| Posted on 08.31.2012 20:00 by |
We spend loads of time reviewing sports and supercars that we tend to forget all about the SUV realm. Back in the 1980s, when the SUV was just starting to become the new fad, there were no performance models to speak of.
In the 1990s, we caught a glimpse of out first true performance SUV, as the GMC Typhoon hit the market in very limited numbers. The Typhoon boasted stout numbers, as GM managed to pump a full 280 ponies from its typically underwhelming 4.3-liter engine. To boot, the Typhoon is still competitive today - in terms of speed - as it hots 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds and clears the quarter in 14.1 ticks.
Unfortunately, the Typhoon was only a 2-door model and lacked the typical SUV utility. GMC also produced a little over 4,000 examples, so they were and remain very scarce. What’s cool though, is just how closely matched the Typhoon still is when compared to today’s performance SUVs. It’ll never beat the likes of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT or the Porsche Cayenne, but it can certainly hold its own pretty well, especially for a 19-year-old SUV.
We took a look at the current world of performance SUVs to figure out who is top dog. Click past the jump to find out the results.
Sport SUV Comparison: Haulin' Tail and the Family originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 31 August 2012 20:00 EST.
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