1993 GMC Typhoon
For consignment, a 1993 GMC Typhoon showing 75,900 miles but unverifiable due to the title reading Mileage Exempt. Just 2,200 Typhoons were produced in 1993 and just 4,697 total over the model run. While Frost White over Argent Gray cladding was a common color for the 1992 model year with more than 500 wearing that combination, it was rare in 1993 with only 115 dressed in white/gray. Contrary to popular belief, Typhoons were not only produced in black, but this white as well as red, green, teal, and blue.
Exterior
A white grille with white headlight buckets differentiates this '93 from '92 white and gray Typhoons which have gray buckets. Gold Typhoon decal graphics also indicate a 1993. If this color combo looks familiar, it may be because one of the most viewed Typhoons on YouTube stars in a vintage Doug DeMuro video, (a white/gray '92 model). The unique gray cladding encircles the truck, and each piece was specifically designed for the Typhoon. This truck lacks the optional roof rack but does have a rear spoiler, likely dealer installed at the time. The body panels are shared with the Jimmy and Blazer of the day of course, but the cladding gives the truck a wider and low profile stance and this truck wears 17-inch C5 Corvette wheels and 40 series Z rated tires with an early 2022 date code. The paint is in great shape with only minor imperfections low on the cladding, barely visible. The decal on the tailgate is chipped in places, but replacements are available in the aftermarket.
Interior
As a higher end purchase at the time, Typhoons were equipped with luxury leather interiors that you couldn't get in your normal Jimmy and that starts with a pleated panel of black leather on the door panels, next to the gray plastic instrument panel and above the carpeted base with storage bin and both doors are in great condition. The wide leather seats, known in the SyTy worlds as "Fatman seats" are more luxurious than the '92's sporty seats and provide a comfortable, all leather perch. There's some minor creasing on the driver's side but they're in good shape, while the back bench glistens like Elvis' leather get-up from the 1968 comeback special. Typhoon's 4 spoke leather wrapped steering wheel offered a sporty handle and fronts a dash carried over from the Syclone and is borrowed, in large part, from the Pontiac Turbo Sunbird at the time. A plastic bezel surrounds the analog gauges, and hard plastics abound on the outer pods and surrounding AM/FM/Cassette Delco radio in the center stack. Like all Jimmys of the era, this one has that quirky map shelf under the dash where things get tossed readily. The center console gets two shallow cup holders and a Corvette shifter from the parts bin, wrapped in a leather boot, all in front of a storage bin that doubles as an armrest. For 1993, an overhead console was added which includes lights and storage for your Oakley sunglasses and garage door opener. The carpet, headliner, and visors are in nice shape. The storage area is carpeted and houses a covered spare tire and the rear seats fold down for 67 cubic feet of storage.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, we find a clean 4.3 liter V6, turbocharged and intercooled via an air to water intercooler. The 262ci engine is rated at 280 horsepower and is backed by a 700R4 4-speed transmission that is helped by a transfer case to keep power to all four wheels, all the time. The 10 bolt rear has 3.42 gears and receives 65% of the power while the front 3.42 gears handle the other 35%. Power disc brakes fit the front while power drums are in back.
Undercarriage
Clean and dry underneath with typical but minimal areas of surface rust on untreated components including the exhaust pipe. Single exhaust encounters a stock style muffler then exits via a steel tip in stock configuration. Suspension consists of torsion bars up front and leaf springs in the back.
Drive-Ability
By performance car standards, the exhaust is rather quiet, and the engine performs like your average 4.3 liter V6 until you give it enough RPMs to build boost, then an invisible force pushes you against the seat like the spinning gravity ride of your youth. The prize of this carnival ride is incredible acceleration that is now legendary and a snort of the wastegate when you let off the gas. Steering is typically vague, and braking is adequate for this stock truck. There are not a ton of "frills" as far as features, so the simple, analog configuration and its functions all work as they should on this 31 year old truck. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Each year, a group of about 40 Syclones and Typhoons get together in nearby Carlisle, but when was the last time you saw one on the street, or even in a show? Typhoons have recently gained the notoriety as a classic they were destined to have, and values are reflecting this and headed in one direction. This example is in stock condition and that is an increasingly rare bonus as well, so weather the storm and pick up this founding father of performance SUVs before values go six figures.
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