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A commercial cargo version of the Caravan, called the Mini Ram Van, was also introduced for 1984, with a flat-floored cargo space offering a four-foot interior height and featuring four feet of space between the rear wheel wells. The load capacity was 1,700 lb (770 kg). [12] It was renamed the Caravan C/V for 1989 and was discontinued after 1995.
Following the production of CNG-fuel (compressed natural gas) van prototypes derived from the Dodge Ram Van in 1992, Chrysler began production of a CNG-fuel version of its minivan in 1994. [8] Using the 3.3L V6 and 4-speed Ultradrive transmission powertrain, the CNG minivans underwent several modifications to accommodate the change in fuel.
The 1984 Renault Espace was the first European-developed minivan developed primarily for passenger use (as the earlier DKW and Volkswagen used their commercial van platforms in a minibus variant). Beginning development in the 1970s under the European subsidiaries of Chrysler, [ 54 ] the Espace was intended as a successor for the Matra Rancho ...
Chrysler was once a giant in the US auto industry – one of the Big Three, sharing a name with one of the world’s tallest buildings and with factories and dealerships spread across America.
General Motors’ answer to Chrysler’s minivan was a smaller version of a full-sized, rear-wheel-drive van. And that was precisely the point, based on the space-age TV commercials GM made when ...
Bedford's smallest products, car-derived vans, were the Bedford HA van, which substantially outlived the Vauxhall Viva HA on which it was based, and the Bedford Chevanne, a short-lived variant of the Vauxhall Chevette. An estate conversion of the HA van by Martin Walter was marketed as the Bedford Beagle. This was further developed into a ...
The Chevrolet Van or Chevy Van (also known as the Chevrolet/GMC G-series vans and GMC Vandura) is a range of vans that was manufactured by General Motors from the 1964 to 1996 model years. Introduced as the successor for the rear-engine Corvair Corvan/Greenbrier , the model line also replaced the panel van configuration of the Chevrolet Suburban .
The minivan has been unfairly displaced by the three-row SUV as the family hauler of choice.