MotorWeek | Road Test: 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
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Love that it shows a town and country in the thumbnail
it dosent?
FCA just keeps making brilliant products, probably the best stuff ever made since Chrysler has existed! top quality interiors, look at those folding seats, and a hybrid with the brilliant 3.6 and 9 speed auto, crossovers are cooler, but a lot smaller inside, stylish minivans for people with a few kids, I totally get it!
But they don't last
XD
What about Ford? (Btw I'm not a ford fan, my last amen is Ford)
Fix or repair daily
my 99 T&C has been reliable for the past 5 years of owning it and im hoping i can drive it untill 1 million miles.
Bring back the old 4x8 sheet of plywood test!
+thephranc They widened the interior by four inches vs. the outgoing van, while stretching the track only one inch. There is supposed to be room for a sheet of plywood now.
Martin Espinoza Supposed to fit but does it? Thats why they need to test!
I kid, but when mini vans first came out it was a big selling point to be able to get a full sheet in one. I miss the old days of the crew loading stuff in.
+Martin Espinoza Not true. Old T&C=49 inches between wheelhouses. Pacifica=48.8 inches. Every minivan ChryCo made was wide enough for a sheet of 4X8 but had to hang out the back.
wiibaron hanging out the back is a non-starter... we have a normal length Astro which has the same problem, my F250 was running when we bought it so it was a non-issue. About to do a compression test on a 6.9 in a junkyard to check for a replacement block, but that's another story. if it doesn't fit inside, it doesn't fit
Martin Espinoza I'm pretty sure every long WB minivan Chrysler has made would be a inside the van 4X8 holder. On the floor or the folded seats. On purpose. Actually the hatch opening is 49 inches high for that purpose too.
I would now love to see RR's of the vehicles that started it all, the 1984 Voyager & 1988 Grand Caravan/Voyager.
shrinking segment, because the majority of parents out there aren't willing to admit a minivan would suit them well. Minivan>SUV any day, all day
+GrAYvTrAnE You're showing your age age. :)
How about a station wagon?
Station wagons don't work if you have 4 or 5 kids. Even with 3, it is nice to avoid long trip squabbles by not putting three in the same row. Looked at a larger SUV and dreaded the thought of the nightmare every time we would park to not have the kids dent the adjacent parked cars. Sliding doors are a godsend. Power sliding doors cool off the car before you get to it.
+Zander Stardust There are wagons out there that have three row seating. Some recent and not so recent models include the Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable, Ford Flex, Mercedes E350, Buick Roadmaster and Olds Cutlass Ciera.
Anyways, I see your point, especially about the sliding doors.
Ed Rice if you happen to have gotten a good one, consider yourself lucky, because these cars have not been known for great reliability or quality. I'm sure there are good ones out there, but generally speaking they have rings pretty low, and I doubt all those people are lying about that.
Rental car status only, owning one of these will be a pain due to FCA vehicle reliability
I always thought the Town and Country was pretty cute
Clarence Freeman me tooo
Me three.
Thanks for all the great info. I drove this last week and posted my own review on my channel. I'm a little disappointed to learn about all the problems people are having with the 2017. Lots of issues with the entertainment features and consumer reports says the expected longevity is not good. Despite that, I really love this minivan. The collapsible seats are super easy to use and the touch screen is gorgeous. Cheers!
Great looking minivan.
best van in the class.
Any retro reviews for the 2006 Dodge Charger or original Pacifica?
Great van! I know because I own a 2019 Pacifica S Touring Plus. Looks great inside and out...and drives like a dream. My wife, kids, and I love it!
The 1 Pacifica, was a real shit mobile,stellantis creatively figured out how to kill 2 birds with one car, the new/ current Pacifica far more refined than the first one, and then took the Chrysler town and country mini vans to a whole higher level, it's the best mini van I've rode in, quite impressive.
except for the interior, I don't like it. the old Pacifica looked better to me...
+PANTYEATR1 Color and trim will matter.
bring back the old style the 1984 Plymouth Voyager.
The lumina APV had a vacuum 25 years ago, why is it a big deal now?
reminds me of the previous Renault Espace
nice van
They're not the best in reliability, but Chrysler has always made very thoughtfully designed vans. Stow N' Go was the shit.
I don't see the justification of the name change
They need to have the same design as this Pacifica and redesign and keep the Dodge Grand Caravan as well!!
3:35 What's the point of a rotary gear shifter? Why do they have change for change's sake? With the regular automatic shifter you can move from Park to Drive without looking (push the button to move it out of P, then let go of the button and move straight down, when it stops you're in D), I guess taking eyes off the road is in vogue :)
It stops on drive, it won't let you spin past. Need to push down for other gears
@@jasonkilley Ah, that's better, so it's just shifting out of P is different then, you don't need to push a button, only foot on the brakes is required right? 👍
Looks good
Definitely going into my garage
But will it pass a small overlap crash test?
zip89105 yes
Was just talking earlier about these minivans nowday like the Pacifica here that comes with a in-vehicle vacuum and I dont know if this van was like the Honda Model that also had one but, if you actually plan on using either the vacuum or the entertainment center like this one has for the headrests, you should almost ALWAYS keep the vehicle's Engine RUNNING while you use either one of them cause if you dont, the vehicle's battery will have a quite Short shelf life lets say, and thats probably one of the main drawbacks about having a vehicle with either a Headrest entertainment system, vacuum, or even a in-vehicle DVD player, short life on the battery unless you keep the engine going the whole time........well maybe back to the drawing board and maybe see if they could maybe put in a stronger battery with more lets say engine off power so you wouldnt have to worry about draining the battery if you go a little overboard on using the vacuum or the entertainment system......
