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Article: Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- March 7, 2004
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Byline: Jim Mateja
Mar. 7--QUESTION: Is there a difference between an '04 Pontiac Montana van and an '05 Pontiac Montana "crossover sport van?"
I feel GM is treating us like imbeciles, thinking we'll buy its vans only because it labels them differently. -- E.L., Vernon Hills
ANSWER: Crossover sport van styling looks more like a sport-utility vehicle than a minivan. And the CSV offers a choice of all-wheel-drive like an SUV, but power sliding side doors like a minivan. It's not that GM considers you an imbecile, but that it fears the minivan's soccer mom image is keeping folks from buying one.
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