What It's Like To Drive A 2001 GMC Savana Cutaway Van - GM Authority (blog)
Chances are, renting a box truck will be on your list of things to do to accomplish each task. If you live in North America, you’ve already seen these hard-working beasts all over town — probably in the form of a full-size white van with a huge box behind the cabin. And it just so happens that I couldn’t get out of moving some furniture this past weekend, and a local Chevy dealer was nice enough to lend me this 2001 GMC Savana cutaway van for the task. It all began after yours truly was handed the keys to “The Whale” (its nickname as coined by yours truly). I then embarked on the trip in the Savana 3500, which sports a 139? wheelbase and cradles GM’s Vortec 5. 7L V8, otherwise known as 5700 (RPO L31), under the hood. but one can get used to it after a good hour or so of maneuvering the trucked-out-van and coming to terms with its proportions. Surprisingly, everything worked as expected: acceleration of the boxed-up Savana, courtesy of the Vortec 5700, was adequate and did the job well even when filled with some heavy furniture and building materials… but the four-speed auto didn’t do... We loaded up the Savana with all kinds of goodies and were on our way down the highway and around the corner (literally). Source: gmauthority.com
