What is this SUV/Van thing?

Sorry for the image quality, I had to pull screencaps from my dashcam.  I saw this on the road this morning, and don't believe I've ever seen it before.  My first guess is it is something Chinese, but other than some cabs (and some crappy three wheelers), I didn't think any other Chinese-branded cars were street legal.  Any ideas?

I think I saw a blue one of those in VA a couple weeks ago.

Let me see if I can figure it out.

also, can I edit out your whitespace?

MV-1 has Crown Vic running gear

sleepyhead the buffalo said:

I think I saw a blue one of those in VA a couple weeks ago.

Let me see if I can figure it out.

also, can I edit out your whitespace?

If you can edit it out, please do so, I tried

MV-1 mobility van. 

was it this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Production_Group

I think it's a Mobility Ventures MV-1.

[edit] Damn, 2 minutes too late.

alright, I can edit it out... but I gotta change computers... hang on

John Welsh said:

MV-1 has Crown Vic running gear

Interesting - so something originally designed as a cab, but then built as a wheelchair accessible vehicle.  Not a bad idea.

Is it an MV-1?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Production_Group

EDIT: Too slow. I knew what it was but forgot the name so I spend a couple minutes looking for it.

John Welsh said:

MV-1 has Crown Vic running gear

This. It’s a specifically made wheelchair van unlike the converted caravans.

Columbus, OH runs a fleet of those around town.  Or somebody up there does - that's where I first saw them a couple years back and still where I've seen the most of them.  I always thought they looked sort of like a London cab that had gotten ahold of some anabolic steroids.

eastsideTim said:

sleepyhead the buffalo said:

also, can I edit out your whitespace?

If you can edit it out, please do so, I tried

so, fyi... however you screen grabbed that put the image inside a stock size, and filled the rest with white.  so, I downloaded it and cropped to the car image

I'd love to see someone autocross one of those.

My local Ford dealer has a few of these

They look like an obese Honda Element

yupididit said:

My local Ford dealer has a few of these

For sale? Mind providing a link? Curious what these go for...

The specs are actually pretty interesting: 

In reply to pinchvalve :

Seems legit.

These are curious vehicles.  Though they seem popular and though they certainly fit a need the economics of actually producing them seems difficult.  The ownership has changed a couple of times and the running gear has changed too.  I do not think they are actually being produced currently.  

In reply to pinchvalve :

840hp Supersharged V8 that gets 9mpg and does 0-60 in 3.1 seconds? Hell yea! 

It's on the internet, it must be true! 

pinchvalve said:

The specs are actually pretty interesting: 

2012 VPG MV-1
BASE PRICE	$40,925
VEHICLE LAYOUT	Front-engine, RWD, 4-6-pass, 4-door wagon
ENGINE	6.2L/840-hp/700-lb-ft DOHC 16-valve supersharged V-8
TRANSMISSION	6-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT	5050-5300 lb (mfr)
WHEELBASE	122.0 in
LENGTH X WIDTH X HEIGHT	205.0 x 79.4 x 75.0 in
0-60 MPH	3.1 sec
EPA CITY/HWY FUEL ECON	9 mpg
ON SALE IN U.S.	Currently

0-60 in 3.1 seconds??!!! 

Here is a good realistic review

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15098391/2016-mobility-ventures-mv-1-first-drive-review/

might be interesting once they get on the used market , 

I wonder how much the wheelchair lift etc adds to the weight ?

So... uhm, why exactly does a mobility van need a 700 hp engine!?!

That must be a special (maybe security) version, the Wiki page shows it with a V6, which would likely make it VERY slow.

In reply to mr2s2000elise :

FYI, I edited your post to remove the telephone number link that (apparently) auto populated when you quoted to reply.