Minivan


Toyota releases full product information guide for 2011 Sienna

Toyota has just released the full spec sheet for their 2011 Sienna minivan. This third-generation people hauler should be in dealerships by February with your choice of five different trim levels, the carryover 266-horsepower, 3.5-liter V6 or a newly available 187 horsepower, 2.7-liter four-cylinder, and front- or all-wheel drive. They ride on an updated version of the current platform but feature extensive reinforcements to increase rigidity and drastically revised suspensions. They also use a new hill-logic-equipped six-speed automatic ... Read more →

Ford shows retouched Galaxy, S-Max with EcoBoost power ahead of Brussels Motor Show Jonathon Ramsey

The next generation models of Ford of Europe's popular Galaxy and S-Max people movers are about to make their introductions at the Brussels Motor Show. Both have been given modest exterior ...

LA 2009: 2011 Toyota Sienna could wear a Lexus badge Frank Filipponio

When the new third-generation 2011 Toyota Sienna shows up in dealerships next February, parents should head straight to their closest dealer after dropping the kids at soccer. Notice we didn't say ...

LA Preview: Toyota set to debut 2011 Sienna minivan Frank Filipponio

Soccer moms, NASCAR dads and empty-nesters rejoice! It looks like Toyota is going to debut its 2011 Sienna minivan in Cali next month at the 2009 LA Auto Show. Although the minivan market doesn't ...

Tokyo 2009: Honda SkyDeck, is this the future of the Odyssey? Sam Abuelsamid

Unlike the CR-Z which is nothing more than a thinly veiled preview of an upcoming production model, the Honda Skydeck remains a pure design study at this point. While most automakers would provide ...

VIDEO: iDriver app controls cars through the iPhone 2 months ago on Autoblog

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/VIDEO_iDriver_app_controls_cars_through_the_iPhone'; There's a lot we could say right now. We could point to a recent LA Times Highway 1 blog post about how kids today are so into social media/sitting on their butts in front of the computer that they don't ...

REPORT: Ford widens cruise control recall by 4.5M vehicles - now biggest in company history 2 months ago on Autoblog

For the past ten years, Ford has been doing a dance with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and consumers over the issue of leaking cruise control switches in certain company vehicles. As of 2008, it had recalled some 9.6 million vehicles to repair a faulty Texas Instruments ...

Volkswagen Routan recalled for... *magic 8-ball shake*... owner's manual omission?! 5 months ago on Autoblog

In Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of the characters decries the need for a set of detailed instructions on a packet of toothpicks. Volkswagen might feel the same way now that 18,500 of its 2009 Routan minivans are being recalled because their owner's manuals don't include a required warning ...

Unlikely State Of Tune: Mugen takes on the Honda Stream 5 months ago on Autoblog

You wanted something sporty, but due to additions to the family, a minivan is as athletic as its going to get. But if that minivan is the 2010 Honda Stream, you can still satisfy your sporty urges thanks to Mugen. The practically in-house tuner has developed a full line of interior, exterior, aero, ...

Frankfurt Preview: Peugeot releases new 5008 minivan 6 months ago on Autoblog

The French are known for two things: style and love. Trouble is, the product of the latter tends to cramp the former. So what's an amorous Frenchman to do? If the legion has grown too large for the cabrio, then perhaps you get one of these: the new Peugeot 5008. The French automaker's latest ...

REPORT: VW planning Polo-based mini MPV 6 months ago on Autoblog

Next up to announce a miniature MPV is Volkswagen, said to be eying its Polo for conversion to a (little) people hauler. In Europe such a car would go against competition like the Opel Meriva and Fiat Qubo. A VW board member suggested that such a car would be about adding to the company's small car ...

Shanghai 2009: Buick's handsome new MPV concept is all business 8 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has unveiled its new Buick "Business" MPV concept in Shanghai, and while details remain scarce as we try to practice our Chinese, we can tell you that while the idea of another Buick minivan may be hard for U.S. audiences to swallow (after the poor sales and driving experience of ...

