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Specialized in trucks and SUVs, GMC stopped production of the Envoy in 2008 after two generations. The Terrain and Acadia replaced the regular- and long-wheelbase models, but chances are General Motors will bring back the Envoy as a crossover.
Filed with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office on December 2018, the Envoy patent application will be used for “motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles, sport utility vehicles, trucks, vans, engines therefor and structural parts thereof.” The question is, how will it be positioned in the GMC lineup?
GM Authority speculates that three crossovers could be added in the coming years, starting with a subcompact CUV that would “slot below the Terrain.” On the other hand, this model is likely to be called Granite following a trademark application from May 2015, November 2010, and November 2009.
The second outcome could come in the guise of a “two-row, mid-size CUV akin to the Chevrolet Blazer.” As for the third option, “a full-size, three-row CUV similar in size to the Chevrolet Traverse” has the makings of an instant commercial success.
GM Authority guesses that the third outcome will materialize, riding on the long-wheelbase C1XX vehicle architecture. The Traverse, for reference, has seating for eight people and ten inches of additional length compared to the Acadia.
Introduced for the 2018 model year, the second generation of the Traverse is assembled at the Delta Township plant in Lansing, Michigan. The 3.6-liter LFY V6 comes standard along with the Hydra-Matic 9T65 automatic transmission for transverse-mounted applications. The 2.0-liter LTG turbocharged four-cylinder is also available, though we fail to understand why would Chevrolet offer such an engine in a crossover that tips the scale at 4,362 pounds.
The mid-size CUV that blurs the line which separates it from the full-size segment is priced at $29,930 in the United States, offering up to 98.2 cubic feet of cargo capacity. Chevrolet even calls it “the SUV people stare at while sitting in traffic,” which goes to show how soulless the Traverse is.
GM Authority speculates that three crossovers could be added in the coming years, starting with a subcompact CUV that would “slot below the Terrain.” On the other hand, this model is likely to be called Granite following a trademark application from May 2015, November 2010, and November 2009.
The second outcome could come in the guise of a “two-row, mid-size CUV akin to the Chevrolet Blazer.” As for the third option, “a full-size, three-row CUV similar in size to the Chevrolet Traverse” has the makings of an instant commercial success.
GM Authority guesses that the third outcome will materialize, riding on the long-wheelbase C1XX vehicle architecture. The Traverse, for reference, has seating for eight people and ten inches of additional length compared to the Acadia.
Introduced for the 2018 model year, the second generation of the Traverse is assembled at the Delta Township plant in Lansing, Michigan. The 3.6-liter LFY V6 comes standard along with the Hydra-Matic 9T65 automatic transmission for transverse-mounted applications. The 2.0-liter LTG turbocharged four-cylinder is also available, though we fail to understand why would Chevrolet offer such an engine in a crossover that tips the scale at 4,362 pounds.
The mid-size CUV that blurs the line which separates it from the full-size segment is priced at $29,930 in the United States, offering up to 98.2 cubic feet of cargo capacity. Chevrolet even calls it “the SUV people stare at while sitting in traffic,” which goes to show how soulless the Traverse is.
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