Road Test: 2005 GMC Envoy SLT vs. 2004 Ford Explorer XLT vs. 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited
Stars and Stripes Shootout
By Scott Mead
Photography by Jeremiah Scott, John Kiewicz, the author
On the pages before you are some of the finest midsize SUVs on the market: Ford's best-selling Explorer, the GMC Envoy (Motor Trend's 2002 SUV of the Year), and the freshly revised Jeep Grand Cherokee, a former version of which took home the North American Truck of the Year award in 1999.
Putting these heavy hitters together, several editors spent a few days on- and off-road, took them to the test track, and checked 'em stem to stern. When the dust settled, there was a lot to learn and a few surprises we didn't expect. How did these all-American bad boys of SUV-dom compare? Keep reading.
GMC Envoy
• Powertrain
• Creature Comforts
• On-Road Dynamics
• Off-Road Performance
• Cool Stuff
Ford Explorer
• Powertrain
• Creature Comforts
• On-Road Dynamics
• Off-Road Performance
• Cool Stuff
Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Powertrain
• Creature Comforts
• On-Road Dynamics
• Off-Road Performance
• Cool Stuff
How They Stack
Check out the final results of the Stars and Stripes Shootout
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