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2004
What's New
The Chevrolet Avalanche saw only minor
changes for the 2004 model year. The standard shuffling of colors
for the exterior occurred with Yellow and Signal Blue having a short one
model year life. The Bob Lutz effect continued to shape the
Avalanche, as well as other GM products, with OnStar becoming a rather
pricy stand alone option on all but Z-71 equipped models. Side air
bags also become a stand alone option. The Avalanche had a number
of small changes happen to its dimensions in 2004, growing a hair
shorter and a hair taller from the 2003 model year.
Major changes from the 2003 model year
include these standard features added:
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Trailering Package becomes standard
on 2500 series Avalanche*
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10 more horsepower to the 5.3 liter
Vortec V-8 engine
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5 more pound feet of torque to the
5.3 liter Vortec V-8 engine
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Additional Improvement to braking
performance over the 2003 model year
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Spare tire lock
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Four new colors, dark blue metallic,
silver birch, sunburst orange metallic II, and sport red
Major deletions from the 2003 model
year include the removal of these standard features:
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Dual sun visor removed - single sun
visor for both driver and passenger (early production 2004 models
retained the dual sun visors)
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Front and rear passenger door puddle
lamps, glove box lamp, and passenger side rear cargo box light,
deleted
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Sunburst metallic orange, yellow,
and signal blue deleted as colors. Signal blue and sunburst
orange metallic were available as
a color on early production 2004 Avalanche models.
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Passenger front door keyed entry
deleted
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20 less horsepower to the 8.1 liter
Vortec V-8 engine
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15 less pound feet of torque to the
8.1 liter Vortec V-8 engine
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Towing capacity on 1500 series 4WD
Avalanche models reduced by 100 pounds
New option packages or changes to
option packages on the 2003 model include:
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North Face Edition no longer
available as an option
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Personal Security Package is gone -
driver and passenger side air bags become a stand alone option on all
Avalanche models
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Trailering package is removed from
the Z-71 off-road premium suspension package, and OnStar is added as
part of the package
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Sun and Sound Packages adds a
six-disc in-dash CD changer, XM Radio and power sunroof into an option
group
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StabiliTrak™ is added as an option -
available on 1500 series 2WD Avalanche only with the Premium on-road
suspension package (previously known as the Z-66 Avalanche)
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Panasonic DVD rear entertainment
system is an available option with or without the sunroof
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OnStar becomes a stand alone option
on all Avalanche models except for Z-71 equipped models
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Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana,
California, and Florida buyers get a special option package that
includes the Trailering Package and Roof Mounted Luggage Rack at a
special discount
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Power extending, folding, mirrors
for trailering deleted as an option on 1500 and 2500 series Avalanche
models
Minor changes from the 2003 model
include:
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Avalanche becomes 1/10 of an inch
shorter
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Avalanche becomes 3/10 of an inch
taller
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Cargo room grows by 6/10 of an inch
with Midgate open
-
Turning radius on 2500 Avalanche
reduced by 2/10 of a foot
* At the time of publishing there was
conflicting data on this on the General Motors website, with the
specifications sheet showing it as standard. |
