Chrysler Pacifica (minivan)
| Chrysler Pacifica | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | FCA US LLC (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) |
| Production | 2016–present |
| Model years | 2017–present |
| Assembly | Windsor, Ontario, Canada (Windsor Assembly) |
| Designer | Irina Zavatski, Winnie Cheung (interior) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Luxury Minivan |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | Compact US Wide |
| Related |
Chrysler 200 (UF) Dodge Dart Jeep Cherokee Alfa Romeo Giulietta Fiat Viaggio |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.6 L Pentastar V6 (gasoline) |
| Transmission | 9-speed 948TE automatic CVT automatic (PHEV) |
| Electric range | 33 miles (EPA rated) |
| Plug-in charging | 16-kWh lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 121.6 in (3,089 mm) |
| Length | 203.6 in (5,171 mm) |
| Width | 79.6 in (2,022 mm) |
| Height | 69.9 in (1,775 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Chrysler Town & Country Dodge Grand Caravan |
The Chrysler Pacifica is a luxury minivan being produced by the Chrysler division of FCA US LLC. Although sharing its name with a discontinued crossover, it is an all-new design replacing the Chrysler Town & Country (and the Dodge Grand Caravan, by extension).
The minivan will be produced with two powetrains, a 3.6-liter gasoline powered engine and a plug-in hybrid, marketed as Pacifica Hybrid. The plug-in hybrid version has a 16-kWh Lithium-ion battery capable of delivering an all-electric range of 33 mi (53 km). The gasoline-only version of the Pacifica minivan was scheduled to begin sales by mid-2016, while the plug-in hybrid version will be available for sale by late 2016 or early 2017.
In June 2013, it was reported that Chrysler was preparing to produce a new generation of its Town & Country minivan at the Windsor Assembly Plant, with production set to begin in 2015 and a release for the 2017 model year. An industry analyst reported that the new version would possibly be a crossover utility vehicle in the vein of the Pacifica.
In 2015, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne announced that it would invest $2 billion in developing a new minivan, and overhauling the Windsor Assembly Plant to facilitate its production. A company roadmap revealed that a new Town & Country would begin production in February 2016 for the 2017 model year, and that the final-generation Dodge Grand Caravan would be maintained in parallel with the new Town & Country as a lower-cost option during the 2017 model year, after which it will be discontinued. Marchionne has been against "duplicate[d] investments" in product development—a strategy reflected by his reduction of badge-engineering between FCA US's domestic marques. On November 3, 2015, FCA filed to have its trademark registration on the Pacifica brand renewed; FCA's Head of Passenger Car Brands Timothy Kuniskis denied that this was related to any new products, and that it was standard industry practice to continue renewing its trademarks because "you don't want to lose names. Establishing new names is expensive."
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