GMC Safari

GMC Safari
GMC
Production	1985-2005
Class	Minivan
Body Style	5-Door Wagon
Length	176.8 in / 189.8 in
Width	77.5 in
Height	76.2 in
Wheelbase	111 in
Weight	3500 - 3800 lb
Transmissions	4-Speed Automatic, RWD / AWD
Engines	4.3 litre (262 cid) V6
Power	150-200
Similar	Chevrolet Astro
Platform	M

The GMC Safari was a truck-based rear-drive "minivan" that was a corporate twin to the Chevrolet Astro introduced in 1985. The Safari had a different grille design than the Astro, but they were otherwise identical. The Safari lasted all the way until the end of 2005 with only minimal changes.

An interesting fact about the Safari is that in 1987, Pontiac dropped the Parisienne name on its full-size, rear drive station wagon model and called it, simply, Safari. So, from 1987 until 1990, GM had 2 different vehicle offerings from 2 different makes (Pontiac and GMC) with the same model name.

See the Chevrolet Astro entry for more comments about the GMC Safari.

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SUV				S-15 Jimmy												Jimmy
													Typhoon						Envoy				Envoy
	K5 Jimmy												Yukon								Yukon							Yukon
	Suburban												Suburban								Yukon XL							Yukon XL
Pickup			S-15 Sonoma												Sonoma
	Caballero											Syclone													Canyon
	C/K								C/K											Sierra								Sierra
Van						Safari
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