The Legendary Syclone Is (Sort of) Back as a 455-HP Supercharged GMC Canyon

Back in 1991, before crossovers ruled the road and the Toyota Camry made 300 hp, GMC did something truly crazy. It put a turbocharged six-cylinder in a two-door Sonoma, added a rear-biased all-wheel-drive system, and created one of the quickest trucks ever sold to the public. It was called the Syclone, and now it’s back. Well, sort of.

Special Vehicle Engineering, the tuner best known for building 1,000-hp Yenko Camaros and Corvettes, announced today that it had licensed the Syclone name from GMC and that it planned to build a limited run of 100 trucks. So GMC isn’t technically selling the Syclone again, but it did give its official stamp of approval to the SVE version.

Starting with a 2019 GMC Canyon extended cab, SVE-tuned Syclones will come with a supercharged 3.6-liter V-6 and be offered with either rear- or all-wheel drive. And while the stock Canyon’s V-6 makes a healthy 308 hp, the supercharged version is good for a claimed 455 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque. SVE then adds an upgraded brake package, a sport suspension that’s 2 inches lower in the front and 5 inches lower in the rear, a rear anti-roll bar, and a dual cat-back sports exhaust. To help put the power down, the Syclone gets 20-inch wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport PS2S tires. And, of course, there are plenty of Syclone badges.

But if you thought it would only cost a few thousand dollars to turn a new Canyon into a 1-of-100, officially licensed Syclone with 455 hp and a 3 year/36,000-mile warranty, we have some bad news. The Syclone conversion costs an eye-watering $39,995 and requires a $5,000 non-refundable deposit. And that’s on top of the $35,000 it will cost to pick up a lightly optioned extended cab Canyon with a V-6. Add it all up, and you’re probably looking at spending at least $75,000 if you want a new Syclone in your driveway.

Source: Special Vehicle Engineering

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