The Chevrolet Venture was a minivan produced by General Motors from the 1997 to 2005 model years. It replaced the Chevrolet Lumina APV. Visually identical minivans were also sold in Europe as the Opel Sintra, and in the UK, they were badged as a Vauxhall. Opel assisted in the development of the minivan as well. During the 2005 model year, the Venture (along with the Astro) was replaced by the similar "new" 2005 Chevrolet Uplander. The Venture (along with other GM minivans) was built in Doraville, Georgia. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 390 pixelsFull resolution (1082 × 527 pixel, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... 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History

The Venture was introduced to the market in 1996 for the 1997 model year as a replacement for the radically styled Lumina APV. In the United States, it was also sold as the Oldsmobile Silhouette and the Pontiac Trans Sport, which was later renamed as the Pontiac Montana for 1999. The Venture and its siblings were powered by GM's 3.4 L LA1 V6, rated at 180 hp. After 1999, the engine was slightly redesigned to produce an extra 5 hp, for a total of 185 hp. All Ventures used a four-speed automatic transmission. A Warner Brothers edition introduced in 2000 featured a DVD entertainment system, a novelty at the time. The Chevrolet Lumina APV was a minivan, produced by General Motors for the 1990 to 1996 model years. ... The Oldsmobile Silhouette, along with its siblings the Pontiac Trans Sport and Chevrolet Lumina APV, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. ... The Pontiac Trans Sport and its siblings, the Chevrolet Lumina APV and Oldsmobile Silhouette, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. ... The Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors that replaced the Pontiac Trans Sport moniker for the 1999 model year. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... The General Motors 60° V6 family of engines began with the 1980 Chevrolet 2. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine V6 and V-6 redirect here. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... Warner Bros. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...

2005 Chevrolet Venture LWB

The exterior was refreshed in 2001, and all-wheel drive was introduced in 2002. Reviews and sales were generally lukewarm, especially about the relatively narrow cabin due to being designed for European roads. The vans came in both short and long wheelbases, and all-wheel drive versions like the Chrysler minivans. The third row bench seat was designed to fold flat, but forming a higher floor unlike the Honda and Mazda minivans that folded into a well behind the third row. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the Japanese motor corporation. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Venture was replaced after 2005 by the Chevrolet Uplander, which was essentially a facelift with one long wheelbase configuration, and a longer nose which served chiefly to improve crush distance and styling more like an SUV. Only the long-wheelbase Venture was sold for 2005. Chevrolet Uplander LS SWB The Chevrolet Uplander is a minivan introduced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors, replacing the Venture and Astro. ...

Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the Pontiac Trans Sport (a twin of the Venture) in 1997, and it got a "Poor" rating in the offset frontal tests because the front end of the passenger compartment buckled and crumpled upward, with heavy upward steering wheel movement, which caused the dummy to move upwards in a position that would injure a real human. In addition, one of dummy's feet snapped off, which would also mean heavy injury and or paralyzation of an actual human. Those tests also shot the Venture's and Silhouette's safety reputations, and this slowed down sales. Its European twin, the Opel Sintra, did very bad in the EuroNCAP's crash tests as well, with only two stars (out of five). The IIHS results are below: [1] The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is a U.S. non-profit organization funded by auto insurers. ... The Pontiac Trans Sport and its siblings, the Chevrolet Lumina APV and Oldsmobile Silhouette, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. ... The Oldsmobile Silhouette, along with its siblings the Pontiac Trans Sport and Chevrolet Lumina APV, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Opel Sintra is a large MPV manufactured by General Motors for the European market (in the United Kingdom under the Vauxhall Sintra nameplate) between 1996 and 1999. ... EuroNCAP, the European New Car Assessment Programme, is a safety assessment programme for automobiles supported by several European governments, many major manufacturers and motoring organisations across the world. ...

Structure/Safety Cage: Poor
Head/Neck: Poor
Chest: Good
Leg/Foot Left: Poor
Leg/Foot Right: Poor
Restraints/dummy kinematics: Marginal

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