T3 Design Potentially Hinted At In Patent

[2005Explorer]

1 hour ago, silvrsvt said:

I thought they had cooling issues with being mid engined and that caused fires with the Toyota minivans?

That was the vans before the Previa and I think it was mainly the mid engined Nissan vans that suffered from fire problems.

[chucky2]

An ElectricStar PHEV with a large battery, say 200mi range, along with completely removable seats instead of just fold flats would be nice.  Gas engine there for the longer trips, plugin, all electric for in-town/shorter trips.  EDIT, internal width in-between an Explorer and F-150.  EDIT2, a suspension that raises and lower the vehicle so step-in height, settable, is lower than ride height, thereby negating need for running board.  Bonus if it looks like a modern version of the Aerostar...

Edited April 27, 2023 by chucky2

[DeluxeStang]

On 4/27/2023 at 3:06 PM, chucky2 said:

An ElectricStar PHEV with a large battery, say 200mi range, along with completely removable seats instead of just fold flats would be nice.  Gas engine there for the longer trips, plugin, all electric for in-town/shorter trips.  EDIT, internal width in-between an Explorer and F-150.  EDIT2, a suspension that raises and lower the vehicle so step-in height, settable, is lower than ride height, thereby negating need for running board.  Bonus if it looks like a modern version of the Aerostar...

Funny that you mention it, because this is what I imagine a modern areostar looking like. Hyundai should bring these here. 

[bzcat]

On 4/14/2023 at 7:22 PM, 2005Explorer said:

That was the vans before the Previa and I think it was mainly the mid engined Nissan vans that suffered from fire problems.

 

All three (Toyota Townace, Nissan Vanette, Mitsubishi Delica) suffered from heat problems in the US market because they put big engines in them that were not designed to handle. But only the Nissan was fire prone and subsequently recalled and crushed.

 

A good condition US spec Toyota or Mitsubishi vans actually fetch good money now. And the JDM imports of 4WD versions that were never offered here are going for crazy money.