We love to drive the Envoy. It is so smooth, stable, and responsive. The Envoy comes with a powerful inline six-cylinder engine that gives up nothing to the competition, even when they are equipped with a V8 engine. The Envoy carries five people in comfort with two rows of seats. Envoy has a wide-mouth black grille with a big ruby-red logo that says GMC in no uncertain terms. Sleek and clean are the distinct headlamps, round fog lights 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 houses its standard 17-inch wheels inside hefty wheel openings that are part of its trapezoidal design theme. The rear bumper is stepped for its full length, and includes big round backup lights. From behind the wheel the Envoy seems to be raked, as you look down over the strong hood. The GMC Envoy comes with a 4.2-liter six-cylinder engine. Smooth and powerful, it's the perfect companion for the Envoy. The 4.2-liter uses dual overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, and variable phasing for the exhaust cam to produce 275 horsepower and 275 pounds-feet of torque. About 90 percent of the 4200's 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. It's rated 15/21 mpg city/highway. With the engine's broad and bountiful torque, the transmission does much less downshifting. And when the full-throttle up shift comes at about 6000 rpm the engine is only striding, not screaming. The smooth-shifting four-speed automatic transmission is the proven Hydromantic 4L60-E, used in GM applications from Corvettes to Cadillac Escalades. The Envoy feels smooth and stable at high speeds. It rides car-like at lower speeds without being overly soft in corners. Come in for at test drive today. Select from financing options available to qualified buyers. [close]
