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Here’s Another Look At The Modern-Day GMC Jimmy

If you’re the sort of enthusiast that finds themselves daydreaming about a modern GMC Jimmy, then Flat Out Autos in Jonesboro, Arkansas has a solution. Now, we’re taking another look at the upcoming Flat Out Autos GMC Jimmy with the following rendering.

If you’re late to the party, let’s get back up to speed. Offered between 1970 and 1991, the GMC Jimmy was GMC’s take on the K5 Chevy Blazer before it was replaced by the GMC Yukon. Although GM is no longer officially offering the Jimmy, some enthusiasts are still clamoring for a modern relaunch of the SUV nameplate.

Enter Flat Out Autos. As GM Authority covered previously, Flat Out Autos has a number of interesting GM-flavored builds under its belt, including a modernized K5 Blazer that hit the scene at SEMA. Now, the custom auto shop is aiming to offer this modernized GMC Jimmy.

Based on the same platform as the contemporary GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X, the new modernized GMC Jimmy will feature a two-door body style utilizing the base truck’s single-cab body style. It also looks as though the custom vehicle will incorporate a removable rear roof section and rear seats, as indicated by these renderings.

Clearly, this thing should be a wonder in the rough stuff, especially with the GMC Sierra AT4X underpinnings. In addition to the custom body, it appears as though Flat Out Autos will offer a wealth of optional extras and bespoke details, including custom wheel and tire packages, suspension upgrades, roof racks, lighting kits, and much more. Both gasoline and diesel powerplants will be offered.

These renderings were completed by digital automotive artist Oscar Vargas (@wb.artist), who posted the renderings to social media to give us a taste of what’s in store. Word has it a full reveal for the custom GMC Jimmy is expected for the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, an appropriate place to reveal this handsome new SUV.

Full pricing information is still forthcoming, but we would expect something well into six-figures, with some very limited production numbers to match. Check out all the latest renderings right here:

 

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Comments

  1. Can they legally add a set of seats to the back? Or is this a “off-road use only” situation? I can’t imagine it has airbags, crash test standards and such.

    GMC should be the ones doing this.

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  2. @Mr Mike – Agree!! GM should be doing this and it’s a shame they’re asleep the wheel and not understanding what their consumer is looking for. Fortunately there’s others to step in and fill the void for GM. I was actually really excited when I saw the headline as I was thinking GM themselves were rolling this out. Too bad this will be a high priced specialty / custom and not an affordable GM product offering. : -(

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    1. They should’ve called the current gen blazer the trailblazer, the current trailblazer the tracker, and developed a new off roader to have the blazer name. The names would be more apt.

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  3. So it’s a single cab short box truck with a canopy and a bunch of accessories? I can build my own for less than 6 figures, what’s so special about this?

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    1. It isn’t just short cab. If you notice there’s no gap between the box and cab. To do that does take a fair amount of skill. It looks like they took the rear quarter from a Yukon and did a lot of cutting and braising. Maybe you you have those skills-most don’t.

      The big letdown for me is that the the cap is made of what looks to be some flimsy fiberglass. The kind you would get from some joint on the side of the road in old town here in the deep south.

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      1. After looking at pictures from the company website it appears to be a shortened Yukon with some Sierra panels braised on (Specifically behind the door).

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      2. Good catch, I didn’t notice that. Basically an off-road version of what would be a 2 door Yukon.

        Look at how much a used 2 door 96 Tahoe costs compared to a 2 door. For some reason GM doesn’t think these will sell and the irony is trucks are their best selling vehicles and 80% of the vehicle is already designed and in production.

        GM management isn’t exactly intelligent.

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    2. I was thinking about that, just buy a RCSB 4×4 Sierra, add an custom bed cap, roll bar, maybe even add rear jump seats. I mention a 2.7/5.3 2-door “Jimmy” should offered under Yukon for those who want a basic full-size utility with no frills..

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  4. I am amazed that GM thinks a factory build of a vehicle like this would not sell. I would buy this! I don’t even have to have a removable roof!

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  5. Titling this article “look at THE modern GMC Jimmy” infers that this is a real vehicle. It is not, it is just a rendering. If it is just a one-off thing, whether it be a build, or just a rendering, it should be titled “look at A modern GMC Jimmy,” not “the.” The fact that they title articles this way is just clickbait. I’m so tired of seeing an article that says hey look at the new car, to find out that it’s just a rendering of something that a company could potentially build. So tired of it.

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    1. These guys actually build serialized mods. Go their website. They have a track record it will very likely produced albeit at an astronomical price.

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  6. I don’t get why people are so upset with GM about the fact that they didn’t make the new blazer a modern rendition of the old K5. GM still makes a tradition blazer and Jimmy, they just added 2 doors and changed the name to Tahoe and Yukon.

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  7. According to a study, the size of US people has grown in the past 50 years, due to many reasons (food enhancers, mix of race, etcetera), and therefore 2 door vehicles, with the exception of Sport Cars AND the classic Jeep, were put aside several years ago, including the SUVs, as the difficulty to access the rear seat was critizised.
    The truth is, this render looks fabulous.

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  8. Yukon n tahoe are fullsize SUV dumbass the blazer n Jimmy were not. Also GM is not building these but another company is its not just a rendering if you just read the article you to would not look like a dumbass for writing that dumb comment about clickbait.

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    1. In the past, the Blazer and Jimmy were full-sized. The names were just applied to different vehicles.

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  9. Wow that’s very very nice. I may have to get a job at gsm or be or tv showing people what it will do.
    I love it.

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  10. I really like the vehicle and you should build it. The proof is the success of the Ford Bronco. Gm a little late again

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    1. Every now and then they do a good job of catching up: the first few generations of the Camaro and Firebird were proof.

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  11. I HAD A 1994 JIMMY AND LOVED IT.I WOULD PREFER A MIDSIZE VERSION WITH A STANDARD ROOF WITH RACKS IF THEY MAKE IT AGAIN.I LOVE THE REAL SUV STYLE,NOT THE CROSSOVER THAT MOST OF THEM HAVE GONE TO.I DRIVE A 2OO7 FORD ESCAPE THAT I LOVE,BUT IF THE JIMMY CAME BACK I WOULD BE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED.

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