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Home » Chrysler Gives the Minivan a Cool Crossover Image

Chrysler Gives the Minivan a Cool Crossover Image

January 11, 2016 By Tiffany Ventura

Flashback to when you had to ride in your mom’s minivan with the crazy wood paneling wrap around. Your teenaged self promised you would never own such an ‘uncool’ car in your life. Well, get ready — Chrysler changed the minivan game. Experience the cool and extremely functional, new family crossover minivan, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica.

sunroofLet’s face it, as the generations grow up, we do not want to drive our mom’s boxy family wagon. Chrysler heard our pleas and responded with a gorgeous new sporty crossover minivan. Chrysler emphasizes, ‘it is still a minivan’, because the minivan is still unsurpassed when it comes to functionality, however:

“We need to retrain what people see in their brain when they hear 2017 Chrysler minivan,” said Tim Kuniskis, FCA’s head of passenger car brands. “When they hear us say the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, we need them to see this.”1

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FCA designed the 2017 Pacifica to have a new wider and longer platform and wheelbase compared to it’s predecessor (Chrysler Town and Country). In addition, the 2017 Pacifica will surpass the Town and Country’s maximum wheel size by 3 inches! With it’s sporty frame and 20 inch wheels, the exterior elements of this crossover minivan are sure to appeal to your edgy tastes.

Not your Mom’s Minivan


Who else remembers their mom’s van spending more time at the pump than on the road? FCA engineers took care of that. The 2017 Pacifica will offer models with the plug-in hybrid capabilities. This performance feature will give you 30 miles of electric-only driving, along with a V-6 gasoline engine, combined this hybrid is expected to produce a fuel economy rating of 80 miles per gallon!

Ample technology features will sure to please all passengers of this snazzy minivan. Sweet safety features for the exterior offer sliding side doors and a liftgate in the rear, but come designed with technology that a swipe of a foot they pop open for entry no matter how full your hands are. Inside is an exquisite layout of beautiful design with a reconfigured FCA’s 8.4 inch touch-screen infotainment system that is mounted outward to give a flat screen TV feel.

Stay up to date on all things with the Chrysler Pacifica here!

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1Chrysler makes over the mom’s minivan

Filed Under: Auto News, Vehicle Review Tagged With: Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

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