{"id":272,"date":"1991-01-01T15:22:49","date_gmt":"1991-01-01T20:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/?p=272"},"modified":"2024-07-01T17:39:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T22:39:51","slug":"motor-trend-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/1991\/01\/01\/motor-trend-2\/","title":{"rendered":"1991 Truck of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Motor Trend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year-feature-1024x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year-feature-1024x944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year-feature-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year-feature-768x708.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year-feature.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MC has redefined the sport truck with its new whirlwind-on-wheels, the Syclone. This S-15 Sonoma pickup features subtle ground effects, snappy graphics, and a sport interior replete with deeply bolstered buckets and full analogs. Oh, did we forget to mention power and performance? A mere oversight. Quick-stomp the pedal and you&#8217;re treated to more brute force than you&#8217;d see in the stands at a Raiders game. Credit this to a turbocharged 4.3-liter V-6 that nets an amazing 280 horsepower, enough to peg anyone&#8217;s thrill meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a better sports car than a Firebird or Camaro in most respects,&#8221; penned one judge. Other editors drew comparisons to the 300ZX Turbo, 3000GT, and Stealth. Allwheel drive and anti-lock braking\u2014 good for a 133-foot 60-0 braking distance and a 62.9-mph slalom speed\u2014 make this sport truck stable and sticky on the road, while its substantial horsepower lends an unparalleled feeling of highway prowess. We&#8217;re talking 0-60 mph in less than 5 seconds, folks. And a 13.6-second quarter mile at just under the century mark. Anyone for life at a blur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all its speed and road prowess, the Syclone does have its downside, reflected by low subjective scores. Judges complained about the GMC&#8217;s uncomfortable fixed seatbacks, high level of interior noise, and substantial turbo lag. The most common criticism could be summed up by one judge&#8217;s comment that &#8220;the Syclone sacrifices &#8216;truckness&#8217; to go overboard on &#8216;carness,&#8217; gleefully abandoning its truck heritage.&#8221; With a lightweight 500-pound load rating and no rated towing capacity, &#8217;nuff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/01\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Motor Trend 1-91 Truck of the year.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ec4616ad-3464-4852-937f-ab73caa8835c\" href=\"https:\/\/sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/01\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year.pdf\">Motor Trend 1-91 Truck of the year<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sportmachines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1991\/01\/Motor-Trend-1-91-Truck-of-the-year.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ec4616ad-3464-4852-937f-ab73caa8835c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motor Trend <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-test","category-syclone","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3075,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272\/revisions\/3075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sportmachines.com\/wp-index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}