Minivans cater to specific needs, but some perform better than others in important ways.
The Chrysler Town & Country leads with its reconfigurable interior, its high-tech safety and infotainment features, and in its excellent safety scores--but so does the Dodge Grand Caravan, which offers almost everything you'll find in the Chrysler, at a lower price.
The VW Routan is related to the Chryslers, but it doesn't have the cutting-edge features or the fold-away second-row seat, putting it at a disadvantage.
Both the Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey have great crash-test scores and big-screen DVD entertainment systems, but they tend to be as expensive or more than the Chryslers--especially now that the four-cylinder Sienna has gone away.
Neither has a fold-away second-row seat, either, though the Sienna has lounge-like second-row chairs.
The Odyssey, meanwhile, has the best gas mileage ratings in the class, though only on its most expensive, six-speed-automatic versions.
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The 2013 Chrysler Town & Country is tops in safety, flexibility, and features--the things that matter in minivans--though it's pricey. |
Function reigns supreme in the Dodge Grand Caravan: it has the best seating system and infotainment features of any minivan, and gas mileage and safety scores are excellent. |
A thoughtful interior, innovative seating, and excellent handling make the 2013 Honda Odyssey a standout among minivans--although it is the priciest of them all. |
Road manners are good--but when it comes to core minivan duties like seating and safety, the 2013 Nissan Quest falls behind every other minivan on the market. |
The Toyota Sienna has excellent power, safety, and seating, and only narrowly misses the class benchmarks in flexibility and gas mileage. |
Top safety scores and spaciousness are in place, even if the VW Routan doesn't have all the same utility and tech options of the related Chrysler minivans. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $30,620 | $19,995 | $28,675 | $25,990 | $26,585 | N/A |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 17 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 17 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 18 MPG City / 28 MPG Hwy | 19 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | 16 MPG City / 25 MPG Hwy | |
| Engine | |||||
| Gas V6 | Gas/Ethanol V6 | Gas V6 | Gas V6 | Gas V6 | Gas/Ethanol V6 |
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| 2WD Minivan | 2WD Minivan | 2WD Minivan | 2WD Minivans | 2WD Minivan | 2WD Minivan |
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| 4-Door Wagon Touring | 4-Door Wagon American Value Pkg | 5-Door LX | 4-Door S | 5-Door 7-Pass Van V6 L FWD (GS) | 4-Door Wagon S |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front-Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Passenger Van | Passenger Van | Passenger Van | 4 Door Minivan | Minivan | Minivan |
| Transmission | |||||
| Automatic w/Manual Shift | Automatic | Automatic | Continuously variable ratio | Automatic | Automatic w/manual shift |
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| 2013 Chrysler Town & Country vs. 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan | 2013 Chrysler Town & Country vs. 2013 Honda Odyssey | 2013 Chrysler Town & Country vs. 2013 Nissan Quest | 2013 Chrysler Town & Country vs. 2013 Toyota Sienna | 2013 Chrysler Town & Country vs. 2013 Volkswagen Routan | |
