1995-2001 GMC Jimmy/Envoy: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1995-2001 GMC Jimmy/Envoy. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1995-2001 GMC Jimmy/Envoy.
Year to Year Changes
1996 GMC Envoy:
For '96, the Jimmy's engine was replaced by a Vortec V6 with five fewer horses. Automatic transmissions added an interlock that requires the brake to be applied before shifting into a drive gear. Five-speed transmissions became available, but only on 2-door models. Daytime running lights were new. Oldsmobile launched a luxury Bravada version after the 1996 model year began, with full-time 4-wheel drive.
1997 GMC Envoy:
Automatic transmissions could now be equipped with a floor shift lever when ordered with bucket seats. A one-piece liftgate became optional at no extra cost on 4-doors. Four-wheel disc brakes were installed on SLT models with permanent 4WD.
1998 GMC Envoy:
All Jimmys got a redesigned front end and an all-new dashboard with dual airbags. GMC also added a high-zoot luxury Jimmy called Envoy. The full-time 4WD system was dropped.
1999 GMC Envoy:
Full-time 4WD returned in the form of Autotrac, which automatically engaged or disengaged 4WD as needed. Envoy returned and a new 2000 Diamond Edition further distanced the GMC from the similar Blazer. Also new were available steering-wheel audio controls and an 8-way power passenger seat.
2000 GMC Envoy:
SL models disappeared, leaving better-equipped SLS 2-doors and SLE 4-doors. Introduced as an early 2000 model, the Diamond Edition 4-door had brushed-aluminum exterior accents and specific interior trim. The previously optional "Luxury Ride Suspension" package, with gas-charged absorbers and front/rear stabilizer bars, was now standad on all 4-door models.
2001 GMC Envoy:
In 2001, Envoy was replaced by a top-line 4-door Diamond Edition of the Jimmy, and the Jimmy would die shortly thereafter, replaced by an all-new Envoy.
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