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Plymouth Voyager III Idea

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Plymouth Voyager III

First Proven: 1990 Chicago Auto Present

Description: Two-in-one economic system automobile and minivan

Gross sales Pitch: “Challenges standard automotive design, and addresses future transportation points.”

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Plymouth Voyager III

Particulars:

First seen on the 1990 Chicago Auto Present, the Voyager III was one thing out of Saturday-morning cartoon, the place it doubtless ought to have stayed. The Two-piece folks mover featured a removable entrance module that was powered by a 3-cylinder engine, probably powered by propane, and seating for 3 passengers. The ahead part was designed to be environment friendly and simple to maneuver when working independently.

When backed into—and mated to—the passenger module, the Voyager III Idea featured seating for as much as 11 passengers (3+8). The rear module was outfitted with a 2.2-liter 4-cylinder engine, that, when working in tandem with the entrance module’s engine produced 250 horsepower. The rear engine might be engaged and disengaged as energy calls for warranted, enhancing gasoline economic system when cruising or calmly loaded.

When linked to the rear module, the entrance module’s rear wheels retracted up into the car to cut back drag and enhance maneuverability.

Per Plymouth, the totally assembled Voyager III was simply 8.5 inches longer than a manufacturing Plymouth Grand Voyager. Sadly, inside photos of the Voyager III are troublesome to come back by.

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Plymouth Voyager III

CG Says:

When you’ve by no means puzzled why you possibly can’t join your vehicles collectively, the Plymouth Voyager III could not make sense to you. That’s okay, as a result of it doesn’t make any sense to me, both. Per legendary auto government Bob Lutz, then with the Chrysler Company, the Voyager III would have value far an excessive amount of to convey to market, so it’s probabilities of seeing manufacturing had been slim.

Reality is, novel as the thought was, it didn’t make any extra sense than merely proudly owning an inexpensive commuter automobile and a minivan, and NOT mating them collectively. Think about this: The Voyager III, for all of its complexity and potential value, was only a single automobile—the again half wouldn’t operate independently of the entrance. So, the Voyager III was like paying for 2 vehicles, and solely proudly owning one.

Additionally…propane, actually? Think about the trouble of hauling each items of your mega-minivan right down to the native propane dispensary for particular person fills. Enjoyable as it’s to take a look at, the Voyager III Idea addressed no really transportation points in any handy or cheap style.

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