As a marker of quality with any good or service, awards represent the pinnacle of achievement, displaying a surefire sign of a high-quality product. The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica has won several awards, which just shows how well-received this minivan is in the automobile world. Read on to get the details on the main accolades awarded to the 2017 Pacifica and why it won these awards.
Best Technology Family Car
The Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association gave the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica the prestigious title of Best Technology Family Car. While it’s self-evident that the Pacifica received the award because of stellar technology, you might want to know exactly what such stellar technology entails.
Firstly, all Chrysler Pacificas come with the Uconnect infotainment system, lauded for its processing speeds and simple to use navigation menus. At lower trims, the Pacifica comes paired with a 5.0-inch touchscreen with crystal clear image quality. Upgrade to premium trims and you get an 8.4-inch touchscreen, a 13-speaker sound system and a second-row rear entertainment system with 10-inch touch screens. You also get a Bluray player, HDMI ports, and a 115-volt power outlet.
The sheer depth of available technology features converts the traditional minivan into a full-featured entertainment system, which shows you exactly why the Pacifica won this particular award.
Best Minivan 2017: NY Daily News Autos
The popular car review and news aggregator site NY Daily News was so enthralled by the Chrysler Pacifica that it awarded the vehicle the title of “Best Minivan 2017”. Among the reasons given for the decision, NY Daily News outlined the Pacifica’s stellar tech features, which you read about above, in addition to its top safety ratings and attractive looks.
The Chrysler Pacifica received top safety ratings in tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica received a special 2017 Top Safety Pick+ label, which is only given to vehicles that earn good ratings in the five crashworthiness tests, an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention and an acceptable or good headlight rating.
The superb safety scores go a long way to explaining why this minivan received the title of “Best Minivan 2017”, considering the target market for this class is large families who need the safest possible vehicles on the market.
Cars.com Best of 2017
The Chrysler Pacifica 2017 became the first ever minivan to win the coveted cars.com Best of 2017 award, facing stiff competition since it competed against a slew of all-new or fully redesigned 2017 vehicles. The editors at cars.com awarded the Chrysler Pacifica with the site’s most prized award because of how it reinvented the minivan segment with an amazing functionality, versatility, tech features, and bold styling. In summary, the Pacifica won this award because the editors viewed it as the ultimate motor vehicle, ticking all the important boxes for a modern car.
With its excellent reputation among automobile critics and the impressive range of awards it has already gathered, the Chrysler Pacifica established a leading position in the minivan market in its first year of operation. Expect the next Pacifica model to improve on this already highly successful vehicle.
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