![]() We test-drove the '94 Lumina LS version, which carries a base price of $16,815 and provides as standard an air bag, ABS, power brakes and steering, an AM/FM radio, dent/ding/rust-resistant composite body panels (the salesman who tries to sell you rustproofing would consider you a real rube), Scotchgard interior fabric treatment, side-door guard beams and a 3.1-liter, 120-horsepower, V-6 engine teamed with a 3-speed automatic. There was no snow to check out the system's capabilities, but there were several gravel inclines that the Lumina handled with steady footing. We had the opportunity to drive a Lumina with traction control at a media preview during the summer in Wisconsin. Still another safety feature is coming at Chevy for mid-1994-traction control. Lumina also offers four-wheel anti-lock brakes as standard. The seats are just like those in the Chrysler mini-vans, and for good reason. ![]() Unlike most other GM vehicles for 1994, the Lumina van can't be reprogrammed so the doors automatically unlock once you stop and put the lever in park.Īnother new safety feature for 1994 finds Chevy adding integrated child seats in back with the optional seven-passenger seating configuration. The doors stay locked after you stop and move back into park until you press the unlock button. This system automatically locks the doors once the ignition key is turned on and you slip the lever out of park. To get the power sliding door, you must order the optional power door locks. We suspect that those in the delivery business won't have a difficult time making a decision. It will be interesting to see how consumers choose between Chrysler's dual air bags and Chevy's single bag but power sliding door. If little Tommy or Sally won't volunteer as guinea pigs, you can always try a cat or a ferret.Īt one time, GM officials were saying the power door lock would be a $500 option, and even at that GM would lose money. Should you want to ensure the door's stop/retreat mechanism works, give it a try at the dealership before taking delivery. And if the door should be closing with little Tommy/Sally in its path because they don't hear the chimes that sound when the door moves, the door stops and retreats so the munchkins aren't bent, spindled or taught a lesson. Should you fear that little Tommy or Sally might get caught in the door when it's closing, Chevy has built in protection-the power door won't function when the vehicle is running and in gear. No more having to fight with a key to open the door when it's raining and you're trying to balance three sacks of groceries while little Tommy and Sally continue to wrestle and won't open the door. ![]() No more hit and miss, miss, miss closing the door because you are parked on a sharpincline. No more sitting in the van waiting for little Tommy or Sally to attempt to close the sliding door 15 times because they don't have the strength or are so busy wrestling they forgot what they were doing the first 14 tries. You can activate the power door by pushing a button in the overhead roof console when in the van, by pressing a button on the key fob when inside or outside the van or by pulling on the handle from inside or out. It's now here, it adds only $295 to the sticker, and it will pay more than $295 in dividends to those who take advantage of it. ![]() The sliding door is a dream, though for a while it looked as if it was going to be a nightmare: It was delayed more than a year after first shown to the media in Oklahoma and promised for 1993 by Oldsmobile, which, like Chevy and Pontiac, will offer the system on its mini-vans. What Chrysler doesn't have that Chevy does is the power sliding side door-though Chrysler and Ford had developed prototypes of the system but decided against it. Still, one is better than none, which is what Lumina had before. 3 automaker to mention that a few times in its ads and promotions in the new model year. It would have been nice if Chevy had added dual bags, but that will have to wait at least a year, or at the longest until the next styling change in 1996.Ĭhrysler offers dual bags in its mini-vans and you can expect the No.
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