Sentences with phrase «on the minivan side»

But on the minivan side of the industry, the challenge is won by whichever automaker can best mimic the interior of the American living room.

Not exact matches

But we like them best bought by the cardboard pint from the back of a minivan on the side of the road, and devoured by the handful on our way to the beach.

I am so tired that with the baby on my hip, I explained to the policeman that I drive a minivan and I never bumped into anything in my entire life until this minivan, but now both sides of my car are completely scraped up from pulling in and out of my garage and bumping into trashcans on a regular basis.

Leandra died in an October 2009 accident after the minivan in which she was a passenger crashed on the West Side Highway in Manhattan.

«We were drivingalong, and a minivan came up to us pretty fast on his side,» Fineremembers.

The odd kickdown on the side glass is jarring — the mismatched lines almost make it look as if a separate vehicle were welded onto the rear third of the minivan.

Visually, the new minivan is similar to the outgoing model — there are a few new character lines on the side, the front end looks a little more muscular — but the formula stayed the same.

The jarring lightning bolt side trim remains and the size is the same, which is to say on the big side for a minivan.

Door alert Selectable feature that automatically flashes signal lights on the side of the vehicle in which a sliding 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.

The side test of this minivan was delayed from last year because the manufacturer was working on changes to improve its performance.

Also standard are 16 beverage holders, including clever fold - out cupholders on the side of the front and second - row seats, and nicely designed bottle holders in the minivan's B - pillars.

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.

Increased safety, from greater use of side air bags (1998 Toyota Corolla), seat belt pretensioners (1998 Corolla, Sienna minivan), and force limiters and impact - absorbing plastics on pillars to lessen the severity of head injuries.

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.

We don't see Ford Chairman Harold Polling on TV touting his company's minivan or its driver's - side air bag (yes, it has one).

Over the years, minivans have become more polished and convenient with rapidly removable rear seating, plush amenities, and sliding power doors on both sides.

Admittedly, the glovebox is on the smaller side by minivan standards, but the abundance of easy - to - access trays and cubby spots should mean at least most of your day - to - day paraphernalia will have a home in the Chrysler Pacifica.

On the up side, the minivan also demonstrated promising progress compared to the results of 2007 when the previous generation model scored no points and was awarded no stars for the protection it offered to pedestrians.

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).

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.

On the other side of the body style spectrum is the Chrysler Pacifica, a minivan that delivers the same level of luxury to stressed out Somerville, NJ parents that desperately need it.

Once the minivan vs. crossover debate is settled, then you see that the Pathfinder falls on the larger side of larger crossovers — it's more than six inches longer than a Honda Pilot to more three inches shorter than a GMC Acadia.

The electrically operated rear side vent windows open outward about 3 inches, an exclusive feature on Chrysler minivans.

I guess you could sort of count the Chevrolet Bolt autonomous test cars as coming from Silicon Valley, though they're just little hatchbacks and not quite on either the sexy - liftback or the blobby minivan sides.

If you're trying to decide between a minivan and an SUV for your business car, there are important pros and cons to consider on both sides.

In January of 2009 my life took a crazy turn, on a day like any other I was walking on the side of the road and I was hit from behind by a minivan.