Opening the sliding
doors on a minivan is a challenge if your hands are full, but the Pacifica makes it easy.
Not exact matches
Those
doors have nothing
on a
minivan's sliders, though, for both practicality and convenience, particularly in the tight quarters of a parking lot.
Door alert Selectable feature that automatically flashes signal lights on the side of the vehicle in which a sliding door is opening (miniv
Door alert Selectable feature that automatically flashes signal lights
on the side of the vehicle in which a sliding
door is opening (miniv
door is opening (
minivan).
Although Ford was among the last of the
minivan makers to add even a manual sliding
door on the driver's side of the vehicle, it's a feature that no family would want to do without after experiencing it.
Ford has gone a step further than most other
minivan makers and offered dual electric - powered sliding
doors, which can be opened and closed separately or together by pressing buttons
on the tiny remote control hooked to the key ring.
Three generations of the Toyota Sienna are currently
on the road, most of which are front - wheel drive sliding
door minivans.
That's what Oldsmobile is going to do for the 1993 model year, when it begins offering a power sliding
door on the Silhouette
minivan.
The R350's two - box shape is only superficially like a
minivan's, proving lower and smaller
on closer inspection, as well as lacking sliding
doors.
The 1999 Mercury Villager development team set its sights
on three targets: a fourth
door, a bigger engine and more interior room.The restyled 1999
minivan that goes into production Aug. 24 delivers those three improvements, said Mary Ellen Heyde, vehicle line director for the Mercury Villager and Ford Windstar.
GM's front - wheel - drive Chevy Lumina, Pontiac Trans Sport and Oldsmobile Silhouette offer a power - opening sliding
door on the passenger side and Chrysler's
minivans offer the slide - open side
door on the driver's side.
Ford decided not to spend money for an automatic sliding
door on a limited - volume
minivan.
For the utility - minded, there will be the four -
door Blazer S - 10, a four - wheel - drive version of the Astro
minivan and some cosmetic changes
on the S - 10 pickup truck.
The handsomely sculpted
door panels add to the vehicle's carlike ambience, as does the fact that the rear
door windows go up and down, instead of flipping out like the back ones
on regular
minivans.
The 1999 Nissan Quest
minivan, which is built
on the same Ohio assembly line as Ford Motor Co.'s Mercury Villager, will have two sliding
doors and an updated V6 engine.
The K cars saved them from closing their
doors, and they made some money
on minivans the 80s and early 90s.
The body styling is quite vanlike, but the Odyssey sits lower than the other guys» offerings and uses four conventional car
doors instead of the two front
doors and single sliding side
door found
on regular
minivans.
Critical Knowledge: CC is a new, stylish 4 -
door coupe based
on the PassatRoutan marks Volkswagen's return to the
minivan marketTiguan compact SUV is a new crossover model for 2009Jetta TDI introduces Volkswagen's latest CleanTDI powerplantNew Beetle gets new wheels and paint color choicesPassat loses the V - 6 engine and AWD option, but gains new standard equipmentTouareg's V - 10 powerplant is dropped for 2009Eos loses its V - 6 engine for 2009Volkswagen
Just like the regular sedan, the «four -
door coupe» (not really) body style will ride
on the UKL platform that has already underpinned the 2 Series Active Tourer and Gran Tourer
minivans.
No one ever walks into a pub, drops the key to a Honda Odyssey
on the bar, and somehow works his
minivan's dual power sliding
doors into the conversation.
Over the years,
minivans have become more polished and convenient with rapidly removable rear seating, plush amenities, and sliding power
doors on both sides.
The custom
minivan also received an MRLS logo
on the front
doors, a striking orange line along the side skirts, lowering springs with height - adjustable perches, and a set of 19» Mazda RX - 8 R3 - spec forged aluminum wheels, complete with MRLS logo orange dots.
Car - like handling, seating for up to eight, easy ingress and egress, sliding
doors on both sides of the vehicles, outstanding versatility, and the capability of being outfitted with a broad array of family friendly features make any one of these seven one of the best
minivans for moms.
While technically not a
minivan, the Dodge Journey does in fact ride upon the platform vacated by the short wheelbase version of the Dodge Caravan, but conventionally opening rear
doors replace the sliding
doors on the sides (just as they were employed
on the original Caravan).
Well, it's sort of a truck — the SUT will be based
on the same platform as the Odyssey
minivan and Pilot sport ute, and while it will have a smallish bed in the back, the SUT is foremost a four -
door, five - passenger vehicle.
The fact that Kia says it can transport «as many as eight passengers and their belongings,» along with the apparent sliding rear
doors in the accompanying teaser photo and the choice of North America for its world debut, suggests it will be the replacement for the
on - again off - again Sedona
minivan.
What this Mazda5 didn't have are some of the ultra-premium features offered
on some of the larger, pricier
minivans like a power folding rear seat, power side sliding
doors and a power rear liftgate.
By 1993 the only Dodge products with remote fuel
door release (which at one time in the late 1980s was standard
on every Dodge / Mopar car including the Omni / Horizon twins) were the
minivans and trucks.
Like almost every good
minivan on sale these days, the Venture comes with four
doors (five if you count the rear hatch.)
That is partly because AWD isn't available
on the lower trim level, but also, the AWD - obsessed are more likely to buy tall wagons with hinged
doors, rather than
minivans.
The 2015 Nissan Quest offers a distinctly modern design approach while also boasting
minivan must - haves like one - touch power
door, numerous infotainment and safety resources, and easy - to - manage second - and third - row seating that never impinges
on the rear cargo well.
Our efforts also led to a nationwide recall by Chrysler Corporation of its
minivan due to defective
door latches
on certain models.
If you are driving a sedan, coupe, two
door car, smaller vehicle, convertible or foreign import, then you can expect higher rates than if you are insuring an SUV, wagon,
minivan or truck simply because the smaller cars are usually not as stable
on the roads and tend to crumble under pressure in the event of a serious accident.