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2004 GMC Envoy Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Sometimes you feel like a truck, sometimes you don’t
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Car Review of the 2004 GMC Envoy Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Base MSRP Range: $29,120 - $38,065
Base Invoice Range: $26,354 - $34,449
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MSRP As Tested: $35,840
Versions: XUV, XL, SLT
Vehicle Category: Mid-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Engine Location: Front Engine
Drive Wheels:Four-Wheel Drive
Engine: 4.2-liter, Dual Overhead Cam, 24-valves, V-8, 275-horsepower at 6,000rpm and 275lb-ft torque at 3,600 rpm.
Transmission As Tested: 5-Speed Manual, 4-Speed Automatic.
Fuel Economy (city/hwy): 15/19.
Standard Safety Features: Driver and front passenger, side airbags, Antilock Brake System.
Competition: Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango, Chevy Trailblazer, Buick Rainer
Review
No longer will you have to wonder how to get that tree home from the nursery, or that refrigerator you just purchased from Sears, as the 2004 GMC Envoy XUV is at your service.
It’s a sport-ute; it’s a pickup; it’s (Super) Envoy XUV, and if you have lots of cargo to haul around, or if you just like the idea of being able to load a young sapling into the back of your vehicle, then this muscled-up Envoy is for you. The novelty of the Envoy XUV centers around a 32-inch by 32-inch retractable rear roof. With the push of a button, the enclosed cargo hold becomes an open truck bed, but with the added advantage of high sidewalls, which helps support taller-than-normal items.
In addition, for those times when your cargo is horizontally challenging (as is the case with 4-foot by 8-foot sheets of plywood), the midgate â€' which separates the cargo area from the passenger compartment â€' can be lowered, along with the second row of seats and power glass window for a total cargo space of 95.2 cubic feet.
If hauling garden material is more your style, the XUV’s cargo area is also ideal for packing in mounds of sod, bags of dirt or pots of plants, due to its heavy duty plastic lining. Once you’ve reached your destination, you can clean it out with a spray from the garden hose; the water simply travels through grooves into a drainage trough, leaving all other interiors water- and dirt-free.
Though the Envoy may be the Bob Villa of the vehicle world, it also has a softer, non-handyman side to it.
Creature comforts
With gate, window and roof closed, the Envoy transforms from Supertruck back into its Clark Kent persona, pampering passengers with a smooth ride, leather upholstery, heated seats and XM Satellite Radio.
Actually, the interior is similar to other mid-sized General Motors SUVs (like the Chevy Tahoe & Avalanche) with its control panel, uncomplicated audio and climate controls and a variety of convenient steering wheel controls.
Standard equipment includes four-wheel anti-lock brakes, power windows, power mirrors, power door locks, 17-inch all-season radial tires, a dual zone climate control, power driver and passenger seats and stereo with CD player. Convenient add-ons that are worth considering include a power sunroof ($800), power adjustable brake and gas pedals ($150 and worth the price if you’re of small stature and don’t like having to scoot your seat up against the steering wheel) and side-impact airbags ($350).
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