[DGthe3]

I think it would very cool to see GMC & Chevrolet go two completely different routes with special performance versions of their midsize trucks.

Make one a street truck with the twin turbo V6 (call it either an SS or Syclone, as appropriate). Give it a lowered stance, sportier wheel & tire combo, more aggressive fascia, standard hard tonneau cover, etc.

The other would done up in the pre-runner style. Give it the 6.2 (at least as an option over the regular V6), an off-road suspension (including a lift), bigger & more aggressive tires, maybe tweak the front fascia so that it doesn't hang down as far, and so on.

Each would be pretty awesome in their own right, and easily be the sportiest truck of their kind you can get from the factory. Doing both (but each for a different brand) would be a neat way to try and further differentiate GMC from Chevrolet. Things like the axles and transmission could very easily be shared, while elements like the front fascia would need to be different anyway so there isn't added cost in going two different routes.

And now that I've thought all this through ... I come to the sad realization that GM will probably never do such a thing, no matter how great it would be.