The 2021 Toyota Sienna XSE Brings AWD & Electrification to the Minivan Segment 

Who else is loving the fresh new entries in the minivan segment? The Toyota Sienna is now the newest offering and it also happens to be the most fuel efficient! We think Toyota has made the right move here by making it a hybrid only, stay tuned for our full driving impressions on the 2021 Pacifica next month!

When you want a Supra but have a family of 5 😂

Test drove one and put it in sport mode and it has descent acceleration while still making 35mpg combined. Toyota did an outstanding job.

I honestly hope vans/minivans make a comeback. They are just soooo practical. It’s nice Toyota, Honda, and Kia haven’t abandoned the segment 🙌🏻

I have been going back and forth between the Carnival, Pacifica and Sienna. For me all of them have a compromise. I want an AWD with good mileage with great interior build quality. If only Sienna made their interior better or on PAR with the other competition HOWEVER the interior build quality is trash compared to Carnival and Pacifica; this is from the Platinum trim which cost +/- $55k OTD. Carnival is very luxurious but no AWD and MPG is not great. Pacifica you can only have one or the other; AWD bad MPG or no AWD great MPG (plug in hybrid).

This is too on my short list. And I’ve not longed for a Toyota for some time. These updates are very, very nice! Thank you for covering this!

Atkinson Cycle Engine, CVT Transmission, and a Nickel Metal Hydride Drive Battery. This is a giant old-school Toyota Prius.

I can just imagine all the fries and M&Ms that’ll be thrown in this minivan. Just send it to the detail geek for a full detail 😁

A real minivan test would be 500 miles with a wife and 3 kids in the car.

"only got 29mpg" ... yeah blasting it around every corner, doing small burnouts, and flooring it at every stop light That's pretty dam impressive in my book.

love my 2009 Sienna...still going strong at 210,000 miles--runs like a dream.

Thats WACK you don't get the dark wheels on AWD. Im guessing because they figure AWD will need more sidewall? Not sure what the weight of the wheel has to do with anything. The difference in weight probably a few lbs.

I bought the 2021 XLE AWD version about a week ago. We are in love with this vehicle because of the below reasons 1) Kids love the two Capitain seats in second row which slides back a lot and give them a lot of space to put their backpacks and instrumentals etc 2) as a hybrid car, we got great gas mileage at around 35 mpg 3) acceleration is good and the car runs very quietly 4) all the technology such as Apple CarPlay and the 7 USB charging ports 5) and I actually like the new look of the 2021 model, looks like a SUV. The couple things that I wish this car has are 1) seat position memory buttons are not offered 2) the foot-operate door open sensors are nice but sometimes it does not seem to work very well (maybe I need to practice a little more)

4 cyclinder, please gave the v6 as option. And the towing is down, CVT for a 4700lb vehicle?

It's a Toyota so you know it's going to be reliable

All show no go. If the XSE AWD came with the 20s and more power i would be planning my Edge Sport replacement. Looks like either an Edge ST or an Explorer ST in the future. Also dislike that the stitching is orange and not red.

AWD make deference for me over Honda Odyssey.

Finally sienna looks better then Honda Odyssey...

I love our 2015 Sienna. I'm not ashamed. It's a great vehicle. This new one is really sharp!

Lol “Toyota please rav4 prime everything” Truth! Haha

Looks nice but… There needs to be a Lexus version!🤭 Powered everything! Giant infotainment screen. Lots of LED mood lighting. A V6 hybrid and a double panoramic sunroof! THAT, I would buy‼️ Who’s with me⁉️

Way better than Honda in the looks and in the quality for sure good job Toyota 👍👍👍

Too bad rear signals ain't LED. They should really bring the Alphard over for the N.A market

I wanna have kids so I can justify getting a van

i imagine sometime soon they're gonna introduce the sienna prime

If you all were wondering, we can't remove the 2nd row seats because it has airbags in them.

I bought the 2011 swagger van in 2010. Limited trim with all the bells and whistles . Amazing vehicle. Traded it for a Sequoia in 2016, and was still worth $20k trade in.

13:03 nobody who has a minivan ever does that to get in the third row lol

The engineers did a nice job. While the V6's passing is lamented, I understand the efficiency and product differentiation they went after. Would have been a good idea if the Highlander + Sienna teams had done the legwork on eliminating a couple hundred pounds of weight though (4600lbs is POR-KY!)

