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- There is also a Chevrolet Montana
Pontiac Montana | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Also called | Pontiac Montana SV6 |
Production | 1999–2007 (USA) 1999-Present (Canada/Mexico) |
Assembly | Doraville, Georgia |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Minivan |
Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive/Four-wheel drive |
Platform | GM U platform |
Powertrain | |
Transmission | 4-speed automatic |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Pontiac Trans Sport |
Successor | GMC Acadia (U.S. only) |
First generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1999–2005 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 3-door minivan 4-door minivan |
Related | Buick GL8 Buick Terraza Chevrolet Uplander Chevrolet Venture Oldsmobile Silhouette Saturn Relay Buick Rendezvous Pontiac Aztek |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.4 L LA1 V6 |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | SWB: Template:Auto in LWB: Template:Auto in |
Length | SWB: Template:Auto in 1999-2001 & 2004-05 LWB: Template:Auto in 2002-03 LWB: Template:Auto in |
Width | Template:Auto in 2002-03 LWB: Template:Auto in |
Height | SWB: Template:Auto in LWB: Template:Auto in |
Curb weight | 3730 lb (SWB) 3942 lb (LWB) |
Second generation(SV6) | |
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Overview | |
Production | 2005–2007 2008-present (facelift) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door minivan |
Related | Buick GL8 Buick Terraza Chevrolet Uplander Chevrolet Venture Saturn Relay Buick Rendezvous Pontiac Aztek |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.5 L LX9 V6 3.9 L LZ9 V6 3.9 L LGD V6 (Canada only) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | LWB: Template:Auto in SWB: Template:Auto in |
Length | 2005-07 SWB: Template:Auto in 2008-present SWB: Template:Auto in LWB: Template:Auto in |
Width | Template:Auto in |
Height | LWB: Template:Auto in SWB: Template:Auto in
2008 Montana: RWB 1SA (Minivan 5-dr automatic) RWB 1SB (Minivan 5-dr automatic) EWB 1SA (Minivan 5-dr automatic) EWB 1SB (Minivan 5-dr automatic) RWB 1SC (Minivan 5-dr automatic) EWB 1SC (Minivan 5-dr automatic) wheelbase (mm) 2,870.0 2,870.0 3,077.0 3,077.0 2,870.0 3,077.0 wheelbase (in) 113.0 113.0 121.1 121.1 113.0 121.1 overall length (mm) 4,849.0 4,849.0 5,222.0 5,222.0 4,849.0 5,222.0 overall length (in) 190.9 190.9 205.6 205.6 190.9 205.6 overall width (mm) 1,830.0 1,830.0 1,830.0 1,830.0 1,830.0 1,830.0 overall width (in) 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 72.0 overall height (mm) 1,790.0 1,790.0 1,830.0 1,830.0 1,790.0 1,830.0 overall height (in) 70.5 70.5 72.0 72.0 70.5 72.0 |
The Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors that replaced the Pontiac Trans Sport moniker for the 1999 model year. It was discontinued after the 2006 model year in the United States because of slow sales, but will continue to be sold in Canada and Mexico.
First generation (1999-2005)
The Montana nameplate was used as a trim level of the Pontiac Trans Sport van from 1997 to 1998, but dropped the Trans Sport name for 1999. This generation was similar to the previous generation Buick GL8, the Chevrolet Venture, the Oldsmobile Silhouette, the Vauxhall Sintra, and the Opel Sintra. The Opel and Vauxhall were only sold in Europe, although made in the same factory in the U.S.A as the others. Both of the Buick GL8 minivans were not sold in North America, but China. The 2000-2005 GL8 is a similiar version of the first-generation Pontiac Montana, and the 2005+ GL8 is similar to the Pontiac Montana SV6. The Pontiac Montana came in both short and long wheelbase models. The Pontiac Montana was one of the few minivans which provided seating for eight. Despite the Pontiac Montana's face-lift in 2005, Pontiac continued to sell the original body style for the 2005 model year for fleet use. The last Montana rolled off the production line on March 31, 2004 as a 2005 model.
Second generation (2005-2008)
For the 2005 model year, the Montana was updated to have a design more similar to an SUV, resulting in its new name, Montana SV6. The 2005 Montana SV6 used a 3.5 L High Value 3500 LX9 V6 that generated 200 hp and 220 ft·lbf. For 2006, a 3.9 L LZ9 V6, with 240hp (179kW) and 240ft·lb (332Nm) torque, was added as an option. For 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, but was only available in Canada for the SV6. The SV6 will have a facelift in 2008 for the Canadian Market and to have a minor redesign in 2009.
Similar to the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, and Buick Terraza, it was the third costliest of its cousins and starting at US$24,840. In the United States, only the long-wheelbase version was sold, while Canada continues to sell it alongside the short-wheelbase version (which crossed over to the second generation for the 2006 model year). The van is built near Atlanta, Georgia. On November 21, 2005, GM announced that it would close the Doraville, Georgia assembly plant, which produced the SV6, in 2008. However, several months later, GM announced that the SV6 would be discontinued after 2007 in the US market due to poor sales in the U.S, but it wil be redesigned for the 2008 model year. As part of most Pontiac dealerships also selling Buicks and GMCs, the Lambda-based GMC Acadia crossover SUV will replace the Montana SV6 for the USA Only. In Canada and Mexico, where the van has a loyal following, sales will continue. The last SV6 in the United States of America rolled off the assembly line on July 7, 2006.
Safety Criticism
A crash test video of the 1997 Trans Sport/Montana has received some criticism due to extreme damage to the vehicle in the 40 mph crash test. The minivan received a "Poor" rating by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, and although they were improved later on to 5 stars driver, 4 stars passenger, 3 stars rear passenger, and 4 stars rear passenger, some comments made by the IIHS first test in 1997 were:
- Major Collapse of the occupant compartment left little survival space for the driver.
- Extreme steering wheel movement snapped the dummy's head backward.
- The unnatural position of the dummy's left foot indicates that an occupant's left leg would have been seriously injured in a real-world crash of this severity.
- The forces on the left lower leg were so high that the dummy's metal foot broke off at the ankle.
External links
http://www.gmcanada.com/gm/english/vehicles/pontiac/sv6/overview
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