Entourage dead, Hyundai says no to badge engineering 8 months ago on Autoblog

When Hyundai dealers complained about not having a minivan in 2006, the automaker reached into the corporate pool and re-badged the Kia Sedona, turning into the Entourage. The timing was poor, as minivan sales plummeted across the board. Last year, sales were down 50% on the Entourage to just 8,400 ...

Spy Shots: Opel Meriva mule caught brandishing suicide doors 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Opel Meriva concept shown at last year's Geneva Motor Show had a nifty set of rear doors that employ that less-than-nifty epithet: suicide doors. According to all the spy shots that have surfaced, the production model won't exchange the concept's novelty for more sedate, rear-hinged doors at the ...

Toyota working on Yaris-sized 7-Seater? 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you've been distressed by not being able to buy a clown car at any local lot, Toyota has news for you: the company is working on a Yaris-sized seven-seater. That is odd enough to make us ask "What?" and "Why?" in several languages. Even better, though, is when Toyota engineer Hiroki Nakajima says ...

eBay Find of the Day: Saleen Windstar (Seriously!) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Outrageous minivans are oddities of the train wreck variety. You don't want to, but you just gotta look. And we're suckers for them. Not that long ago we had the ridiculously fast, jet-powered Dodge Caravan, and then there was the show but stock slow Mugen Honda Odyssey. But what do you think ...

Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans 1 year ago on Autoblog

With moms now actually reading EPA fuel economy figures on the window sticker before trying out the dozen cup holders found in most modern minivans, Chrysler went back to the engineering lab and knocked out a few more miles per gallon for its 2009 minivan offerings. Bragging that no other minivan ...

Spy Shots: 2011 Chevy Tacuma minivan 1 year ago on Autoblog

Jalopnik has caught spy shots of a fleet -- well, two -- of the new Chevy Tacuma minivans bound for Europe. If they are indeed replacing this Chevy Tacuma as well as that aardvark masquerading as a minivan, the Uplander, then it looks like things are about to get a lot more spacious over yonder ...

Things that never were nor ever should be, Part II: the Dodge Caravan "CarCamel" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of the Car Camel You need something to carry a car, but you don't want just any old pickup truck or SUV because anybody could do that. And since you do have that vintage Dodge Caravan lying around... why not grab the chainsaw and make something really special? Allow us to ...

Spotted in Illinois: Dodge Caravan "hybrid" 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res view. An eagle-eyed reader has spotted a hybrid Dodge Caravan in the Chicago, Illinois area. Don't get your panties in a bunch, though, as this hybrid is not the sort consumers have come to know and love as of late. This Caravan has no electrical propulsion ...

Ford subject of another fire investigation 1 year ago on Autoblog

Even after recalling 10 million vehicles over the past few years, Ford just can't seem to shake the cruise control blues. There have been 130 reports of fires in 1998-2003 Ford Windstars, both during use and while parked, and the NHTSA is looking into the matter to determine if a recall is needed. ...

Future Classic: 1984 Chrysler Minivans 1 year ago on Autoblog

Think of what the automotive landscape looked like nigh on 25 years ago. Mentioning "family car" in 1983 would have conjured a station wagon. Some of us dig wagons, while others think we're daft because of the stigma they still carry. There's no denying that a wagon is an excellent way to transport ...

Press: Chrysler to cut its SUV offerings in half 1 year ago on Autoblog

It's no secret that Chrysler has some overlapping models in its lineup. Case(s)-in-point: it's hard to make a rational argument that Jeep should be offering both the Compass and Patriot (not to mention Dodge selling the Patriot's platform sibling, the Caliber) or the Grand Cherokee and the ...

VIDEO: Sexy Toyota Sienna commercial makes no sense 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view Toyota's sexy Sienna commercial When most people drop $35,000 on a minivan, they don't suffer from the dillusion that the family hauler is sexy or cool. We're sure Toyota knows the Sienna is purchased mainly for its ability to transport human cargo in comfort and safety, but ...

