Chrysler Town & Country reviews

1994 Chrysler Town & Country Interior Features

Our Town & Country provided seven-passenger seating (captain's chairs were in the front and center, the rear seat was a bench) with cloth backing and leather trim. The front seats were very comfortable and boasted generous front and back travel. The controls on the right side of the driver's seat were especially well placed, sparing our driver from mashing his hand against the door. Also, large door handles gave us strong support entering and exiting the vehicle.

Room was the word up front. A good 16 inches of space separated the chairs, and we could easily get to the center and rear seats. Legroom was good, and our 6-foot driver had four inches of headroom above him.

Facing our tall driver was a newly designed instrument panel featuring a digital speedometer, odometer and graphic displays for the tachometer, fuel and oil pressure. An information center-a staple on all Chrysler minivans-sat just above the instrument panel and featured a warning module and the turn indicator lights. Because of its slightly elevated position, we never forgot to turn off the signal after changing lanes. An overhead console gave us map lights, storage compartments and a trip computer with outdoor temperature and compass readouts.

One design flaw on the center console: The ashtray was direct above the cupholders, so anyone who would like to simultaneously smoke and sip coffee would have a problem. But we think even that person would be won over by the dynamic sound of the neighboring Infiniti stereo with a CD player and graphic equalizer.

Among the amenities in the rear included individual air conditioner/ heater controls and electronically controlled vent windows. Another overhead console hung above the center seats, with two map lights and vent openings.

In the Town & Country, a power liftgate opens to 17.7 cubic feet of cargo room. Take out the center and rear seats, and that number jumps to more than 141 cubic feet.

Not everything we saw in the Town & Country was positive. Most disturbing to us were the center seat's loosely fastened plastic armrests and cupholders, which obviously needed more than their small pegs to keep them in place. These fixtures rattled during the entire ride, and at times looked perilously close to coming apart completely.