How many GMC Syclones are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 4,674,872 on the road Built 1991 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
A compact GMC pickup that could out-accelerate a Ferrari. Built for 1991 only, the Syclone had a turbocharged 4.3-litre V6, four-wheel drive and came in black, and Car and Driver famously drag raced one against a Ferrari 348 and won. Just under 3,000 were made.
Still on the road, by model year
1 from 1991.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 1 still registered, the GMC Syclone is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 14th of the 15 GMC models and equal 2,668th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.