Sentences with phrase «year as the minivan»

The Chrysler Pacifica cruises into the year as the minivan with the lightest body structure on the market.

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LOWER EAST SIDE — A new study by a transportation advocacy group echoes the Lower East Side community's concerns over the dangers of crossing Delancey Street, a week after 12 - year - old Dashane Santana was struck and killed by a minivan as she tried to navigate the thoroughfare's nine lanes of traffic.

Designed as a hip crossover - cum - minivan, it bowed as the B9 Tribeca at the 2005 Detroit auto show and dropped the «B9» prefix when it was redesigned for model - year 2008.

When it first unveiled the all - but - ready - for - production Pacifica to the media at last year's Detroit auto show, Chrysler boasted that, true to a legacy of advanced engineering and advanced marketing smarts, it was set once again to create a new vehicle segment — «sports tourers» — much as it had with its landmark minivans of 1984.

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As for the sliding door track at the rear of the vehicle: minivan designers have gone to great lengths for years to try and disguise this, as it's unattractive yet of course essential for the door function; but here it seems to have been made extra prominenAs for the sliding door track at the rear of the vehicle: minivan designers have gone to great lengths for years to try and disguise this, as it's unattractive yet of course essential for the door function; but here it seems to have been made extra prominenas it's unattractive yet of course essential for the door function; but here it seems to have been made extra prominent.

After years of playing in the minivan little leagues, can the 2015 Kia Sedona measure up to big hitters such as the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Town & Country?

Back in 1986, a first - generation Dodge Caravan served ably as one of our first Four Seasons vehicles, and for about ten years thereafter, Chrysler's minivan was one of our perennial favorites.

The Odyssey was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the Best Minivan for Families for its fifth straight year in 2015 and has earned the 2015 Kelley Blue Book Best Buy: Minivan award.

For several years, Chrysler also has offered a converted minivan known as the Ram cargo van.

As expected, Chrysler fully delivered, releasing a minivan that boasts more than 30 key segment innovations in just one model year.

As part of the Chrysler group's bid to remain the minivan volume leader, the Town & Country for the first time will be available in a short - wheelbase version in the 2004 model year.

Minivans came to market in 1983, peaked at 1.3 million sales in 2000, dropped as low as 400,000, and rebounded to 560,000 last year.

Yet, they stunned the world last year as they introduced a plug - in hybrid version of the new Pacifica minivan.

The Japanese car maker has released photos and details with the 2012 Toyota Prius V, as their new hybrid minivan had its world debut at this year's Detroit Motor Show.

After a year of seat time in a 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan, we can't honestly declare it our favorite vehicle, but we can truthfully say it is our top choice as the perfect do - everything vehicle.

The Chrysler Pacifica was introduced in the 2017 model year as a replacement for the Chrysler Town and Country minivan.

Additional new MOOG parts include premium front lower control arms with MOOG ball joints for 1999 - 2004 Honda Odyssey minivans as well as millions of General Motors passenger cars — including the Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Beretta and Cavalier, and Oldsmobile Achieva — ranging from the 1982 through 1996 model years.

It was recently named one of the 10 best family cars of the year, as well as Best Minivan by Edmunds.com and Parent's magazine.

It seems that minivans, like vinyl records, are making a comeback — there was a reported uptick in U.S. van sales last year by as much as 21 %, some of that attributed to the Pacifica's introduction.

In only its second year, the separate Utility vehicle of the Year award acknowledges the growing presence of light - utility vehicles such as crossovers, SUVs and minivans in the North American maryear, the separate Utility vehicle of the Year award acknowledges the growing presence of light - utility vehicles such as crossovers, SUVs and minivans in the North American marYear award acknowledges the growing presence of light - utility vehicles such as crossovers, SUVs and minivans in the North American market.

As of the 2012 model year, the federal government requires ESC in all cars, SUVs, pickups and minivans.

It doesn't come with a lot of bragging rights (I'm a 42 - year old family man, though... In my twenties I probably would have been a LOT more proud of it) but my wife really likes having a fun - to - drive car back in the family for her (she doesn't drive stick and our other car is a minivan) and the best compliment I can give this Civic is that given its relative comfort (as long as my youngest can still fit behind me) and WAY better gas mileage than the minivan, it has become the weekend family commuter car, so long as we're not going to Costco or Home Depot.

Kia gave its Sedona minivan a major update for its third generation, releasing it as a 2015 model year vehicle.

Strange as it may seem, the minivan is considered a family vehicle and a logical alternative to the station wagon, more than 100,000 of those who bought Chrysler minivans each year don't have kids, said Bostwick.

