Pacifica Prepared for the Lengthy Haul With New Package deal

Chrysler expands on its Pacifica minivan lineup with the brand new Highway Tripper package deal. Primarily a beauty package deal that provides orange accents to badging, wheels and graphics, the Highway Tripper features a towing package deal that bumps towing capability to three,600 kilos, along with a roof rack appropriate with Mopar provider equipment (assume bike carriers and cargo containers) and all-weather flooring mats.

The Highway Tripper debuted on the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Present.

Chrysler is leaning on its legacy as the primary firm to introduce the fashionable minivan in positioning the Highway Tripper as the last word household long-haul chariot. (We give Chrysler’s declare a move right here, though the primary minivans had been issued as Dodge and Plymouth fashions; the primary Chrysler-branded minivan, the City and Nation, wouldn’t arrive till a number of years later.) Based on the corporate, the package deal identify was chosen from polling of Chrysler’s social media followers.

Pacifica boasts strong highway journey credentials

The Highway Tripper will probably be out there in Touring L trim ranges, with each gas-powered and hybrid powertrains, though the towing package deal is just out there with the three.6-liter V6. Common V6 variations can even include 20-inch wheels in Luster Grey end, whereas hybrids get 18-inch wheels. It’ll are available in three colours: Brilliant White, Sensible Black and Ceramic Grey.

Even with out the Highway Tripper package deal, the Pacifica makes a compelling argument as a premier highway journey cellular, providing non-obligatory all-wheel drive, non-obligatory plug-in charging functionality with 32 miles of electric-only vary, 30 mpg mixed gas economic system, and a complete bundle of driver help options.

These are simply the basics. Contained in the cabin you’ll discover three-zone local weather management, heated entrance seats, and Chrysler’s Uconnect 5 infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Amazon Alexa performance, and an Amazon Hearth TV rear-seat leisure system that may play both streaming or beforehand downloaded content material.

Highway Tripper saves some inexperienced

We’ve discovered the Pacifica a succesful van, if not precisely a standout. It’s one of many few vans out there with all-wheel drive, and its Stow ‘n Go seating (second-row seats that fold into the ground) is nice for doubling as a seven- or eight-passenger shuttle or a big cargo hauler. That versatile second row exacts a value in consolation, nonetheless, because the Pacifica’s seats simply aren’t as comfy or adjustable as these of its rivals.

The Highway Tripper package deal will probably be out there in spring 2023 for $2,395 (Touring L trim), $2,095 (Touring L AWD) and $1,495 (Touring L Hybrid).

For round $2,400, the Highway Tripper package deal isn’t really a nasty deal. The assorted options it contains — towing elements, roof rack, rubber flooring mats — would usually value extra for those who added them à la carte to a normal Touring L trim, at the very least primarily based on 2022 pricing. Chrysler hasn’t introduced pricing for 2023 fashions or choices but. If you happen to dig the orange accents and particulars, it’s a great way to avoid wasting cash.