Editing Minivan (section)

=== Leisure activity vehicle ===
[[File:Talbot Matra Rancho.jpg|thumb|[[Matra Rancho]], one of the first LAVs]]
[[File:2020 Peugeot Rifter GT Line Long BlueHDi 1.5.jpg|thumb|Peugeot Rifter, a LAV based on the [[Peugeot Partner]] commercial van]]

A '''leisure activity vehicle''' (abbreviated '''LAV'''), also known as van-based MPV<ref>{{cite web |title=Peugeot Rifter revealed as Citroen Berlingo Multispace sibling |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-geneva-motor-show/peugeot-rifter-revealed-citroen-berlingo-multispace-sibling |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=autocar.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> and ''ludospace'' in French,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dieter |date=2018-07-16 |title=LAVs rise above their van origins and enter fleets |url= https://www.fleeteurope.com/en/connected-manufacturers/europe/features/lavs-rise-above-their-van-origins-and-enter-fleets |access-date=2022-03-04 |website=fleeteurope.com |language=en}}</ref> is the passenger-oriented version of small commercial vans primarily marketed in Europe.<ref name="Patrascu" /> One of the first LAVs was the 1977 [[Matra Rancho]] (among the first crossover SUVs and a precursor to the Renault Espace), with European manufacturers expanding the segment in the late 1990s, following the introduction of the [[Citroën Berlingo]] and [[Renault Kangoo]].

Leisure activity vehicles are typically derived from [[supermini car|supermini]] or [[subcompact car|subcompact]] car platforms, differing from [[mini MPV]]s in body design. To maximize interior space, LAVs feature a taller roof, more upright windshield, and longer hood/bonnet with either a [[Hatchback#Characteristics|liftgate]] or barn doors to access the boot. Marketed as an alternative to sedan-derived [[small family car]]s, LAVs have seating with a lower [[H-point]] than MPVs or minivans, offering two (or three) rows of seating.

Though sharing underpinnings with superminis, subcompacts, and mini MPVs, using an extended wheelbase can make leisure activity vehicles longer than those from which they are derived. For example, the [[Fiat Doblò]] is one of the longest LAVs with a total length of {{convert|4255|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}, versus the {{convert|4050|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} of the [[Opel Meriva]] (a mini MPV) and the {{convert|4030|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} of the [[Peugeot 206]] SW (a supermini).

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