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc. will retire its boxy, slow - selling Van / Wagon and replace it next year with a wagon / minivan hybrid.The Mitsubishi Expo will join the growing people - mover segment as a»92 model.

Possible rear - seat defects in some Chrysler minivans are being investigated as the result of the death a 2 - year - old boy in a crash, a the government said Friday.

Toyota's Highlander line was thoroughly updated last year, growing larger and prettier, and carries forward for 2015 as an appealing alternative to the minivan.

As the original creator of the minivan more than 30 years ago, FCA US LLC has racked up 78 innovations through the first five minivan generations.

As the 1996 model year gets under way, you'll find just two vehicles are in the Plymouth lineup: the popular Neon compact and this week's test vehicle, the Voyager minivan.

Chrysler is known as the creator of the minivan segment when it introduced the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager for the 1984 model year.

The MKT appeals to a variety of family shoppers, including some who are looking for more of a performance feel, as well as others who are merely looking for a more luxurious minivan substitute, so with a Continuously Controlled Damping and Drive Control systems introduced last year, drivers should be able to simply tune in the attitude they want - Normal, Comfort or Sport.

So they tool up each year to produce limited runs of cars, trucks and minivans that are equipped with things such as special paint jobs and body panels, unique upholstery, high - performance equipment and other items that set these vehicles apart from their stock counterparts.

The all - new Chrysler Pacifica minivan continues to make waves since its debut last year, and it comes as no surprise to our Chrysler sales team to see the minivan earn additional honors.

In a nutshell: GM's Dustbuster - shaped minivans, such as the Chevrolet Lumina APV, debuted in 1990, and failed in the marketplace, to be replaced for 1997 with much more conventional products such as the Chevrolet Venture, which ran all the way through the 2005 model year.

The Toyota Sienna minivan is in its third generation, and for the 2015 model year, the Sienna got a mid-cycle update, consisting of both an interior and exterior refresh as well as...

The Toyota Sienna squeaked by the Dodge Grand Caravan as America's best - selling minivan in 2016, according to goodcarbadcar.net, and is now in its third generation, with the most recent major redesign in the 2011 model year.

The Pacifica made history this past year as the first hybrid minivan ever.

The 2016 Toyota Sienna finished last year as the best - selling of the best V6 minivans, bolstered by a 266 - horsepower unit that also turns out 245 lb.ft.

But I was confident that the people at DC, who invented the modern minivan and have stayed on top in sales by making it better year after year, would find ways to improve on the 2000 model as well.

The automaker says when it comes to the fate of the 2014 model year Routan, they're «keeping [their] options open,» but most experts are heralding the announcement as the death of the unpopular minivan.

Chrysler took the lead, installing driver's - side air bags as standard equipment in its minivans in early 1991 - five years earlier than required by federal regulations.

The Central Florida International Auto Show shifts into high gear this year with a lineup that includes several vehicles that are making their some of their first show appearances in America.Volkswagen is scheduled to pull the covers off it's all - new EuroVan, which replaces the trusty rear - engined model.Powered by a water - cooled, front - mounted, five - cylinder engine, theEuroVan is said to offer better performance, handling and gas mileage than the old model.No prices have been announced yet, and the van won't roll into showrooms until spring, but it should be competitive with such vans as the Mazda MPV, Toyota Previa and the Chrysler and GM minivans.

GM never really found its footing in the minivan category, leaving the segment after the 2008 model year, when it committed to positioning three - row crossovers as its family - friendly vehicles of choice.

Several popular models, such as Ford's Taurus and Mercury Sable and the Chrysler minivans Dodge Caravan, Plymouth Voyager and Chrysler Town & Country, are being replaced with new versions for the 1996 model year.

Indeed, as our own Lyndon Bell has reported: «This generation of the Honda Odyssey was universally lauded as the best minivan money could buy during its model run»; the 2004 edition then represents the best of the best, since it's from the final year for that generation.

As a result, the Sienna is both more powerful and more fuel - efficient than the V6 - equipped model from last year, and yes, it's still the only minivan to offer all - wheel drive.

In areas of environmental, social and economic performance, the three fundamentals of ASGʼs data - driven automotive life - cycle assessment platform - the Automotive Performance Index (API)- the Transit Connect outperformed 38 other Minivans, earning the distinction as an ASG best in class selection for model year 2016.

Also new this year is the Buick Terraza, which the company wants you to think of as a sport utility vehicle but is really more of a minivan.

The Pacifica minivan made its debut for 2017 as an all - new model after the Chrysler Town & Country was discontinued the prior year.