View Photos of Five 1992 4WD Minivans vs. Alaska

Alaskan pipeline, Dalton Highway.

Four-story drilling rig—flanked by the Mazda MPV—is powered by locomotive engines. Dalton Highway, Alaska.

Avalanche warning sign off Dalton Highway, Alaska.

Caribou caution sign off Dalton Highway, Alaska.

Phillips ridicules miniature crevasse atop Arctic Ocean, then moments later falls through ice, experiencing the heartbreak of frozen pants. Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

Executive editor breaches two or three laws by hand-feeding dried prunes to an Arctic fox who does not know enough to fear motoring journalists with Fudgslcle intelligence. Dalton Highway, Alaska.

For three nights In a row, the editors sleep in structures whose walls are festooned with vehicular running lights. Dalton Highway, Alaska.

1992 Chevrolet Astro

1992 Toyota Previa All-Trac

1992 Mazda MPV

1992 Ford Aerostar XL Plus

1992 Dodge Caravan SE AWD

1992 GMC Yukon