Yes, I agree with that choice, obviously:
However, it looks like the editing of the subsequent text might have been a bit overzealous. The 0-60 time of 8.7 seconds and base price of $7500 quoted for the Turbo actually belonged to the non-turbo GLH. The Turbo was about $9500 and did 0-60 in 7.5 seconds.
Funny, they seemed so fast at the time.
They were, for the day. The GLH Turbo was the fastest car in Dodge's fleet of 1985. There were several autocrosses that I had the fastest stock time that year, besting even the A Stock cars. In impromptu street stoplight drags, I outran things such as Camaros and Porsche 928's.
Yeah it's funny how "fast" keeps shifting. I remember an article in either GRM or R&T where a Honda Odyssey minivan was run against a couple "sports cars" of their day and trounced them...
That was GRM, and the cars were a Jag E Type and a Porsche 356.
Trounced by an Oddity. 
since we are talking about the GLH, what did the turbo caravans of the era run back then??
Nothing remarkable about 146hp through an auto trans. The turbos were suppose to be an economical alternative to a v6
In reply to BoneYard_Racing:
I know of a few Turbo Caravans running in the 12s and 13s with stock heads and bottom ends. What I would do for a turbo Caravan.
2K4Kcsq wrote: since we are talking about the GLH, what did the turbo caravans of the era run back then??
I wish I could find it, I had saved a magazine add for the minivan, it was black with a black turbo van with just the parking lights on and it said "7 passengers, 0-60 in 9 seconds" or something to that effect.
Why does it seem like the OP posted this mid conversation? Or did I miss something.
moparman76_69 wrote: Why does it seem like the OP posted this mid conversation? Or did I miss something.
New grm has a "12 game changers" article.
In reply to Moparman: yeah, I thought the same thing.
In reply to Chandler: Oh, that 'splains it. I usually get mine a week after you guys are done discussing the cool articles
Yep, just got mine in the mail yesterday.
In reply to DrBoost:
Yeah same here
BoneYard_Racing wrote: Nothing remarkable about 146hp through an auto trans. The turbos were suppose to be an economical alternative to a v6
Actually it was because there was a shortage of the Mitsu V6, so Chrysler slammed the 2.5 turbo in the caravan to make up the difference until production could catch up.
I know there are manual trans, caravan turbos around. . . factory built?? or just some guy with a garage and insight?? those ought to run a little closer to the omni i bet. lol
I remember when my friends and i were becoming of driving age, my buddy had an 88 ranger 2wd that we all thought to be a hot rod mini truck. . . till we had our asses handed too us one night by a turbo caravan. . . . it was hilarious, the passenger in the van kept yelling "GOT TURBO!!" 
Yes factory build, some came in cargo van version with only a drivers and passengers seat.
I have a copy of Road and Track magazine, Nov. 1958. Really interesting to see how things have developed. MG-A Twin Cam. 1588cc. 108hp. 0-60 9.9 sec. top speed 113mph. curb weight 2200 lbs.
In reply to 2K4Kcsq:
This one is a factory 5spd turbo van...
running "unofficially timed" low to mid 14's at the moment.. and still used as a work vehicle... Returns low/nearly mid 20's MPG's loaded...
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/turbo-5spd-1990-dodge-caribou/55856/page1/
kreb wrote: Funny, they seemed so fast at the time.
They are still fast. My GLHS still shows its tail lights to the vast majority of today's so-called pocket rockets.
ronholm wrote: In reply to 2K4Kcsq: This one is a factory 5spd turbo van... running "unofficially timed" low to mid 14's at the moment.. and still used as a work vehicle... Returns low/nearly mid 20's MPG's loaded... https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/turbo-5spd-1990-dodge-caribou/55856/page1/
I wouldn't wanna tangle with that caribou! 
simply awesome. . . in a hilarious sort of way.
Pleased that I have a photo of 66% of the first page of that article.
They also quoted the 05 GT mustang as having 240 HP, it was actually rated for 300 flywheel. Still a good article.
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