Part of Pontiac’s effort to expand its market without compromising the company’s decades of legacy was their entry to the minivan market in the 90s. The Pontiac Montana was introduced as a trim level of the Pontiac Trans Sport van that was manufactured fro 1997 to 1998. When the Trans Sport was dropped in 1999, the Montana became the sole minivan offered by the Pontiac.

Montana was first offered in two lengths riding the 112-inch wheelbase or the regular length and another with a 120-inch wheelbase or the extended-length. It was powered by a 185-horsepower 3.4-liter V6 engine coupled with a four-speed automatic transmission that drives the front wheels; the same time of engine and drivetrain setup used by most best-selling minivans at that time. However in spite of the effort to make the Pontiac Montana appeal the consumers, in did not hit the market high, not even as high as they expected.

In 2003, the market has yet to change its preference when it comes to family vehicle that is why the 2003 Pontiac Montana gave a considerable edge from its prior models. It was offered in an all-wheel drive with improve traction in wintry conditions, plus a DVD entertainment system that was a good addition to improve the sales of the Montana. It was also offered in several trims that offered both the regular wheelbase as well as the extended

For 2005, the public starts to yield on the SUVs. In response to that, Pontiac offered the all-new long-nose family haulers or what is known as the Pontiac Montana SV6. Key features of the new Montana are driver and front passenger air bags, dual sliding doors, lower door locks, power windows with driver\'s express down, and power rear quarter windows, extended overhead console, and the AM/FM stereo with CD player. It was powered by either 3.4L V6 or 3.5L Inline 6 engine with 4 speed automatic in all-wheel and front wheel versions.