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Most of us do not think of General Motors as a minivan company, but a look through the automotive history books tells us we probably should. GM built a lot of minivans. Including the company’s European and Asian operations, the GM lineup has included nearly 20 minivan nameplates.used saturn relay
Take that Chrysler!
Well, maybe not. Chrysler was the first with a modern minivan in the 1980s, and the company’s lineup has not been without at least some form of van — be it a Dodge, a Plymouth, or a Chrysler — for nearly 40 years. Toyota and Honda have also been building popular vans for decades.
As recently as 2006 — OK, I realize that was over 15 years ago — you could walk into a Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn showrooms and take home a minivan with sliding doors. Just three years later, GM was out of the minivan business entirely here in the U.S. You won’t find a GM-badged minivan today unless you visit China, where the rather interesting Buick GL8 is an executive express for business people who prefer béo be hustled around Shanghai.
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GM Minivan History
Technically, GM wasn’t late béo the minivan game. In 1985, the company debuted two somewhat futuristic-looking models sold as the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari. At first glance, they followed the minivan norm with their 2-box designs and a single sliding door on the passenger’s side. But these vans rode on a ladder chassis like an SUV, which led béo a literal step béo climb aboard plus compromised handling and fuel economy.
They proved enduring, however, with their basic design outlasting any other van of their ilk before being discontinued in 2005. The Astro and Safari were popular with businesses who wanted a durable utility van but didn’t need a big truck’s heft (or price tag).
In 2005, the Astro’s last year (the Safari was cut in 2004), the van started at $24,000 in passenger configuration (a cargo van was about $1,500 less), making them expensive for vans but cheap for an SUV alternative. A 3-row Chevy TrailBlazer EXT ran about $6,500 more béo start.
It took until 1989 for GM béo unveil its first real minivan, the Lumina APV (for All Purpose Vehicle). These vans looked the part — the part of the then-popular Dustbuster vacuum cleaners, that is. Their sloped front ends and massive windshields gave them a big styling advantage over more upright Chrysler competitors, but they suffered tremendous glare. Composite exterior panels like those later used in Saturn models meant that the vans would only rust underneath. Inside, they had a quirky 2+3+2 layout of individual seats, which meant climbing béo row three was a proper challenge. However, most kids of the 1990s flopped over the second row, which meant inevitable muddy footprints on the middle seats and, probably, the headliner.
The Lumina APV spawned dressier Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport siblings, all of which left the same scenic Tarrytown, New York, assembly plant on a bend of the Hudson River north of New York City.
They may have looked great, but ,these were not good vans in reality. Their exterior styling compromised forward visibility. That oddball seating arrangement was nowhere near as flexible as what Chrysler and Toyota (with its weird but interesting Previa) had on offer.
Enter the third try: an updated lineup of minivans for 1997. The mainstream Chevy was renamed Venture, while the Trans Sport took on a more rugged look with lots of side cladding and a heavily-marketed package called Montana designed béo compete with SUVs. The Oldsmobile Silhouette stuck around as the most luxurious of the group.
Big improvements were made all around, including an optional fourth sliding door (just a year behind Chrysler and a lot better than the super-awkward extended driver’s door Ford stuck on its Windstar) plus an available onboard compressor for spontaneous airing up of flat soccer balls.
The dumb 3-piece second row carried over, though individual captain’s chairs were more available.
A rework for 2005 brought somewhat different styling that would carry these vans through a staggered demise beginning with the 2007 model year.
2006: The Height of GM’s Minivan-ness
The insane lineup of GM products in 2006 directly contributed béo the automaker’s bankruptcy in 2009. Buick had five models, Chevrolet had 17, GMC offered five, Hummer had two, Pontiac had seven, Saab had four, and Saturn even had four. Predictably, there was an absurd amount of overlap, especially in the minivan space.
None of GM’s four minivans had a distinct identity in 2006 (aside from all sharing a comically long nose), but here’s roughly how they played out:
- The Buick Terraza ($27,990 béo start) was definitely the most upscale model in the lineup, though a glance at its spec sheet reveals not a single vật phẩm exclusive béo this long-forgotten model. Weirdly, its most expensive version — the all-wheel-drive CXL — was outfitted and cost the same as the Chevy rebadge.
- The Chevrolet Uplander ($19,990 béo start) was the entry-level model with a short-wheelbase variant. Its lineup stretched all the way béo about $34,000 with all-wheel drive, which was curiously not available with the more powerful engine it really needed.
- The Pontiac SV6 ($24,990 béo start) had the muddiest identity of the bunch, as most of its rugged bits from when it was called Montana were gone. It’s almost as if GM knew that Pontiac would be a goner, even though executives didn’t make that decision until during GM’s bankruptcy.
