Chrysler has given its family-hauling Pacifica minivan a makeover for 2021, starting with new exterior styling that provides a slightly more SUV-like look than the outgoing model. The grille, exterior lighting elements, rear liftgate, and wheel designs have all been tweaked. All-wheel drive joins the options sheet—although some 2020 models will also be available with this feature—and the hybrid powertrain will be offered on more of the Pacifica’s trims. Speaking of trims, the Touring L Plus model has been discontinued, and a new Pinnacle trim leapfrogs the Limited to become the Pacifica’s top-spec model. Inside, the Pacifica gains a new 10.1-inch infotainment display with the latest Uconnect 5 interface, which offers Amazon Alexa integration, a customizable home screen, an available wireless connection for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, an interior camera system to help keep tabs on kids in the back seats, and up to 12 different USB ports for charging devices. Driver-assistance features have been added as standard, including automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control, among others.
When it comes to hauling people and cargo minivans are better than suv’s a fact we wish more consumers would accept and the 2021 chrysler pacifica is our current favorite the pacifica is a thoughtfully designed comfortable family van and its eager driving dynamics are the icing on the cake both a regular v6 engine and a plug-in hybrid powertrain are offered and in
Our testing each proved to be reasonably fuel efficient the second and third rows fold completely flat to transform the pacifica into a spacious cargo van making it perfect for hauling bulky items airy spacious and packed with cubbies cup holders slide out bins and connectivity the pacifica is big on the features that minivan buyers love fit finish and materials
Are several steps above the dodge grand caravan but a few down market plastic pieces lurk inside the cabin upscale limited and pinnacle models come with a taller center console which blends more seamlessly with the dashboard giving those trims a more like feel from behind the wheel the fancy pinnacle model comes with quilted leather upholstery and even offers
Matching lumbar pillows for the second row captain’s chair is a feature we haven’t seen since the last time the ultra luxurious mercedes-maybach s-class visited our office the pacifica’s standard stoengo seats offer less padding than those in its rivals because they need to fold up compactly enough to fit inside the floor bins as reparation for relinquishing the
Stow-end go second row in hybrid models the battery pack takes up all of the underfloor storage space chrysler engineers added extra cushioning to the standard captain’s chairs when it comes to hauling cargo the pacifica doesn’t disappoint we managed to fit 53 of our carry-on suitcases inside with all the seats stowed a built-in vacuum cleaner is available as
An option but it occupies space that can otherwise be devoted to an optional mini spare tire chrysler’s yukonic five infinement system is projected onto a glossy 10.1 inch touchscreen display that’s framed by climate control vents on the vans dashboard yukon x5 is new and offers a reconfigurable home screen and amazon alexa integration it has apple carplay and
Android auto integration which can be connected wirelessly and a wi-fi hotspot up to 12 usb ports dot the pacifica’s cabin including some that are the new usbc type that offer quicker charging for smart devices it’s not the quickest minivan we’ve tested but the front-wheel drive pacifica is far from sluggish it reaches 60 miles per hour in 7.3 seconds about
Mid-pack in terms of performance and feels plenty peppy around town in non-hybrid guys it packs a 287 horsepower 3.6 liter v6 and a 9-speed automatic transmission the pacifica hybrid makes less total horsepower only 260 ponies from its 3.6 liter v6 and two electric motors backed up by a 16 kilowatt hour lithium ion battery in our testing its zero to 60 mile per
Hour time trailed the gas powered model by 0.5 second we’ll perform instrumented testing on the all-wheel drive pacifica soon and update this review with its results in addition to being space efficient a minivan should also be fuel efficient the pacifica limited we tested delivered an impressive 31 miles per gallon on our 200 mile highway fuel economy route which
Is tops for minivans according to the epa the pacifica hybrid can travel up to 33 miles on electric power and is rated at 84 mp combined around town we were easily able to match the epa’s 33 mile estimate on the highway the pacifica hybrid managed 23.4 miles of electric only driving before the gasoline engine kicked on we haven’t had the opportunity to test the
New all-wheel drive model but we expect to update this review with test results soon chrysler’s enduringly popular pacifica minivan will be priced starting one thousand dollars higher than in 2020 with the base touring model starting at 36 540 the automaker has added numerous standard safety features for 2021 plus its new uconnect 5 infinite system with a 10.1
Inch touchscreen standard on every pacifica most notably chrysler has added a top-end living room on wheels it calls the pacifica pinnacle with a special napple leather suede and wood trimmed interior it’s priced starting at 54 885 the entry-level hybrid model starts at 41 490 and there’s a hybrid version of all four trim levels with the pinnacle hybrid priced
Starting at fifty two thousand three hundred forty dollars all-wheel drive is now available on the lower touring and touring l models at a two thousand nine hundred ninety five dollar premium it’s standard on the upper levels limited and the new pinnacle pictured above in 2020 only the now discontinued launch edition had an odd option you
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2021 Chrysler Pacifica INTERIOR – Better than Kia Sedona & Toyota Sienna ? By Bee Cars
