V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

[2500avalanche]

I have an article from motortrend (1994) of a LT1 powered s10 reg cab (1993). It was made by chevy as a possible replacement for the syclone. Very informative, but does anyone know where this vehicle ever ended up at? It was red, and looked like a regular s10 with 1992 corvette wheels. Sweet looking truck. Just curious about it...

 

[GM TURBO]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

Scan the article. Dunno if I've seen this one.

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

I will scan the article tomorrow at work. It is interesting with a pic

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

there were engineering mules for chassis tests the V8 was never even a serious consideration for the s-series it didnt stand a chance in crash testing. The 4.3 barely passed

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

I have seen a smaller article in Hot Rod in the mid 90's, but couldn't find the main article. I purchased the info page about it off of ebay last year.

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

Kevin Smith did the article and he test drove it. It uses a sunbird color instrument panel.

 

[turbodig]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

If it's a red one, it was probably the v8 one that they built on an old Sy prototype chassis.

If memory serves, it was considerably slower than a stock Sy.

 

[SY2455]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

This truck was in Hot Rod and Car Craft too. I have the article around here in this pile of stuff somewhere. 1 of GM big shots was using it for a dd if I recall correctly. And coming to you straight from Sportmachines.com is what you may be talking about.

http://www.sportmachines.com/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Sport+Truck+Aug+1994

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

That would be it. I wonder what ever happened to that truck. You know, a few years back, GM sold a lot of their prototype vehicles (there was a LT4 Blazer) on Barret Jackson (I would want to say about 5 or 6 years ago). I wonder if this vehicle was ever sold to the public.

 

[FxsX24]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

wow, they did not intend to make it, if it were to be a 94, they would have used the second gen body

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

True, a 94 would be a 2nd gen body

 

[jpalmer]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

maybe slower, but probably way more reliable and cheaper to rebuild

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

YEah, the reliabilty factor is huge, and cheaper with parts readily available

 

[2500avalanche]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

Imagine that with a procharger or turbo? And that was a steel block. (I believe)

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

In the early 9os I worked in building 26 @ gm proving grounds (truck and bus) its now storage anyways I saw many of the syclones and typhoons out there for emissions testing, yes many V8 s10s were built but they had no chance of production for a few reasons crash, cafe ratings and such if you have ever seen a s10 in a 35 MPH offset barrier crash you would shit they are terrible, plus a v8 s10 would have pulled the entire CAFE rating of the truck line down causing fines from the government. We even had y and f cars running around with N20 to test transmissions and rear diffs its alot easier than swapping a motor. I have pics somewhere of a short bed stepside chevy truck AWD with a big block and 5 speed built for one of the building bosses for him to drive from building to building. This is of couse when GM was making $$$$$ and they could do that stuff There was even a turbo 4.3 corvette out there in the y car building

 

[canadian]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

In the early 9os I worked in building 26 @ gm proving grounds (truck and bus) its now storage anyways I saw many of the syclones and typhoons out there for emiossions testing, yes many V8 s10s were build but they had no chance of production for a few reasons crash cafe ratings and such if you have ever5 seen a s10 in a 35 MPH offset barrier crash you would shit they are terrible, plus a v8 s10 would have pulled the entire CAFE rating of the truck line down causing fines from the government. We wven had y and f cars running around with N20 to test transmissions and rear diffs its alot easier than swapping a motor. I have pics somewhere of a short bed stepside chevy truck AWD with a big block and 5 speed built for one of the building bosses for him to drive from building to building. This is of couse when GM was making $$$$$ and they could do that stuff There was even a turbo 4.3 corvette out there in the y car building

damn you have all the good stories.

 

[JKsSyclone]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

13.9 @ 97.4 Not too far off a "Stock Sy". And considerably quicker than a "Stock Ty".

Speak for yourself. My bone stock Ty is faster than that. Ive run better times in 100 deg heat. My Sy was faster than that stock too.

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

damn you have all the good stories.

The 90 and ealy 2000 were a fun time to work in engineering, every meeting had food, all trips were "oreder or buy what you want need" I had a 2 week trip to colorado where we ate like kings and did nothing but drive up and down mountains all day to test brakes, alaska for 2 weeks for cold weather testing :tdown: (watching polar bears nose around trucks)

 

[canadian]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

lucky bastard.

 

[warmpancakes]

Re: V8 Chevy s10 AWD? PRototype 1993?

It was a great time while it lasted the day the planes hit the towers the whole industry changed heck if you root around car and driver in the 00-02 years my picture is in there a few times dribving camo explores and camo terminators