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Chrysler 700C concept minivan quietly rolls into Detroit
Chrysler 700C concept minivan quietly rolls into Detroit Gallery: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/chrys...photo-4730893/ The crowd here at the Detroit Auto Show may be oohing and aahing over the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart, but something else caught our eye at the Chrysler display here inside Cobo Hall. The swoopy minivan you see above is the Chrysler 700C Concept, a vehicle that we hadn't heard a peep about until we spent a few minutes talking with Rick Deneau from Chrysler Brand Communications. Deneau told us that, in essence, the 700C is simply a design study of what the future of the Chrysler minivan could look like, and that its presence here in Detroit is simply to gauge interest from not only the media, but consumers and the general public. It's a three-row vehicle, styled here at Chrysler's headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and truth be told, that's really all there is to say. It's a futuristic look for a minivan, and significantly more swoopy than the decidedly boxy Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan twins that currently roam the streets. The backward-sloping sheetmetal that disguises the B-pillar is interesting, as are the rear taillamps that extend upward onto the rear wheel well arches. Even so, many of the Autoblog staffers have mentioned that, while forward-thinking, this concept looks like it could have been designed ages ago. We can even see a bit of last-generation Nissan Quest in the rear three-quarter and side profile, too. http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/c...-detroit-2012/ |
Was it Dodge that was discontinuing the Caravan or Chrysler discontinuing their Town and Country? Could this possibly be a replacement model?
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By the looksof that thing,, as quietly as it rolled in,,,it needs to roll back out.
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Originally Posted by trukn1
(Post 6934637)
By the looksof that thing,, as quietly as it rolled in,,,it needs to roll back out.
That thing is uuuuugly. If I was on the design team, I would be doing this right now: :banghead: :doh: |
Wait... Whaaaat???:eek2:
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It's just a concept. We'll just have to wait-and-see :)
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The styling is very Mazda like.
The B-pillars are gonna block a lot of side views. |
Eh just a concept, it will either never make it to production, or it will and will never look like that anyway lol
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I like it!
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Originally Posted by 97-SC300
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Was it Dodge that was discontinuing the Caravan or Chrysler discontinuing their Town and Country? Could this possibly be a replacement model?
Either way I'm glad they are going away from the box on wheels look lol... doesn't look bad! |
Definitely different...
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I like it.
It's innovative, especially the mid-B-pillar, that focuses on a fresh design addressing the ho-hum span of windows that you find on all minivans. Now, not that Chrysler needs to reinvent the wheel, but the design study surely let's us realize that such elements have to be further researched if functionally viable. If it works, it works... |
Originally Posted by trukn1
(Post 6934637)
By the looksof that thing,, as quietly as it rolled in,,,it needs to roll back out.
So true!!! |
Originally Posted by trukn1
(Post 6934637)
By the looksof that thing,, as quietly as it rolled in,,,it needs to roll back out.
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That front end reminds of the saab suv
Originally Posted by trukn1
(Post 6934637)
By the looksof that thing,, as quietly as it rolled in,,,it needs to roll back out.
http://mlkshk.com/r/71KR |
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