Chrysler Edson (Fictional Minivan)

The Chrysler Edson is a fictional concept minivan created by the Chrysler division of Stellantis. Based on the Chrysler Pacifica's Touring L and Pinnacle models, It was created as part of a project funded by Disney, namely their Imagineering division, in which real-world automobile manufacturers collaborate with West Burbank-based Gullible Studios, Walt Macuzzi Entertainment, and the Big Five major Hollywood film companies to develop automobile models that would be used as background vehicles in some of their films as well as as part of theme park attractions, virtual reality games, etc. Even though the minivan was just intended to be part of a collection of background vehicles for any motion picture by the Big Five, Chrysler has subsequently discussed putting the hypothetical Edson into production as a genuine minivan at some time in the future. If this had happened, the Chrysler Edson would have displaced the Chrysler Pacifica as the top-tier minivan in their existing lineup, topping both the Pacifica and the Chrysler Voyager.

If it ever entered production, the minivan would have been produced with two powertrains, a 3.6 L gasoline-powered engine, a 5.7L gas V8, and a 4.8L derivative of the Pentastar V6. The Edson minivan is also anticipated to be produced in three versions, the 3.6 L gasoline-powered V6 version of the Edson minivan is anticipated to go on sale in mid-2023 and the previously mentioned two V8 versions becoming available in early 2025, according to 2018 reports; This is regarding information regarding the company's plans of taking it from the concept stage and creating it in reality sometime in the not too distant future.

As of 2023, Chrysler has since announced that the Edson minivan might be available in three trims by 2025, provided it ever enters production during the 2024 model year. However, it would feature an additional engine and three more transmissions. A 6.4L HEMI V8 (the engine that was mentioned) would be offered in the Pinnacle XL and Elite trims, along with a 6-speed Allison 2000, an 8-speed Torqueflite automatic, a 6-speed Aisin heavy-duty automatic, and an 8-speed ZF automatic gearbox. Chrysler further revealed that a second-generation model was to be developed based on the Ram DT platform in order to allow for the Pinnacle XL and Elite trims, also they announced that the first and second generations of the Edson would be manufactured simultaneously on the same line.

In the film Cool World: The Illegible Beyond, Alfred Kennedy McCormack and the cartoon character Cynthia McCormick Ruth both own and drive a Chrysler Edson and also a few Edson minivans are rebadged as the Dodge Carousel. This is also a case in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit: Valiant's Remorse and Cool World: Arctic.