GMC SYCLONE / TYPHOON - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed 

The Typhoon was 25 years ahead of its time. If it came out today, it would sell like hotcakes.

A rich kid at my high school got his parents to buy him a Syclone when they came out in 1991. He totaled two in 6 months. After he totaled his second Syclone that he got from his parents insurance after totaling the first one, his parents decided against giving him a third Syclone and he ended up with a full size Chevy extended cab stepside instead. That truck he managed to make last through the rest of his junior and senior year without wrecking.

What's up with the audio? Sounds like James is in a bathroom next door.

I guess I am speaking for the whole community when I say; Get well soon James, I hope you have a swift recovery. God bless you.

The “Marlboro edition” syclone = “Trailer park Rolls Royce”

Ever since I first learned of these about 7 or so years ago I've really been wanting to pick one up. Really wish I had back then and been able to get it for a bit cheaper. Luckily they still really aren't that expensive.

The syclone always been a favorite of mine, like a hidden gem of the truck world.

"Hey what are ya doing with that little truck don'tchu know?"

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I hope you are ok James🙏🏽🙏🏽 Heart attacks are scary❤❤

Honda Civic with flames: I can Beat anyone in a race! Typhoon and Cyclone: *Angry GMC Noises*

Thanks for posting this video. My uncle, whom I was very close to, passed away recently. He owned a Syclone back in the day. He bought it brand new. I can still remember the look of excitement on his face when he showed it off to me (I was 14 at the time). He owned Corvettes, Camaros, and Harleys, but I think this vehicle was his favorite. Thanks for all your videos. I have had great fun watching them with my sons and introducing them to cars. Now I must leave and get a 6-pack of NOS ENERGY DRINK!!!

I love how every company eventually becomes Minnesotan "Dointchah Knoeh?"

For decades one of the Prototypes was used as a shop truck by a ex Buick Engineer here in St Louis MO. I drove by it everyday on the way home from work. He Had a shop that was well known for working on Grand Nationals , t types and gnx's. When I dropped my th400 of to get built there I got the grand tour of the place. Tons of prototype Buick racing parts everywhere. It was awesome!

The Typhoon is one of my dream cars. I will have one eventually

The amount of energy you all put into your videos keeps me building. Even when I wanna throw my car into a ditch. Get well James. We all want to see you get better.

WTF is going on with James sound? i thought my headphones were dying!

Finally an Up To Speed on my favorite sleepers ever !!! My dream is to get a Syclone and perfect it in my own way ❤❤❤

I had a typhoon in the early 2000's. It was a blast. If you can get one, buy it!!! Youll love the attention it gets everywhere you drive it.

Proud of you guys for the anti-smoking plug! I was diagnosed with early onset COPD at the age of 17 due to years of second hand smoking

You guys need to make an up to speed episode with one of the most underrated car brands of all: Suzuki!

This episode brought to you by the integrated microphone in James' phone.

I was expecting this video for years!!!!! MAN I LOVE THE SYCLONE! lighting lighting lighting

I've been waiting for this episode!! Good job guys!! I hope they bring back the Syclone someday

The Ram SRT10 has got to be one of my favorite cars I have seen

The day you guys posted the original S10 video in December of last year I had found a 94 2nd Gen S10 with a 4.3 and was flip flopping on it. About an hour later you guys posted your video. 5 days later I bought it and have been dailying it ever since. I'm planning on turning it into a sort of Syclone 2.0. A sort of tribute to what could have been if the conversion company had lasted just a single year more. And a tribute to all of you at Donut for helping me pick one of the toughest little trucks I could have asked for. Thank you all for making the car scene amazing and fun!

