Old Dodge Caravan Reimagined With Carbon Body, Mitsubishi Evo Engine

The first-generation Chrysler minivan models built throughout the 1980s are not the most desirable family vehicles, but obviously that hasn’t deterred some from applying a list of comprehensive modifications.

The Dodge Caravan model you’re looking at has been imagined as a quarter-mile destroyer that could scare away much more expensive sports cars and supercars.

The first thing you notice about this van, which was designed by Abimelec Design, is its carbon fiber body that should help shed a huge amount of weight from the Dodge. Then we come to the most impressive part of the vehicle: the engine.

Watch Also: Impatient Tailgating Mitsubishi Lancer EVO X Driver Gets What He Deserves In Singapore

Slotted neatly into the engine bay is a Mitsubishi 4G63. This unit has been used in well over a dozen Mitsubishi models over the decades and even gone on to power various Dodge, Hyundai, Great Wall and Land Wind models. However, it is best known for powering the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and can be easily upgraded to produce huge amounts of power. In fact, Mitsubishi itself lifted this 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder up to 405 HP with the range-topping FQ400 model introduced some 15 years ago.

Unlike the Lancer Evolution, however, the Dodge in these illustrations is not all-wheel drive and instead sends all of its power to the front thanks to a set of wide drag radial tires. Other modifications made include the fitment of thin rear tires, side-exiting exhausts, and a stripped-out interior that includes a single bucket seat and a roll cage.

Note: This is a rendering by Abimelec Design and is in no way affiliated to Chrysler, Dodge or Mitsubishi