Town & Country
This article is about the minivan. To see the article about other cars named the Town and Country, see Chrysler Town and Country (pre-1990). more...
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The Chrysler Town and Country is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. The Town and Country was introduced in 1990, while its sister vehicles, the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager, had already been in production since the 1984 model year. Chrysler's success of the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager pursued the company to produce one of the first-ever luxury minivans, and General Motors was in hot pursuit by releasing the Oldsmobile Silhouette. But they arrived at dealerships the same time, which was in 1990.
Since their introduction, the Chrysler minivans have been the best-selling minivans in the United States.
Overview
The Town and Country was introduced in 1990. Before the introduction of the 1990 Chrysler Town & Country, the name had been used on several Chrysler vehicles from 1941 to 1988.
Since the beginning of production in the fall of 1983, more than 11 million Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth minivans have been sold as of mid-2005.
Special anniversary editions of the Chrysler minivans have been issued to mark significant milestones; the first, in 1994, is notable for the "10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION". The twentieth anniversary was marked in 2004 with the Platinum Series Town & Country.
1990
The Town and Country was introduced in 1990 as a companion to the Plymouth Voyager and Dodge Caravan; it was essentially a more luxurious version of the Plymouth Grand Voyager. The first Town and Country minivan used the Chrysler S platform, which was closely related to the K-cars (Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries). An electronically-controlled four-speed automatic transmission was standard.
Engines
3.3 L EGA V6, 150 hp (112 kW);
1991-1995
The 1991 through 1995 Town and Country used the Chrysler AS platform. This was the last Town and Country that was derived from the Chrysler K platform.
Innovations
"Quad Command" bucket seating (1991), made standard on the Town and Country (1992);
Integrated child safety seats (1992), improved design with recliners (1994);
Available anti-lock brakes (1991);
First driver's side airbag in a minivan (1991), made standard (1992), and first dual front airbags (1994);
First minivan to meet 1998 U.S. federal safety standards (1994);
Engines
1991–1993 3.3 L EGA V6; 150 hp (112 kW);
1994–1995 3.8 L EGH V6, 162 hp (121 kW);
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