1997 GMC Savana 1500 Consumer Reviews

Our Take on the 1997 GMC Savana 1500

Gaze into the GMC Savana's four rows of seats and you get the idea that this baby is intended for more than family hauling, unless your family happens to have enough kids to flesh out a baseball team.

Getting up into the Savana's driver's seat is quite a step, yet when you're there it drives much like a standard minivan. Visibility out front is panoramic, but not so good out back. Its length makes it tricky in parking lots, and while parallel parking is not exactly a snap, I didn't really have all that much trouble, either.

Up front, the captain's chairs are comfy, but around back the three rows of full-width seats are firm and do not tilt or adjust. They come out only with a wrench, instead... Read More

By Tom Strongman

March 21st, 1997