Flexible-fuel vehicles Flexible-fuel vehicles The Chevrolet Avalanche is a four-door, five or six-seat pickup truck with a somewhat SUV-like flavor, known as a " sport utility truck". The Avalanche is based on the full-size long-wheelbase General Motors SUVs (such as the Chevrolet Suburban), and itself forms the basis of the upscale Cadillac Escalade EXT. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Avalanche"
The Silverado is the latest name for Chevrolet's line of full-size pickup trucks. The first pickup from Chevrolet was introduced in 1930, and vehicles before 1999 are detailed in the General Motors C/K Trucks page. The nameplate dates back to 1975 when it was offered as an upscale trim package. At the present time, the Silverado pickup is the second-best selling vehicle in the United States, behind the Ford F150 pickup. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Silverado"
The Chevrolet Suburban is one of the longest-lived automobile nameplates in the United States. Automotive companies using this name to indicate a windowed, station wagon type body on a commercial frame include Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Chevrolet and General Motors. With the end of production of the Dodge Town Wagon in 1966, only General Motors continued to manufacture a vehicle branded as a "Suburban". General Motors received an exclusive trademark on the name "Suburban" in 1988. Suburban is one of largest SUVs in market, it has three lines of seats and, despite of that, a normal-sized trunk behind them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Suburban"
The Chevrolet Tahoe (and similar GMC Yukon) is a full-size SUV from General Motors. Chevrolet and GMC sold two different-sized SUVs under their Blazer and Jimmy model names through the early 1990s. This situation changed when GMC rebadged the full-size Jimmy as the Yukon in 1992. Chevrolet waited until 1995's introduction of a four-door version to rebadge the compact S-10 Blazer as the Blazer, renaming the full-size Blazer as the Tahoe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chevrolet Tahoe"
The Chrysler Sebring is a line of midsize automobiles sold by the Chrysler Corporation. There have been three entirely different vehicles with this name: ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysler Sebring"
The Chrysler Town and Country is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. The Town and Country was introduced in 1990, while its sister vehicles, the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, were introduced in 1984. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysler Town and Country"
The Chrysler Voyager is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. In the United States, the Chrysler Voyager was produced from 2000 to 2003 as part of the discontinuation of the Plymouth brand. The Voyager was integrated into the Chrysler Town and Country's lineup for 2004. In Europe, the Voyager remains in production today. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chrysler Voyager"
The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). They were introduced in 1983 for the 1984 model year along with sister model the Plymouth Voyager (née Chrysler Voyager). The first modern minivans, the Chrysler company minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dodge Caravan"
The Ram is a full-size pickup truck from DaimlerChrysler's Dodge brand. The name was first used in 1981 on the redesigned D Series, though it came from the hood ornament used in the 1930s and 1940s trucks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dodge Ram"
The Dodge Stratus (and its twins, the Chrysler Cirrus and Plymouth Breeze; collectively known as the "Cloud Cars") are midsize 4-door sedans introduced in 1995. They were based on the Chrysler JA platform. The Cirrus was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1995. The JA cars were also on Car and Driver magazine's Ten Best list for 1996 and 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dodge Stratus"
E85 is an alcohol fuel mixture of 85% ethanol (ethyl alcohol, i.e., grain alcohol) and 15% gasoline (petrol) (proportioned by volume rather than mass) that can be used in flexible-fuel vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "E85"
A flexible-fuel vehicle or dual-fuel vehicle is an automobile or truck (lorry) that can typically alternate between two sources of fuel. A common example is a vehicle that can accept gasoline mixed with varying levels of ethanol ( gasohol). Some cars carry a natural gas tank and one can switch from gasoline to gas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flexible-fuel vehicle"
The Ford Explorer is a midsize sport utility vehicle sold mostly in North America built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990 and still in production as of 2006. It has been the best-selling vehicle midsize SUV in the United States each year since its introduction, and is one of the vehicles instrumental in turning the SUV from a special-interest vehicle into one of the most popular vehicle types on the road. The Explorer has also been involved in controversy, after a spate of fatal rollover accidents involving Explorers fitted with Firestone tires. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Explorer"
The Ford Focus is an automobile made by the Ford Motor Company and sold in most Ford markets worldwide. It was launched in 1998 in Europe, and in 2000 in North America. Since then, it has become the most popular car in the United Kingdom, following in the success of the Escort, its predecessor. A new version of the Focus was launched in Europe in January 2005, while the United States received an updated version of the old model. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Focus" Whatever You're Into, Get Into shortopedia.
The Ford Focus C-Max is a small MPV based on the successful Ford Focus. It seats five passengers. It also has a large amount of cargo space, which can be increased by folding the rear seats flat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Focus C-Max"
The Ford Ranger name is used on two distinct and unrelated pickup truck lines by the Ford Motor Company: ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Ranger"
The Ford Taurus (from Latin "bull") is a midsize car sold by the Ford Motor Company in North America. Introduced in December 1985 as a 1986 model, Ford sold nearly 7 million Tauruses during its 20 years of production. The Taurus also had a Mercury sibling called the Sable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ford Taurus"
The GMC Sonoma was a compact pickup truck from the GMC marquee of General Motors. When first introduced in 1982, it was known as the S-15 – a sister model to the Chevrolet S-10 pickup. A high-performance version was the GMC Syclone. The Sonoma was also sold by Isuzu as the Hombre from 1996 through 2000. There was also an SUV version, the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer/GMC S-15 Jimmy. Together, these trucks are often referred to as the S-series. ...more on Wikipedia about "GMC Sonoma"
From the first B-Series pickup truck, Mazda has used the engine displacement to determine the name. Thus, the B1500 had a 1.5 L engine, and the new B4000 has a 4.0 L V6. For 2002, the name was changed to simply Mazda Truck in the United States. Mazda's partnership with Ford has resulted in the sharing of this vehicle—the Mazda B-Series and Ford Ranger are essentially the same after 1994. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mazda B-Series (North America)"
The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is a line of midsize entry-level luxury automobiles produced by Mercedes-Benz. The C-Class was first introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the 190 range. It was the most affordable model in the Mercedes lineup until the arrival of the A-Class in 1998. The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is built at Mercedes-Benz factories in the German towns of Sindelfingen and Bremen. The very first C-Class sedan was produced on June 1, 1993 and the second generation C-Class rolled off the assembly line on July 18, 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercedes-Benz C-Class"
Released in December 1985 for the 1986 model year, the Sable was the upscale version of the Ford Taurus. Replacing the Mercury Marquis, the Sable was available as a 4-door sedan or a station wagon. The Sable featured a unique fascia characterized by the full-width headlamp, or "lightbar". Mercury would later adopt this design feature for other vehicles, including the Mercury Villager, Mercury Topaz, and the Mercury Tracer. The feature would later be dropped in the mid 1990s, even though other car companies like Subaru, Pontiac, and Honda would adopt this feature. The last example of this "lightbar" would be seen in 1997, when the Subaru SVX was discontinued, even though a 2004 Honda concept car used a lightbar. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercury Sable"
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The Nissan Titan is a full-size pickup truck produced in (and for) the United States market. The truck shares Nissan's F-Alpha platform with the Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, and is manufactured in Canton, MS. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nissan Titan"
The Plymouth Voyager and Plymouth Grand Voyager were minivans marketed by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). They were introduced in 1983, for the 1984 model year along with sister model the Dodge Caravan. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plymouth Voyager"
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