Towing and Payload

• All models of the 1998 Venture could tow up to 3,500 pounds with a standard towing of 2,000 pounds. Every body style and wheelbase configuration had a gross vehicle weight rating of 5,357 pounds. Payload varied slightly, depending on the wheelbase; the three-door extended wheelbase cargo van could haul up to 1,669 lbs. while the three-door extended passenger vans could carry a 1,519-lb. maximum payload.
  
  

Interior

• The cargo van models sat two passengers in a pair of front bucket seats. These models offered up to 155.9 cubic feet of cargo space. The passenger van models provided multiple seating configurations, with a maximum capacity of seven passengers split between front bucket seats and a pair of rear bench seats. Buyers could customize the rear seating to reduce the passenger capacity to five. The 112-inch wheelbase Venture had fold-down removable bench seats and provided up to 126.6 cubic feet of cargo space. The 120-inch wheelbase models offered up to 155.9 cubic feet of cargo room.
  
  

Drivetrain

• All wheelbase and trim levels of the 1998 Venture drew power from a 3.4-liter fuel-injected V-6. This engine produced 180 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 205 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm. Chevy coupled this engine to a four-speed automatic with overdrive and offered no other transmission options. The 1998 Venture delivered an estimated 16 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway.