GMC Jimmy - The Car Connection
The GMC Jimmy, or S-15 Jimmy depending on the model year, is a mid-size sport-utility vehicle that's nearly identical to the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and was sold from 1983 through 2005. It joined a group of other mid-size, pickup-based SUVs of the... Read More Below » The GMC Jimmy, or S-15 Jimmy depending on the model year, is a mid-size sport-utility vehicle that's nearly identical to the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer and was sold from 1983 through 2005. It joined a group of other mid-size,... Base versions of the original S-15 Jimmy were downright underpowered, with only an 83-horsepower, 2. 0-liter four-cylinder engine to move well over 3,000 pounds of curb weight. Versions were made with rear-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, and 4WD had shift-on-the-fly capability. By 1985, the standard engine was upgraded to a 92-hp 'Iron Duke' GM four-cylinder, and in '86 the V-6 was upgraded to 125 hp thanks to fuel injection. that V-6 was made standard for 1989. For 1990, the Jimmy got a newly optional 4. 3-liter V-6, making 150 hp, and a four-door version of the Jimmy was at last introduced in 1991. The larger V-6 got a bump to 200 hp in 1993. And by this time, the... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
