2011 Chevy Orlando (estimated base price $22,000 )
Minivans are out; at least traditional full-size minivans are out. But the people-carrying functionality of a minivan-like vehicle is still very much in, as the popularity of car-based crossover SUVs attests.
The Orlando will be among the latest things in a compact crossover SUV when it arrives at dealers sometime in the spring/summer of 2011. That means tight packaging on the outside (it'll only be a few inches longer overall than the Cruze sedan on which its based - and smaller outside than the current Chevy Traverse) yet still manage three rows of adult-friendly seats on the inside and room for seven passengers using a system Chevy calls Flex-7. That's a "2-3-2" configuration, with a fold-flat (into the floor) third row and second row seats that can be slid forward and backward, to maximize cargo capacity or legroom, as you prefer.
The concept car Chevy displayed for the media had a neat, full-length panorama glass roof and a 2.0 liter turbo-diesel engine but expect the U.S. version to come with a gasoline engine - probably a version of the "Eco" four-cylinder used in the Cruze.Initially, the Orlando will be front-drive-only, but all-wheel-drive will probably be available optionally later on in the production run.
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