2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid First Drive Review - DETAILED in 4K UHD! 

Trades46 I agree, but long term reliability is the main concern.

gary zhao True for all FCA products. However not much people seem to buy PHEVs; most are usually leased so it mitigates some of the risk,

Chrysler brand and special the Pacifca seems to do well reliability wise, if we wan't l believe to Consumer report

I suspect that it's closer to the Volt trans-axle. I'm sure Alex will do a breakdown on the drive train for this like he did for the Volt though. Incidentally, I agree that Chrysler's reliability issues tend to be in the transmission, which should be a non-issue in this car since it's similar to the Volts, which is a solid design. I also think Toyota's claim to reliability has been exaggerated recently.

my sentiments exactly🖒👏👏

Great review. Alex, is there a reason why there's no 2nd row middle seats. Just reviewed the spec sheet and was disappointed to see many items missing from the regular limited model e.g. HID lights. I think I might have to stick w the regular limited model bc of all the missing items.

wasabi9111 weight is the big reason they don't have an 8 seat model

wasabi9111 didn't notice the missing HID lights until you said something... :(

How many USB in the car?

Batteries are heavy. Moving them further aft would change the handling characteristics in a high-speed turn.

matthebest018 LOL

LOL.

Spare tire.

Ivan Vojt So it comes with run flats then?

Matthew Dvorsky i saw that too. those TFL guys like bombing your videos

Matthew Dvorsky Yep they just did a video on this car too.

And it's friken awesome! From FCA no less!

Actually they did have the Hybrid Durango and Aspen a while back so technically it's number 2 for the Chrysler side of FCA.

And to accidentally shift out of drive... lol

Shifting out of drive while getting in the van? Probably actually a good idea...

+PJNinja as General Motors proved, serial hybrids are not as efficient as parallel hybrids. That's why the second-generation volt spends little time in serial mode

25 feet?

Alex on Autos

Skyler Hernandez they really need to stop calling these 'mini' vans

ThorMaxx That's what I told myself while writing my comment😂 I was like jeez these Aren't mini these are HUGE

They used to be called MPVs (multi-passenger vehicles) in the 90s and in Britain, they call them People Movers. I'd be down with either of those.

Unfortunately, the 8th seat isn't available in the hybrid version.

That was a half misspeak. I said initially that we were talking about hybrid or plug in hybrid 7 seat vehicles on sale in N America. The MDX, Highlander, XC90 and Pacifica are really the only ones, the Pathfinder is gone and the Rogue, X5 and Outlander lose their third row when you get the hybrid. Sadly I couldn't really re-craft that intro to correct the misspeak.

Thank you for explaining!

Good question. On one review I watched, they described the electric function as coming on FIRST, and when the car gets down low, say 4-5 % charge, it converts to gas. My understanding was that driver could NOT start driving in gas mode, and then convert to electric "at will" ...

BMW i3 with the Range Extender functions like that.

matt k a couple of them do this (assuming I understood you and you mean all electric drivetrain with gas motor just used to charge batteries)

matt k the engine will never be as efficient as a wall outlet. that is why no one charges a leaf with a portable generator

yes for 2018, no for 2017

MrJoelgides yes there is no stow and go middle row as that is where the battery is located, but there is still a stowing third row

we ended up going with the regular version over the hybrid. our salesman informed us how expensive the batteries are in the hybrid if they go bad! he was suggesting buyers purchase an extended warranty after the current warranty expired in case the battery went bad. this made me concerned of the trade in and resale value after 6 or more years :(

MrJoelgides yeah thats definitely a concern but the batteries in this vehicle are made by LG chem which is a really great maker of batteries id probably still go with the hybrid but i understand that its way easier to not deal with the extra possible issues

@@MrJoelgides Some states require a 10-year warranty period for hybrid vehicle batteries. Check your state.

faceclutch LOL

if this is successful you can bet that FCA will make a full electric version. i see no reason why this wouldn't be successful

Jonathan Dittmar FCA's CEO Mr. Sergio Marchionne has openly talked about his hate for Electrics since years. Even this Plug In Hybrid was reluctantly launched to satisfy CARB requirements. Although FCA's 100% Electric Fiat 500e is a fun to drive car, and it's few owners have nothing but love for them, Marchione hates it. First they don't market the Fiat 500e at all. Most people don't even know that the Fiat 500 is available in an 100% Electric version. Then he blames that the 500e is losing money for FCA. Of course it will lose money if they deliberately don't want to make them in large numbers, market, and sell them. Look up Marchionne's statements about Electrics. Its unfortunate! www.reuters.com/article/chrsyelr-ceo-evs-idUSL1N0O71MS20140521 www.greencarreports.com/news/1101839_a-new-reason-electric-cars-make-chryslers-marchionne-nervous

I think New York is one of the states that requires a 10-year manufacturer's warranty on the battery pack.

Dongi

Simply put, a plug-in hybrid can be charged from your home or a public outlet to charge the battery, in addition to everything else a regular hybrid does. A regular hybrid, on the other end, can only get its electricity from the gasoline engine that acts as a generator, and regenerative braking. (as I mentionned, a plug-in hybrid will do that as well.)

Alain B. Thank you.

LGwasherFan Also, as apposed to a regular hybrid, a plug in will give you a significant amount of EV only range without the engine coming on. The Pacifica has 30 miles of ev range before it starts operating as a regular hybrid. So if most of your mile are short distances around your home and you plug in every night, you could go months on the same tank of gas.

AWD in 2021. Available on late 2020's ...

I drive a 2014 Town & Country Limited with all the bells & whistles. 140 K miles. No reliability issues.

Better acces in 2021's ...

+Noconz0727 MC it is 10% heavier and 12% less powerful, how would it be faster

Cars with electric drivetrains (hybrids, plug-in hybrids and pure electric) are known to have a much higher and instant torque at "lower" speed. This is why the lower hp doesn't make much of a difference, all the power at speeds below 75-ish mph is from the electric motor. So yes, it is possible that this one beats the gasoline version, despite being heavier and having a lower hp figure. Of course, real tests will tell us if it's actually the case.

+Alain B. While that is true, it is not enough to compensate for the increased weight and decreased power. A hybrid with the same power figure and the same weight might be able to be faster, but trust me, this is both the case here. We did not have an official test but we had preliminary figures and it is *at least* a second slower than the regular Pacifica.

Just the pitch