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1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette Review
Comfortable seats with entertainment for everyone.
1999 Silhouette Review Summary & Specifications
The Oldsmobile Silhouette makes all occupants feel they have control over their personal space, with spots for drinks, trinkets, and volume controls for headphones. You could live in here if you had to, and it sometimes seems that way when you're stuck on the 405 in Los Angeles, shuttling distractible youths to after-school Tai Chi lessons.We've driven minivans with aftermarket video and television setups, and none of them match the sound quality, picture quality, and ease of operation found in the Premiere Edition. The GLS model gets most of the same equipment, but no video system, for $3,560 less. (A firmer suspension with automatic leveling costs $270 on the GLS, but is standard on the Premiere.) That makes the video system an expensive option and the Premiere Edition a rather expensive model. The Silhouette is fun to drive and it rides and handles better than the previous generation of vehicles from GM.
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| Vehicle Category | Minivans |
| Editor | Phil Berg |
| Model Lineup | |
| Engines (standard) | 3.4-liter ohv V6 |
| Engines (optional) | |
| Transmissions (standard) | 4-speed automatic |
| Transmissions (optional) | |
| Safety Equipment (standard) | Dual front airbags, front side airbags, seat belt pretensioners |
| Safety Equipment (optional) | |
| Basic Warranty | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Assembled In | Doraville, Georgia |
| Manufacturer Phone | 1-800-442-6537 |
| Manufacturer URL | www.oldsmobile.com |
| Base Price MSRP | 24990 |
| Model Tested MSRP | Silhouette Premiere Edition |
| Standard Equipment | (Premiere) Air conditioning, traction control, tilt-steering, automatic transmission, automatic leveling suspension, keyless remote power programmable door locks with theft deterrent system, power mirrors and front windows, power rear vent windows, power driver and passenger seats, rear wiper and washer, leather seating surfaces, fog lights, in-dash cassette and CD player with steering wheel controls, cruise control, intermittent wipers, aluminum wheels, luggage rack, video cassette player and monitor, six headphone jacks with volume controls, tinted rear windows |
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| Options as Tested (MSRP) | |
| Gas Guzzler Tax | |
| Layout | front-wheel drive |
| Price as Tested | 31580 |
| Horse Power | 185 @ 5200 |
| Torque | 210 @ 4000 |
| Fuel Economy | 18/25 |
| Wheelbase | 120.0 |
| Length/Width/Height | 201.4/72.2/67.4 |
| Track Front/Rear | 61.5/63.3 |
| Turning Radius | 39.7 |
| Seating Capacity | 7 (8 in GL or GS) |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room | 39.9/55.5/39.9 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room | 39.3/64.3/39.0 |
| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room | 38.8/48.3/36.7 |
| Trunk Volume | 155.9 |
| Payload | |
| Towing Capacity | 2000 |
| Front Suspension | Independent |
| Rear Suspension | Independent |
| Ground Clearance | |
| Curb Weight | 3942 |
| Stock Tires | P215/70R15 |
| Brakes Front/Rear | disc/drum |
| Fuel Capacity | 25.0 |
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1999 Oldsmobile Silhouette
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