Van
A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus. There is some variation in the scope of the word across the different English-speaking countries. The smallest vans, microvans, are used for transporting either goods or people in tiny quantities. Mini MPVs, compact MPVs, and MPVs are all small vans usually used for transporting people in small quantities. Larger vans with passenger seats are used for institutional purposes, such as transporting students. Larger vans with only front seats are often used for business purposes, to carry goods and equipment. Specially equipped vans are used by television stations as mobile studios. Postal services and courier companies use large step vans to deliver packages.
Many companies make vans, including Chevrolet, Daihatsu, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Vauxhall, and Volkswagen.
You may usually drive a van with the same driver's license as an ordinary car, but the heaviest and largest vans may require a truck licence.
List of van models
Minivan
A minivan is smaller and usually carries up to three people (like in hatchbacks, station wagons, and SUVs.
Van Media
A Ford Transit Custom low roof van
Roger Fenton's photographic van, Crimea, 1855
Toyota HiAce cab over van
Full-size Dodge Ram van in the United States
Toyota Sienna minivan in the United States
Polish Lublin III van
A Chevrolet van equipped with professional carpet cleaning tools
A Federal Express step van
A 2011 Honda Odyssey minivan. Compared to other vans, minivans are smaller and have a lower center of gravity.
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