Toyota Previa

The Previa had a supercharger driven by a jackshaft from the mid-mounted, sideways four-cylinder engine.

We get our first look at the Tartan Prancer, which is the 21st century Wagon Queen Family Truckster that the Griswold family will drive in the new Vacation movie coming out July 29 in the US.

Designers have been working to perfect the design of the minivan almost since the invention of the car. Click here to see some of their strangest creations.

To prove that the minivan has never truly deserved to be relegated to soccer mom status, we've compiled a list of some of the coolest minivans to ever hit the market.

Ever wonder where automakers get the names for their cars? You're not alone. The sitcom Seinfeld opened Episode 94 – the one where George Costanza buys a Chrysler LeBaron instead of a Volvo – with a bit about nameplates like Integra, Supra and Impreza. Toyota, clearly, is not exempt from choosing evocative but enigmatic names for its models, and now the Japanese automaker is taking us through the etymology of some of its nameplates.

You know how they say someone should make a hybrid minivan? Well someone does and it's Toyota and the product in question is called the Estima. In fact, Toyota has been selling the gas-electric people mover in Japan for over a decade, putting the world's first hybrid minivan on sale in 2001. The Estima was r