Thursday, February 14, 2008

Minivan

A minivan or monospace is a type of car that has the highest seats in a passenger car, and the compartment engine, passenger and trunk are integrated into a single unit, to maximize space optimally. Distinguished by a greater height tourism, and that the hood and the windshield are practically parallel, unlike the terrain vehicles. MPV buyers tend to be families, who need to use many places and often charge many objects, or simply wanting a spacious vehicle.
Implantation engine
The myth that the engine of a minivan is part of the cell area is false insofar as the engine, even if the cover does not slip with the windshield, is in most cases separated from the passenger compartment, as is, for example, the mid-engine rear-number of sports cars. In addition, there are examples of minivans with engines quite varied locations as the Toyota Previa engine which featured a flat under the floor between the two axles.


Origins
The ancestor of the minivan is the van, a native of the United States. It is a light commercial vehicle ( van ) whose interior has been designed for the transportation of persons. The minivan is a smaller variant of van (hence the name American minivan ) structure monocoque , and family. Three vehicles can claim as a precursor of the minivan: the Plymouth Voyager and its cousin the Dodge Caravan and the Renault Espace, created by Matra.


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