonser I bet he sleeps with his Canadian tuxedo
I remember these 'trucks', I didn't know it was that fast! Ah back when headlights had two shapes, round and rectangle! LOL
I had a 1988 GMC S-15. 2.5 liter 5 Speed. My first brand new vehicle. I drooled over the thought of owning one of these.
I used to borrow this thing from a friend of mine, while living in Vienna, Austria. Was a lot of fun on the autobahn.
The wheels on this thing? DEAD ON. They're like the ONLY styling cue that GM ever got REALLY right. I always thought they fit this truck so well.
Its beautiful Jay, Im glad you kept it in great condition all these years. One of my favorite Garage videos for sure.
This is what happens when you let engineers, designers, mechanics... go absolutely mad. They produce gold like this, the Ford Shogun, etc.
Grand national as well
I believe the shogun was not a Ford product. It was made by another company that used the Fiesta as a base and the Yamaha engine from the SHO.
Shogun was able to be ordered through Ford dealerships, was tuned out of house though.
Marauders
All the truly great GM cars were from the very early 90s or late 80s such as the Regal GNX, the Syclone, the ZR-1, the Typhoon. Now GM is a shadow of itself, cranking out boring old blobs on wheels. Sad that a once good company is going slowly down the drain.
I like the simplicity of the interior because it isn't filled with unnecessary geegaws that gives you that sensory overload feeling of modern autos
I love turbochargers
I love superchargers
4.6s 0-60 time in 1991 would have been crazy. Imagine doing some tuning and dropping a 5 speed in. You might be able to get 0-60 in the high 3s. Amazing little truck. I've never heard of them until this vid.
Yes, these trucks are amazing but people have tuned them and they will do 0-60 in almost 2 seconds. The 4.3 v6 is easy to get hp out of and it makes this truck very fast.
It would actually be slower with a manual because then you can't boost launch. And boost launching is so much fun with these
I've never seen an automatic shift like it does in these cars. My friend has a Typhoon. The transmission does an amazing job of keeping the car in the power band, but it shifts so hard and fast, that it had some bigtime wear issues. I'm surprised Jay hadn't had any yet. My friends Typhoon destroyed his first transmission at the 30k mark, and he wasn't a very aggressive driver.
@@spreaddeezhazelnutz7511 really !?? How so brotha.. any recommendation mods to my 96 Chevy Cheyenne 1500? Love my baby but I feel like she has no balls lol
MexiKingiCon Well, a good start would be if you have 4wd so you could launch so much better. I’m personally going through all of my driveline components and upgrading all of them. As for the engine, my truck originally had the 5.3 because my truck is a 2000 model and I’m going to upgrade it with a moderate compression 5.3 block (325) stroked out to a 383 (about 6.2-6.3 liter) stroker so that way it can handle boost. I was originally going to go with a supercharger but then I found out that On 3 Performance made a twin turbo kit for my truck so my goals are around 900-1000 whp. Honestly, the best thing you can do is to just look around online which is the best way for research and eventually you will start piecing all of the performance parts together on a list for your build. That’s how I did it and now I have a whole list of parts that I need to get me to my end goal with my truck build. It’s nice making an entire list because it gets rid of the guess work and it’s nicely organized so that way you don’t forget about certain parts.
Man I miss my dad's syclone. He had the 60th one built. Last four of the vin was 0060. I used to love smokin vettes street light to street light lol. So much fun to drive.
Gotta love Jay Leno, Here's a guy who wakes up in the morning and doesn't even comb his hair before the video. Same damn clothes every day too, but we love him and his cars!
always feel like I'm right there with Jay. Had wanted a syclone !
Jay is starting to get up there in age. I'm 42 and hes 68 as of today (March 2019). As a car guy, Jay has been a part of my life... From watching the tonight show as a teenager to watching everything car related show he does here on youtube. When Jays time comes, it's going to be weird, it's going to be the end of an era. With raising 4 kids, work and living in the middle of the country, I've never and most likely like millions of others will never get to meet him, shake his hand or walk thru his dream garage. Being wealthy, having experiences and driving cars most of us can only dream of driving, he seems to me to be no different than you (whomever is reading this) and myself... Just a simple car dude living the life. Thanks for everything Jay...
