Textual content by Tom Appel
2024 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Premium S Look
Specs
Class: Minivan
Shade: Silver Mist
Seating Capability: 7
Miles pushed: 183
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | A |
| Energy and Efficiency | B+ |
| Match and End | A |
| Gasoline Economic system | A |
| Worth | B+ |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim degree evaluated, and will not mirror Shopper Information’s impressions of your entire mannequin lineup. | |
| Huge & Tall Consolation | |
| Huge Man | A |
| Tall Man | A |
| Huge & Tall consolation rankings are for entrance seats solely. “Huge” ranking based mostly on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” ranking based mostly on 6’6″-tall male tester. | |
| Drivetrain | |
| Engine Specs | 260-hp 3.6-liter |
| Engine Sort | V6 plug-in hybrid |
| Transmission | CVT-automatic |
| Drive Wheels | AWD |
Actual-world gasoline economic system: 32 mpg
Driving combine: 65% metropolis, 35% freeway
EPA-estimated gasoline economic system: 82 MPGe/30 mpg (metropolis/freeway mixed)
Gasoline kind: Common gasoline beneficial
Base worth: $53,425 (not together with $1595 vacation spot cost)
Choices: Particular paint ($195), Buyer Most popular Bundle 2ET ($5995), Uconnect Theater and Sound Group ($2995)
Worth as examined: $64,205
Professionals and Cons
The good: Plug-in hybrid effectivity, wonderful array of family-friendly comfort options
The great: Spacious cabin with upscale trimmings; nice street manners, particularly quiet at freeway pace
The not so good: No Stow ‘n Go seating in hybrid, luxury-vehicle pricing
Evaluation
Buyers could be arduous pressed to discover a automobile class extra aggressive than the minivan section. There are simply 5 minivan choices for 2024, and all of them are price a glance. However there is only one van we awarded Finest Purchase standing for ’24, and that’s the Chrysler Pacifica.
Aggressive Set
Of the 5 minivans obtainable this yr, solely two, the Pacifica and Toyota Sienna, are provided as hybrids. And, just one, the Pacifica, is obtainable as a plug-in hybrid. Apparently, the Sienna is accessible solely as a hybrid, whereas the Pacifica can be had with a traditional V6 engine. Extra on that in a second.
Pacifica is little modified for 2024, save for some trim-level juggling on the hybrid facet of the lineup. For ’24, the Hybrid Touring L and Hybrid Restricted have been dropped.
Costs and Trim Ranges
The hybrid lineup ascends the next trim ranges:
Hybrid Choose ($52,845)
Hybrid S Look ($55,145)
Hybrid Street Tripper ($55,345)
Hybrid Premium S Look ($58,645)
Hybrid Pinnacle ($61,575)
We evaluated a Pacifica in new Hybrid Premium S Look trim and Silver Mist paint. Our take a look at van got here outfitted with two vital packages, together with the Buyer Most popular Bundle ($5995), and the Uconnect Theater and Sound Group ($2995). The previous contains the S Look Bundle. All instructed, our Pacifica clocked in at $64,205, together with vacation spot cost. Sure, minivans have very a lot change into luxurious automobiles.
Cabin
Inside Pacifica, infotainment is relayed by the maker’s Uconnect 5 system with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration (with the flexibility to attach two telephones concurrently), Amazon Alexa voice management, and extra, plus a ten.1-inch touchscreen.
And, issues are good inside. Nappa leather-based seats with contrasting trim welcome as much as seven passengers. Center-row captain’s chairs are agency and supportive. The seats’ upscale look could be wasted in the event that they weren’t comfy, which they’re—even within the third row—although the peak of the center seats struck this tester as a tiny bit low. Different cabin particulars of the brand new mannequin are contrasting stitching on darkish surfaces just like the sprint pad, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and console; and satin-chrome accents.
Room and Consolation
Naturally, there’s loads of room for passengers and cargo. Not like different Pacificas, the Hybrids lacks the “Stow ‘n Go” second-row seats that fold into the ground, however its captain’s chairs have the “Straightforward Tilt” characteristic that clears entry to the third row. (Passage between the seats is simple, too.) Center seats observe fore and aft, which might open up sufficient legroom for a few adults to contentedly occupy the third row.
And although the twond-row seats don’t fold into the ground, they are often eliminated. To assist a pal transfer, this editors spouse took it upon herself to extract the seats from the automotive, a challenge she described as, “strenuous.” The seats every weigh about 80 kilos, however take away from the van ground simply sufficient. Returning the seats to their rightful positions was easy sufficient, although, once more, the seats are heavy. We suggest that petite people—resembling my spouse—recruit bigger assistants to carry out seat removing operations. That mentioned, as soon as the seats are eliminated, and the threerd-row folded away, Pacifica presents an impressively huge cargo maintain.
Energy and Efficiency
On the driving-dynamics entrance, we discovered the hybrid system to be largely unobtrusive, although energy supply is considerably much less easy and fewer linear than present in non-hybrid techniques.
The plug-in hybrid powertrain merges the usual Pacifica’s 3.6-liter V6 with electrical help and a CVT automated transmission. A 16-kWh battery supplies a promised 32-miles of electric-only vary, after which Pacifica operates like a traditional hybrid. The system supplies good energy and wonderful economic system, supplied operators are diligent about plugging in.
Gasoline Economic system
Plugging-in when handy to take action, we averaged 32 mpg, and would have seen higher have been it not for an extended journey with out charging alternatives.
Most shoppers ought to be capable of function on electrical energy alone throughout a standard week of commuting and native driving, and nonetheless take pleasure in extended-range driving when the chance arises.
At simply over $60,000, the Pacifica Hybrid doesn’t come low cost. Although costly for a minivan, our lavishly appointed Pacifica is greatest thought-about a luxurious automobile, as which, its worth appears extra affordable. For extra price delicate minivan intenders, avoiding dear possibility packages will convey the price of buy down significantly.
Abstract
Whereas the opposite automobiles on this section are worthy of consideration, none matches the Pacifica’s quietness, trip high quality, or common premium really feel. And in hybrid guise, solely the Toyota Sienna matches the Chrysler for gasoline effectivity.
And a remaining thought: When you can’t decide to plugging in, the Pacifica Hybrid makes little sense. Maybe appoint one in every of your youngsters the “Charging Czar,” and have her or him goad and remind mother and pop to plug-in.
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