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oc r CL WhCCI1o ________SUPPLEMENT TO THE CANADIAN CHAMPION THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. 2010 The Chrysier Town & Country is -ýibling ofthe Dodge Grand Caravan a -_qhare bult at the "Windsor (Ont) assem>- bIy'planÇhrysler started building minivans .'. A.n 1983 and the To>wn &Country bas beçïn Chrysier Town & Country minivan offers versatility with a touch of Iuxury By Lorne Drury Metroland Newspapers Carguide Magazine When you have to take four people and their luggage to the airport you get a real appreciation for just how versatile a minivan really is. A few weeks ago 1 offered to take friends to the airport in Toronto for their two-week overseas adventure to Holland and France. Thinking ahead, 1 booked a Chrysier Town & Country minivan for that week, realizing that even a fuli-size sedan might be too small for the job, considering the lug- gage that would have to be transported. It was the right cati. Minivans have been losing their popular- ity the last few ycars with crossovers (SUVs based on car platforms) eating into t1heir sales. But when it cornes right down to it, when you have to carry a lot of people and their belongings, theres nothing like a mini- van. That's why millions of families in North America over the past quarter century have had a minivan in their driveways. For trips to the supermarket, the building supply store or taking the kids and their friends to hockey or other sporting events, the mini- van can't be beaten. Chrysler was the first to bring out a mini- van in 1983 witb the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyageur. A more upseale Chrysler Town & Country was added to the mnix in 1987. The Voyageur is long gone, but the Grand Caravan lives on as the more basic of the two Chrysler-built minivans and still enjoys robust sales. The Town & Country continues as the higher-end produet and combined, the pair accounted for Canadian sales of 6,467 units (Grand Caravan 5,917, Town & Country 550) during the month of April. That was more than a 30 per cent of the 20,613 cars and trucks sold by Chrysler Canada for the montb with the Grand Caravan occupying the Number 2 slot over- aIl on the Canadian vehicle sales chart. Other manufacturers are abandoning the minivan market altogether and that bas been good news for Chrysier as eight out of 10 minîvans sold in the country during March were either the Grand Caravan or Town & Country Both are bujît at the Windsor (Ont.) assembly plant that is working three shifts to keep up with demand. For 2010. the Town & Country is avail- able in two trim levels- Touring and Limited. Touring is priced at $37,845, while the Limiîed is $43,845. It bas only minor changes from 2009 after a complete redesign in 2008. The design is now boxier with a squared-off front end and an angular look that is much differ- cnt than the more rounded designs earlier in the decade. damage from spreading further! i h Cal! tor an appoinimont tu boa! the Fail rush!