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0 Chrysler Pacifica
If the Chrysler Pacifica's name sounds familiar, that's because a wagon-style crossover with that name was on the market in the mid-2000s. That vehicle was eventually dropped, but the name lives on in the all-new Pacifica minivan, debuting for the 2017 model year.
The competition in minivans is fierce, though, with the Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey dominating sales. The well-done Kia Sedona and the eye-catching Nissan Quest are also solid choices in this segment, but the Pacifica's mix of dynamic driving, excellent interior, and solid value options makes it a potential pack leader. ItsĀ fluid exterior looks don't hurt either.
With a curvy exterior, roomy and ergonomic interior, and feel-good drive dynamic, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is a great new entry into the seemingly stagnant minivan segment.
2019 Chrysler Pacifica
The Chrysler Pacifica was introduced as a new minivan for the market in the 2016 model year and continues to be one of our favorite choices for family hauling. The Pacifica sets bars for the segment that others must strive to meet. The Pacifica is only outsold by its cousin, the Dodge Grand Caravan, and then only because the Grand Caravan is heavily sold to fleets whereas the Pacifica is largely a consumer buy.
The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica carries forward with the excellent design of the van. Its focus is on having a dynamic design, an accommodating interior, and having a broad breadth of convenience and luxury features available throughout its trims.
Our experience with the Pacifica is varied, perhaps more so than with any other minivan on the market. We've driven it, ridden in it, hauled stuff in it, and even squeezed into the third row. All with good results.
For the 2019 model year, nothing changes from the 2018 offering, which added several safety features as standard while upgrading infotainment. In addition, Fiat-Chrysler's Mopar division has added several options for owner upgrades to the Pacifica that aid in those goals as well as personalization and convenience.
The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica is offered as a gasoline model in six trim points and as a plug-in hybrid model (Pacifica Hybrid) in three trims. The Pacifica in all renditions is a three-row minivan with seating for up to seven.
2018 Chrysler Pacifica
Now in its second model year, the Chrysler Pacifica continues to set the bar for minivans and proves that the minivan is not, in fact, dead to American buyers. The 2018 Pacifica carries on the best-selling torch of the Dodge-Chrysler ownership of the "best selling" spot in minivans in the U.S.
The Pacifica's unusually good-looking exterior, excellent drive dynamic, and very accommodating interior are just some of its high points. For the 2018 model year, Chrysler has standardized several features for safety and infotainment and added many new features to several trim points. A new L trim debuts as the 2018 Chrysler Pacifica's entry model, making for six main trim levels for the van.
The 2018 Pacifica is offered as a standard gasoline model in all six of those trim points or as a plug-in hybrid model as the Pacifica Hybrid in three trims. The Pacifica is a three-row minivan seating up to seven, including the driver.
2017 Chrysler Pacifica
If the Chrysler Pacifica's name sounds familiar, that's because a wagon-style crossover with that name was on the market in the mid-2000s. That vehicle was eventually dropped, but the name lives on in the all-new Pacifica minivan, debuting for the 2017 model year.
It seems odd for an automaker to be investing resources into a segment that appears stagnant at best, but minivans have not yet lost their luster with a large portion of buyers in America. Families are still often best served with a roomier, more upscale van than they are with a large crossover and the addition of a plug-in hybrid option for the Pacifica (coming late in 2016) may put this van over the top.
With a curvy exterior, roomy and ergonomic interior, and feel-good drive dynamic, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is a great new entry into the seemingly stagnant minivan segment.
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