I remember seeing only one Honda Element in my hometown in 2011, with Bolivian plates. Didn't really seem so roomy as in those pictures.
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Without having read the numerous responses, I can vouch for the VW T4 (Eurovan) Transporter. Though not available in the USA, from 1992-1997 almost all Transporters sold in Canada were equipped with a 2.4L diesel and 5 speed transmission.
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These were the only engine and transmission fitted to the Caravelle and the Eurovan in Brazil, where they were imported only between '98 and '99 as a failed attempt to replace the locally-made T2 and compete with Korean vans which used to rule the market at that time.
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If you're looking for even a modicum of power, though, I would suggest you look elsewhere. That 2.4D generates a whopping 77 bhp.
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Nobody should actually expect any naturally-aspirated Diesel with indirect injection under 3-litre to pull like a 14 with a Playboy anyway, but it can get the job done as long as it's not in a hurry. I don't remember if it was in September or October 2019 that I had a talk with an Argentinian who was travelling from Argentina to Alaska in a Transporter converted into a campervan with this very same engine.