Auto Review: Most Classic GMC Trucks from Past Decade
It;s a pity that due to financial problems, production ended last year at GMC. GMC, a forgotten brand of rebadged Chevrolets, is suddenly a political symbol that has been mentioned in more news reports than General Motors could have ever paid for. Wondering what all the fuss is about? Have a look back at GMC’s finest trucks from the past decade.
It’s not enough that Massachusetts voters elected a Republican to the US Senate for the first time since 1972. Now they want to drive like him.
Truck sales in the Bay State have picked up during Scott Brown’s popular campaign, in which the state senator from Wrentham drove his 2005 GMC Canyon pickup with 200,000 miles on the clock.
GMC Canyon
Bezema Buick-Pontiac-GMC in Norwood, the dealer that sold Brown his Canyon, is now selling an identical 2005 pickup with just 70,000 miles.
Unless you spring for the V-8, which wasn’t available in 2005, you’re stuck with underpowered four- and five-cylinder engines. The interior is also nothing to brag about.
The chassis, however, is quite capable and served as the underpinning for the Hummer H3.
GMC Jimmy
The Jimmy, along with the Chevy Blazer, dates back to the 1980s and was at the start of the SUV revolution in the early 1990s. Only the Ford Explorer and Jeep Cherokee can claim a similar distinction as one of the most popular vehicles on American roads.
Among the most famous Jimmy models was the 1992 and 1993 Typhoon, a performance model that packed a 280-horsepower, turbocharged V-6, rear-biased all-wheel drive, lowered suspension, and a rather sinister body kit, especially in black.
The Envoy/Trailblazer models took over the Jimmy’s long and successful run in 2002.
GMC Yukon Denali
The Denali models, beginning with the Yukon Denali in 2000, were fully-loaded, almost-Cadillac trim levels that by 2001 were on every suburban mom’s shopping list.
The Yukon Denali XL from 2001 through 2006 proved there was no need for an Escalade as it treated rear passengers to heated seats, separate A/C controls, and limousine legroom and comfort. Power everything, Bose audio, self-leveling suspension, and massive 6.0 liter V-8 made this truck the king of Stop & Shop.
GMC Sierra
Scott Brown’s Canyon has nothing on the full-size Sierra, the real meat and potatoes of the pickup segment.
The Sierra and Chevy Silverado pickups are among the most popular light-duty trucks in the US (the Ford F-series is higher still). What better way to say “I’m an average guy” than with a used Sierra with “4×4″ badges on the rear fenders?
GMC Envoy XUV
Because sometimes you need to haul a wardrobe closet in the most unstable way possible. That was the reason behind the short-lived Envoy XUV, a stretched version of the midsize SUV that included an innovative open-air cargo bay.
But combining the attributes of a pickup and an SUV wasn’t half as successful as the Chevrolet Avalanche, and after two model years (2004 and 2005) it was dropped.
GMC Safari
Long a favorite in the commercial and conversion van markets, the Safari didn’t change much during its 20 years, because few vehicles could offer 8-passenger seating and tall proportions for so cheap.
By 2005, the Safari was so dated as to be comical. If you’re nostalgic, a late-model version can be had for a few thousand dollars.
GMC Savana
The Savana, like the Ford Econoline, is the only vehicle short of a school bus that can carry 15 people at once. When stripped of all three rear rows, the Savana is also a spacious cargo van.
You don’t get much more utility than this.
GMC Topkick
Looking for the ultimate GMC? The Topkick can carry up to 63,000 pounds and transform into nearly every shape, including dump trucks, shuttles, tractors, and tow trucks.
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