GMC Envoy · Engine family · 2 offered

GMC Envoy 4.2L six-cylinder

The LL8 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 4.2L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 45,660 VINs across 32 factory builds, and 209 of those cars are on sale today at a typical $4,995.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2002–2009

◷ Updated September 3, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$4,995
Typical asking price, cars with this engine
209
On sale today with the 4.2L 6-cyl
2002–2009
Model years it was fitted
32
Factory configurations
45,660
Envoy VINs decoded with it

Where the 4.2L 6-cyl sits in the Envoy engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years it was fitted; the price is what cars carrying it ask today. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — the only fair comparison is an engine whose years overlap this one's.

4.2L 6-cyl this page
2002–2009
$4,995
209 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl
2003–2009
$6,468
45 on sale

2003–2009 Across the 7 model years both were sold, 5.3L 8-cyl cars ask about $1,473 more — $6,468 against $4,995.

2 engine families, one nameplate. Open the GMC Envoy price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Envoy years got a 4.2L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2009 831 8 4
2008 4,040 20 2 2007 4,194 19 2 2006 6,286 38 4 2005 7,571 30 6 2004 9,768 59 6 2003 7,435 22 4 2002 5,540 27 4

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Envoy report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

32 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2009

2 builds

2008

2 builds

2007

2 builds

2006

2 builds

2005

4 builds

2004

6 builds

2003

3 builds

2002

3 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 32. Every 2009 Envoy build →

The 4.2L 6-cyl Envoy: common questions

Which Envoy years have the 4.2L 6-cyl?

2002–2009, without a break — 8 model years in our VIN decode, across 32 factory configurations and 45,660 VINs.

What does a 4.2L 6-cyl Envoy cost?

$4,995 is the typical asking price across the 209 cars with this engine on sale today. The year-by-year ladder above splits that by model year — the spread between the oldest and newest year is far wider than the spread between engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

LL8 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

4.2L 6-cyl Envoy on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.