How many GMC Typhoons are left in New Zealand?
Unicorn 1 in 2,337,436 on the road Built 1993 American
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The SUV version of the GMC Syclone, built in 1992 and 1993. It put the same turbocharged 4.3-litre V6 and four-wheel drive into the two-door Jimmy, making a family wagon that could embarrass sports cars away from the lights, and unlike the Syclone it came in several colours.
Still on the road, by model year
2 from 1993.
What Unicorn means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 2 still registered, the GMC Typhoon is Unicorn: the grade for cars with fewer than 5 left.
By how many are left it ranks equal 11th of the 15 GMC models and equal 2,524th 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.