The Thoroughly Modern Minivan
Bruce Levinson
01-09-2004, 07:12 PM
Minivans, a key segment of the light truck market, is making a comeback, which is quite a surprise to everyone who never new it went away. However, minivans are getting significant, feature-rich updates to make them more family-friendly than ever.
As the Evansville Courrier and Press explains, the new breed of minivan offers "bigger features - bigger engines, wheels, sunroofs and interiors. And then there are the in-car TV, DVD and game players that will keep the kids in the back quiet and out of the grownups' hair for 500 miles - no small automotive landmark in itself."
However, the article also notes that there is now a minivan in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Read article (http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/editorials/article/0,1626,ECP_768_2533465,00.html)
As the Evansville Courrier and Press explains, the new breed of minivan offers "bigger features - bigger engines, wheels, sunroofs and interiors. And then there are the in-car TV, DVD and game players that will keep the kids in the back quiet and out of the grownups' hair for 500 miles - no small automotive landmark in itself."
However, the article also notes that there is now a minivan in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
Read article (http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/editorials/article/0,1626,ECP_768_2533465,00.html)
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