4WD Dodge Caravan Preview.

Why don’t we explore what a brand new Dodge Caravan Minivan could look like? Not a Chrysler Pacifica with a Dodge face, but a real new Dodge model with its own personality. One that would also be available with a more off-road-oriented trim. Since that seems to be the latest trend.

The first Dodge Caravan was introduced in 1984, which is actually 5 years before the first Chrysler version came out. The same model was also sold as the Plymouth Voyager. Now all we have is the Chrysler Pacifica minivan. Which replaced the Town And Country in 2017. I guess Chrysler was somehow desperate to rename their minivan.

Believe it or not, Dodge still sells a Grand Caravan. Which is a cheaper version of the Chrysler Pacifica. But what I am talking about here is a brand new model that would be based on the new Stelantis STLA One platform. A new Pacifica is still in the works, but it will not be an EV-only van like previously planned.

Dodge needs new models, and a more aggressive, sportier van would be perfect for the brand. Mistubishi is also rumored to bring a brand new 4-wheel-drive van to the US in a year or two. These two could fight it out.

As pictured in the illustrations above, Dodge could still offer more regular trims. But the more off-road-oriented model would probably be quite popular. This is what Honda did with the Passport, and it is working very well for them, with the TrailSport trims becoming by far the most popular. Out of 6 trims offered in the Passport, 4 of them are TrailSport.

It seems the market is more than ready for something like a sporty 4WD van. One with a choice of powertrains, like everything based on the STLA One platform is able to offer.

It’s just a matter of time until someone does it…