DID WE JUST LEARN WHO JAMES’ DAD IS OMG

You've done it James!!! You made me cry this is my favorite vehicles

Hello everyone.... We need Cosworth, Transits, and Jensens. The Brits can do a thing or two right

I was a professional test driver for GMC in the early 90's at the hot weather testing grounds in Mesa Arizona. I drove all of their prototype and concept cars i.e. Cadillac Allante, Saturn, Corvette, Camaro, Opel and a few others. Well the mechanics and engineers built this runabout truck they would use to go from building to building on the grounds, it wasn't street legal and they drove it like maniacs! It was built using an S-10 Blazer, they removed the rear windows on the sides and back and chopped the roof off of it. It looked like a mini Avalanche. They fitted an LT1 in it and mounted C4 Vette wheels. It was a beast and its my belief it was the accidental concept for the Syclone and the Typhoon. That's my story and Im sticking to it!!

Hey, i recognize that notepad from Blue's Clues! 3:23

Get better soon james!! We're all routing for you!

"Conceived by Buick, shunned by Chevy, and brought to life by GMC" Sounds like someone has Multiple Personality Syndrome.

The Sycoone and Typhoon are both legends. 2 pretty and decent sleepers I would like to own.

Back when the 2nd gen lightning came out, my uncle and his friend pulled some strings to race their trucks at an airfield near where they worked. My uncle said when they took off, the syclone had him off the line and had him for about half the run way. I would have given anything to seen that sweet race

The syclone at 4:49 is for sale on Portland Craigslist right now 😂

Plz next time up to speed on: smoky nagata's Top Secret or Mines' (skyline tuner)

Looking back these were so cool... ahead of their time! Bring them back!

The Blues Clues notepad! 3:20 The Nostalgia bois

I still have the Syclone I bought new. 9000 miles on it.

Oh, the supercar killer from the 1990's

I enjoyed this video a lot. I never realized they were that rare though. That's like an exotic car almost. Only from good ol'e 'Merica. Gotta love "Merica. (:

Typhoon is also my favorite move with Storm on X-Men vs. Street Fighter

I saw one syclone as a teenager and touched my soul, still think about that thing of beauty. Would love to own one someday, but a teal typhoon also screams early 90’s😍

I’ve had the pleasure of riding shotgun in both a Syclone and Typhoon. Great video 👍🏾👍🏾. Up To Speed: MG.

All these Years and I haven’t seen these series. 😮 Better then 99 % of the stuff out on the Media rn. Up to speed. Love it❤

I don't know what Source Attribution is, but that's my Syclone at 4:46

Holy shit, they made a Targa top Syclone? And I thought it couldn't get any cooler!

Yes. Just what I've been hoping for, one of my favorite overlooked vehicle badges. Thank you Donut and thanks to Nos for helping keep this show going.

Jeep up the good work, I never miss a “Up to Speed” episode!

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I saw a Syclone drive through the parking lot at work today and decided to revisit this video:)

still waiting on the Ford SVT up to speed

Mostly background laughs and then James's jokes entertains me most in the show.

I feel a STORM coming! 🔥🔥🔥

Get well soon James, now you need to cut back on the nos

6:45 HOLD UP

Great vid, stillll waiting for my Thunderbird vid.........

I remember trying to take on a brand new GMC Typhoon off the line with my mommy's 1983 Pontiac Phoenix (2.8L V-6) I lost.

At the same time, GMC was campaigning a drag S15/S10 at NHRA events. It was teal, had a V6 and ran in the 8's or 9's, from what I remember. They didn't race it, but just ran expedition passes.

Subaru Legacy pleaseee !!!

My good ole buddy Looche in Pa. had both of these gems at one time. 😆

My neighbor has a syclone with some performance goodies on it, that thing is a rocket ship

Congrats GMC (Grabowsky Motor Company) on your 100 year anniversary!

Finally I've been waiting for you guys to make this

5:45 had me rollin especially because I was a bit buzzed & baked 😭😂

So the mystery is solved. James dad has been reveled. Go Kentucky boi! 502 for life

Sorry to hear that you had a heart attaque, hope you heal fast and get better soon man, take the time needed bro.

Can we have up to speed on the AUTOZAM AZ1

Hey James, get well soon buddy! My family enjoys every video!

