Chrysler Voyager

The Chrysler Voyager is a minivan marketed by DaimlerChrysler. In the United States, the Chrysler Voyager was produced from 2000 to 2003 as part of the discontinuation of the Plymouth brand. The Voyager was integrated into the Chrysler Town and Country's lineup for 2004. In Europe, the Voyager remains in production today. The first modern minivans, the Chrysler minivans are credited with creating the entire market segment for these vehicles.

Since their introduction, the Chrysler minivans have been the best-selling minivans in the United States.

Overview

The first generation American Chrysler Voyager was simply a rebranded Plymouth Voyager, and only appeared due to the termination of the Plymouth nameplate.

The European Chrysler Voyager was first released in 1987, nearly identical to it's American counterpart, the Plymouth Voyager, the only differences between the two were the tail lights and grille. It is still produced today, at Magna Steyr in Austria.

Since the beginning of production in the fall of 1983, over 11 million Chrysler, Dodge and Plymouth minivans have been sold as of mid-2005.

2000

In 1999, Plymouth's demise was announced, resulting in the 2000 models in the US of the Voyager/Grand Voyager doing double duty as both Plymouths and Chryslers.

For 2000 the Chrysler Voyager was just a rebadged Plymouth Voyager. There were no major differences between the two. Base models of the Voyager were offered in most states with either a 2.4 L four-cylinder or a 3.0 L Mitsubishi-built V6 engine, except in California and several northeastern states, where the Mitsubishi V6 didn't meet emissions standards. In those locales, the 3.3 L engine was offered as the V6 option in 2000. The manual transmission, The 2.4 L four-cylinder engine produced more power than the Mitsubishi 3.0 had in the first two generations.

2001-2003 (North America)

For 2001-2003, the Voyager was offered in the short wheelbase model only. It was much more similar to the Town and Country than the previous generation, the only major cosmetic difference besides the trim(where the Town and Country's is fancier) was the placement of the Chrysler Emblem on the grille. After the 2003 model year the Voyager was discontinued in the U.S. altogether.