Minivans are popular vehicles for family transportation, offering spacious interiors with 7 to 8 seats and ample cargo space. They have an average length of 16-18 feet, providing additional space for passengers and cargo compared to most cars. The Chrysler Pacifica is a spacious vehicle with impressive interior dimensions, accommodating up to eight passengers and 165 cubic feet of passenger volume. The efficient hybrid-only Sienna minivan, available with all-wheel drive, is a comfortable family hauler and a great alternative to a three-row SUV.
Standard minivans measure between 61.5 and 66 inches in width, with 142 to 149 cubic feet of average cargo space. The ceiling height at the start of the third row is 48″, and the seat cushion is at 14″. The Chrysler Pacifica has 47.6 inches of maximum cargo height.
Minivans often have a “one-box” or “two-box” body configuration, a higher roof, a flat floor, sliding doors for rear passengers, and high H-point seating. The average width of a minivan is 6 feet 10 inches, with a height of 5.8 to 6 feet. Examples of minivans include the Toyota Sienna.
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Toyota knocks the fuel economy out of the park, Honda provides the best seat comfort and the smoothest drivetrain, Kia standout with design and tech, the Pacifica comes in with Mechanical AWD and Plug in Hybrid and a lot of smart features. I own a Pacifica 2017 with 75K miles and it still drives and rides like new. It very difficult to choose these days …. all good options. But the most important question is “Will it Bacon?” @AlexonAutos 😉
All 4 are just a little different from the big rectangle on wheels format. 1 plug in hybrid, 1 hybrid eAWD, 1 with 10 speed, and 1 minivan in denial. Each has it’s own interpretation of seating and moon roof, dashboard, etc. Carnival with digital dash and the dual opening moon roof is interesting. However, my personal choice would be a Toyota Sienna eAWD for the best combo of reliability and MPG.
The tilt and slide 2nd row seat with child car seat installed is an absolute must for parents of young children. It was a big reason why we chose the Mazda cx-9 last year. I am interested in minivans (I wish they weren’t all so long) but I will NEVER buy one with captains chairs in the 2nd row. There is no reason I would drive around a vehicle that big with only seating for 4 in the first two rows. I know families with three kids that are forced to put one in the third row and can never lay it flat.
Aside from the joke where if you can technically remove the second row seats in the sienna, it’s possible to remove the engine too, The person who demoed removing the sienna 2nd row seats has made a cool device that will prevent the airbag warnings from popping up. At least you gotta give that guy some credit for going to uc Berkeley for this
We had a 2021 Pacifica hybrid and loved the van but it was bought back due to multiple hybrid system issues. Also, the UConnect 5 is great when new, it becomes extremely laggy over time, constantly resets itself, and makes the rear seat entertainment basically useless. We went to a grand Cherokee L thinking we could try an SUV again and nothing else was available. It was such a chore getting the kids and their stuff in and out. Now we just purchased a new Odyssey. Have about a 2 week wait for it to come in but really liked the one we got to test drive. We were originally on the list for a Sienna but being able to compare it side by side to the Honda, really liked the Honda interior better.
Does the Odyssey center seat still collapse flat? That was something I always found interesting in the 2005 model. Once you removed it, you could pull a tab and the whole thing kinda collapsed like a lawn chair. You could then store it under the floor if you removed the lazy susan. I have to admit, I really like those second row recliners in the Carnival.
Mini van shoppers are keenly focused on safety. I was surprised to see the results of the mini van class with the new IIHS tests. Basically the Kia Carnival received no Safety Pick Top choice award. Sienna, Pacifica, Odyssey did better but still not great. I wonder how quickly they will all respond, especially when they don’t sell very many of these models.
Thank you for doing a fairly thorough review of the interiors and seats. My experience with the 3rd row in the new Sienna was negative. Short, hard seat bottoms in addition to little headroom. And I can see your legs hanging off and knees up at 11:40. Not a comfortable place. No excuse for this. I have a 2013 Odyssey which has a 3rd row seat you can actually be comfortable in as an adult.
What’s wrong with having to go through the middle to get to the 3rd row? For me, that is the “correct” way of doing it and why I don’t like 8 seaters. Any “proper” 3 row vehicles should have captain’s chairs in the second row so you can always access the 3rd row through the middle, child seat on or no.
There’s a lot of Chrysler-trashing here in the comments so here’s my experience: I have a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country with over 191,000 miles on it and I would have kept it going even longer if a drunk driver hadn’t just totalled it. And we’ve had hardly any work done to it over the years, other than routine maintenance.
Actually I own a 2019 Toyota Sienna LE and it is so much better than the Pacifica. I did have to rent a 2020 Pacifica for a week after someone hit the Sienna and had to have it repaired. The Pacifica seats were indeed nice, but not as soft or as comfortable as the Sienna. The Pacifica didn’t seem as well put together compared to the Sienna, as the Pacifica was louder on the highway as it lacked sound deadening as much as the Sienna. The Pacifica did have a nice punchy v6, but it was very susceptible to spinning the wheels when you weren’t careful. But the main thing I didn’t like about the Pacifica, was the Engine shut off at each stop light. The Pacifica was slightly unnerving as it continuously shut off, then started the engine as we drove it around town. I think this will induce more stress to the engine and starter, than just having the engine running normally. But all this is just my opinions, just take it with some salt. Test drive both the Sienna and the Pacifica, you’ll see what I mean. Cheers….