2002 GMC Envoy Review
A rugged SUV that can pass for a luxury vehicle.
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Summary
For the money, the Envoy might be as much truck as any SUV has ever been, and more car than any SUV has ever been. There is so much impressive engineering in this totally new vehicle. Unless it's plagued by bugs its first year, it's hard to imagine it not being a giant in the midsize SUV field.
Model Line Overview
| Model Lineup: | 2WD SLE ($29,420); 2WD SLT ($32,195); 4WD SLE ($31,645); 4WD SLT ($34,420) |
| Engines: | 4.2-liter |
| Transmissions: | four-speed automatic |
| Safety Equipment (standard): | dual-stage front airbags, front seat side (thorax) airbags, door beams, energy-absorbing steering column, three-point seatbelts including center rear, crush initiators within the chassis, VOA halogen headlamps, 4-wheel ABS |
| Safety Equipment (optional): | |
| Basic Warranty: | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Assembled In: | Moraine, Ohio |
Specifications As Tested
| Model Tested (MSRP): | 4WD SLT ($34,420) |
| Standard Equipment: | dual-zone heating and air conditioning, cigar lighter and four accessory power outlets, folding 60/40 split second-row seat, rear cargo shade and net, automatic dimming rearview mirror with digital compass, outside temperature readout; SLT adds leather seating surfaces, 8-way power adjustable front seats, second-row audio and heating/air conditioning controls, Driver Information Center, Bose music system with six speakers, memory for seats and outside mirrors, headlamp washers, TravelNote digital recorder, rain-sensing wipers, light-sensitive heated outside mirrors with turn signals, steering wheel controls |
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| Price as tested (MSRP) | 34420 |
| Layout: | four-wheel drive |
| Horsepower (hp @ rpm): | 270 @ 6000 |
| Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm): | 275 @ 3600 |
| Transmission: | four-speed automatic |
| EPA fuel economy, city/hwy: | 16/21 |
| Wheelbase: | 113.0 |
| Length/width/height: | 191.6/74.7/71.9 |
| Track, f/r: | 63.1/62.1 |
| Turning circle: | 36.4 |
| Seating capacity: | 5 |
| Head/hip/leg room, f: | 40.2/55.5/44.6 |
| Head/hip/leg room, m: | |
| Head/hip/leg room, r: | 39.6/58.1/37.1 |
| Cargo volume: | 80.1 |
| Payload: | |
| Towing capacity: | 6200 |
| Suspension, f: | Independent |
| Suspension, r: | five-link |
| Ground clearance: | 8.0 |
| Curb weight: | 4628 |
| Tires: | P245/65R17 |
| Brakes, f/r: | ventilated disc/ventilated disc with ABS |
| Fuel capacity: | 18.7 |
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