I have always loved these. And I would still love to have one even now. I can remember when I built this plastic model when I was just a kid. Now that I'm almost 40, I still love these. Probably my favorite truck of all time.
Same for me. It was my dream vehicle and if I could find one in good condition, I'd buy and fix it up.
I love that of all the amazing cars he has his daily driver was a humble GMC "cyclone" pickup.
my first truck was an 84 s-10 with the 4.3 it went like a bat out of hell.. cheers.
marcelstjean i figured your first woulda been a ferd!
Really the Ford 5.0 wasn't that fast, reliable yes but not that fast. Dyno charts showed 160HP to the wheels while GM's LT1 dyno was around 275-285HP to the wheels so yes they were correct on the 300HP mark. Mind you the LT1 had all that torque at 1400RPMS and revved pretty high for a V8. I own a LS1 now but I honestly miss my 97LT1 with all that low end grunt.
Yep I had one to. Without the turbp they was fast.
The only V6 at that time was the 2.8 in the S10/S15 (GMC).
In 92 I was working at a Pontiac, Buick, GMC dealership and we had a brand new Syclone. I wanted desperately to drive it but they kept the keys locked up. They didn't care if I took out a new Corvette but the Syclone's and Typhoon's were off limits. To this day I've never managed to get behind the wheel of one. Great video Jay, thanks.
I was 19 and my uncle had one. He gave me the keys one day. The 2 things that really impressed me was the AWD starts and the braking. With the all the weight up front on the discs it really stopped. With that new fangled anti lock tech I felt free to push them as hard as I wanted but never to stutter. But what did a 19 year old middle class kid in 1992 have to compare it too. That was big day for me.Fond memories of the Syclone. I finally got to drive one of my uncles cars that I'd lusted over since I was 8. Wish I would haves been old enough to drive the Triumphs, Jags or Sunbeams.
I wanna hear Jay's story about bringing home a Christmas Tree with this truck!
"...this was before your time". :D
Jay the Car God has Shined upon you my Brother. .. almost bought that truck but dad said what the hell are you going great to do with it in winter .... 71 Olds was the car for that. 105 cars later the addiction has not gone away.
my dream car when in high school. it was this and a Porsche RS America. thanks Jay for letting reading that article in the library over, over and over again.
You would think after seeing what AWD gets them in terms of performance That GM would say "Hey! Let's make a performance car with AWD!"
You would think. But no...
"Hey Jay, wake up it's time to film" "my hair look ok?!" "Yeah, sure, let's go"
To see this in 2021 is such a treat! Being a child of the 70s I grew up seeing these, but had no idea what it would do. I'd love to drive one.
My dream vehicle. I'll never have one , but watching Jay drive it is as close as I'll ever get..
One of the rarest trucks in the world...
Seen almost 10 different ones in my little town in ky..1st..3rd ones built
arborist460 I’ve seen a typhoon in Connecticut
My mother in law and a suitcase would exceed the rear payload.
So would mine, but I'd risk loading her in it to cart her off
I'll exceed your rear payload
Mine too! Small world.
I don't have a mother in law any more and never will again!
Ronald Boutan 😂😂😂😂
Looks like an AMG Mercedes that’s holding the camera crew, judging by the reflection of that beautiful beast.
I’d choose the Syclone every single time.
Best pickup truck ever!
Very cool truck, pretty sure I saw one running around Colorad Springs, CO. a couple few months ago. There's something about a well kept stock/ish vehicle. I fell in love with the tube bumper Tacoma from Back to the Future. I have a 2013 Tacoma I keep working towards that kinda style. Love It
Bags of feathers? They're called pillows Jay..
I love my 83 GMC s15. Ive had it sense I was 17. I'm 37 now
Love this channel. I remember these new, saw a few over the years, and never knew it wasn't a version of the Grand National engine. The knowledge from Mr. Leno is deep yet he doesn't bore us to death with details.
This has always been my dream car (truck). Had a friend who had one and was in love with that thing! One day I will finally get mine.
Are you close?