For those that don't know james had a heart attack a few days ago. I pray to see you come back soon but please take your time. Hope to see you laugh and smile again soon!

The cyclone is my dream car. Thank you for posting this🤙

No views, 15 likes, 18!comments. Good job

I've always desperately wanted a Typhoon (6-speed swapped, of course). Maybe if I get my garage built before square 2-door S10 Blazers become unobtainium, I'll build one with an aluminum LS in it. No need to start with a real Typhoon, you can still get the SyTy body kits. Ooh, no real need for AWD either, how cool would a Corvette-chassis Typhoon be?! I bet weight distribution would be damn near 50/50 with the extra sheetmetal and glass vs a pickup and transaxle from the Vette...

Get well soon James!!!

Best of wishes to Pumphrey, I hope you can recover fast and safely. Your energy makes up to speed like no other car video on RU-vid. You are a legend, Pumphrey.

Such a badass truck/SUV. An old man down the street has one. I keep asking him to adopt me and leave me his typhoon

Both of those suv and trucks are my favorite of all time

Do a “EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ON THE MERCURY MARAUDER” please 😅❤️

Love that 4300 series V6 I think thats it was one of the best motors GM made

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My first car was Syclone #879. Sold it in 1999 and apparently it made its way from NJ to the Virgin Islands. I ended up getting an 87 Buick GN with 21k miles. Still own it today with only 24k miles. My love for the GN and Syclone was started by my dad. He bought his 86 GN brand new and still has it today. But along the way he also owned 3 typhoons. The one he bought new in 1992 got stolen a year later and there was only one new typhoon left in the country. They were asking 60k for it

Get well soon, James

Had an astro van with a turbo as a typhoon tribute

Its a fun car, mine being a 93 typhoon with a 20G turbine upgrade, 110 octane tune with a 3400rpm stall converter and trans brake. It was a case of selling everything to have your childhood hero and being both impressed and disappointing. I sold my Typhoon and imported an R32 G-TR and still love the Skyline after 4 years of owning it, where as I sold my Typhoon after 8 months, I want to get another typhoon or better yet the Syclone but I don't think I would give up the skyline to get one again

Get well soon Janes! if anyone doesnt know, James had a heart attack today or yesterday I believe.

I actually just bought a 92 tyohoon. Love it so far

"Some truck owners don't care about practicality. Some just wanna look cool and go fast" Ooh, ooh...me....it's me

Well James, hope you get well soon, forgot to tell us about PAS who modified these trucks. PAS did not went out of business, they merged with GM: Production Automotive Services, Inc. (commonly referred to as PAS) and formally known as Prototype Automotive Services, was a specialty vehicle manufacturer which produced the 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am, the 1991 GMC Syclone, the 1992 GMC Sonoma GT and the 1992 - 1993 GMC Typhoon. These were the only projects PAS created with General Motors before merging and becoming TDM Technologies in Livonia, MI and Wheel to Wheel in Troy, MI. Another inside info, PAS dyno all the Sy/Ty in house before shipping it back to GMC. They ran around 300+ hp on the dyno but GM didn't want to advertise a small pick-up truck with more hp then the Corvette so they rated them at 280 hp.

The Marlboro version has T-Tops, NOT a targa top.

Always loved these trucks since I was a kid

Never been here this early, HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 👻👹💀

"Ey uh whatre ye doin with that truck Dont ya know?" Canadian accents are cool lol

everybody get JEREMY FREAKIN CLARKSON's attention, HE"S THE DADDYYYYY

I owned Typhoon num 71 in 2013 not only do I miss it like crazy it's value has more than doubled since then lol

That moment when James didnt say he loves us 😭😭😭

Hey man, hope youre doing good. Wouldnt know what to do without these videos. Youre an absolute g. Take as many months as you need. The pumpster lives on baby.

"Always baked never fried" love from India Og subscriber

Get well soon James. We all love you.

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