2012 Chevrolet Express Features And Specs

Express Cargo Van 1500 Regular Wheelbase All-Wheel Drive Package Includes

• Interior

• Seats, front bucket with vinyl trim and outboard head restraints, includes inboard armrests. (Requires (**W) interior trim.)

• Seating arrangement, driver and front passenger high-back buckets with head restraints and vinyl or cloth trim

• Air conditioning, single-zone manual

• Console, engine cover with open storage bin

• Floor covering, full-length Black rubberized-vinyl (Not available with (YF2) Ambulance Package or (RFM) rear floor covering delete.)

• Steering wheel, steel sleeve column with theft-deterrent locking feature, Black

• Instrumentation, analog with speedometer, odometer with trip odometer, fuel level, voltmeter, engine temperature and oil pressure

• Oil life monitor

• Warning tones, headlamp on and key-in-ignition

• Driver Information Center includes fuel range, average speed, oil life, tire pressure monitoring, fuel used, ice warning, engine hours, average fuel economy, tachometer, and maintenance reminders. Compass and outside temperature available if equipped. (When (FHZ) Dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) system is ordered, includes average speed, oil life, tire pressure monitoring, ice warning, engine hours, tachometer and maintenance reminders. Compass and outside temperature available if equipped.)

• Compass, 8-point digital located in the Driver Information Center (Included and only available with (TR9) auxiliary lighting.)

• Tow/haul mode selector, instrument panel-mounted

• Theft-deterrent system, vehicle, PASS-Key III

• Defogger, side windows

• Cup holders, 3 on the engine console cover

• Power outlets, 2 auxiliary on engine console cover with covers, 12-volt

• Trim panels, hinged rear side doors and hinged rear doors

• Headliner, cloth, over driver and passenger

• Visors, driver and front passenger, cloth, padded

• Assist handle, front passenger

• Lighting, interior with 2 dome lights, defeat switch and door handle-activated switches

• Lighting, auxiliary with reading and underhood lights (Standard on CG13405 and CH13405 models. Includes (U80) 8-point digital compass. Included with (PCR) Express Access Plus Package. Not available with (YF2) Ambulance Package.)

• Exterior

• Wheels, 4 - 17\ x 7\ (43.2 cm x 17.8 cm) steel, includes steel spare (Requires CG13405 or CH13405 models.)

• Tires, front P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (Requires CG13405 or CH13405 models standard tire. Available with (ZX9) spare tire delete.)

• Tires, rear P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (Requires CG13405 or CH13405 models standard tire.)

• Tire, spare P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (Requires CG13405 or CH13405 models standard tire.)

• Door, swing-out passenger-side, 60/40 split

• Bumpers, front and rear painted Black with step-pad (Not available with (ZR7) Chrome Appearance Package.)

• Grille, Black composite with single rectangular halogen headlamps (Not available with (ZR7) Chrome Appearance Package.)

• Headlamps, single halogen (Not available with (ZR7) Chrome Appearance Package.)

• Mirrors, outside manual, Black

• Glass, Solar-Ray light-tinted, all windows

• Wipers, front intermittent wet-arm with pulse washers

• License plate kit, front

• Entertainment

• Audio system, radio provisions only. Includes alarm warning chimes, radio wiring harness, radio antenna and 2 front door speakers

• Engine

• Engine Order Code

  LMF

• Engine Type and Required Fuel

  Gas/Ethanol V8

• Displacement (liters/cubic inches)

  5.3L/323

• Fuel System

  Electronic Fuel Injection

• Maximum Horsepower @ RPM

  310 @ 5200

• Maximum Torque @ RPM

  334 @ 4500

• Cooling System Capacity (quarts)

  14.4

• Engine Oil Cooler

  Yes

• Electrical

• Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F (2nd)

  NA

• Cold Cranking Amps @ 0° F

  600

• Maximum Alternator Capacity (amps)

  125

• Safety

• Brake/transmission shift interlock, for automatic transmissions

• StabiliTrak, traction assistance and vehicle stability enhancement system

• Door beams, steel-side

• Daytime Running Lamps

• Air bags, frontal, driver and right-front passenger (Includes passenger-side air bag deactivation switch on models CG23405, CG23705, CG33405 and CG33705. Not available with (ZX1) driver only high-back bucket seat or (AJ3) driver-side only frontal air bag. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)

• Air bags, head/side-curtain (Standard on CG13405 and CH13405 models. Requires (AK5) driver and right-front passenger air bags and (TR9) auxiliary lighting. Not available with (AJ3) driver-side only frontal air bag and SEO option (5L3) interior trim panels. Always use safety belts and the correct child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner's Manual for more information.)

• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (does not apply to spare tires)

• Steering

• Steering Type

  Pwr-Assisted

• Steering Ratio (:1)

  NA

• Turning Diameter / Radius, curb to curb (feet)

  43.4

• Turning Diameter / Radius, wall to wall (feet)

  NA

• Mechanical

• Engine, Vortec 5.3L V8 SFI FlexFuel (310 hp 231.1 kW @ 5200 rpm, 334 lb-ft of torque 450.9 N-m @ 4500 rpm) (Available on CG13405 model. Standard on CH13405 models. Reference the Engine/Axle page for availability.)

• Transmission, 4-speed automatic, electronically controlled with overdrive, tow/haul mode and internal transmission oil cooler (Required and standard when ordered with (LU3) Vortec 4.3L V6 MFI engine or (LMF) Vortec 5.3L V8 SFI engine. Reference the Engine/Axle page for availability.)

• Rear axle, 3.42 ratio (Standard on CG13405, CH13405, CG23405, CG23705, CG33405 and CG33705 models. Required with (LU3) Vortec 4.3L V6 MFI engine, (L20) Vortec 4.8L V8 SFI FlexFuel engine, (L96) Vortec 6.0L V8 SFI FlexFuel or (LC8) Gaseous 6.0L V8 SFI engine. Available with (LMF) Vortec 5.3L V8 SFI FlexFuel engine. Reference the Engine/Axle page for availability.)

• Body, standard

• All wheel drive

• Battery, 600 cold-cranking amps, maintenance-free with rundown protection and retained accessory power

• Alternator, 125 amps (Standard on CG13405 models or CH13405. Not available with (LU3) Vortec 4.3L V6 MFI engine.)

• Frame, full-length box ladder-type

• GVWR, 7300 lbs. (3311 kg) (Standard on CG13405 or CH13405 models. Reference the Engine/Axle page for availability.)

• Suspension, front independent with torsion bar (computer selected) and stabilizer bar (Requires CH13405 models.)

• Suspension, rear hypoid drive axle with multi-leaf springs

• Steering, power

• Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc

• Fuel tank capacity, mid-frame and approximately 31 gallons (117.3L)

• Exhaust, aluminized stainless-steel muffler and tailpipe

• Suspension

• Front Suspension Type

  Torsion Bar

• Rear Suspension Type

  Hypoid Multi-Leaf

• Front Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

  NA

• Rear Shock Absorber Diameter (mm)

  NA

• Front Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

  1.30

• Rear Anti-Roll Bar Diameter (inches)

  NA

• Towing

• Maximum Towing Capacity (pounds)

  6500

• Maximum Trailer Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

  5000

• Maximum Tongue Weight, dead weight hitch (pounds)

  500

• Maximum Trailer Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

  4300

• Maximum Tongue Weight, weight distributing hitch (pounds)

  645

• Transmission

• Transmission Order Code

  M30

• Transmission Description

  Automatic

• Number of Transmission Speeds

  4

• First Gear Ratio (:1)

  3.06

• Second Gear Ratio (:1)

  1.63

• Third Gear Ratio (:1)

  1.00

• Fourth Gear Ratio (:1)

  0.70

• Reverse Ratio (:1)

  2.29

• Final Drive Axle Ratio (:1)

  NA

• Transfer Case Model

  NA

• Transfer Case Gear Ratio, high (:1)

  NA

• Transfer Case Gear Ratio, low (:1)

  NA

• Clutch Size

  NA

• Vehicle

• Drivetrain

  All Wheel Drive

• Warranty

• 3 Basic Years / 36,000 Basic Miles

• 5 Drivetrain Years / 100,000 Drivetrain Miles

• 5 Roadside Assistance Years / 6 Corrosion Years

• 100,000 Roadside Assistance Miles / 3 Corrosion Years

• 100,000 Corrosion Miles / 36,000 Corrosion Miles/km

• Brakes

• Brake Type

  Pwr

• Anti-Lock-Braking System

  4-Wheel

• Front Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

  12.0 x 1.1

• Rear Brake Rotors, diameter x thickness (inches)

  13.0 x 1.2

• Rear Drums, diameter x width (inches)

  NA