You're kidding right? Using the vacuum for even 15 minutes every week isn't going to do anything negative to a battery's life. And who would sit in their minivan to watch a movie? You could surely do it as it is just speakers and small screens drawing power. You could run the radio for hours even on a 70's car in the park. The vac can ONLY be used with the engine off. Designed that way on purpose. In fact they give you an extra hose to vacuum out your other car in the driveway. On purpose. I guess if you turned on the headlights and vacuumed the whole time you watched a 4 hour movie while you had the wipers on you MIGHT have a LOW battery...
Andrew Silva Good advice. Thanks!
I doubt that crossovers will be yesterdays news anytime soon. My wife has a crossover and It has a ton of room and AWD which is a plus for us who live up north. On a side note this is a great looking van.
+David Growden Crossovers still do not have the cargo capacity of a Minivan, I even manage to fill my parents Uplander except for 3 seats when me and friends go to cons. So no way a crossover would ever work for me
what's the quartermile time?
15.9 seconds, some links are even saying 15.1 seconds so I'm unsure what to believe. maybe it varies some depending on trim level?
What's the point of doing a road test if you don't do any accelerations?
Because you are gay
+bendsomemetal Ford normally for it to be a grammatically correct sentence there needs to be a period at the end of it, unless you have something else that's stupid and useless to say.
Well we don't always use full sentence when we speak. As you can see I did not write a full sentence.
+albert7139 This "road test" for Motorweek is known as a press launch. Motorweek had only a limited time of testing the vehicle because it was done in California unlike their Maryland headquarters. So they couldn't do the 0-60 times and 60-0 braking times weren't available.
I doubt that it's a selling point to most minivan buyers. If you're looking for low 0-60 times, a minivan is close to the bottom of good choices.
I like the Dodge Neon wheels on this new Pacifica.
Nice but the heyday ended because of the same old story price and gadgets . How about a good family car 4 cyl with room for the family and hardware store trips on the weekend . Keep the price down and make a good basic van.
Yes, exactly.
Some of the old Chrysler shorty minivans were 2.4l but check out the old Civic and Toyota Tercel wagons.
@Ptguy0618 My `93 DGC sure does !
if I have to get a van it would be the Sienna
No 0-60 or 1/4 mile?
Probably would take about 11 seconds
7.5 secs
Is the 9 speed a all new trans ?
+thestig572420 All the 9s are collabs with ZF
a hybrid minivan?!
Do the rear passenger windows go 100% down?
I've been through a dozen reviews on the pacifica and nobody has tried it. First review I watched of the Grand Caravan and the dude rolled them down so I could see they only went 90%. I want to find a donor vehicle that will do everything this does and the windows go down 100% since they don't have a wheel well to deal with FFS. Pet peeve.
They should bring back bench seats to reduce weight and increase gas mileage, as well as column shift
none the body panels seem to line up
+HX Re Yeah, that shows poorly. Just like people who can't put together a proper sentence...
Guess I need 100 lashes with a wet noodle 😒
You need glasses.
Every dodge product is like that now ever since Fiat took over, I would never own another dodge after that crap they put us through
stow&go wins
the Tesla Model X blows all these minivan always out the window!
And the cost will blow it away. I'll stick with the minivan thanks for the suggestion.
I thought I that Dodge was just updating the Grand Caravan to look like this minivan.
HOW COULD THE HONDA ODYSSEY HAVE MORE CARGO CAPACITY THEN THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA SINCE THE ODYSSEY DOSE NOT HAVE STOE AND GO MARVIN FROM UTAH
Motorweek: refers the pacifica as a fine voyage
FCA 3 years later: let's cut the 2 bottom trims and call them voyager
Another Road test that is actually a "first drive"...zzz
Mate you need to tone down the voice a bit. You're not doing a radio infomercial.
+Lachlan Cook I think it's been trademarked. :)
I like the color and would probably upgrade my aging 2000 Chrysler Voyager to this if the offer the diesel option in the US market. Only thing I do not like is the leather interior and would prefer the standard cloth interior..
No more town and country
I think they said they will still offer the town and country as a lower cost entry level mini van
Nope. Town and Country is dead unfortunately. They said they will still offer the Dodge Grand Caravan (which is pretty much just a clone of the TnC).
It was announced the Dodge Grand Caravan is gone after May 2020 😢 ( it lasted longer than the original Voyager and the Town&Country.)
by far the Chrysler Pacifica is the best minivan out there now
make it AWD and take my money!
MiB Agent T come to Canada and then let's talk
Awd is crap.
lol these random speakers haha least it's not sony like ford
The Sedona is definitely the most attractive.
Dang it Fiat Chrysler bring back the Crossfire and quit playing games
There NOT going to!!
Clarence Freeman they will probably kill the hemi V8 soon and have a Bi-turbo replacement.
✌️😎🍺
Junk
They should've left it how it was
And not given it a sports sedan like chassis and luxury ride with quietness and comfort?
Overengineered.
Another Chrysler junk
Well, other comments here were basing their ignorance from prejudices of 4 years ago. Your comment is describing as junk what has proven to be one of the most reliable and high quality vehicles made in the industry in the last 20 years.
too
expensive...Ill sticky with the odyssey
The van that costs a little more? What an idiot comment...easy to look up.
all minivans are junk. just some can be at times slightly better or worse than others.
You're junk.
cool story bro...
+Corvette King Bud, no one wants a mini van. If you have kids, might as well buy a WRX.
+AE86 of Mt. Akina Why you don't want a miniva.n because it's not cool, grow up man and yes if or when I have kids I'll most likely get a van when it comes to use ability and practicality you can't beat a minivan.
+Corvette King lol nice shaming language. classic move. attempting to bring others down to your level. whats that old saying? misery loves company? lol
John really needs to retire.
elton john When he's ready, he'll be ready. Until then, he's still doing a fine job!
Looks good