American Unicorn Cars that yet to be in the garage:
Pontiac 91-92 SLP Firehawk
Pontiac Trans-am Turbo 89
Buick GNX
87 Buick Turbo T Regal limited (Landau Top, concert lights, bench seat).
86 Dodge OMNI Shelby GLHS
My father in law bought a brand new, fully loaded, extended cab, 4x4 S10 in 1991... It was less than 14 grand.
26,000 for a syclone??? That's probably the reason they only lasted a year!
I have a 91' passed down from my father. He kept it garage kept, maintained and clean---I have done the same. It sits next to a tesla and a duramax, but I LOVE taking it out on the weekends. She is still quick and has a race fit.
Jay says the most fun is between 20 and 120, that's why freeway on ramps are my favorite!!!
i laughed when he said ohh look its a ferrari
I love the no big deal attitude he had about the lady who bumped him. I love it even more that he left it that way even though he has the money to fix it.
Jay and crew, Thanks, good quick overview of GMC CYCLONE,PICK,UP... INTERESTINGLY, I bought my GMC CANYON SE/4 Cyl/2 Door, 2 WDRIVE, loaded options NEW: remembering CYCLONE,ETC. The regular pick,ups are way to big & expensive ( esp 4 Door/4 wed,etc)....though relocating from Warsaw IN, TO Helena Valley,MT: sometimes I wish would have sprung 4 WD( we use studded WINTER tires,/ proper rear Ballast; obviates most of problems ), and steering/braking/tracking great... Anyways great looking,and nice Little GMC ( compared to these big today’s ....
This episode is not long enough. His newest episodes go into great detail about the cars. I wish he would redo this one to go into greater detail in this truck
@ 7:55 " I had the President of GM here in the garage, he saw some markings, How did You get that? ...don't worry about it, it was before your time" LMAO
I wish the big 3 would do cool trucks again. I get bored of seeing thousands of fucking sports/muscle cars every day. I want the time of unique trucks back again. The broad period of time all the way from the 454SS 1500, Syclone, all the way to the SRT-10 Ram and Colorado/Trailblazer SS.
Tyler Coates Oh and I almost forgot the ford lightnings, can't forget those.
Agree
Tyler Coates I think they don´t see the point in making one, since you can get any power upgrades from aftermarket tuners. Also, i think they would only sell small numbers, but they would have to do all the tests for a new model and you probably know how much money developing a car costs.
Tyler Coates Also the Toyota Tacoma X-Runner.
Remember the SSR? That thing handle and looked like gentile warts! Can't belive that was GM's answer to the SRT10 RAM and Lightning lol
Hi Jay, Nice little S15, a real sleeper. I did not realize that you could them, Turbo charged. I had a 96
S10 5 speed W a 4.3 naturally aspirated. It was also built in Louisiana, Schrevesport. It was a
special order, was a single cab w/ bucket seats in 96 it came 280 h.p. Really enjoyed that truck.
Thanks for the great reminder, and greater video.
Been drooling over this truck since high school
Jay, we've seen this one. I've been waiting all week for a new one.
I had a 91 s10 with the 4.3 liter. Best truck l ever had.
Ray B. I had a 97 Sonoma 4.3 liter out ran a cop in Pennsylvania
I have a 95 s10 with a 4.3 and love the truck to death!
I spun a rod bearing in one, twice, the dealer tried to ignore the knock rather than fix it under warranty, but they finally gave in due to my complaints so they turned the crank, replaced the rod and bearings, about a month later the knock was back
I appreciate you Jay! Thanks for sharing your love for the auto.
I love the liberty mutual commercials 🤙🏻
I’m really starting to appreciate the compact size and simplicity of vehicles of that era. Everything today is too big and too sophisticated that they have zero personality.
I'd LOVE to race this truck on a winding road. One owner modded his by taking advantage of the truck bed. Most of the large components were put in the rear to distribute the weight better. He added a huge rear wing and blew the engine to a whopping 490 hp. It was so fast that he was forced to install a front dam to help the wheels stay on the pavement!
2020 Silverado 2500HD is big but has personality
I like Jay the car guy way more than Jay the late night host. I love this show.
