GMC Yukon XL vs Chrysler Pacifica

You say, “It’s never going to be me.” You tell yourself it can happen to others. Then you’re there, standing under the piercing lights, the cold air sending chills down your spine. You’re in an air-conditioned dealer showroom on a Saturday afternoon… and you’re shopping for your first minivan.

The truth is minivan ownership has come a long way since the last time you sat in the back seat of one as a child. What was once a wood-paneled group transport is now replete with all the latest in-car technology—not to mention innovations that are completely unique to the minivan market.

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is the embodiment of all these advancements. It is an entirely new platform from the ground up. Chrysler wiped the slate clean and invested $2 billion to make sure an American automaker had a cutting-edge entrant in the minivan market.

But is there enough of that innovation in the Pacifica to get you to consider it? Will you ever feel cool driving a minivan? Does is it even matter? And are there better options than Chrysler’s new minivan? For the answers to these questions, read on.