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For the 2019 model year, Chrysler priced the Pacifica L at $28,730 including destination charge but excluding $1,500 in bonus cash. The Voyager returns for 2020 as a cheaper alternative, but the pricing doesn’t make it all that cheap as opposed to the outgoing minivan.
More to the point, the Voyager L is listed at $28,480 according to Cars Direct. Let that sink in for a moment, then remember the Dodge Grand Caravan is $28,535 including destination charge. Level up to the LX and LXI, and you’re looking at $31,290 for the former and $34,490 for the fleet-only trim level.
Turning our attention back to the Pacifica, the range-topping model with internal combustion is $46,190 while the plug-in hybrid tops $47,290 in the United States. At those price points, don’t you find it unsurprising that Chrysler is having trouble selling these things? Adding insult to injury, there are plenty of three-row crossovers available out there with fuel-efficient engine options.
The biggest problem of the Voyager, which is described as “a no compromise minivan” is the lack of automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. Not available even as optional extras, these features are offset by essentials such as parking assist and blind spot warning. Dumbing down the Pacifica is the best way to describe this badge-engineering exercise.
Both Toyota and Kia offer rebates of $3,000 and $4,000 on the Sienna and Sedona this summer, which goes to show that the Pacifica and Voyager can’t cut the mustard where and when it matters the most. Minivan-buying customers are sensitive to pricing more than ever before, and the days when these people carriers were more popular than SUVs in the U.S. are long, long gone.
Coming as standard with UltraTec leatherette and the Stow ‘n Go system, the Voyager doesn’t disappoint in the suck-squeeze-bang-blow department. The Pentastar V6 features 287 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque from the get-go, and the engine is matched to a nine-speed automatic transmission with a smooth shifting strategy.
Turning our attention back to the Pacifica, the range-topping model with internal combustion is $46,190 while the plug-in hybrid tops $47,290 in the United States. At those price points, don’t you find it unsurprising that Chrysler is having trouble selling these things? Adding insult to injury, there are plenty of three-row crossovers available out there with fuel-efficient engine options.
The biggest problem of the Voyager, which is described as “a no compromise minivan” is the lack of automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. Not available even as optional extras, these features are offset by essentials such as parking assist and blind spot warning. Dumbing down the Pacifica is the best way to describe this badge-engineering exercise.
Both Toyota and Kia offer rebates of $3,000 and $4,000 on the Sienna and Sedona this summer, which goes to show that the Pacifica and Voyager can’t cut the mustard where and when it matters the most. Minivan-buying customers are sensitive to pricing more than ever before, and the days when these people carriers were more popular than SUVs in the U.S. are long, long gone.
Coming as standard with UltraTec leatherette and the Stow ‘n Go system, the Voyager doesn’t disappoint in the suck-squeeze-bang-blow department. The Pentastar V6 features 287 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque from the get-go, and the engine is matched to a nine-speed automatic transmission with a smooth shifting strategy.
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