However, production of the Uplander continued on for one more year ( along with the Pontiac Montana SV6 ) in Mexico and Canada due to slightly better sales in those countries.

* 2005 – 2006 Buick Terraza / Chevrolet Uplander / Pontiac Montana / Saturn Relay

* 2006 – 2009 Buick Terraza / Chevrolet Uplander / Pontiac Montana / Saturn Relay

* 2007 – 2009 Buick Terraza / Chevrolet Uplander / Pontiac Montana

The Terraza was built alongside its Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn sisters ; ( Uplander, Montana SV6, and Relay ) in Doraville, Georgia.

The Pontiac Montana and Chevrolet Uplander continue to be sold in Canada and Mexico for 2009.

The Buick Terraza and Saturn Relay ended production after the 2007 model year and the Chevrolet Uplander ended production in the United States after the 2008 model year.

Similar to the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, and Buick Terraza, it was the third costliest of its cousins.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Chevrolet Uplander has an improved crash test rating than its predecessor, the Venture.

While riding with Cora, she became so mad that she threw her daughter's Chevrolet Uplander into full throttle without Cora's intention, causing it to crash into the Cadillac CTS.

The grille was made all new, making similar to the 2005 – 2008 Chevrolet Uplander, but 2004 – 2006 models got the chrome bar running in the grille, similar to that of the 2000 – 2003 Chevrolet Malibu ( the Chevrolet logo color was changed from blue to tan ).

During the 2005 model year, the Venture ( along with the Astro ) was replaced by the similar " new " 2005 Chevrolet Uplander.

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.

The Venture was replaced with Uplander, a new advertising duo the designers talk about.

The Chevrolet Uplander was a minivan produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors.

The most significant of these was the offering of an integrated child seat in the Uplander LS and that, in the U. S. market, the Uplander was offered in two wheelbases and a cargo version.

The Uplander was exported to Canada, Chile, Mexico, and the Middle East.

2005: The Uplander was initially offered with 3. 5 L High Value 3500 LX9 V6 generating 200 hp ( 149 kW ) and 220 lb · ft ( 298 N · m ).

In 2008, only the Kia Sedona and Chevrolet Uplander offered both short and long-wheelbase configurations.

Its paratransit fleet includes, but not limited to: Ford E-Series ( both with and without bus conversions ), Chevrolet Uplander, and Toyota Prius.

Although introduced for the 2005 model year, it overlapped with the final model years of the Venture ( on which the Uplander is heavily based ) and Astro.

The Uplander and its siblings were all similarly styled, trying to appear more SUV-like with their relatively long, level hoods and tall front fascias.

The Doraville, Georgia assembly plant that produced the Uplander closed on September 26, 2008.

There were few differences amongst the Uplander and its three siblings.

Suggested retail price for the Uplander ranged from US $ 21, 250 – 33, 795, depending on options.

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* Pontiac Montana, General Motors minivan ; began production 1998

The Sintra is specifically based on the short-wheelbase version of the second generation U platform and has the same wheelbase, front and rear track as the short-wheelbase Chevrolet Venture and Pontiac Montana / Trans Sport, and similar exterior dimensions.

The Oldsmobile Silhouette and its siblings, the Pontiac Trans Sport ( later the Montana ) and Chevrolet Lumina APV ( later the Venture ), were a trio of minivans that débuted in late 1989 as 1990 models.

* 1999-2005 Pontiac Montana

This version of the Pontiac Trans Sport was also sold in Europe as a Chevrolet, alongside the Opel / Vauxhall Sintra ; however, unlike the Sintra, which was based on the Pontiac Trans Sport, Pontiac Montana, Chevrolet Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette and the previous generation Buick GL8, but wore the European Opel or British Vauxhall badges and trim, the Chevrolet Trans Sport ( as it was known ) was trimmed and badged exactly like the Pontiac Trans Sport, the only differences being where Chevrolet badges were used in place of the Pontiac badges.

Pontiac Trans Sport Montana

: See Pontiac Montana

For the 1997 and 1998 model year ( 1999 in Canada ), along with the roll out of this new generation of minivans, the Pontiac ( Trans Sport ) Montana was first debuted, which had special cladding and wheels intended to give it a more rugged SUV-like appearance.

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 ( 2000 in Canada ).

This result affected both the Venture's and the Silhouette's safety reputations ( as well as the latterly renamed Pontiac Montana / TransPort ).

The Pontiac Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors.

The 2000-2005 GL8 is a similar version of the first-generation Pontiac Montana, and the 2005 + GL8 is similar to the Pontiac Montana SV6.

General Motors de Mexico marketed it as the Pontiac Montana SV6, and it was almost identical to the discontinued North American version, but not the Canadian-specification model.

2006 – 2009 Pontiac Montana SV6 short-wheelbase

The Pontiac Montana / Montana SV6 has the rear DVD player was added in 2001.

It was built on the same platform as the Saturn Relay, Buick Terraza, and Pontiac Montana SV6.

The final vehicle ( a 2009 Canadian version short-wheelbase Pontiac Montana SV6 in Liquid Silver Metallic ) rolled off the Doraville assembly line on September 26, 2008.

* Pontiac Montana SV6 ( 2005-2006 in the US )

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