- suv 219,000
- 4,975 fair
- Pine City, MN
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- autoshopper.com
2003 gmc envoy review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Standard envoy is smooth, stable and responsive. introductionall-new last year, gmc envoy has become a standard for mid-size sport utilities. Envoy is smooth, stable, and responsive. It comes with a smooth, powerful inline six-cylinder that gives up nothing to the ford explorer's available v8. Envoy carries five people in comfort with two rows of seats. envoy xl can carry seven passengers and is available with a v8 engine. Xl is a stretched, long-wheelbase version of the envoy. Its third row adds versatility. Xl lacks the response and stability of the standard envoy, however. gmc envoy shares its chassis and engine with the chevrolet trailblazer, buick rainier, and oldsmobile bravada. Each boasts unique styling, however. Envoy has conservative, upmarket styling. Each is available in sle or slt trim. Long-wheelbase models are called envoy xl and are 16 inches longer overall to provide a third row of seats for seven-passenger capacity. all envoys come standard with the vortec 4200, an all-new six-cylinder engine introduced for 2002. Its torque output is impressive at 275 pounds-feet. It's an excellent engine. a 5. 3-liter overhead-valve v8 is available for envoy xl that develops 290 horsepower and 325 pounds-feet of torque. Equipped with the v8, a 2wd envoy xl can tow 7,200 pounds (7,000 pounds with 4wd). sle 28,245) is the base trim level and includes slightly less standard equipment this year than last. Sle is still well equipped, with dual-zone air conditioning, cd stereo, anti-lock brakes, power windows and locks, keyless entry, 17-inch aluminum wheels and fog lights. The sle interior has splashes of brushed nickel on the console and instrument panel, while slt gets wood trim with nickel trim rings. Envoy xl sle 30,545) is equipped similarly. slt 33,095) adds luxury conveniences such as leather upholstery, automatic climate control, separate rear-seat audio controls, power seats with memory, and onstar telecommunications. Slt also adds a driver information center, light-sensitive outside mirrors with turn signals, and more controls on the steering wheel. Envoy xl slt 34,895) is equipped similarly. options include bose premium sound system, headlamp washers, rain-sensing wipers, and travelnote digital recorder. It's smaller than a gmc yukon, but much bigger than the old gmc jimmy. envoy xl is 16 inches longer than envoy. Envoy xl is nearly 9 inches longer than a yukon, yet it's 4 inches narrower. One way to distinguish envoy xl from the standard envoy is to look at the rear doors. Envoy's rear doors are interrupted by the rear fenders. Envoy shares its platform with the chevrolet trailblazer, the upcoming buick rainier, and the outgoing oldsmobile bravada. envoy has a wide-mouth black grille with a big ruby red logo that says gmc all the way. Sleek and clean are the distinct headlamps, round fog lights and pouty front bumper with a wide, slim slit at the very bottom. Strong beveled shapes extend along the envoy's clean sides and around the wheel wells, and help make the envoy look imposing. Envoy dispenses with the trailblazer's showy fender flares, by housing its standard 17-inch wheels inside hefty fenders that are part of the trapezoidal design theme. Under that hood is gm's newly developed inline six-cylinder engine. Advancements in electronics, metallurgy and manufacturing now enable an inline engine to soar, and gm has fully exploited this technical opportunity. . interiorenvoy seats five passengers. Envoy xl seats seven. where ford explorer squeezes an optional third-row seat onto a 113-inch wheelbase, envoy xl uses a 129-inch wheelbase. Envoy xl is 18 inches longer than explorer. In theory, that should mean the envoy xl is a lot roomier. most of the envoy xl's extra length translates into increased roominess in the second row. Envoy xl provides 37. 5 inches of leg room and 58. 4 inches of hip room, versus the explorer's 35. 9 and 54. 2, respectively. Even the standard-wheelbase envoy betters the explorer in the second row, with 37. 1 inches of leg room and 58. 1 inches of hip room. envoy xl's third row isn't roomier than the explorer's, however. Head, hip, and leg room in the explorer's third row measure 39. 0, 45. 3, and 34. 8 inches, respectively. The corresponding numbers for the envoy xl are 38. 5, 45. 9, and 32. 2. They claimed feeling like they were sitting in a tunnel, however. gmc's seats seemed more comfortable to us than the chevrolet trailblazer's seats. The envoy's seat cushions are longer, wider and thicker than those in the trailblazer, and offer noticeably more side bolstering. We would choose an envoy over a trailblazer for the seats alone. Envoy slt's leather was way plush, while envoy sle's cloth was grippier. On the slt, the driver's bucket is eight-way power adjustable, with two-way lumbar support and optional heat. instrumentation is complete and clean. A big tachometer is on the left, speedometer in center, and on the right are smaller gauges for water, battery, gas and oil. The brushed nickel trim looks classy, with or without the wood. Turning a knob is easier than sliding a switch when bouncing on rough roads. Radio buttons are non-standard and we kept changing the channel when we meant to adjust the volume, but familiarity solves this. the center console houses an open storage bin, an enclosed compartment, and two cupholders forward of the gear lever. The emergency brake lever is also located there. There are pockets in the front doors and behind the front seats, but we'd like more places to put small items in the center console area. Behind the rear seat is a small hidden compartment under the floor, a cargo net and a power outlet. slt's overhead console includes a sunglasses holder and an optional travelnote digital recorder, which allows the driver to orally take phone numbers while on a cell phone. Heating and air conditioning can be controlled separately by the driver, front, and rear passengers. All the systems include rds (radio data systems) technology, allowing the listener to search for stations by type, display information including song and artist information, and provide traffic and weather updates. the onstar communications system is standard on the slt. It includes gps navigation, hands-free cell phone communication (including a free first year of safety and security service) automatic crash and theft reporting, as well as remote unlocking and other services. rear-seat headrests conveniently flip down to give the driver a better view to the rear. Slt m. driving impressiongmc envoy is responsive and stable. The six-cylinder vortex 4200 engine is exceptional and a perfect companion for the envoy. It incorporates state-of-the-art engine construction and management, and gets 16/22 mpg city/highway mileage with 2wd. From 4. 2 liters, the inline-6 produces a dazzling 275 horsepower, 36 more than ford explorer's new 4. 6-liter sohc v8. Envoy's engine boasts a broad torque curve peaking at 275 pounds-feet, only 7 less than the ford and arriving 400 rpm sooner. About 90 percent of the peak torque is available at just 1600 rpm and it's still there at 5600 rpm. That means quick response at any engine speed, allowing the envoy to bound past trucks on steep uphill two-lanes with confidence. with the engine's broad and bountiful torque, the transmission does dramatically less downshifting. And when the full-throttle upshift comes at about 6000 rpm the engine is only striding, not screaming. A 3. 73:1 rear-end ratio is standard, but a 4. 10 is available for better towing and a 3. 42 is available for better gas mileage. With the strong torque available, we couldn't discern a significant improvement in acceleration performance with the 4. 10. Towing was a high engineering priority, and the six-cylinder, standard-whee. Power Seats✔ Power Windows✔ Anti-lock Brakes✔ Tachometer✔ Climate Control✔ Cruise Control✔ DVD Entertainment System✔ Air Conditioning✔ CD Player✔ Aluminum Wheels
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