The 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan at a glance| ...TYPE: Front-drive, four-door, seven-passenger minivan. PRICE: TBA. POWER: Base version 3.3-liter, 170-horsepower, V6 aluminum engine; four-speed automatic transaxle. WHERE BUILT: Windsor, Ontario; Fenton, Mo. AVAILABLE: Fall 2007. KEY RIVALS: Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, Nissan Quest, Mazda...
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2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT: A minivan that's no worldbeater ...2007 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT Complaints: Both the engine and transmission in the Dodge Grand Caravan SXT need to be updated. There is no good excuse for a four-speed automatic transmission in a world where five-, six- and seven-speed automatics have become commonplace. Also, Chrysler is going to...
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| | Grand Caravan ex from the cjbjsjWe were so exited when we purchased this vehicle. It's beutiful, but that's as far as it goes! It has been in the repair shops 7 times already and we didn't even make our first payment yet. It has a noise when you turn the steering wheel the rear hatch... Dodge Caravan SE (4-cyl turbo) from the v8manI have had an overall pleasant experience with my Dodge Caravan. It is a rather unusual one, with a four-cylinder turbo engine. It currently (July 2004) has 180,000 miles on it and the transmission is starting to slip gears. The air conditioner compressor... Dodge Carvan/Plymouth Voyager from the alex51324I bought this car used for a low price, and was happy with it for almost two years, during which I drove it back and forth between Harrisburg and Chicago at least eight times and shamefully neglected regular maintenence. Now the transmission has gone... |  The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). They were introduced in 1983 for the 1984 model year along with sister model the Plymouth Voyager (nee Chrysler Voyager). The first modern minivans, the Chrysler company minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. Though there is some debate, the Chrysler triplets did beat the Renault Espace (the first MPV/minivan in Europe, also released in 1984) by a few months, making them the first of their kind.
Since their introduction, the Chrysler minivans have been the best-selling minivans in the United States.
Introduced in November 1983 for the 1984 model year, the first minivan of all time, the Dodge Caravan was based on the Chrysler S platform, an extended derivative of the Chrysler K platform. For the 1987 model year, a longer wheelbase was introduced, which was called the Grand Caravan. It was still based on the Chrysler S platform.
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