New Ceramic Grey Chrysler Pacifica S Minivan AWD

The most innovative, mini van in its class, the Chrysler Pacifica, with all the latest technology, and optional all wheel drive. Practical, comfortable, graceful, and undeniably handsome, the 2022 Chrysler Pacifica has family transportation down pat. It's offered with either a regular V-6 or a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and can be equipped with optional all-wheel drive. Its refined road manners make the Pacifica a pleasure to drive, whether you're logging interstate road-trip miles or simply shuttling kids to the high school football game, making it worthy of every award. Cargo capacity is vast, especially with the second and third rows folded flat into their built-in alcoves in the Pacifica's floor. Its base price is loftier than rivals such as the Kia Carnival and the Honda Odyssey, but that's because the Pacifica's entry-level trims are marked under the Chrysler Voyager (Grand Caravan in Canada) name, a van we review separately. While the rest continues to crave SUVs and crossovers, we'll be over here looking for the more practical minivan, the Pacifica, in particular. What's New? In addition to a new in-cabin air-filtration system, this Pacifica also gains an optional Amazon Fire TV feature that will allow passengers to connect to streaming services to watch movies and TV shows through the optional rear-seat entertainment systems. Pacificas equipped with this feature also will display content on the front infotainment screen, but only while the transmission is in park. Elsewhere, the hybrid model gains a Max Regeneration indicator for the gauge cluster and Silver Mist joins the color palette. The midrange Touring L offers the best mix of features and value as it adds a host of additional features over the base Touring model. Those standard features include a heated steering wheel, perforated leather upholstery, heated front seats, and 18-inch wheels. We're fine sticking with front-wheel drive, but we'll let you make that call if you want all-wheel drive. Chrysler's Uconnect 5 infotainment system is projected onto a glossy 10.1-inch touchscreen display that's framed by climate-control vents on the van's dashboard. Uconnect 5 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. An optional rear-seat entertainment system provides dual touchscreens to keep the kids placated and can be had with Amazon Fire TV, which provides access to movies and TV via embedded streaming apps. Up to 12 USB ports dot the Pacifica's cabin, including some that are the new USB-C type that offer quicker charging for smart devices. VEHICLE TYPE front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 7-passenger, 4-door van ENGINE TYPE DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection Displacement 220 in3, 3605 cm3 Power 287 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque 262 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm TRANSMISSION 9-speed automatic CHASSIS Suspension (F/R): struts/multilink Brakes (F/R): 13.8-in vented disc/13.3-in disc Tires: Falken Ziex CT50 A/S, 245/50R-20 102V M+S DIMENSIONS Wheelbase: 121.6 in Length: 204.3 in Width: 79.6 in Height: 70.7 in Passenger volume: 159 ft3 Cargo volume: 32 ft3 Curb weight: 4987 lb C/D TEST RESULTS 60 mph: 7.9 sec 100 mph: 22.0 sec Rolling start, 5–60 mph: 8.3 sec Top gear, 30–50 mph: 4.1 sec Top gear, 50–70 mph: 5.9 sec 1/4 mile: 16.1 sec @ 87 mph Top speed (governor limited): 111 mph Braking, 70–0 mph: 183 ft Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.81 g Standing-start accel times omit 1-ft rollout of 0.4 sec. C/D FUEL ECONOMY Observed: 17 mpg EPA FUEL ECONOMY Combined/city/highway: 20/17/25 mpg www.MarkSugarDrives.com