Minivans/MPVs
Post-SEMA Surprise: The Scion xB Taco Truck!
The 2008 SEMA Show ended last week, but for some inexplicable reason, Toyota forget to mention this little diddy that was supposedly tucked away in a corner of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It is exactly what it’s name implies: a Scion xB that’s been transformed into a taco truck of all things. Normally SEMA [...]
Popularity: 2% [?]
14Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Dealer Advertising Fun: Chrysler 300C/Town & Country mashup
“Truth-enhanced” car dealer advertising is nothing new. After all, how many times have you seen a newspaper ad for a special on, say, a base model, when the accompanying image shows a fully-optioned, range-topping version of the car instead? It’s your job to read the fine print and stay informed so that you’re not disappointed [...]
Popularity: 2% [?]
11Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Detroit Preview: Nissan NV2500 Concept previews commercial vehicle for U.S.
Nissan unveiled the NV2500 Concept today, which will debut in the metal at this year’s 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January. No, it’s not a high-performance sports car, but rather a multipurpose utility vehicle, a.k.a. panel van, that’ previews what the Japanese automaker will soon bring to the commercial vehicle market here in the U.S. [...]
Popularity: 2% [?]
10Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
25th Anniversary Minivans get interior spiffing
Looming assimilation by the GM Borg or not, Chrysler’s not waiting around for something to happen. The automaker hosted a hootenanny at the Windsor, Ontario plant where its minivans are assembled, and 25th anniversary editions of Chrysler’s family haulers were trotted out carrying upgraded interiors intended to thrill consumers into purchasing. The new outfitting comprises [...]
Popularity: 2% [?]
4Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Mugen JDM Honda Odyssey puts the “get” in grocery getter
Thousands of soccer moms would probably argue that Honda’s Odyssey is the greatest vehicle ever built. Well, the rest of us know that the Toyota Sienna is an equal, but both are still relatively boring.
Mugen has been making pedestrian Hondas more exciting for 35 years and its most recent project is the new JDM Honda [...]
Popularity: 2% [?]
3Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Rumormill: Caravan, Suburban would move to Lamdba platform
We reported last month that General Motors could move the next Cadillac Escalade to its Lambda platform that’s currently used by the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Chevy Traverse, and now GM Inside News is reporting via an inside source that the Suburban/Yukon XL may also get the unibody treatment. With replacements for [...]
Popularity: 4% [?]
31Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Honda reveals all-new JDM Odyssey
Honda’s JDM Odyssey – not to be confused with the U.S.-market people mover that shares the same name – has been hailed as one of the best handling minivans in Japan. For 2009, Honda has taken everything good about the outgoing third-generation model and made it better, beginning with a sleeker exterior that pulls a [...]
Popularity: 1% [?]
17Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Paris Preview: Fiat Fiorino Qubo for the young folk
The new Fiat Fiorino Qubo is a new multi-purpose vehicle that looks a bit like Kermit the Frog with a massive under-bite. Judging from the photos supplied by Fiat, it’s a great vehicle for surfer dudes with hot girlfriends and families with dogs. Considering its got dual sliding doors and airy cockpit, we can imagine [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
6Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
VIDEO: Brooke Shields pretending VW Routan is NOT a Dodge Caravan
In what could very possibly be the worst auto-related commercial we have ever seen, Volkswagen has somehow convinced Brooke Shields (really Brooke, are things this bad?) to shill its new, at least to VW showrooms, Caravan Routan minivan. Apparently, what the people want is a badge-engineered Volkswagen version of the Pentastar minivan platform. In the [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
4Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Chrysler ekes out additional 2 mpg on 2009 minivans
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 offers better fuel economy [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
4Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued