Minivans

Not long ago, I spent some time driving the Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle Hybrid. But that time, I didn’t get much time to test its pure-electric drive mode.…

When it comes to family-friendly vehicles on the road in America these days, SUVs and crossovers get most of the love. While minivans are known for being boring, they offer a significant amount of cabin space, comfortable seating for all passengers, and cargo-hauling versatility.…

The 1990s were generally not a good decade for automotive design and performance. It was the era of awkward, bubble-shaped cars and the rise of the minivan.…

It’s not often that you hear someone say that a minivan is cool and sexy. Yet Mercedes-Benz has revealed the new Concept EQT, and that is exactly what it is, a desirable and extremely sexy minivan.…

Anyone with a big family or lots of friends they like to haul around typically chooses an SUV these days. There are a few vans on the market here in the states, but they’re all kind of boring and grandmotherly if you ask me.…

When people need to move a large family, SUVs are all fine and good, but they aren’t always the most spacious or comfortable inside, and often the fuel economy leaves a lot to be desired.…

Back in the 1970s, converting Volkswagen bugs into other things was a pretty popular pastime. I suppose it was the relative simplicity of their chassis design, and easily removable bodies that made them easy targets.…

Not every vehicle needs to be a six-figure supercar to be amazing. Take, for instance this custom built Star Trek shuttlecraft on wheels that was photographed by Redditor Kalvious.…

The Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy is arguably the coolest vehicle the Dark Knight has ever driven. Well, that and the batpod motorcycle that emerges from its front.…

Few words can strike fear in a parent’s heart more than “family vacation.” When you choose to drive instead of fly to your family’s beach vacation, it’s even more stress inducing.…

Minivans get a bad rap. Sure they aren’t that fast, and they aren’t that sexy but if you need to move a lot of people or stuff in comfort, they are fantastic.…

I’ve been looking for a car with more room inside than my wife’s tiny Nissan Juke. With a company car, I don’t have my own car anymore, and on the weekends we use that Juke with a backseat that’s like a cruel joke.…

Don’t get me started on vehicle names. Between crazy numbers, nonsensical letter combinations and just weird names, I can never make rhyme or reason of why a vehicle gets tagged with a certain name.…

We all know the Ken Block Gymkhana videos and we also know that those videos inspired a ton of parodies and me-too copies. Famous Footwear may have just made the best Gymkhana parody yet.…

I do everything in my power to avoid posting about minivans here on 95octane. But on occasion, somebody does something so outlandish with one of these godforsaken family vehicles that I end up bending my “no minivans” policy.…