Animating a vehicle like a character?

Hello,

I have use of a vehicle in a game I am working on but I don’t need the chaos vehicle system. I’m sure someone will ask so i’ll just go ahead and give the reasons why I won’t need the chaos vehicle system.

The player / ai will never drive the vehicle.
The vehicle must be able to stop on a dime.
The vehicle must be able to instantly return to full speed.
The vehicle has to accurately follow a path.

All the above conditions are met with the current solution we implemented but we are just lacking animation. Is there a way to animate a vehicle like a regular character? Or maybe I am missing something and there is a way to use a chaos vehicle but manually move it like a pawn?

It’s very possible I am missing something obvious. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.