Toyota is wrong with their "industry first" foot-activated sliding doors. My aunt's 2017 Pacifica has them.

Best looking minivan I’ve ever seen!

Very good comprehensive review. Best review of the 2021 Sienna so far and will probably stay the best

I bought this same trim/color combo. Love it! I came from a Lexus is350 F-sport and It still has that Lexus touch here and there. Being 6’4” it is definitely way more comfortable obviously! Although I will miss that IS sportiness ;) with as many family trips we take the 35/36 mpg is amazing with all the room and versatility you get. The only “negative” I’ve come across so far is the 10-20% mpg drop you get in cold weather, but that’s for any hybrid. Overall, love it!

I want to inform everyone, do not buy the 2021 sienna, I bought a 2021 platinum sienna, but 2 days after I took it out of the toyota dealer, I was getting water from the inside of the trunk, I took it to toyota service and they told me that The problem that the back door arrived with a failure and they told me that they are going to put another new and painted door on me and they sent a paint shop to paint and it is not original, I told them that it is new and that it should not be that way and they said that the warranty is for toyota not for the toyota dealer and they cannot do anything, and now I cannot return, even more so that I pay it all for that I advise you this sienna are arriving with that failure, I for my part will hire a lawyer so that he can handle the case and give me a new one or give me my money back.

Toyota made it look SOOOOOO much better!! I love this!! Always the best videos with redline reviews in such clear clarity!!

That XSE with the 3.5 would be a no brainer.. it looks really good! But a 4cyl hybrid and cvt no thanks

The overall design is very solid. I love the elegant interior and the aggressive exterior of this car. Great job from the Toyota team.

The Toyota Sienna for 2021 is very NICE but Not liking the Hybri cause the price you get is on a top on the line is like a bigger Toyota Suv not worth paying for!

It offers features not found in competitors 1. Head up display 2. Rear camera mirror 3. 4 zone climate 4. Power tilt telescope wheel with memory Also now the Highlander hybrid is practically useless...

Don't do air quotes with both hands while driving dude! hands on 10 and 2!

I must say, when Sofyan talks about vehicles, he is very detailed oriented. I really respect his content. The only problem is that he makes me want to buy a new car every time....

The acceleration is slow with just him inside, imagine how slow this car accelerates with 7 passengers.

They're asking a near Lexus price for the Limited & Platinum grade models. I'd wait for a CPO. Then add XSE 19" wheels as a mod.

That’s a damn good looking minivan🔥

I like this new design of the sienna, but I wish it still had the 3.5 liter V6 in it, because I really just don't like hybrids.

It looks nice but I'm surprised how cheap it still looks despite them claiming to be the most luxurious van they made.

Totoya's E-CVT is actually working very differently from the "traditional" CVT

Will be interesting to see the vlogs of ppl living in this. See how they build it out.

I like it a lot, exterior and interior much better than Honda Odyssey,nice job Toyota.

My dad will trade in our 2014 Odyssey EX-L to this 2022 Sienna Limited colored White! I love hybrids! I live here in Canada

Great review. Thank you. After watching many reviews, we just bought our 2021 Sienna XLS in the Predawn gray with the plus pkg. It’s a great vehicle. I’m 38 with 3 kids and struggled initially with the stigma of vans... until I saw the new model. We have a ‘16 Sequoia Lmtd, and after looking at other SUVS for our second car, we didn’t want 2 SUVs burning through gas. I buckled down and embraced my decision. I’m feelin’ this van for sure! Driven over 100mi, and the needle still hasn’t budged!

Wow, this thing looks good. Time to trade in my 2014 Odyssey Elite.

Much nicer than the odyssey

Definitely a win/win considering the MPG estimates. Love the center console and the 2nd row seating option. Am a sedan driver by passion but this is closer to it than an SUV.

That’s one sexy mini van

The fact it doesn't have a V6 anymore just kills it for me

This looks like one of those cool JDM minivans. It's busy, but very different. I like it.

I love it. It’s a hybrid, you can’t go wrong with this mini van. It’s what you really need. Good job Toyota!

Just went to the config. $53k for a Platinum with AWD and options holy Sh1t!

