One of the greatest and most underappreciated machines that General Motors ever created was the GMC Syclone. With only a few thousand ever built, they are very rare, and thanks to a turbocharged V6, they were also very fast. In fact, when the Syclone was launched in 1991 it was the fastest pickup truck in the world, and it was the fastest accelerating car you could buy in America. More than just power, the trucks came with four-wheel ABS brakes, a heavy-duty four-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive. Except for the truck body, these machines were basically European supercars.
Oh, and it only came in black.
Jay Leno bought one brand new, and now he is featuring it on Jay Leno’s Garage. He talks about using it as a daily driver for years, how it beat Ferrari in a Car and Driver test, and the velour covered interior seats.
If you want to take a look back at the wild time that was the early 90s, just press play and watch this wild black truck tear up the streets.
