Press Kit: 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan

2018 Dodge Grand Caravan Fact Sheet

Auburn Hills, Mich. August 31, 2017 - The Dodge Grand Caravan continues its tradition of offering customers style, versatility and added features at an outstanding value. Since FCA US LLC invented the minivan segment 35 years ago, the innovative Grand Caravan has introduced nearly 80 segment firsts, including ParkView rear backup camera, Stow ‘n Place roof rack and selectable fuel economizer mode. One innovation that continues is the Grand Caravan’s industry-exclusive Super Stow ‘n Go seating, which can be easily operated with one hand, allowing users to convert from carrying seven to hauling cargo in a matter of seconds. The Grand Caravan is equipped with more than 55 available safety, security and technology features.
 
Highlights
  • Standard award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine delivers 283 horsepower without a penalty at the gas pump, getting up to 25 miles per gallon (mpg)
  • More than 55 available safety and security features include standard front seat-mounted side air bags, a driver-side knee blocker air bag, three-row side-curtain air bags, electronic stability control (ESC), tire-pressure monitoring, daytime running lights (DRLs) and remote keyless entry. The available Safety Sphere Package of features includes ParkSense rear park assist, Blind-spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Path detection system
  • The Grand Caravan SE is the entry-level model and offers a number of standard features, including remote keyless entry, sunscreen glass, heat and air conditioning in all three rows, third-row Stow ‘n Go with available tailgate seating, 6.5-inch touchscreen radio with ParkView rear backup camera, power locks and power windows in all three rows, power heated mirrors, as well as safety features like trailer sway damping, electronic stability control, seven airbags and daytime running lights
  • The 2018 Grand Caravan SE Plus is enhanced with the popular Blacktop Appearance Package and continues to feature the popular Plus Package, offering well-liked features at a sizable value, including 17-inch aluminum wheels, premium cloth seats with silver accent stitching, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob and Uconnect Handsfree Group
  • The Grand Caravan SXT offers added content at a great value with standard 17-inch polished wheels with Granite Crystal pockets, leather seats with suede inserts and silver accent stitching, automatic headlamps, fog lamps, power eight-way driver seat, power sliding doors and liftgate and the Stow ‘n Place roof rack. The Security Group, which includes security alarm and remote start, is also standard on the SXT model
  • The Blacktop Package, an exclusive customized blacked-out appearance first introduced in 2014, is standard on the Grand Caravan SE Plus and continues to be available on SXT models for 2018. The Blacktop Package includes 17-inch polished aluminum wheels with Gloss Black pockets, a Gloss Black grille, black headlamp bezels, an all-black interior, including headliner, door panels and console, unique black seats and door trim panels with silver accent stitching, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with silver accent stitching and a leather shift knob
 
Model Lineup
For 2018, the Dodge Grand Caravan lineup consists of three models:
  • SE
  • SE Plus
  • SXT
 
Exterior Colors
  • Billet
  • Black Onyx
  • White Knuckle
  • Octane Red
  • Granite
  • IndiGo Blue (new for 2018)
  
Interior Colors
  • Black/Light Greystone
  • Black  
 
More Information 
Please visit the Dodge Grand Caravan newsroom for the latest product information, photography and video, plus access to specifications and feature availability documents. 
 
Dodge//SRT
For more than 100 years, the Dodge brand has carried on the spirit of brothers John and Horace Dodge. Their influence continues today as Dodge shifts into high gear with a lineup that delivers unrivaled performance in each of the segments where they compete.

Dodge drives forward as a pure performance brand, offering SRT Hellcat versions of the Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger and Dodge Durango, as well as an R/T performance hybrid version of the all-new Dodge Hornet, representing the brand’s first-ever electrified performance vehicle. Dodge delivers the drag-strip dominating 807-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock; the 797-horsepower Dodge Charger SRT Redeye, the most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world; and the 710-horsepower Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, the most powerful SUV ever; and best-in-class standard performance in the compact utility vehicle segment with the Dodge Hornet. Combined, these four muscle vehicles make Dodge the industry’s most powerful brand, offering more horsepower than any other American brand across its entire lineup.

In 2022, the Dodge brand ranked No. 1 in the J.D. Power APEAL Study (mass market), making it the only domestic brand ever to do so three years in a row. In 2020, Dodge was named the "#1 Brand in Initial Quality," making it the first domestic brand ever to rank No. 1 in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study (IQS). 

Dodge is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.

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Office: (248) 944-0641
Cell: (248) 202-9291
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