Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics is proud to present an absolutely exceptional
and stunning example of this original southern California owner
1992 GMC Typhoon 4.3L V6 280HP Turbo with only 78K original miles
in truly outstanding condition throughout! Obviously always garaged
and owned and driven by only one very careful and mature
owner/driver since new - never abused - babied all the way!The GMC
Typhoon was part of GM's move into the high performance market for
pick ups and SUV's in the early nineties and started by their
crearion of the ultimate pick up, the GMC Syclone in 1991. A year
later they continued with this theme with the Typhoon, which
although it had a slight loss in performance compared to the
Syclone, it more than made up for it with the room for 5 adults
plus luggage! The Typhoon used the same underpinnings as the
Syclone with a seperate chassis, live rear axle and 11" ABS
assisted and vented discs. The engine was from the GMC Jimmy, all
cast iron but uprated from the stock 165HP thanks to the
intercooled turbo and re-calibrated engine management. The torque
was split 65:65 front/rear with a mechanical center differential
and viscous coupling , though the live rear axle also boasted a
limited slip differential. A 4 speed auto just about handled the
torque but a strict warning sticker not to tow the vehicle had to
be put inside!All Typhoon's had leather seats and were well
equipped. With its sophisticated 4 wheel drive system and wide
tires the Typhoon both looked and handled brilliantly. The
anti-lock brakes were also extremely effective for a truck, 0-60mph
was 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 124mph. Low production and high
performance of these limited produced vehicles will ensure
collectibility for years to come.The original factory 'Black' color
clear-coat paint is in excellent condition and the 'Black amp; Dark
Gray' leather seats are also in excellent condition with virtually
no signs of wear and the whole interior is also in exceptional and
immaculate condition throughout. Every option is working as it
should including the A/C. The car has a current California smog
certificate.This particular model was purchased new in Newport
Beach, CA by its one and only owner since new. Pride of ownership
shows everywhere and it is hard to believe the vehicle has even 78K
miles! The engine is extremely strong and responsive, the
transmission shifts smoothly through the gears and the temperature
always remains cool. Drives virtually like a new vehicle - you
could hardly tell the difference! This is one very unique and
ridiculously comfortable 4 door sports utility vehicle with
ridiculous torque and performance for any sports vehicle and the
first year of production in only a two year run (1992-93) with only
4,697 Typhoons ever being built by GMC: 2,497 for 1992, and 2,200
for 1993!This must surely be one of the finest and one very rare
example of this renown SUV available anywhere, even with half the
miles, a totally unabused and maturely driven model with only one
southern California owner since new!
