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I think Adam posted about C&D contacting him a couple of months ago...well, the magazine arrived today (March 2006) and in the feature article comparing the Trailblazer SS and the Cherokee SRT8, it reads:
"If one company deserves credit for the hot-rod-truck madness, it's General Motors. The first of the genre appeared in 1991, when the boosted GMC Syclone landed with a turbo whoosh heard everywhere the power crazy gathered. It's turbocharged six-cylinder engine belted out 280 horsepower, which was big news back then , and we were not immune to its charms. In our September 1991 issue, we compared the $25,970 truck to a $122,180 Ferrari 348ts. Yes, we were just being our demented selves, but the Syclone could hit 60 mph in 5.3 seconds, 0.7 second quicker than the megabucks Ferrari.
The formula fell apart, however, when the Syclone was asked to do what it appeared built to do, namely, haul stuff. Its payload capacity was a paltry 500 pounds. What good is a truck that can barely carry a load of firewood? When the Syclone's powertrain was mated to an S-15 two-door sport-ute, the Typhoon, the fromula made a little more sense becasue for about 20 grand it offered seating for four, four-wheel drive, and Corvette-like acceleration. In the Typhoon's towing-capacity box, however, was a goose egg, a zero. As fun as those trucks were, their limited usefulness affected sales - only 4700 Typhoons and 2995 Syclones were sold between 1991 and 1993."
More press for our legendary trucks. :tup: (even if it is luke warm!) If so moved, the email to C&D is editor@caranddriver.com Leave your name and location otherwise they won't even think about publishing your letter.
"If one company deserves credit for the hot-rod-truck madness, it's General Motors. The first of the genre appeared in 1991, when the boosted GMC Syclone landed with a turbo whoosh heard everywhere the power crazy gathered. It's turbocharged six-cylinder engine belted out 280 horsepower, which was big news back then , and we were not immune to its charms. In our September 1991 issue, we compared the $25,970 truck to a $122,180 Ferrari 348ts. Yes, we were just being our demented selves, but the Syclone could hit 60 mph in 5.3 seconds, 0.7 second quicker than the megabucks Ferrari.
The formula fell apart, however, when the Syclone was asked to do what it appeared built to do, namely, haul stuff. Its payload capacity was a paltry 500 pounds. What good is a truck that can barely carry a load of firewood? When the Syclone's powertrain was mated to an S-15 two-door sport-ute, the Typhoon, the fromula made a little more sense becasue for about 20 grand it offered seating for four, four-wheel drive, and Corvette-like acceleration. In the Typhoon's towing-capacity box, however, was a goose egg, a zero. As fun as those trucks were, their limited usefulness affected sales - only 4700 Typhoons and 2995 Syclones were sold between 1991 and 1993."
More press for our legendary trucks. :tup: (even if it is luke warm!) If so moved, the email to C&D is editor@caranddriver.com Leave your name and location otherwise they won't even think about publishing your letter.
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