No ability to take the second row out is going to be a huge turn off to buyers in the van segment. They’re not realizing that people use vans for children AND cargo. Huge oversight on that one Toyota.

The back looks like the mini van version of the Bmw 8 series 😂

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I'm fucking buying this! ❤️

Stop encouraging bigger radio screens for fuck sake! Enough with all the giant center screens!

Very nice looking minivan. I would definitely trade my highlander for this... Hope it comes to NZ. I don't really care about acceleration, but wouldn't mind a prime.

I'm a college student...why am I watching this

As always great reviews. This is my take on Toyota's design. 2.5L engine is slow/weak for that heavy van. Hybrid Synergy drive is going to be strained. Stick with the older V6 which gets 27mpg hwy. Front dash is cluttered and T plastic is waste of space (Annoying on the Prius). Why get boxed in with a stupid piece of plastic that is way up high. Can't scoot over the passenger side. Shifter should be on the dash. Non removable second row seats is a deal breaker. 3rd row seats dont fold flat. No spare tire. You get Fix A Flat! No auto liftgate on the LE trim. Gas tank is probably smaller. Overpriced!

I'm pretty sure the hybrid battery is not up under the second row it is up under the first row

For a minivan looks real good

Huge mistake to get rid of the V6. Toyota obviously didn't put much thought into that.

I think they should have kept the v6, or at least produce a v6 hybrid.

You talked about the available "SPORT" mode, but you didn't select it prior to acceleration tests. I would say that's invalid, because the difference between modes are night/day on my Prius V.

“The odyssey has always been the top” yeah right. The Odyssey has been plagued with transmission problems, road noise, hideous design quality, electrical problems and I seem to recall fires. The Honda Oddity was always 3rd tier when it came to minIvans.

If I ever get a minivan it will be one of these.

Hybrid and AWD, I’m sold. I can go up to Yosemite with no more worries. LOL.

I'd get this over a crossover just for the 2nd row recline feature and make my SO do the driving while I lounge.

I don’t usually care for minivans but this looks good. Plus my entire family is very tall. The space is huge for us.

Kia carnival much better, this car is just a cheap copy/paste

that's the sportiest minivan I've ever seen

I like the old model better. Who designed this? not a good design. Feels like Mazda. Kia Sedona is far better looking this time.

The SEs are so underrated. Everyone what’s a “Luxury” car so they get the LE or XLE, but the SE is cheaper than the XLE, plus it has leather and more epic stuff. Also, Sienna is the king of cupholders

SUV’s can kick rocks. This thing is fucking gorgeous.

"Drive it even more economically" lol No one floors their vehicle everytime they take off.

Rear wiper on previous generation was nicely hidden. Now it is exposed.

Toyota is the best quality bar none but their designs are ugly asf

The grill reminds me of darth vader.

One thing I wish you would stop preaching is speed. Minivans aren’t meant for speed. Americans are broke right now. $50k for a minivan to haul kids people want clean options and fuel mileage. This is a very practical option. Not everyone wants to blow their car up racing a van. It’s for practical purposes.

The design has Lexus vibe in it

Bring the gas engine back.A van this heavy and loaded with five or six passengers will always labor hard to keep up especially with four cylinders and an annoying cvt drone.Defenitely a deal breaker for me.

Just picked up a Sienna XSE 2021 and I'm very pleased with it. I was floored to learn after buying it that it had self drive capabilites, dynamic cruise, and a fully featured app. Remote keys, time limits, area limits and more. Also was able to link this to Google Home so the car starts every morning as part of my routine, all things I learned after purchase.

I am a fan of this Mini Van it looks better then the honda Odyssey

My Nephew says it looks like a Decepticon. The interior looks like Federation Star Ship. Yes We are nerds....LOL

No kids. No wife. But I want one lol. Helluva road trip vehicle and inconspicuous so you won’t get pulled over

Lol, it’s like he tried his best to like the drive but was disappointed every time he flooded the accelerator

That whale mouth grille is ridiculous

Nicest looking minivan I’ve seen - now Toyota please bring us the Prime powertrain!

Just pass me by on street & damn this Van looking good I have to search on RU-vid.

I love this new Sienna! I prefer it’s design far more than the new o Odyssey!

Seems the cabin is not quiet at all. Bummer.

Best minivan all around. Reliable by a HUGE margin. Awesome new design