For the first time since the Corvair cargo van, Chevy let the Express/Savana option split 60/40 doors on the driver's side too -- not just the passenger side -- through the 2014 model year.
Lead trim: Express 3500 2WD Passenger · 4.8L
Chevrolet Express Passenger2nd Gen · 2003–2012
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FactFor the first time since the Corvair cargo van, Chevy let the Express/Savana option split 60/40 doors on the driver's side too -- not just the passenger side -- through the 2014 model year.
Collectors Spotted in the Chevrolet Express Passenger Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Chevrolet Express Passenger yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Bi-fuel) | 2004–2004 | 6.0 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| (dedicated CNG) | 2004–2004 | 6.0 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Express 1500 2WD Passenger | 2009–2014 | 5.3 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Express 1500 AWD | 2003–2008 | 5.3 L V8 | — | — | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Express 1500 AWD Passenger | 2009–2014 | 5.3 L V8 | — | — | — | AWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Express 1500/2500 2WD · 5.3L | 2003–2008 | 5.3 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Express 2500 2WD Passenger · 4.8L | 2011–2015 | 4.8 L 8-cyl | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 6-spd | — |
| Express 2500 2WD Passenger · 6.0L | 2011–2017 | 6.0 L 8-cyl | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 6-spd | — |
| Express 3500 2WD Passenger · 4.8L | 2012–2015 | 4.8 L 8-cyl | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 6-spd | — |
| Express 3500 2WD Passenger · 6.0L | 2011–2017 | 6.0 L 8-cyl | — | — | — | RWD | Automatic 6-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the Express 2500 2WD Passenger · 4.8L trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
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For the first time since the Corvair cargo van, Chevy let the Express/Savana option split 60/40 doors on the driver's side too -- not just the passenger side -- through the 2014 model year.
The original Express moved its front axle forward a full 10 inches, pushing the wheels out of the passenger compartment — more legroom and a lower step-in height on a full-size van.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
Chevy pitched the Astro as the anti-minivan, telling buyers life was too big for one, while it rode on a rear-wheel-drive truck frame.
The IIHS rated the Astro Poor in a 1996 crash test, yet 2001–2004 Astros later had the lowest driver death rate of any US passenger vehicle.
The boxy, unglamorous Astro quietly posted one of the best real-world safety records in America: IIHS found 2001-2004 models had the fewest driver deaths per million vehicles of any passenger vehicle on US roads.
The third-generation Tourneo Connect, released in Europe in October 2021, is a rebadged fourth-generation Volkswagen Caddy, assembled by Volkswagen in Poland.
Ford beat the 25% "chicken tax" by importing the Transit Connect as a passenger van — rear windows and seats included, then stripped out and recycled once it landed in the US.
Ford spent years in federal court over the second-gen Transit Connect: in June 2019 the US won its appeal, and judges ruled the van was cargo-only — ending Ford's workaround for the 'chicken tax.'
GM sold a rebadged Nissan NV200 as the Chevy City Express for four years, then killed it in 2018, citing weak sales and the fact that its parts weren't even compatible with GM's own parts catalog.
Its name is a pun: "S-Cargo" means "Small Cargo" but sounds just like escargot — French for snail, the shape the whole van was built to resemble.