More and more accolades for 2017 Pacifica

The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica’s out-of-the-gate winning streak continues, now being heralded both for its innovation and its safety features.

Pacifica’s unparalleled levels of functionality, versatility, technology, attention to detail, and bold styling led the editors at WardsAuto to name Chrysler’s new minivan to the first-ever Wards 10 Best User Experience List for 2016.

The 2017 Pacifica also has earned a rating of Top Safety Pick+ for 2016 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).*

To select its best of the best, WardsAuto editors evaluated the overall user experience of 29 vehicles, rating them on user-friendliness, infotainment features, sound systems, vehicle connectivity, driver assistance technology, information/displays, system compatibility, and materials.

“Pacifica treats occupants of all ages, especially the young, like royalty,” said Tom Murphy, Senior Editor of WardsAuto. “This vehicle has six USB ports, it understands and correctly processes simple voice commands and it can park itself, both parallel and perpendicular. Phone pairing is near instantaneous, dials are big and some controls are redundant. In the second row, climate controls are easily in reach, and the two huge display screens are loaded with enough games, media and information to keep a bored child from ever asking once again, ‘Are we there yet?,’ no matter how long the road trip. It’s a family-friendly rolling entertainment center.”

As the originator of the minivan more than 30 years ago, Chrysler has transformed the segment with firsts, notching 78 innovations through the first five minivan generations. With the introduction of Pacifica, Chrysler adds 37 minivan firsts to its portfolio for an unprecedented total of 115 innovations in the segment.

“When it comes to a minivan, it’s all about the experience—both for our customers and their entire families,” said Tim Kuniskis, Chrysler’s head of passenger car brands, North America. “Ward’s recognition that the new Pacifica ‘treats occupants like royalty’ and offers among the best user experience on the road are further validation that Pacifica is delivering both the high-tech, easy-touse features our customers want and deserve, another reason it’s the most awarded minivan of the year.”

Pacifica is the most technologically equipped vehicle of its kind, offering an all-new Uconnect Theater entertainment system with two 10” touchscreen displays, a 7” full-color driver information display, an 8.4” touchscreen, acclaimed Uconnect Access and an array of other features.

Comfort and convenience features include Keyless Enter-N-Go, remote start, and heated and ventilated seats. Other notable features are segment-first hands-free sliding doors and lift gate, which are operated by making a kicking motion under the sliding door or bumper to open the sliding doors or lift gate.

For added convenience, the available Stow ’n Vac integrated vacuum, powered by RIDGID, provides easy access to clean all corners of the vehicle. The Stow ’n Go seating and storage system, a hallmark of Chrysler minivans for more than 10 years, has been redesigned for added ease of use, and the addition of the all-new Stow ’n Go Assist feature helps to further simplify the process. With the press of a button on the B-pillar, the front seat moves forward to allow the second-row seat to be stowed into the floor tub.

The Top Safety Pick+ for 2016 achievement marks yet another minivan-safety milestone for Chrysler.

“Having sold more than 14 million minivans since inventing the segment in 1983, we know what’s important to minivan buyers,” says Kuniskis.

While Pacifica does achieve top scores for crashworthiness, the best safety features are those that help drivers avoid collisions. The Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system earns a rating of “superior,” the highest possible grade that IIHS awards for this technology.

Sensor-fusion, once reserved for luxury-segment vehicles, is the technology of choice at Chrysler, according to Mike Dahl, Chrysler’s head of vehicle safety and regulatory compliance. Forward Collision Warning-Plus features such sensor-fusion technology, combining the particular attributes of radar sensors and cameras for greater precision. The system responds only when camera and radar agree that a frontal impact appears imminent.

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