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The Chrysler Pacifica handles like a big sedan with precise steering
and almost no body roll. The 2013 Chrysler pacifica shares it's 215
hp 3.5L V-6 with the 300M, but this 4,675-pound 'segment buster' could
use a little more help under the hood. With three adults on board,
it was huffing and puffing up some of the steeper inclines. Once the
car was up to speed on the freeway, it proved a formidable cruiser.
Pacifica is taller than a car but lower than most SUVs. It also has
an exceptionally wide body and is nearly as long as Chrysler's Town
& Country Minivan. The sole power train is a 250-hp 3.5-liter
V6 and 4-speed automatic transmission with manual shift gate. Chrysler
says that Chrysler Pacifica is indefinable, in a segment all its own.
Pacifica is perfect for the family of four who has graduated out of
their minivan and needs something geared more towards grownup kids.
Pacifica is among the new breed of crossover 4-dr wagons that aim
to blend traits of cars, SUVs, and minivans. To that end, it offers
three rows of seats for 6-passenger capacity, a suspension designed
to provide car like road manners, and available all-wheel drive. The
2013 Chrysler pacifica offers front-wheel drive with optional traction
control, or all-wheel drive without low-range gearing. Antilock 4-wheel
disc brakes, 17-inch wheels, and a load-leveling rear suspension are
standard. Seating consists of buckets in the 1st and 2nd rows and
a 3rd-row split bench. The 2nd and 3rd rows fold but don't remove.
A driver knee airbag is standard. Head-protecting curtain side airbags
that cover all three rows, power-adjustable pedals, and a tire-pressure
monitor are standard on AWD models, optional on front-drive models.
Side airbags and antiskid system are not offered. Options include
leather upholstery, heated 1st- and 2nd-row seats, sunroof, power
lift gate, navigation and DVD entertainment systems, and satellite
radio.
The first thing you notice while driving Chrysler Pacifica is how
quiet it is. NVH topped the priority list and with the help of Mercedes'
virtual driving simulator engineers have designed one of the quietest
vehicles I have ever driven. From behind the driver's seat, in a 2013
Chrysler pacifica you'd think you were in a luxury sport sedan. They've
even included the obligatory dash-mounted analog clock. The IP flows
into a console that carries back between the second row seats. Interior
material quality is good. Designers opted for a sports car brushed
metal look instead of luxury wood trim. The high belt-line creates
a sense of security and the front and second rows of plush luxury
seating offer up a comfortable ride. The second row folds and tumbles
forward to allow for access to the third row that's designed to seat
adults, but when I squeezed my five-foot eleven-inch frame back there,
my head bumped up against the headliner.
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