- The Saturn Relay ($23,955 béo start) was arguably the best-looking version, but its weird lineup (its trim levels were called 2 and 3 — there was no 1) made little sense. By then, Saturn had abandoned its negotiation-free shopping experience, making the brand’s showrooms hardly worth a stop for most buyers.
Just months after this lineup hit the market, GM said it would close the Georgia assembly plant where it built them, signaling the end of the automaker’s minivan investment. See minivan models for sale
Related:
- I Hope Chrysler Makes an All-Electric Minivan
- Minivans — Yes, Minivans — Are Insanely Popular Right Now
- You Can’t Be Picky if You’re Shopping for a Minivan
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The Sheer Number of Minivans GM Offered Is Astounding
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Most of us do not think of General Motors as a minivan company, but a look through the automotive history books tells us we probably should. GM built a lot of minivans. Including the company’s European and Asian operations, the GM lineup has included nearly 20 minivan nameplates.
Take that Chrysler!
Well, maybe not. Chrysler was the first with a modern minivan in the 1980s, and the company’s lineup has not been without at least some form of van — be it a Dodge, a Plymouth, or a Chrysler — for nearly 40 years. Toyota and Honda have also been building popular vans for decades.
As recently as 2006 — OK, I realize that was over 15 years ago — you could walk into a Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn showrooms and take home a minivan with sliding doors. Just three years later, GM was out of the minivan business entirely here in the U.S. You won’t find a GM-badged minivan today unless you visit China, where the rather interesting Buick GL8 is an executive express for business people who prefer béo be hustled around Shanghai.
GM Minivan History
Technically, GM wasn’t late béo the minivan game. In 1985, the company debuted two somewhat futuristic-looking models sold as the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari. At first glance, they followed the minivan norm with their 2-box designs and a single sliding door on the passenger’s side. But these vans rode on a ladder chassis like an SUV, which led béo a literal step béo climb aboard plus compromised handling and fuel economy.
They proved enduring, however, with their basic design outlasting any other van of their ilk before being discontinued in 2005. The Astro and Safari were popular with businesses who wanted a durable utility van but didn’t need a big truck’s heft (or price tag).
In 2005, the Astro’s last year (the Safari was cut in 2004), the van started at $24,000 in passenger configuration (a cargo van was about $1,500 less), making them expensive for vans but cheap for an SUV alternative. A 3-row Chevy TrailBlazer EXT ran about $6,500 more béo start.
It took until 1989 for GM béo unveil its first real minivan, the Lumina APV (for All Purpose Vehicle). These vans looked the part — the part of the then-popular Dustbuster vacuum cleaners, that is. Their sloped front ends and massive windshields gave them a big styling advantage over more upright Chrysler competitors, but they suffered tremendous glare. Composite exterior panels like those later used in Saturn models meant that the vans would only rust underneath. Inside, they had a quirky 2+3+2 layout of individual seats, which meant climbing béo row three was a proper challenge. However, most kids of the 1990s flopped over the second row, which meant inevitable muddy footprints on the middle seats and, probably, the headliner.
The Lumina APV spawned dressier Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport siblings, all of which left the same scenic Tarrytown, New York, assembly plant on a bend of the Hudson River north of New York City.
They may have looked great, but ,these were not good vans in reality. Their exterior styling compromised forward visibility. That oddball seating arrangement was nowhere near as flexible as what Chrysler and Toyota (with its weird but interesting Previa) had on offer.
Enter the third try: an updated lineup of minivans for 1997. The mainstream Chevy was renamed Venture, while the Trans Sport took on a more rugged look with lots of side cladding and a heavily-marketed package called Montana designed béo compete with SUVs. The Oldsmobile Silhouette stuck around as the most luxurious of the group.
Big improvements were made all around, including an optional fourth sliding door (just a year behind Chrysler and a lot better than the super-awkward extended driver’s door Ford stuck on its Windstar) plus an available onboard compressor for spontaneous airing up of flat soccer balls.
The dumb 3-piece second row carried over, though individual captain’s chairs were more available.
A rework for 2005 brought somewhat different styling that would carry these vans through a staggered demise beginning with the 2007 model year.
2006: The Height of GM’s Minivan-ness
The insane lineup of GM products in 2006 directly contributed béo the automaker’s bankruptcy in 2009. Buick had five models, Chevrolet had 17, GMC offered five, Hummer had two, Pontiac had seven, Saab had four, and Saturn even had four. Predictably, there was an absurd amount of overlap, especially in the minivan space.
None of GM’s four minivans had a distinct identity in 2006 (aside from all sharing a comically long nose), but here’s roughly how they played out:
The Buick Terraza ($27,990 béo start) was definitely the most upscale model in the lineup, though a glance at its spec sheet reveals not a single vật phẩm exclusive béo this long-forgotten model. Weirdly, its most expensive version — the all-wheel-drive CXL — was outfitted and cost the same as the Chevy rebadge.
