That is somthing else, i wonder how they got the rear wheels to go down.

 

wow

 

i dont look at that and see a neon......what i see is more the style of the SMART cars from europe

 

That's one neat observation of the small car rear axle location being like a Smart Car. However, the Smart car doesn't have any front end with a long and wide hood like the Neon.

Sure there are some minor simlars ques with the rear axel end, but the window glass around the prototype isn't like any Smart Car.

Remember that the Voyager III concept here was done for the autoshows in 1989.

The Smart Car came in 1997.

"How everything begun: In 1993 Mercedes-Benz started a feasibility study on a subcompact car. Together with the Swatch Group Ltd. they founded the Micro Compact Car AG in 1994. The smart city-coupé celebrates its world première at the IAA in Frankfurt (Germany) in 1997 and is one year successfully launched in nine European countries. By now, the smart is available in 25 countries all over the world and was sold over 750,000 times."

So .... A correct statement here is that the Smart Car people might have looked at the Voyager III concept mini car for design ques and function.

 

thats basically what i said....i look at the front section of that ugly *** van thing and see a smart car

 

Years ago when I lived in M!CH!GAN I saw this Voyager-III at the auto show.

If people remember years prior (1971-1978) the Voyager Ram Vans were full size and sat 12-passengers. The Voyager-III concept combined the ability of a rear ended mini-van to a mini-car. It's a strange combination.

As for the question about getting the rear wheels upward, that was simple since the mini car was FWD. The rear axle hinged and tucked the wheels under the lifted skirt. There is a control on the dash to properly engage the mini car or detach it. It could only be done in Park. Once executed, you could place the mini car in drive to go.

It's so neat to see the mini car survive the concept and tailor much of the front and door scheme to the early Neon.

 

this is still just the stupidest thing ever...what makes you see the neon in that pos van/car thing....and what door scheme? wtf

 

roof line, circle headlights, and hood shape? i think i and everyone else here would prefer we compare a neon to a challenger. the dart was dodge's old small car, but the roof line is much close on the challenger. esp. on a 2 dr. that van car thing reminds me of a geo metro. i guess thats getting eaten by walt disney's monorail.

 

that voyager thing looks more like a hatchback cavalier....

 

i think it's kinda cool even thow IMO it resembles more of a geo metro.

it had to have some kind of power to pull that trailer but on the other hand maybehigh maitancence with all thows parts in such a small car