Chevrolet launched this van generation in 1970 as "the space vehicle," with ads standing it upright like a rocket. It stayed in production for 25 years.
Lead trim: 7.4 V8
GMC Vandura / RallyG-series · 1971–1996
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a GMC Vandura / Rally yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactChevrolet launched this van generation in 1970 as "the space vehicle," with ads standing it upright like a rocket. It stayed in production for 25 years.
The third-generation GM G-series full-size van, sold by GMC as the Vandura and the Rally passenger wagon and by Chevrolet as the Chevy Van and Sportvan, was built from April 1970 to June 1996 for the 1971–1996 model years at Lordstown, Flint, Detroit and Scarborough, Ontario. It was rear-wheel drive and related to the C/K pickups, in short, long and extended wheelbases. Engines ranged from a 4.1 litre six and 4.3 litre V6 through 5.0 and 5.7 litre V8s to a 7.4 litre V8 and 6.2 and 6.5 litre diesel V8s.
Collectors Spotted in the GMC Vandura Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the GMC Vandura yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 I6 | 1971–1984 | 4.1 L I6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 4.3 V6 | 1985–1996 | 4.3 L V6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 5.7 V8 | 1971–1996 | 5.7 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 6.2 diesel V8 | 1982–1993 | 6.2 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| 7.4 V8 | 1988–1996 | 7.4 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 4.1 I6 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.
Photographs
1995 was the Vandura's last stand — for 1996 GMC retired the name entirely and replaced it with the all-new Savana.
Chevrolet launched this van generation in 1970 as "the space vehicle," with ads standing it upright like a rocket. It stayed in production for 25 years.
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.