By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Eagle, Idaho – One of our favorite ways to get to know a car is by taking a road trip in it. Spending 20 or 30 hours behind the wheel or riding shotgun while covering 1,500 or 1,600 miles gives us a good sense of the character, strengths and performance…
“2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited” A Shining Star Among Minivans OVERVIEW The 2020 Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid is a minivan that seats 7, and is engineered to deliver class-leading ride quality and handling characteristics along with reduced noise, vibration and harshness. New for 2020 is a new Red S Appearance package offered on limited trim…
Letter Series Chrysler first introduced the 300 back in 1955, and with the debut of that high-performance 4-seater some would say the idea of the muscle car was born. Over the next 10 years, Chrysler would bring to market a range of 300s now referred to as the “letter series,” starting with that first 300…
The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited is quite simply the Quintessential Minivan! 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited Overview The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is a minivan that seats 7 or 8, and is engineered to deliver class-leading ride quality and handling characteristics along with reduced noise, vibration and harshness. FCA US lays claim to 115 significant…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer In June we participated in the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) 2018 Northwest Green Car of the Year competition to select the most environmentally friendly vehicles available to U.S. consumers. After driving 18 different hybrid and electric cars, SUVs and a minivan we chose the 2018 Northwest Green Vehicle of…
?2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Limited? Quite possibly the Ultimate Minivan Chrysler introduced the very first minivan, creating a brand new automotive segment. FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) reinvented the minivan with the all-new ninth generation 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The Pacifica emerged as an all-new platform replacing the outgoing premium Chrysler Town & Country minivan. It hit…
FAMILY-SIZE PLUG-IN HYBRIDS By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Each year members of the Northwest Automotive Press Association meet to evaluate some of the latest and greatest environmentally friendly vehicles available to U.S. consumers. This year the competition was held at the Pearson Air Museum located on the grounds of the Fort Vancouver Historic Reserve in…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Small vans have been around since the 1950s and 60s, but it was Chrysler that popularized the people movers in 1983 with introduction of the first minivans, the Dodge Caravans. Since that time nearly all manufacturers have contributed to the development of the concept with variations and improvements, and over…
?2017 Chrysler Pacifica Touring L-Plus? Chrysler reinvents the miniivan with Ninth Generation ?Following the creation of?a brand new automotive segment more than 30 years ago by introducing the very first minivan, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) ?has reinvented the minivan with the all-new ninth generation Chrysler Pacifica for 2017.?The Pacifica emerges as an all-new platform to…
?2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid? Ninth Generation Pacifica adds a Hybrid to Minivan Reinvention After creating a brand new automotive segment over 30 years ago with the introduction of the very first minivan, FCA (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) has reinvented the minivan with the all-new ninth generation Chrysler Pacifica for 2017, and has added its first hybrid…
