2011 Chrysler Town & Country

With the massive improvements being made across Chrysler's lineup for 2011, the minivans got a long-overdue reworking. None of the three engines offered before are available for the 2011 model. They have been replaced by a single option, the 3.6-liter Pentastar V6, which is more powerful than any of the engines it replaces without using any more fuel. The 283 horsepower it produces is more than adequate and the six-speed automatic transmission provides smooth acceleration. Of course, when it comes to minivans, the most important part is the interior.

It is here that you will see the biggest improvement over the previous generation, and nowhere was it needed more. Higher quality materials have been used and if you opt for the Town & Country you get a genuinely nice interior, and not just one that's nice for a minivan. This is not to say that the Grand Caravan interior is anything like the old one. Even in base trim, the improvements they have made are obvious. All of the usual multi-media methods for getting your kids to shut up are available, although the Swivel 'n Go option has been eliminated.

这是选项,允许中间行ats to swivel around, positioning them around a stowable card table opposite the back-row seats. Very few customers selected this option when it was offered anyway, so it's unlikely you'll miss it much. Whether you go for the Dodge version or the Chrysler version, you will be getting a newly redesigned grille, which will have either the new Dodge crosshair design or one more akin to the Chrysler 200. Other exterior tweaks have been made, but neither had especially ugly exteriors before, so not much tweaking was needed.

Both versions are arguably better looking than their Japanese competitors, which have been getting a bit too adventurous with their styling as of late. Should you buy either of these minivans, you will finally once again be getting more than just a good price; you will actually be getting a good value for your money.