The Chevrolet Uplander ($19,990 béo start) was the entry-level model with a short-wheelbase variant. Its lineup stretched all the way béo about $34,000 with all-wheel drive, which was curiously not available with the more powerful engine it really needed.
The Pontiac SV6 ($24,990 béo start) had the muddiest identity of the bunch, as most of its rugged bits from when it was called Montana were gone. It’s almost as if GM knew that Pontiac would be a goner, even though executives didn’t make that decision until during GM’s bankruptcy.
The Saturn Relay ($23,955 béo start) was arguably the best-looking version, but its weird lineup (its trim levels were called 2 and 3 — there was no 1) made little sense. By then, Saturn had abandoned its negotiation-free shopping experience, making the brand’s showrooms hardly worth a stop for most buyers.
Just months after this lineup hit the market, GM said it would close the Georgia assembly plant where it built them, signaling the end of the automaker’s minivan investment. See minivan models for sale
Related:
I Hope Chrysler Makes an All-Electric Minivan
Minivans — Yes, Minivans — Are Insanely Popular Right Now
You Can’t Be Picky if You’re Shopping for a Minivan
#Sheer #Number #Minivans #Offered #Astounding
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#Sheer #Number #Minivans #Offered #Astounding
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#Sheer #Number #Minivans #Offered #Astounding
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#Sheer #Number #Minivans #Offered #Astounding
Most of us do not think of General Motors as a minivan company, but a look through the automotive history books tells us we probably should. GM built a lot of minivans. Including the company’s European and Asian operations, the GM lineup has included nearly 20 minivan nameplates.
Take that Chrysler!
Well, maybe not. Chrysler was the first with a modern minivan in the 1980s, and the company’s lineup has not been without at least some form of van — be it a Dodge, a Plymouth, or a Chrysler — for nearly 40 years. Toyota and Honda have also been building popular vans for decades.
As recently as 2006 — OK, I realize that was over 15 years ago — you could walk into a Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn showrooms and take home a minivan with sliding doors. Just three years later, GM was out of the minivan business entirely here in the U.S. You won’t find a GM-badged minivan today unless you visit China, where the rather interesting Buick GL8 is an executive express for business people who prefer béo be hustled around Shanghai.
GM Minivan History
Technically, GM wasn’t late béo the minivan game. In 1985, the company debuted two somewhat futuristic-looking models sold as the Chevrolet Astro and GMC Safari. At first glance, they followed the minivan norm with their 2-box designs and a single sliding door on the passenger’s side. But these vans rode on a ladder chassis like an SUV, which led béo a literal step béo climb aboard plus compromised handling and fuel economy.
They proved enduring, however, with their basic design outlasting any other van of their ilk before being discontinued in 2005. The Astro and Safari were popular with businesses who wanted a durable utility van but didn’t need a big truck’s heft (or price tag).
In 2005, the Astro’s last year (the Safari was cut in 2004), the van started at $24,000 in passenger configuration (a cargo van was about $1,500 less), making them expensive for vans but cheap for an SUV alternative. A 3-row Chevy TrailBlazer EXT ran about $6,500 more béo start.
It took until 1989 for GM béo unveil its first real minivan, the Lumina APV (for All Purpose Vehicle). These vans looked the part — the part of the then-popular Dustbuster vacuum cleaners, that is. Their sloped front ends and massive windshields gave them a big styling advantage over more upright Chrysler competitors, but they suffered tremendous glare. Composite exterior panels like those later used in Saturn models meant that the vans would only rust underneath. Inside, they had a quirky 2+3+2 layout of individual seats, which meant climbing béo row three was a proper challenge. However, most kids of the 1990s flopped over the second row, which meant inevitable muddy footprints on the middle seats and, probably, the headliner.
The Lumina APV spawned dressier Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Trans Sport siblings, all of which left the same scenic Tarrytown, New York, assembly plant on a bend of the Hudson River north of New York City.
They may have looked great, but ,these were not good vans in reality. Their exterior styling compromised forward visibility. That oddball seating arrangement was nowhere near as flexible as what Chrysler and Toyota (with its weird but interesting Previa) had on offer.
Enter the third try: an updated lineup of minivans for 1997. The mainstream Chevy was renamed Venture, while the Trans Sport took on a more rugged look with lots of side cladding and a heavily-marketed package called Montana designed béo compete with SUVs. The Oldsmobile Silhouette stuck around as the most luxurious of the group.
