Car Lust: Minivan Madness Week

See? It’s not just me. Mini-vans rule!

The truth is, the 21st-century minivan is a remarkable instrument. Insanely practical, with a utility envelope that can hold a whole youth-league soccer team or enough plywood to build a pretty serious model train layout, the modern minivan also has shockingly good driving dynamics. In one now-famous test conducted by Grassroots Motorsports magazine, a box-stock, straight-outta-Lincoln-Alabama base-model Honda Odyssey ran dead even with the legendary Porsche 356 on an autocross course–and flat-out blew the doors off an E-type Jaguar! And that was on cheap all-season radials.

Time to re-post this awesome mini-van video, baby!