0:45 Both Buick V-6 (3.8 liter) & Chevy (4.3 liter) are 90 degree V-8 Minus 2 cylinders. The Buick 3.8 liter was the 215 cid ALUMINUM V-8 (sold to British Leyland)( used in Land Rover). The 4.3 liter was Chevy V-8 Minus 2 cylinders.
I had a '92 GMC Typhoon and it was a blast to drive.
I would take off from a green light and when the turbo spooled up, I'd floor it and it would drop back down into first.
The AWD would grip and off it would go. 0 to 45 mph in no time at all. (Never gotten a speeding ticket :-)
Wonder how many miles he has on it? Looks absolutely immaculate. Especially the plastic trim which is prone to fading.
He said he drove it daily for a while after he bought it back in 91 so if say maybe between 50,000 and 75,000 miles. I don't know how much he had to drive but that's the best guess I can come up with.
Shea Samuels He has over 200 cars and he seems to say "I drive this daily" about almost every one. I think your definition of daily driver and his definition of daily driver are far apart. I'd be shocked if he put even 1,000 miles on any one of those cars in a year. Even in 1991 he had dozens of cars, so his idea of a daily driver was one week out of the year he drove it five days straight, and then put it away for 51 weeks.
The Moto Channel He said he ''used'' to drive it daily. Assuming when he first got it.
Correct me if i'm wrong but, didn't Syclones and Typhoons use a Mitsubishi turbocharger?
yes mitsubishi turbo and garrett intercooler
Man I love the truck Jay! I love how Jay's hair is messed up half the time. It's like he was working on something and the film crew said "hey we gotta film in 10"!
This truck is fast! I know because I was valet years ago and got to drive it. I knew Mr Leno was a busy man and didn’t have time to waste waiting for his truck... so I got it back to him as fast as I could ;)
Chevy needs a remake of this truck with modern tires and magnetic suspension
John Lukach well you saw how they ruined the blazer
Literally impossible to find unmolested now.
not true id say they are 50/50 just like the 454 ss....you can find wrecked ones and you can find garaged since new mint ones....the ones in between are hard to find for reasonable money
I work with a guy that owns one since new still has the original tires on it.
Jeremy Hurlbut you’re telling me he’s driving around with 27 year old tires?
Clipper1094 😂😂😂
Clipper1094 the tires on my truck have date codes from the 90s lol. Broke high schooler
I keep seeing this ute with beefed up rear springs and a tipping tray, now that would be something! Thanks Jay.
The AWD was what made this truck really perform something didn't see in those days. The turbo really gets to max boost quickly when had AWD system that didn't allow tire spin. Turbos build boost when loaded spinning tires unloads the turbo.
Love this truck.
Rare pickup truck to own it. I really want that truck. :)
Jay Leno is awesome! Seems like such a nice and chill guy.
Nice to see this truck I have a base model five speed 1993 gmc Sonoma . Very good truck , currently have 277,000 miles.
I always liked those trucks. I was in high school when they were new so they were the truck I'd daydream about. I'd say the Syclone was right up there with the Pontiac Fiero as being the (non exotic) cars or trucks that early 90s teenage boys lusted after the most. I did finally get an S10 ZR2 years later (coincidentally with a 4.3L V6 but not supercharged) which I still own, but it will never be in the same league since it wasn't built for the same purpose. Very cool little trucks.
ls swap it
Turbo it, and swap the drivetrain for one from a Chevy Astro van (the Syclones and Typhoons has the same AWD system as the Astro)
Have you noticed Jay can't stay in his lane when he drives?
This and the Typhoon were my favorites growing up as a kid
This and the typhoon will always be my favorite vehicles. Had the privilege of driving a typhoon a few times. Friend had one when we where 18. We had fun in it.
I've been wanting one since when it was on Forza 4
I never really liked it in forza but maybe I'd like it a bit more Irl. Every other AWD could get more hp, be lighter, or handled much better so it always feels underwhelming. It's great for a truck though and people get real salty when you beat them with it lol.
Adonis Amarante Was about as quick a the Lancia Integrale Evo 2 around track In PGR2..my first time learning of it's existance
Adonis Amarante DLC car lol
I’ve been wanting one since 1991
@@klj2382 Me too. I had to settle for the S-10 4 cylinder and 5 speed. Not quite the same