Daniel Defoe. 1  Born Daniel Foe, 1660, in London. 2  Trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. 3  Wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets, journals. 4  Robinson Crusoe published in 1719. 5  Other novels include Moll Flanders (1721) and Journal of the Plague Year (1722) 6  Died in 1731.
The Best 2017 All-Wheel-Drive Minivan is the Toyota Sienna. That itâs one of the few vans of any kind sold in the U.S. to offer the traction-enhancing system doesnât diminish its appeal. Reliable and roomy, Sienna among the most passenger-friendly minivans, able to make even long trips and grueling commutes more pleasurable.
Its city/highway/combined fuel consumption is rated at 19/28/22 mpg and it carries a sticker price of $44,855. The tested Chevy Traverse AWD LTZ crossover has 151 cubic feet of passenger space, or 19 less than the Odyssey. Cargo space behind the third row measures 24 cubic feet, or 14 cubic feet less. That gap is substantial, about the size of a trunk on a mid-size sedan. The Traverse has a 288-horsepower V-6 engine with a six-speed automatic transmission and 16/23/19 mpg.