Minivans
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Chrysler has revealed a futuristic concept minivan, dubbed the 700C, at this week's Detroit Auto Show.
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Nissan Shows Its e-NV200 Electric Van At Detroit Auto Show
Nissan is showing an electric-powered version of its NV200 van, using the Leaf drivetrain, at this week's Detroit Auto Show.
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2011 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T Live Photos: 2011 Chicago Auto Show
The Man Van is even manlier today with the unveiling of the Dodge Grand Caravan R/T. Dodge says it delivers the performance-sedan handling with minivan utility. Rated at 283 horsepower from its 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine, it certainly has the grunt it needs to get the job done. A...
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2011 Chicago Auto Show: Sporty R/T Trim Returns On Five Dodge Models
From minivans to muscle cars, the Dodge brand introduced an entire lineup of new R/T performance models at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show today. These include the Charger, Durango, Challenger, Grand Caravan and Journey models, all of which are now available in sporty R/T trim. Short for Road &...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2011 Detroit Auto Show: Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Concept Live Photos
Ford had its new 2012 C-Max minivan on show at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show this week, revealing the latest model to be spun-off its flexible C-segment platform. While the gasoline version, which you can see live shots of by clicking here, is a stretched version of the model already on sale in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2011 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Ford C-Max Live Photos
While the new hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the 2012 Ford C-Max may have grabbed most of the attention, they won’t be on sale for another year at least. The regular gasoline model, which is capable of seating up to seven, will be on sale by the end of the year, however, and it is this...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Last fall we brought you the first drive of the 2012 Ford C-Max, but since the vehicles we drove were European-spec vehicles, we've been waiting on word of the final U.S. specifications. Today Ford's released those specs, starting with engine output in both the C-Max's standard 2.5-liter four-cylinder or in its 1.6-liter EcoBoost turbocharged four. Both chime in with 168 horsepower--with the catch that on premium fuel, the EcoBoost four ups its power to 180 hp. Both fours come with a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission standard. Fuel economy hasn't been released, but Ford execs say a 30-mpg...
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2012 Ford C-Max: Smart Tailgate Opens At the Wave of a Foot
With the 2012 Ford C-Max, the automaker wants minivans to get small and get friendlier--and now they're getting your feet involved. Following up on the first use of the technology in the European version of the 2011 BMW 5-Series, the U.S.-bound 2012 C-Max gets foot-gesture capability--meaning, with...
Martin Padgett -
Ford To Unveil Fiesta-Based MPV At 2011 Geneva Motor Show
We’ve already seen a number of variants spun of Ford’s global C-segment platform, aptly named the C-platform and underpinning cars like the new 2012 Ford Focus hatchback and sedan, as well as the U.S. bound C-Max MPV. And at next month’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show we’ll see yet...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Nissan Quest
Large SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession are still mounting. Take the Nissan Quest minivan; Nissan decided to bring U.S. production of the Quest minivan to an end this year but a new model is in the works and is...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Mazda Mazda5 Live Photos
Put on a happy face--that's what Mazda is doing with the Mazda5, the pert little Euro-sized MPV that's been refreshed for the 2012 model year. The Mazda MPV is on display this week at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, wearing the new grinning front clip that's related to the smiley faces on the...
Martin Padgett -
2010 SEMA Video: 2011 Toyota Swagger Wagon Supreme Sneak Peek
Toyota has done lost its mind. This stretched, "tricked out, suped up" minivan is the Swagger Wagon Supreme. As our social media hero Joel Feder so eloquently put it, "...speechless." There's no other way to describe what's going on here. Created in cooperation with B.A.D. Company, the Swagger...
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The completely restyled Odyssey concept offers a hint at the next-gen Odyssey.
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Tesla Reaffirms Plans for Model S-Based Crossover, Minivan
The company's plans for more vehicles sharing the Model S platform have been known for more than a year.
Nelson Ireson