The SUT comes standard with additional features, including a large sunroof and a rear spare tire carrier, the Midgate, a global express-down feature that lowers the midgate glass and all four side windows at once, and medium-wheat leather seats.

The Adventure Series package ($2,780), available for both body styles, includes a plush-riding air suspension, a front brush guard, a chromed tubular taillamp protection set, roof rack crossbars, and rubber floor mats, an AM/FM 6-disc CD changer an onboard air compressor, and a combination first aid/tool kit.

The Luxury Series package for the SUV ($4,240) and SUT ($3,740) adds ebony leather seats, high-level interior trim, an exterior chrome appearance package, 17-inch chrome wheels, chrome tubular assist steps, AM/FM 6-disc CD changer, XM Satellite Radio, carpeted floor mats; the SUV also gets a third-row seat out of the deal.

More than 35 freestanding options are available for 2005, including rubber mudder mats ($149), tubular steps ($425), a hard tonneau cover ($950), a navigation system ($1995), roof-mounted spotlamps ($998), a premium Bose audio system, OnStar with a one-year Safe & Sound service plan. The SUT has an optional locking tonneau cover for the pickup bed and a lockable tool and jack storage box in the side wall of the rear cargo area.

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