Active Fuel Management™ on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the 2007 Chevy Impala, and E85 ethanol fuel capability on the 3.9L V-6 offered in the '07 Chevy Uplander.

I wish they would just can the Uplander already. It is such a black sheep in that line up. Hell, every CSV for that matter. The Lamda van's can't get here quick enough.

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Around my area they make decent work/delivery vans, thats what most of them seam to be.

 

The Savannah was excellent before they axed it. If it was not the Savannah that got the ax, it was the other work truck. It was the only vehicle like it on the market after Ford axed it's Econoline work vans.

 

I think you are thinking of the GMC Safari (and Chevy Astro) midsize van. The big vans (Chevy Express, GMC Savannah) are both around as far as I know.

 

Yes, those were the two models. Those were perfect work trucks.

 

Yes, that type of vehicle is really missed in the marketplace. I know lots of contractors that like the tidy size of the Astros while still having sturdy body-on-frame construction and great durability. I can't see an Uplander filling that role very convincingly. Its too bad GM had to discontinue the Astros, but I guess after 20 years on the market with virtually no changes, their time was up.

 

GM would own a solid chunk of the mid-size van market if it had updated the M-vans (Astro/Safari) to the standards of the G-van. That would have made a kick-*** alternative to an SUV, especially if it packed a decent engine (like the 3.9).