• What may well be the first of a new
20th January 2000, Page 14
20th January 2000
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breed of pickups has been unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show. The Dodge MAXXcab concept vehicle is claimed to be the first "passenger priority" truck. With a semi-forward control layout behind the 4.7litre V8 engine, the Dodge combines a roomy crewcab with a load box equal in size to a conventional US pickup's based on the company's PT cruiser. The show vehicle is laden with the usual gimmickry, but it is also a test bed for the 42V electrical system likely to be needed in the next few years to handle increasingly complicated electrical systems.
• Chrysler also showed the Panel Cruiser, a retro hotrod style van. On Chrysler's past record, the concept is quite likely to make it into production—and it could appeal to image-conscious van users.