Long-Term Test: 2004 Chrysler Pacifica

[NFS4]

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2004/chrysler/pacifica/100218686/roadtestarticle.html?articleId=100348&tid=edmunds.h..reviews..4.*

 

[Rogue]

Does this show a lean toward you actually liking a domestic vehicle?

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Rogue
Does this show a lean toward you actually liking a domestic vehicle?

not demestic anymore! remember, they got bought out by daimler

 

[NeoV]

sweet

 

[Triumph]

How do you have a long term test on a brand new just-introduced vehicle...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Triumph
How do you have a long term test on a brand new just-introduced vehicle...

It's a long-term intro...hence the start of their test

 

[isekii]

I actually like how the vehicle looks..
I dont like the placement of the Nav tho. It's in the dash. I think it's a bad location.

 

[Sundog]

One comment from me: Screw Chysler and the horse they rode in on! :|

Will never, ever own another one of their products as long as I live...

 

[vi edit]

I like the car, but it's just a god aweful lot of money.

 

[Amused]

"With one or two adults onboard, the 3.5-liter V6 feels adequate in most situations," Road Test Editor Erin Riches wrote in the logbook. "Had there been additional people and luggage, I doubt that it would have felt as strong as it did. Acceleration around town is just fine, as is its ability to execute passing maneuvers on L.A. freeways, thanks largely to the sharp, well-timed downshifts from the four-speed automatic transmission. The Pacifica's reserves got a little thin when climbing grades and whenever it was required to get right up to a 70-to-75-mph cruising speed when merging onto a fast-moving interstate. The transmission was frequently shifting in and out of overdrive to maintain speed on uphill grades. This kind of behavior would be nothing unusual to most people, but when the window sticker reads $41K, you expect a vehicle to have more than adequate power. In general, the engine works harder than most. While I enjoyed its hearty growls under heavy throttle, those give way to a coarse (for this price bracket, anyway) drone as the engine revs to keep pace on hills."

For 41 grand, I'd expect better performance.

 

[vi edit]

For 41 grand, I'd expect better performance.

Wonder if the new Hemi will find it's way in there....

 

[KokomoGST]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I like the car, but it's just a god aweful lot of money.

Ick, 41k... that'd buy a pretty nice 4dr luxury sedan/wagon. It does look quite nice though... bring on the SRT8!

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

For 41 grand, I'd expect better performance.

Wonder if the new Hemi will find it's way in there....

Hemi in a FWD Minivan based platform? Doubtful