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. Panel vans (vans whose cargo space has no side windows) are used for deliveries and carrying goods. These usually have large cargo space and few windows. A van which is used to carry people is often called a minibus. It can usually carry many people, sometimes up to a total of 15.
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.
