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driver's seat or trom the see ond-row passenger seat. It willalso open and close automatically with a tug on the door handle. To prevent young children from open ing the power door the dir ver has a logkout button on the overhead console. Phe power door alse features an anti-pineh device which re- opens the door if a hand or foot gets caught in berveen the door and the jamb

Unlike some other mini- vans, the Venture does not offer a power-operated lett side rear sliding door.

Safety features include three-point seatbelts for all bucket seats, height- adjustable head restraints for each seat, rear tether anchors for second- and third-row seats, child locks on the slid- ing doors, and dual front and side airbags.

Comfortable, powerful minivan

With a standard 3.4-litre ORV V6 engine with 185 horsepower and generous low-end torque, the Venture has good of “the-line response, decent passing power (depending on how much load you’re carrying), and is very quiet and com- forcable on the freeway. A four-speed automatic trans- mission with a column shifter is standard, and like most GM transmissions, it’s

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Buel consumption is about what vou'd expect for alarge, 1.760 ay veiicle winch Gan carry seven pas senzers 12 3 litres per 100 km i23 mup.g.) around town, and 8.3 fitres per 10d Kilometres 134 mp. on the highway. Thase are meal Transport Canada tigures by the way creal dle expersences nav vary

You can tow a trader with this tron: wheel drive mini van, up to 1.590 kis (3.500 Ibi with a trailer towing package, or 910 ke (2,000 Ib.j without a trailer towing package

With its loag wheelbase and supple suspension, the Venture offers a very com- fortable ride, and handling is reasonably flat and stable ror a seven-passenger vehicle that’s over 200 inches in length. My test van had the optional Touring and Load Leveiling suspension which adjusts van height when more weight is carried in the cargo area.

The Venture’s driving position is excellent offering good forward and side visi-

ity from the elevated dri- ver’s seat which has standard folding armrests. A tilt stcer- ing wheel helps the driver find a good view of the over- sized gauges, and controls are easy to reach. A rear wiper and washer proved very useful because of the tendency for the vertical rear

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