GMC Typhoon

The GMC Typhoon was a small SUV, that was made from 1992-1993, that's not very long. Typhoons are a high performance, version of a GMC Jimmy, which like a Chevy blazer; also they were based on the GMC Syclone which is a small pick up. There were only 4,697 Typhoons made in its time period. The stock ones may have not of looked the best, but they were still very fast. They had a 4.3 LLB4 turbo V6 engine, 4 speed automatic transmission. They could accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.3 seconds, and could do a quarter mile run in 14.1 seconds at 95 mph. The stock Typhoons could produce 280 HP, but some were measured at over 300 HP, on a Dynamometer. A Dynamometer is like a big treadmill for cars that measures there speed without moving the car, except for the wheels. Drivers and experts have compared their performance to Ferrari's, corvettes and some other high performance cars. Their price started at $29,970, which was a bargain for a car with this kind of performance. On YouTube I saw a video of a Typhoon vs. a Corvette, the Corvette lost, because the Typhoon accelerated so fast, but the corvette caught up, and was pretty close to him at the end.

El camino

The Chevy El camino is a cool car, its not a muscle car and not real fast but if you tweak the engine and stuff then it is. They are a combination of a car and a pickup because they have a bed and are lower to the ground, and the cabin of a car. Chevy made an SS El camino, that was the faster one that people drove around for fun, they started making them in 1959 and ended in 1987. Chevy made them because people wanted a car with the load space of a truck and the comforts of a car. They were cheap, with no luxury or options, no power steering or brakes. Back in those days they weren't cool like they are today. In 1964 they made them with a v-6 194cid with 120hp or 230cid with 155hp, and the v-8 283cid with 195 or 220hp. In 1966 they started making them with the v-8 396cid engine with 325hp. My favorite years were from 1965 to 1987, because their body style was better and had more power. Before the El camino ford built the ford Ranchero in 1957 which was like the El camino. They stopped making El caminos and switched to light trucks that had more power and abilities. They are on my list of many favorite cars.