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| {{Infobox Automobile
| | The '''[[Chevrolet]] Titan 90''' (and similar '''[[GMC (General Motors division)|GMC]] Astro 95''') were [[heavy-duty]] [[Class 8]] [[cabover]] [[truck]]s made by [[General Motors]] between 1968 and 1988. When introduced, they replaced the GMC F-Series "Crackerbox" & featured an all-aluminum tilt-cab. [[Diesel engine]] choices included [[Caterpillar Inc.|Caterpillar]], [[Cummins]] and [[Detroit Diesel]] powerplants. |
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| |name=Chevrolet Venture
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| |manufacturer=[[General Motors]]
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| |production=1996–2005
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| |class=[[Minivan]] | |
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| |assembly=[[Doraville, Georgia]], [[USA]]
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| |body_style=3/4-door [[minivan]]
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| |predecessor=[[Chevrolet Lumina APV]]
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| |successor=[[Chevrolet Uplander]]
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| |related=[[Oldsmobile Silhouette]]<br>[[Pontiac Trans Sport]]<br>[[Opel Sintra]]<br>[[Buick GL8]]<br>[[Buick Rendezvous]]<br>[[Pontiac Aztek]]<br>[[Pontiac Montana]]<Br>[[Chevrolet Uplander]]<Br>[[Buick Terraza]]<br>[[Saturn Relay]]
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| |layout=[[Front-engine design|Front-engine]], [[front-wheel drive]] / [[Four-wheel drive]]
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| |platform=[[GM U platform|U-body]]
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| |wheelbase= {{Auto in|112.0|0}} <br> {{Auto in|120.0|0}}
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| |length= {{Auto in|186.9|0}} (SWB) <br> {{Auto in|200.9|0}} (LWB)
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| |width= {{Auto in|72.0|0}}
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| |height= {{Auto in|67.4|0}} (SWB) <br> {{Auto in|68.1|0}} (LWB)
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| |engine=3.4 L ''[[GM 60-Degree V6 engine#LA1|LA1]]'' [[V6]]
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| |transmission=4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
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| |fuel_capacity={{Convert|20|usgal|L impgal|1}}<br>{{Convert|25|usgal|L impgal|1}}
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| 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 [[United Kingdom|UK]], they were badged as a [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]]. [[Opel]] assisted in the development of the minivan as well. Up until 2005, [[Chevrolet#Europe|Chevrolet Europe]] sold a few models, mostly United States domestic market (USDM) models modified to suit European regulations. Among them were the Chevrolet Trans Sport (which was a Chevrolet Venture with the front end of the Pontiac Trans Sport). During the 2005 model year, the Venture (along with the [[Chevrolet Astro|Astro]]) was replaced by the similar "new" 2005 [[Chevrolet Uplander]]. The Venture (along with other GM minivans) was built in [[Doraville, Georgia]].
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| ==History==
| | The GMC version was more common than the Chevrolet version. |
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| The Venture was introduced to the market in 1996 for the 1997 model year as a replacement for the radically styled [[Chevrolet Lumina APV|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 [[GM 60-Degree V6 engine#LA1|LA1]] [[V6]], rated at {{Convert|180|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. After 1999, the engine was slightly redesigned to produce an extra {{Convert|5|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, for a total of {{Convert|185|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. All Ventures used a four-speed [[automatic transmission]]. A [[Warner Brothers]] edition, introduced in 2000, included leather seats, Warner Brothers badging with [[Bugs Bunny]] leaning against the Warner Brothers logo, and a [[DVD]] entertainment system, a novelty at the time.
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| [[Image:01-05 Chevrolet Venture.jpg|thumb|left|200px|2001-2005 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.
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| 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.
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| ==Safety==
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| The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ([[NHTSA]]) gave the 1997 Chevy Venture a rating of four stars out of five in a head-on collision. Tests on subsequent model years yielded results of four stars in most categories, and three or five stars in others. The NHTSA does not conduct offset frontal crash tests.
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| 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 crash test. This result affected the Venture's and [[Oldsmobile Silhouette|Silhouette's]] safety reputations, and this slowed down sales. Its [[Europe]]an twin, the [[Opel Sintra]], did badly in the [[EuroNCAP]]'s crash tests as well, with only two stars (out of five). [http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=67]
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| [[Category:Minivans]]
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| [[Category:Vehicles introduced in 1997]]
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| [[Category:Goods manufactured in the United States]]
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