He's right, of course, as having available 4x4, an S10 powertrain yet not being full-sized made the Chevy van quite popular. The Astro and Safari were GM's answer to the Plymouth Voyager ...

Manufactured, sold, and marketed alongside the GMC Safari, the 1985 to 2005 Chevrolet Astro van was that rad 4x4 minivan that everyone forgot about, given the current crossover, SUV, and truck craze.

In fact, many compact trucks have become mid-size trucks. And the subject of this week’s report – the Chevrolet Astro Van – is a good illustration that the small van is anything but that.