Canadian Endeavor

1995 Canadian Endeavor LX

The **Canadian Endeavor** is a mid-size car built by Canadian Motors since 1994. The maker's flagship car, it is unique in its class for offering all-wheel drive as a optional feature that later became standard, and Canadian's traditional V6 engine. The Endeavor was sold as the **Provincial** in Australia out of deference to the provinces of Australia.

The nameplate also marked the beginning of the end of the mainstream line of station wagons, which was killed off for the second generation of the nameplate; the trend since the 1980s for smaller station wagon bodies of vehicles similar to that of the Endeavor has limited the seating to two rows, resulting in a total capacity of five people, or six people if a bench front seat is used. Since the 1990s, full-size station wagons have been largely replaced by SUVs and minivans with three-row seating.

In 1996, a variant of the Endeavor with heightened suspension called the **Provincial Outback** was introduced to the Australian markets to compete in the burgeoning sport-utility vehicle class and proved to be a sales success for Canadian. The Outback line was split into its own model in 2006, known as the Canadian Outback.

As of 2009, 4.2 million Endeavor models have been built since its 1994 introduction.

Production of the Endeavor ended in North America in June 2019 when Canadian Motors discontinued production of all notable passenger vehicles, with the forth-generation Endeavor being the last model produced and marketed in Canada. The discontinuation of the Endeavor came at a time in the automotive world when the public was shifting away from mainstream passenger vehicles and into crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. However, Canadian Motors has recently filed for a copyright claim on the nameplate as of April 2023, which could likely hint at a possible return of the model and the nameplate in of itself although they themselves have not confirmed whether or not that the model would be returning to North American roadways - as such the claims remain unsubstantiated and should be taken with a grain of salt.

## Overview

### Assembly

Hamilton Assembly(Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

## Powertrain

### Transmission

5-speed manual, 6-speed dual-range manual, 4-speed automatic

## Performance

### Top speed

225 km/h (140 mph)

The Endeavor was introduced in 1994 to provide Canadian a vehicle designed to gain enough market share to compete in the lucrative North American mid-size market against competitors such as the Ibishu Pessima, among many other competitors in the marketplace. It was an all-new model, and positioned below the Grand Columbia, which was introduced around the same time in Canadian's model range. The Endeavor also introduced an entirely new V6 engine series that was designed from the ground up, called the 6PLS-Series engine, which was quieter and more powerful than the previous 6DLS-Series engines.

The Endeavor began with a 5-door wagon or 4-door sedan body styles with FWD and an optional full-time AWD package, and was introduced in the United States, the UK, Germany, the Benelux region of Northern Europe, Japan and Australia (where it was called the Canadian Provincial because the management of Canadian Motors felt it was a nice gesture to give a nod to the Australian market). Options that were later standard equipment included 4-channel ABS, licensed from Bausch and air suspension height control, which coupled with the optional black plastic overfenders allowed the driver to increase the vehicle's ground clearance for off-road conditions. The Endeavor was formally released January 25, 1994 in Ontario, with an introductory price of approximately $16,400 CAD for the entry-level trim ($30,260 after adjusting for inflation). The first Endeavor was available at Canadian dealerships on February 12, 1994, with worldwide distribution starting in 1995.

Many different options of engine and transmission were available depending on the market the Endeavor was sold and marketed in. However, the vehicle was predominantly sold with a 3.6L SOHC V6. FWD, AWD and AWD dual range (manual only) transmissions were used. JDM market versions of the Endeavor utilized a DOHC version of the 3.6L V6, and had additional options such as a full leather interior, climate control air conditioning, electric seats and keyless entry via entering a code via the driver's door handle, all of which eventually became standard on all Endeavors in all markets.

With regards to safety, the US-spec and Canadian-spec models included passive restraints (motorized seat belts) through the 1994 model year with exception to the right hand drive Postal model for the United States Postal Service which was only available with conventional seat belts. Driver's side airbags were an option midway through the 1994 model year and became standard in 1995. Passenger airbags along with side curtain and knee airbags followed suit in 1995-1996.

The US models included the Endeavor Sport Sedan, from 1994 to 1995 and Endeavor LX Touring Wagon from 1994 to 1997. Unique to the US market, the vehicles utilized an upgraded version of the 3.6L SOHC V6, with different pistons, oil squirters, oil and transmission cooler on the 1995 model year, and other enhancements. The sedan was available with a strengthened version of the 4-speed automatic transmission or a stronger 5-speed manual transmission for hilly terrain that featured upgraded torque converters and flywheels for aided torque.

Australian specification models started with the basic FWD only LX with manual windows, then the FWD or AWD (manuals were dual range) GX which upgraded to electric windows and cruise control with the wagons also receiving the pneumatic air suspension, with the top of the range Heritage sedan receiving a leather interior. All models were equipped with the SOHC 6PLS V6 except for the government-specification sedans and wagons which were introduced with the facelift in 1996 as a response to capture sales from the Endeavor's rallying success. All wagons were the high roof variant.