New Toyota Sienna AWD
TA - Toyota Sienna AWD - The minivan has been the Rodney Dangerfield of the auto world for most of its 33-year existence. Theories abound as to why the minivan never gets the respect it deserves despite being the world’s most versatile transportation appliance. Could it be because the “mini” appellation no longer fits, especially for the 200-inch-long Toyota Sienna reviewed here? Some blame the sliding doors. Others insist the beveled-shoebox shape is sexless.
In spite of fond trip-to-the-zoo memories and joyous soccer expeditions, modern parents and kids tend to shun minivans. Sales are barely above half what they were in 2005, in large part due to the seemingly inexorable rise of crossovers. Chevrolet, Ford, Hyundai, and Mazda all have abandoned the category. That said, six brands still fight for their share of the minivan action, currently around 600,000 sales per year.
Heart Transplant Toyota Sienna AWD - While Chrysler's Pacifica is the most smoking news in this class, Toyota hasn't been twiddling its thumbs on the sidelines. The Sienna's new four-cam 3.5-liter V-6 (imparted to the Toyota Highlander) is furnished with both port and direct fuel infusion, boosting yield from 266 to an imposing 296 drive and torque from 245 to 263 lb-ft. Variable admission and fumes valve timing yield a 4700-rpm torque crest and a power bend that doesn't crescendo until 6600 rpm (on its way to the 6750-rpm redline), which is very scandalous for a family hauler. The mix of Atkinson-cycle operation amid cruising, a 11.8:1 pressure proportion, and another eight-speed wide-proportion programmed transmission helps EPA mileage by 1 to 2 mpg (in spite of the fact that the Sienna still trails the Pacifica by 4 mpg in EPA expressway evaluations). Remembering spending plans, this motor is content with standard grade fuel, and it's immaculately acted whether you're running level out to beat the school chime or cruising to chapel on Sunday.
Toyota Sienna AWD - In spite of conveying a couple of hundred a larger number of pounds than the opposition (inferable from the fragment elite all-wheel-drive alternative on this test auto), the 2017 Sienna moves to the leader of the class in quickening. The seven-second-level keep running from zero to 60 mph and the 15.4 seconds and 92 mph we quantified in the quarter-mile for this Sienna Limited Premium lead are records in our minivan record, if just by a couple of tenths of a moment. What's more, just the Honda Odyssey coordinates this present Toyota's 3.8-second 30-to-50-mph passing speeding up. Tsk-tsk, the new Sienna falls behind the Kia Sedona, the Nissan Quest, and a year ago's Sienna in 50-to-70-mph passing as a result of the new programmed's hesitance to kick down speedily. (Squeezing the well-concealed ECT PWR catch, which teaches the electronically controlled transmission to rev higher before movements, may offer assistance.)
Cornering and braking grasp is center to each vehicle's capacity to dodge fate—accepting the driver has the ability to respond conclusively under pressure. In this class, the enhanced Sienna keeps running at midpack, preventing from 70 mph in 177 feet with some blur obvious after rehashed brake utilize. While the 18-inch Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02 run-level all-season tires hold tight sensibly well, the soundness control framework mediates to stop the cornering fun at 0.77 g, well beneath the Chrysler Pacifica's 0.83 g. Taking care of devotees may improve the Sienna SE, which has a game suspension and 19-inch haggles as standard gear.
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