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The Truth About Cars
JUNE 9, 2025
I've documented a discarded Dodge Caravan with 434,475 miles , and of course I don't even bother shooting a Toyota Previa in the junkyard unless it traveled better than 400k miles. Ford did the same thing with its Econoline/Club Wagon vans, while Chrysler had the Dodge Sportsman / Tradesman plus the pre-minivan Plymouth Voyager.
Green Car Congress
MAY 6, 2014
One will be a PHEV version of the new Chrysler Town & Country minivan to be introduced in 2016; the second will be a PHEV version of a new full-size crossover vehicle to be introduced in 2017. FCA will launch a PHEV minivan in 2016 to comply with ZEV requirements. Several mild hybrid applications will come to market shortly thereafter.
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Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines. —Chrysler S-1. Earlier post.).
The Truth About Cars
DECEMBER 9, 2024
That car ended up being the Dodge Daytona and its Chrysler-badged twin ( the Laser ), and it debuted as a 1984 model. The 1984 Daytona wasn't the first sporty front-wheel-drive hatchback offered to American car shoppers by Chrysler; the Omnirizon -derived Dodge Omni 024 / Plymouth Horizon TC3 first hit showrooms as 1979 models.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
In April 2009, Chrysler unveiled four all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivan concepts to the US Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC. In August, Chrysler took $70 million in grants from the US Department of Energy to develop a test fleet of 220 hybrid pickup trucks and minivans. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
The branches of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree are far too numerous to describe here, since so many different K-derived cars and minivans were built from the 1981 through 1995 model years for the North American market. liter turbocharged engine , rated at 146 horsepower and 170 pound-feet. Prior to that, the Colt had been Galant-based.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
We've had a run of European machinery in this series lately, with six of the last ten Junkyard Finds coming from across the Atlantic ( one from Sweden , one from Italy , two from West Germany and two from France ), so today it's the turn of that most Michigandic of machinery: A Chrysler minivan. liter straight-four engine or Mitsubishi 3.0-liter
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