With the driver's seat comfortably set for my 6' 1" frame, my oldest teenage daughter was unable to sit behind me, forcing us to re-arrange her seating position to the middle seat behind my wife. In my opinion, this is a significant oversight on the part of Chevrolet and one I hope they fix when the next new design arrives later in the decade.

Power windows, mirrors and door locks are standard, with a power driver-side sliding door and park assist optional. Dual stage airbags are standard in front, with side-impact driver and passenger airbags standard on LS, LT and LT AWD models and optional on the base Uplander.

A new overhead rail-system allows for a unique solution to the common dilemma of where to store sunglasses, garage door remotes and yet still offer mid and back seat passengers the option for DVD entertainment. It includes a 12"x10" snap-in storage box as standard equipment, with optional boxes available to increase overall storage capacity.

Standard on all Uplanders is an 8-speaker AM/FM stereo system with CD/MP3 player. A unique, optional feature available on all but the entry level Chevrolet Uplander is the PhatNoise entertainment system by Mobile Digital Media. This 40 gig unit connects easily to your home pc and is capable of storing and playing up to 40 full-length movies, 10,000 songs or multiple video games. XM satellite radio is also available as an option.

Chevrolet hopes to convince those looking for AWD performance and van-like seating with extra storage to consider the new Uplander sport van. If you consider that most of us rarely take all-wheel-drive vehicles off-road, but rather prefer the added safety it offers over traditional FWD and RWD vehicles, they may just be on to something.

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