Car guys with a commercial leaning seem to usually wax poetic about the old Dodge Ram vans. Chrysler’s four speed automatic transmission may not have been the most reliable cog-swapper ever built, but the 318 engine will run forever. Chrysler gave up on the van market in the middle of the last decade to focus on getting raped by Mercedes other projects. Enter the 2014 ProMaster.
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IHateCars - “Look Kids….Big Ben, Parliament!” “It’s amazing….I can’t get left!!”
jmo - For full size trucks it would seem that a Mercedes like 2.2L diesel with 200bhp and 360lb/ft would be a good fit – at least for fleet users.
MMH - Thanks for deleting my note that your contact form is broken. May I assume that means it has been fixed?
Luke42 - My FWD cars have turned out to be reliable appliances. Except for my 1989 Ford...
Robstar - The article says automakers don’t sell 3 cylinder engines, but I thought the Smart car had/has a 3?
mkirk - Having looked at the Panther WIKI page, I still prefer the early ones and would add a Panther based Continental to the list. Panther + Opera window = win!
mkirk - They are hard to register if you do get em and the Army doesn’t let the ones you would want hit the civilian market…the non up armored ones upgraded...
DeadWeight - You will be able to have your Ford-Lincoln with any motor you wish so long as it has 4 or fewer cylinders. Black paint may or may not an extra cost option.
Gentle Ted - Why not? They have been used in most Countries other than in North America, Gasoline or Petrol is very expensive outside of the USA so good 4 cyl engines...
jpolicke - It’s nice that GM is funding some local summer jobs, and it’s good to see the retirees come out and get involved. . The kids...