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Minivan (sometimes called simply a van) is a car classification for vehicles designed to transport passengers in the rear seating row(s), with reconfigurable seats in two or three rows [citation needed].
The first iteration of Volkswagen’s iconic microbus appeared in 1950, making it in a sense the minivan’s forebear. But it is the second-generation model known as the T2 that became an icon of ...
The second-generation Chrysler minivans were released for the 1991 model year, returning the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, their extended-wheelbase "Grand" versions, and the Chrysler Town & Country. The minivans were introduced to Mexico, with Chrysler using the Chrysler Grand Voyager/Grand Caravan nameplate.
General Motors' first attempt at producing a minivan to compete with the Chrysler minivans—the rear-wheel-drive, truck-based Chevrolet Astro and its twin, the GMC Safari—failed to compete strongly against Chrysler's dominance in the minivan market in the 1980s. The 1990 Oldsmobile Silhouette and its sibling models sold more successfully ...
The RT-platform Chrysler minivans are a series of passenger minivans marketed by Chrysler starting in model year 2008, the fifth in six generations of Chrysler minivans. Depending on the market, these vans were known as the Dodge Grand Caravan , Chrysler Town & Country , Chrysler Grand Voyager , Lancia Voyager , Ram Cargo Van , and the ...
The cost of a minivan will hinge on the model you get and the added features you opt to pay for. Kelley Blue Book says the starting price on the 2024 Toyota Sienna is $39,080. For the Honda ...
The U-platform (or U-body) is a front wheel drive minivan and crossover SUV platform from General Motors produced since 1990. North American sales ended in 2009, but Chinese production continues. The minivans were divided into three generations, 1990–1996, 1997–2005 and 2005-current.
The gasoline-only version of the Pacifica minivan went on sale in mid-2016; the plug-in hybrid version, in 2017. Chrysler expected the plug-in hybrid model to achieve a fuel economy of at least 80 miles per gallon equivalent, [10] [18] [32] and on December 1, 2016, the EPA announced the minivan achieved 84 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent. [30]