The basic Trans Sport SE seats five, two up front, three on a rear bench. Our test vanhad 7-passenger seating, which is another plus for these vans, perhaps their strongest
single feature. Arranged in a 2-3-2 configuration, the seats are removable as single
units, lending excellent versatility to the cargo space. And they're light, making
them the most easily removable of any minivan, including Chrysler's new roller seats.
The weakest point of the interior layout can be viewed from the driver's seat.
Although the long nose has been bobbed, it's still invisible from the front seats,
something that's led many owners to complain about not knowing exactly where the snout
ended until it touched the vehicle in front.
Although GM was able to make a modest fix on the extended front end, there was no way
to remedy the extreme rake of the windshield without a major redesign. As a result,
the upper surface of the dashboard is a vast plain of plastic between the driver and
the base of the windshield.
This distance has proved disconcerting to some drivers, and it does take a bit of
getting used to. However, in our past experiences with these vans, including a