The Dodge Grand Caravan minivan is easily one of the best options for a long road trip. With comfortable seating for seven, a rear-entertainment system, and enough space behind the rear seats to stow gear for a five-day jaunt to Southern Utah, we loaded up the car and headed for Moab for an annual spring break adventure.
We’ve reviewed the 2012
The four minivans we’re featuring this month have many good reasons why they’re also four of the most popular minivans you can buy. They’re comfortable. They’re roomy. They’re available in a variety of trims and styles that allow buyers to find the right van for their budget and needs.
Here’s one more reason to consider all of the following four minivans:
Minivans will never be cool. But they will always be the absolute right choice of vehicle for many families.
Minivans are practical, spacious, and in the case of the three vehicles we’re highlighting this month, Top Safety Picks according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
We’ve identified the best minivan deals for January 2012 and included links to minivan incentives
Unlike many vehicle categories like large SUVs and convertibles where 2011 models are still available with low-cost financing offers and cash-back rebates, you’ll have to look at 2012 models if you’re planning to buy a minivan. We’ve highlighted three below that offer quite a bit of value for their relatively low prices. The Sedona tops the list with
People knock minivans as boring, uninspired vehicles only a soccer mom and her kids could love. They’re wrong. Minivans are all that and more. More space than any family SUV. More miles to the gallon than any SUV or truck. More comfort features that kids adore than just about any vehicle you can find. And yes, more cupholders. Way more.
As a single woman in my mid-twenties with no children, I start to twitch nervously every time someone starts to rhapsodize about how much they love their minivan. I drive a performance sedan and it meets all my needs really well. So when I had the chance to drive the 2012 Chrysler Town & Country for a week, I
Nearly 550,000 new minivans were sold in America through September this year. New 2012 minivans are in showrooms now and dealers are pushing remaining 2011 minivans out the door as fast as possible. That means it’s time to spring into action by buying that van you’ve always wanted and dreamed about. Okay, maybe “dreamed about” is a stretch. But if
There’s a good reason the 2012 Mazda 5 looks like it is so happy to see you. It knows you’re in for a good time, despite its mini-minivan bodywork, because Mazda has decoded BMW’s vehicle dynamics recipe and applies the secret sauce to everything in its
Minivans will never be cool. They will never be edgy. But they are nearly unmatched when it comes to a comfortable and convenient ride on a family road trip. I yet again proved that premise during a Memorial Day road trip to Southern Utah that found me behind the wheel of a 2011 Dodge Caravan.
What’s so great about a minivan,
Despite Toyota’s best efforts with their humorous “Swagger Wagon” Sienna TV spots, the minivan will never be cool. It will never be sexy. It will never be the car your kids say, “Daddy, when I grow up I want a minivan.” At least they won’t say that once they’ve reached their teenage years.
But the minivan is ridiculously