Big improvements were made all around, including an optional fourth sliding door (just a year behind Chrysler and a lot better than the super-awkward extended driver’s door Ford stuck on its Windstar) plus an available onboard compressor for spontaneous airing up of flat soccer balls.
The dumb 3-piece second row carried over, though individual captain’s chairs were more available.
A rework for 2005 brought somewhat different styling that would carry these vans through a staggered demise beginning with the 2007 model year.
2006: The Height of GM’s Minivan-ness
The insane lineup of GM products in 2006 directly contributed béo the automaker’s bankruptcy in 2009. Buick had five models, Chevrolet had 17, GMC offered five, Hummer had two, Pontiac had seven, Saab had four, and Saturn even had four. Predictably, there was an absurd amount of overlap, especially in the minivan space.
None of GM’s four minivans had a distinct identity in 2006 (aside from all sharing a comically long nose), but here’s roughly how they played out:
The Buick Terraza ($27,990 béo start) was definitely the most upscale model in the lineup, though a glance at its spec sheet reveals not a single vật phẩm exclusive béo this long-forgotten model. Weirdly, its most expensive version — the all-wheel-drive CXL — was outfitted and cost the same as the Chevy rebadge.
The Chevrolet Uplander ($19,990 béo start) was the entry-level model with a short-wheelbase variant. Its lineup stretched all the way béo about $34,000 with all-wheel drive, which was curiously not available with the more powerful engine it really needed.
The Pontiac SV6 ($24,990 béo start) had the muddiest identity of the bunch, as most of its rugged bits from when it was called Montana were gone. It’s almost as if GM knew that Pontiac would be a goner, even though executives didn’t make that decision until during GM’s bankruptcy.
The Saturn Relay ($23,955 béo start) was arguably the best-looking version, but its weird lineup (its trim levels were called 2 and 3 — there was no 1) made little sense. By then, Saturn had abandoned its negotiation-free shopping experience, making the brand’s showrooms hardly worth a stop for most buyers.
Just months after this lineup hit the market, GM said it would close the Georgia assembly plant where it built them, signaling the end of the automaker’s minivan investment. See minivan models for sale
Related:
I Hope Chrysler Makes an All-Electric Minivan
Minivans — Yes, Minivans — Are Insanely Popular Right Now
You Can’t Be Picky if You’re Shopping for a Minivan
The Chevrolet Uplander is a minivan manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for model years of 2005-2009, replacing the Venture and the Astro. Marketed over a single generation, the Uplander was offered in short and long wheelbase variations — each with foldable and removable second and third row seating; a V-6 engine and 4-speed automatic transmission.
Heavily based on GM’s predecessor minivans, the Uplander was initially marketed with those vehicles, the Venture and Astro. The minivan and its rebadged variants, the Saturn Relay, Buick Terraza, and Pontiac Montana SV6, were manufactured at GM’s Doraville Assembly and were discontinued in 2008 when GM left the minivan market, ended production and closed the Doraville Assembly plant.
The Uplander was marketed in the United States, Canada, Chile, Mexico, and the Middle East.
Year to year changes[edit]
2005: The Uplander was initially offered with a 3.5 L High Value 3500 LX9 V6 generating 200 hp (149 kW) and 220 lb·ft (298 N·m).[1]
2006: A 3.9 L LZ9 V6, with 240 hp (179 kW) and 240 lb·ft (332 Nm) torque, was added as an option. Wheels were changed from a five-lugnut design to a six-lugnut design. The GM logo was added to the front doors. A short-wheelbase model became available, but only for the fleet market.
2007: The 3.5 L V6 was dropped, leaving the 3.9 L as the base engine. Consequently, the optional AWD system was also dropped, since it could not handle the torque of the 3.9 L engine. A flex-fuel version of the 3.9 L V6 also became available for 2007.
2008: The Uplander’s last year for the United States, although production continued for export to Canada and Mexico up to the 2009 model year. The final vehicle (a 2009 Canadian-specification short wheelbase Pontiac Montana SV6 in Liquid Silver Metallic[citation needed] with a roof rack) rolled off the Doraville assembly line on September 26, 2008.[2]
Safety[edit]
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Chevrolet Uplander has an improved crash test rating than its predecessor, the Venture. The Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6, Buick Terraza, and Saturn Relay earned the highest rating of “Good” in the IIHS offset frontal crash test but was rated only “Acceptable” and “Poor” in the IIHS side crash test with and without the optional side airbags, respectively.
Sales[edit]
| Calendar year | US | Mexico[3] |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,948[4] | |
| 2005 | 72,980 | 5,438 |
| 2006 | 58,699 | 5,249 |
| 2007 | 69,885 | 3,821 |
| 2008 | 40,456 | 2,467 |
| 2009 | 1,758 | 405 |
| 2010 | 76 | 10 |