Review: 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT 1 year ago on Autoblog

Chrysler has had a lot of ups and downs over the years, riding the wave of one or two hot products at a time in a fight for survival. Fads at the Pentastar have come and gone, but the Auburn Hills-based automaker has had one mainstay since 1983: the minivan. Sure the VW Microbus came first, but ...

Spy Shots: Volkswagen Routan vannin' around 1 year ago on Autoblog

Priddy and Company stumbled across a dolled up VW Routan and managed to capture a shot. Earth shattering revelation here: it looks like a Grand Caravan. It'd be natural to assume some similarities, there's only so much you can do to the basic body shell when badge engineering, but when the spy ...

Detroit 2008: Dodge Caravan R/T Concept spotted! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more images of the Dodge Caraven R/T Concept var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Dodge_Caravan_R_T_sport_minivan_spotted_at_Detroit_Auto_Show'; Tucked away among its more pedestrian brethren was Dodge's Caravan R/T concept. We have no details on the powertrain or what else may ...

Compact, seven-seat Chevy crossover coming to the U.S. 2 years ago on Autoblog

While GM's new labor contract with the UAW has been out for some time, it took some snooping on the part of Automotive News to find out that one of the models set to be produced at the General's Hamtramck, Mich. plant will be a new seven-seat people mover. The imaginative codename for the new model ...

Volkswagen planning minivan and plug-in version of Up! 2 years ago on Autoblog

We told you a couple weeks back that more Up! variants are on the way, and now we know what's coming soon to an auto show near you. The automaker from Wolfsburg is set to unveil an Up!-based minivan in Tokyo, followed by a plug-in hybrid sedan at Los Angeles. Since the goal of the Up! concept ...

To kill a minivan: kid-haulers a dying breed 2 years ago on Autoblog

Just 12 years ago, minivans made up 8.5% of the overall vehicle market here in the US. Since that time, a string of SUVs and then later CUVs have cut into those vehicles with the magical sliding doors. In the last couple years, GM and Ford have abandoned the minivan segment all-together and ...

Dodge-based VW minivan caught on dealer TV - too little, too late? 2 years ago on Autoblog

After teasing fans with a modern interpretation of the classic Type 2 micro-bus a few years ago, Volkswagen decided it wasn't an economically viable project. It ultimately decided to strike a deal with DaimlerChrysler to use the Caravan/Town and Country minivan platform as the basis for a VW van. ...

Minivans: not just for Soccer-Moms 2 years ago on Autoblog

My uncle's motoring choice has always had me a little puzzled. He's got a garage full of Mercedes, Range Rovers, Hummers and a Magnum PI-style Ferrari 308 GTS that he never drives. What does he drive instead? A Chrysler minivan. Chances are you know somebody like that, too. Over at the Kicking ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford Expedition EL 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view more pics of the 2007 Ford Expedition EL Ford's new Expedition EL has to follow in some huge footsteps – or, perhaps more appropriately, tire tracks. The stretched-wheelbase SUV not only has to do battle with GM's Suburban and Yukon XL duo (long the sales leaders in ...

Why Ford's Flex dropped the sliding doors 2 years ago on Autoblog

One of the criteria that doesn't make Ford's new Flex a minivan is its lack of sliding rear doors. Instead, the production version of the Flex gets traditional swing doors, unlike its concept inspiration, the Fairlane, which allowed rear passengers to enter via a set of suicide doors. The move to ...

Why did Mazda axe the MPV with this in the wings? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Despite the protestation of General Motors and Ford, we believed the Chrysler Group's take on the minivan market's current state given at the Detroit Auto Show. According to the boys and girls from Auburn Hills, the market for Soccer Mom-mobiles will likely hold steady, and they hope to enjoy an ...

The dam has broken: more DCX minivan pics appear on web 2 years ago on Autoblog

click on image above to view high resolution gallery with 12 pics A kudos goes out to the Chrysler Group PR team, which has been trying to plug these leaks since early yesterday morning, but at this time what was once a leak is now a deluge of images revealing the 2008 Chrysler Town and Country ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

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