Pontiac Montana
| Pontiac Montana | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 1997–2010 |
| Assembly | Doraville Assembly, Doraville, Georgia, United States |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Minivan |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive |
| Platform | GM U platform |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Pontiac Trans Sport |
| Successor |
Chevrolet Orlando GMC Acadia (United States) Buick Enclave |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Buick GL8 2.5 Buick GL8 First Land (facelift) Chevrolet Venture Chevrolet Trans Sport (Europe) Oldsmobile Silhouette Opel Sintra Pontiac Trans Sport Montana (US: 1997/1998 model year, Canada: 1999 model year) Vauxhall Sintra |
| Production | 1997–2005 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 3-door minivan 4-door minivan |
| Related |
Buick GL8 Chevrolet Venture/Trans Sport Oldsmobile Silhouette Opel/Vauxhall Sintra Pontiac Aztek |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.4 L (207 CID) LA1 V6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | SWB: 112.0 in (2,845 mm) LWB: 120.0 in (3,048 mm) |
| Length | SWB: 187.3 in (4,757 mm) 1999–2000 & 2003–05 LWB: 201.3 in (5,113 mm) 2001–02 LWB: 200.9 in (5,103 mm) |
| Width | 1999–2000 & 2003–05: 72.7 in (1,847 mm) 2001–02: 72.0 in (1,829 mm) |
| Height | LWB: 68.1 in (1,730 mm) SWB: 67.4 in (1,712 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3,730 lb (1,690 kg) (SWB) 3,942 lb (1,788 kg) (LWB) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Pontiac Montana SV6 |
| Production | 2005–2006 (U.S) 2005-2008 (Canada and Mexico) |
| Model years | 2005–2009 (Canada/Mexico) 2005–2006 (USA) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door minivan |
| Related |
Buick GL8 Buick Terraza Chevrolet Uplander Saturn Relay |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.5 L LX9 V6 3.9 L LZ9 V6 3.9 L LGD V6 (Canada only) |
| Transmission | 4-Speed 4T65-E automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | LWB: 121.1 in (3,076 mm) SWB: 113.0 in (2,870 mm) |
| Length | 2005 SWB: 191.0 in (4,851 mm) 2006–09 SWB: 190.9 in (4,849 mm) LWB: 205.6 in (5,222 mm) |
| Width | 72.0 in (1,829 mm) |
| Height | LWB: 72.0 in (1,829 mm) SWB: 70.5 in (1,791 mm) |
The Pontiac Montana is a minivan that was sold by Pontiac. Prior to the 1997 model year, it was known as Pontiac Trans Sport. In 1997, the Trans Sport added the Montana moniker as part of an available trim package. The package proved so popular the line was renamed Montana in 1999 for the US and 2000 for Canada. For 2005, the van was redesigned with a higher, less aerodynamic nose to resemble an SUV. The Montana name was also changed to Montana SV6. It was discontinued after the 2006 model year in the United States because of slow sales, but continued to be sold in Canada and Mexico until the 2009 model year because of GM phasing out the Pontiac brand after the 2010 model year. Since their introduction, the Pontiac minivans were General Motors' most popular minivans among consumers in Canada.
The Doraville, Georgia assembly plant which produced the Montana closed on September 26, 2008.
The Montana nameplate was used as a trim level of the Pontiac Trans Sport van from 1997 to 1998. GM dropped the Trans Sport name for 1999 (2000 in Canada) and the van simply became Montana. This generation was related 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 USA as the others. Chevrolet also introduced a nearly identical twin to Pontiac save for its badging for European consumption, named the Chevrolet Trans Sport. Both of the Buick GL8 minivans were only sold in China.
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. 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. For 2001, the Montana received a new steering wheel with the Pontiac logo which replaces the one with the PONTIAC letters. For 2003, the sport-style head restraints were dropped in favor of the conventional head restraints the Venture and Silhouette offered; and the anti-lock brakes became optional, as well as for the Venture, but remained standard for the Silhouette before Oldsmobile's demise in 2004.
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