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1500 5.0 V8
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1500 5.0 V8

1st gen (GMT600) · 1996–2002

The Express 1500 5.0 V8 pairs a 5.0-litre 8-cylinder petrol engine with 220 PS and 393 Nm. It is a van built from 1996 to 2002.

217 hpPower
1996-2002Year
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Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement5.0 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power217 hp
Torque393 Nm

STORY

Chevrolet introduced the Express for the 1996 model year as the replacement for the G-series van, the first all-new full-size van from General Motors since 1971. The GMC Savana is its twin, and the main assembly plant is in Wentzville, Missouri. Cargo versions kept the Chevy Van name for a time after the passenger vans became Expresses. The van has stayed in production long past that start: it sold 58,578 units in 2025, its best year of the 2020s, and it stays in the range for the 2027 model year, about thirty years after the first Express.

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