
Per Chrysler's Patrick Hespen, the story behind the 700C is pretty simple: the design studio cooked it up like any other design study, Sergio Marchionne thought it was interesting and said put it on the stand and see what people think. The decision to even bring it to the show was made less than two weeks ago. It has no engine or drivetrain to speak of, it's purely a model.
Why bring then, if it's not real? Chrysler wants to know what you think. It's no secret that while the Grand Caravan and Town & Country were recently overhauled, the underlying vehicles are still long in the tooth. In the next few years, Chrysler will need an all-new vehicle to replace them, and the 700C is one look at what it could look like. Basically, Chrysler is using the Detroit show as one big focus group. Chrysler employees will be on hand throughout the press and public show days to get feedback from the public about the design and report back to HQ.


Article by Scott Evans of Motor Trend.
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yep, definitely so! I am driving a Lancia Phedra and thinking of renewing it after some 6 years now, but what Lancia = Chrysler is proposing with the current Voyager does not really thrill me. So I had already made a decision to leave the fashionable brand for a new and modest Volkswagen Sharan. But a 700c could still change my mind ...
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