- minivan 115,630
- 12,900 fair
- Hampton, VA
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- autoshopper.com
- minivan 115,630 flex fuel gold automatic
2011 chrysler town and country review this car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale. Luxurious family hauler upgraded and improved. introductionthe 2011 chrysler town & country features revised styling, a new engine, an upgraded suspension, and a reworked interior. The new engine is a 3. 6-liter v6 with considerably more power. This brings chrysler in line with the fine v6s offered by the competition. Fuel economy remains steady with an epa-estimated 17/25 mpg city/highway. the 2011 town & country sits lower than before and its suspension has been stiffened to make it more controlled. The ride is still quite smooth, and the wallow and float we noted on the previous model is gone. the interior is improved for 2011. While the dashboard is still mostly plastic, so are those in most rivals, including the honda odyssey and toyota sienna. The look is more elegant, the materials are richer, the gauges look better, and there are now soft-touch door tops. town & country's entertainment and seating options are the best in the class, matched only by the dodge grand caravan. Improved stow 'n go seating with better second-row seats is standard. These seats tuck nicely into the floor, and when they're up, the floor bins offer storage space. The rear seats fold into a well behind them, allowing a perfectly flat, voluminous rear storage area. There are also many entertainment choices, including rear tv, two dvd players, a powerful stereo and ipod connectivity. A couple of features have been dropped for 2011, notably flotv and swivel 'n go seating. the town & country is a great vehicle for families that need to haul kids and cargo on a regular basis. It has always offered a lot of interior utility, but the 2011 changes make the environment more pleasant, the handling more controlled, and power and fuel economy better. It also adds rear park assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross path, and a rearview camera. walkaroundthe chrysler town & country is offered in one long-wheelbase body style, and its size is comparable to several competitors. Cargo room is comparable as well. The roof is wide at the top, also contributing to the boxy look. the 2011 styling revisions make it look a little better. Up front, the hood is new, as is the grille and front fascia, which adds a chrome strip above the lower air intakes. The grille is more attractive, taking on a new corporate look that also appears on the chrysler 300 sedan. Along the sides, the town & country gets new chrome moldings and available bright polished 17-inch wheels with a different design and painted pockets. At the rear, the glass has more curvature, and there is a standard roof spoiler that aids aerodynamics. The rear also adds led taillights, a new shape for the fascia, a bright metal step pad, and a chrome trim to strip echo the front end. for 2011, town & country comes with a roof rack with crossbars that stow in place to aid aerodynamics when not in use. interiortown & country's competitive advantage can be found on the inside, where it has many thoughtful features. Thanks to the 2011 update, the quality of the interior is improved as well. hard plastic still makes up much of the dashboard, but that's the case with almost all vehicles in the class. The dash loses its sharper edges and gets nicer graining. It has a more integrated, flowing look due to a more elegant design and the fact that the dash is made of fewer pieces. The door tops are now padded, and the materials have a richer look and feel. the gauges are larger in the 2011 models, and are easy to read. They use black faces with white numbers and chrome trim (replacing the previous aqua blue-lit white faces). The 2011 instrument panel adds a larger trip computer between the tachometer and speedometer. It's a better, more useful design. the radio/entertainment/navigation system is set high on the center of the dash for easy access. With any of the three systems, the controls are easy to use, but those on the right side are a bit of a reach for the driver. The cd/dvd changer is set low, making it a possible distraction to use while driving. The gearshift is easily accessed without taking up room as it is mounted between the radio and instrument panel. all radios come with a 30-gigabyte hard drive to hold music files plus gracenotes music identification. The base radio can hold about 6700 songs, and the two higher-end radios can hold about 4250 songs because some of the space is devoted to navigation map information. The first step-up navigation system is an integrated garmin unit, and the high-end nav system has voice recognition, sirius travel link and sirius traffic. Songs can be ripped from cds, and music and pictures can also be downloaded from thumb drives via a standard usb port. new for 2011 is the steering wheel. It has controls for the trip computer, phone, audio system, cruise control, and, when ordered, navigation system. The trip computer controls are especially welcome because the last model had them inaccessibly placed behind the steering wheel on the left. The wheel now telescopes as well, making it easier to find an ideal seating position. It has a deep storage area, a pair of cupholders and a covered shallow tray. A higher-end version has a tray that can be opened from the rear, allowing parents to pass items back to kids. There are also bottleholders in each front door. front-seat room and comfort are typical for a minivan. The front captain's chairs afford an upright driving position with an suv-like view of the road. There is plenty of head room, and leg room will only be lacking for the tallest drivers. the second row is more comfortable on the 2011 town & country. To allow them to fit into the bins in the floor, the previous seats were notoriously flat, offering little support. For 2011, chrysler added more padding and made the seats taller and wider. They're still not as comfortable as the buckets in most competitors, but the 2011 changes are a welcome improvement. the second-row bucket seats don't slide forward and back, but the back folds forward and the seat tips up to all.
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