There was a time when the GMC Typhoon was so outrageous, so class-busting in its novelty, that there was nothing else like it. There were no legions of high-performance SUVs, trucks with room for 5 and their gear that could also blitz to 60 in under 7 seconds. That was preposterous, and more to the point, why would you even want it? Well, times have changed, and these days, you have your pick of stoplight grand prix dominating super trucks. This Typhoon is a nicely updated example with just under 100,000 miles and listed here on craigslist for $30,000.

When the Typhoon and its pickup sibling, the Syclone, were introduced, most every road test editor didn’t know what to think. What’s crazier is that the Car & Driver review at the time compared it to the next-fastest SUV which was, guess what? A bone-stock Jeep Cherokee with the mighty 4.0L I6 that could run to 60 in under seven seconds. It was almost by accident that the Cherokee was somewhat quick, since Jeep certainly wasn’t interesting in building a brand that toured the Jeep’s performance credentials (my, how times have changed.) The Typhoon got all sorts of other upgrades, from a full boy kit and big brakes to deeply contoured bucket seats.

The two turbocharged trucks had an easy time sprinting to 60 in no time flat and making the most out of the standard all-wheel drive system to hook up instantly while allowing passengers to enjoy the comfort of a spacious interior. The Typhoon almost makes more sense than the Syclone, owing to the fact that it can actually swallow groceries and passengers, while the pickup is limited to two occupants and barely any load capacity in the bed; in fact, it’s limited to 500 pounds. The interior of this truck is in very good shape for the miles, with only the driver’s seat showing noticeable wear and tear.

The two muscle trucks from GM are in rare company these days, as it’s one of the very few models made in recent years that seemingly didn’t lose value to any measurable degree. I always reference the 993-chassis Porsche 911 as a car that basically didn’t lose value and never got cheap, unlike multiple other eras of the 911 that spent plenty of time at the bottom of the used sports car barrel, waiting to be lifted up by the changing consumer sentiment. The Typhoon shown here sports some very basic upgrades, including Corvette “slicer” wheels and an open air intake, but otherwise looks like a mostly stock example that was never modified – and that alone is worth the price of admission.