$ 36,695
information 2018
GMC Savana 3500 Extended USA

2018 GMC Savana Extended

GMC Savana is an old fashioned vehicle but perfect for working and precisely made to full fill the purpose. There are not many features present and did not have attractive design either; everything it has is the power that is the compulsory requirement for running a transport business, it is a perfect work oriented vehicle.

Design Dynamics of Savana:

Savana is a solid option if you are not interested in advance features & attractive design but a powerful vehicle; it has simple exterior and interior.  All the savana’s looks similar from exterior & interior there is not much difference among the trims, Halogen Headlamps, steel wheels and standard roof height is standard in all the trims. Just like its exterior there are not many features inside; have manual gauges, buttons and even did not have infotainment screen inside but an important thing that you can expect from Savana is the reliability.

Engine & Power:

The best of the Savana is the availability of different engine options;

  • 4.3 Liter V6 that produces 276 Horse power with 404nm@3900rpm of torque
  • 4.6 liter V8 that produces 285 Horse power with 296nm@6000rpm of torque
  • 6.0 Liter V8 gasoline engine that produces 329 horse power with 373 Lbft Torque
  • Turbo 6.0 liter V8 diesel engine that produces 260 horse power with 525 lbft Torque

This two seated full size van is available with 2 different loading options; 2500 series and 3500 series from 135 inches standard wheel base to 155 inches extended wheel base. Fully equipped savanas both 2500 and 3500 have maximum towing capacity of 10,000 pound while payload capacity ranges from 3000 to 4000 pounds.

Driving Dynamics:

Driving the savana didn’t gives you much pleasing experience, it handles much like a truck, not nimble but strong and powerful engines keep it moving without fuss. Eight speed automatic electronically controlled transmission is smooth and shifts nicely.

Comfort & Safety:

GMC Savana is excellent for hauling and towing because of its powerful engines but this 2 seated full size van is not comfortable enough; Leg room on the front seats is restricted which is annoying, as well no power adjusting and lumbar support available in Savana.

Safety:

Not much but still better in safety than other areas of the vehicle;

Stability control, antilock brakes, front seats front & side curtain, rear view camera & rear parking sensors are standard in all the trims of savana while Onstar communications are available as optional.

Conclusion:

Pros:

  • Powerful engine with different options
  • Better hauling and Towing Capacity
  • Reliable

Cons:

  • Standard roof height available only
  • Absence of touch screen, navigation, android- apple car play and many other features
  • Not much comfortable, absence of comfort features
  • Old styled interior, exterior design

Competitors:

  • Ford Transit
  • Mercedes Benz Sprinter
Body Cargo Van
Country
Engine
Drive RWD
Transmission Automatic
Exterior Color N/A
Interior Color N/A
Engine Capacity (cc) 4298 cc cc
Horse Power (HP) 276 Hp
Mileage N/A
Features
  • Engine:4.3L V6 with direct Injection and Variable Valve Timing-includes aluminum block construction
  • Transmission- 8 speed automatic-electronically controlled with overdrive and torw/haul mode-includes Cruise Grade Braking and Powertrain Grade Braking
  • Body-standard
  • Transmission oil cooler-external
  • Rear wheel drive
  • Cooling-external engine oil cooler
  • Battery-600 cold –cranking amps-maintenance free with rundown protection and retained accessory power
  • Frame full length box ladder type
  • Steering power
  • Brakes-4 wheels antilock-4 wheel disc
  • Fuel tank capacity-mid frame and approximately 31 gallons
  • Exhaust-aluminized stainless-steel muffler and tailpipe
  • Wheels: steel includes gray center caps and steel spare
  • Tire spare-all season black wall located at rear under body of vehicle
  • Door-swing out passenger side 60/40 split
  • Bumpers-front and rear painted black with step-pad
  • Headlamps-dual halogen composite
  • Mirrors outside manual-black
  • Glass-Solar Ray light tinted-all windows
  • Wipers-front intermittent wet-arm with pulse washers
  • Audio system-AM/FM stereo with Mp3 player seek-and-scan-digital clock-theft lock-random select-auxiliary jack and 2 front door speakers
  • GMS 4G LTE and available built-in Wi-Fi hotspot offers a fast and reliable internet connection for up to 7 devices
  • Seats front bucket with vinyl trim and outboard head restrains-includes inboard armrests
  • Seating arrangement-driver and front passenger high back bucket with head restraints and vinyl or cloth trim
  • Air conditioning-single zone manual
  • Console-engine cover with open storage bin
  • Floor covering-full length black rubberized-viny
  • Steering wheel-steel sleeve column with theft deterrent locking feature-black
  • Instrumentation-analog with speedometer-odometer with trip odometer-fuel level-voltmeter-engien temperature and oil pressure
  • Oil life monitor
  • Warning tones-headlamp on and key in ignition
  • Driver information center includes fuel range-average speed-oil life-tire pressure monitoring-fuel used-ice earning-engine hours-average fuel economy-tachometer-and maintenance reminders-compass and outside temperature available if equipped
  • Door locks-power with lock out protection
  • Windows-power
  • Tow/haul mode selector-instrument panel mounted
  • Theft-deterrent system-vehicle-PASS-key III
  • Defogger-side windows
  • Cup holders-3 on the engine console cover
  • Power outlet-2 auxiliary on engine console cover with covers-12 volt
  • Power outlet-120 volt
  • Trim panels-hinged rear side doors and hinged rear door
  • Mirror-inside rearview includes rear vision camera display
  • Headliner-cloth-over driver and passenger
  • Visor-driver and front passenger-cloth-padded
  • Assist handles-driver and right front passenger
  • Lighting-interior with 4 dome lights 1 overhead and 3 LED’s on cross members in cargo area-includes defeat switch and door handle-activated switches
  • Cargo tire-down 6 D-ring attachments on cargo area floor
  • Brake/transmission shift interlock for automatic transmission
  • Hill Start Assist
  • StabiliTrack-traction assistance and vehicle stability-enhancement system
  • Door beams-steel-side
  • Daytime running lamps
  • Air bags-frontal-driver and right front passenger
  • Air bags-driver and right front passenger-seat mounted side side-impact and head curtain side-impact
  • Air bag deactivation switch-frontal passenger –side
  • OnStar and GMS connected services capable-EFFECTIVE WITH RETAIL SALES STARTING 5/1/2018
  • GMS Connected Access with 10 years of standard connectivity which enables services such as-vehicle diagnostics-dealer maintenance notification-GMC Smart Driver-Marketplace and more: EFFECTIVE WITH SALES STARTING 5/1/018
  • Rear vision camera display integrated into rearview mirror
  • Tire pressure monitoring system

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