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Vehicle Min Max 2004 Chrysler Pacifica $4,358 $12,851 2012 GMC Yukon $53,807 $58,935 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe $56,630 $59,507 2012 Ford Expedition $31,990 $58,280 Average $36,696 $47,393 
Used Car Price Range$4,358 - $12,851
Vehicle Min Max 2004 Chrysler Pacifica $74 $218 2012 GMC Yukon $914 $1,001 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe $962 $1,011 2012 Ford Expedition $543 $990 Average $623 $805 Based On: 10% down, 5% APR, 60 months
Estimated Monthly Payment$74 - $218 per month
MPG city hwy 2004 Chrysler Pacifica 17 23 2012 GMC Yukon 15 20 2012 Chevrolet Tahoe 15 21 2012 Ford Expedition 14 19 Average 15 21 MPG17 City | 23 Highway
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Review Summary
What reviewers liked most about the 2004 Chrysler Pacifica:
The faux wood trim on the dashboard looks good; it's better than the cheap-looking, satin-finish silver trim that's at the top of the doors, around the door handles inside.
- MSN AutosPacifica comes with a four-speed automatic and is available with a computer-controlled all-wheel-drive system.
- New Car Test Drive...combines the best elements of Chrysler's sporty sedans and pioneering minivans and borrows heavily from Mercedes-Benz to create an entirely new kind of six-seat family conveyance.
- New Car Test DriveThe ride doesn't come across as firm, nor is it truckish or floaty. It's somewhere in between.
- MSN AutosIts sleek lines certainly don't scream 'mommy-mobile,' but look inside and there are more than enough seats to qualify for carpool duty.
- Edmunds.comThe Pacifica amounts to a rebalancing of truck attributes, away from boonie-bashing off-road ruggedness and toward confident handling and passenger comfort.
- Car and Driver
What reviewers liked least about the 2004 Chrysler Pacifica:
With a curb weight nearing 4700 pounds, acceleration is relaxed.
- Car and Driver
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Comparisons:
Compared with the company's biggest minivan, the Town & Country, the Pacifica is nearly as large, only 1.7 inches shorter, on a wheelbase that's three inches less. And it's lower and wider. The roofline is down 2.4 inches; front track width is up three inches. The Pacifica has stance. In contrast with the tall-and-tippy look of SUVs and minivans, the Pacifica's lower, broad-beamed shape promises stability.
- Car and Driver
Best one-liners about the 2004 Chrysler Pacifica:
The Pacifica offers all the kid-pacifying DVD-theater-surround-sound options the market desires in a box that's less of a blunt instrument to drive.
- Car and Driver
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Introduction
Chrysler has introduced an all-new vehicle for 2004 called the Pacifica. Pacifica is not a minivan. It's not an SUV nor is it a station wagon. Chrysler is calling it a "sport tourer." We don't know what to call it, other than terrific.
Pacifica combines the best elements of Chrysler's sporty sedans and pioneering minivans and borrows heavily from Mercedes-Benz to create an entirely new kind of six-seat family conveyance. Pacifica takes its name from Chrysler's Pacifica design studio in Southern California, where it was conceived several years ago.
Pacifica doesn't look like other crossovers. It's comfortable, easy to get in and out, and offers a large cargo capacity and three rows of seats. A 250-horsepower V6 from the sporty Chrysler 300M sedan delivers plenty of thrust and the automatic shifts smoothly. On the road, Pacifica is smooth and quiet, with a rear suspension that comes from a Mercedes E-Class sedan. Available all-wheel drive provides all-weather traction and handling. The ride is smooth and supple and the four-wheel antilock disc brakes do a good job of bringing Pacifica to a smooth and undramatic stop.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Walkaround
The vice-president on this program worked for almost three years in Stuttgart and Berlin on the Mercedes-Benz GST, or Grand Sport Tourer, before being reassigned to the Pacifica program here in the United States, and the vehicle is rife with borrowed Mercedes-Benz parts and technologies, including the complete rear suspension system borrowed from the Mercedes E-Class sedan.
Styling is always going to be subjective, but we think the Chrysler guys have hit a home run. Pacifica doesn't look like anything else on the road. It's less radical and less expensive than the Nissan Murano and Infiniti FX45 crossovers, its glass-to-steel proportions are new and different, yet by its grille, the Pacifica couldn't be anything but a Chrysler.
Pacifica is as much as 18 inches longer and 6 inches wider than some of its crossover competitors. Yet it is almost 3 inches lower to the ground than a typical minivan, which makes it easier to climb inside.
While the Pacifica is in the lower part of the E-Class price range, it is still a Chrysler, as evidenced by its homegrown powertrain, the biggest, most powerful V6 Chrysler has ever made, more than enough to haul typical family loads, and rated to tow as much as 3500 pounds.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Interior Features
Climbing into the Chrysler Pacifica is easy because it is relatively low to the ground. The first impression inside the Pacifica is one of spaciousness and luxurious appointments.
The bucket seats are thick and deep with enormous side bolsters that may not be comfortable for some larger frames, but fit this 6-foot, 4-inch tester like the proverbial glove.
The leather-wrapped steering wheel is a thick, chunky, small-diameter wheel giving the impression you're directing the movement of something substantial. Redundant controls are mounted on the steering wheel for the cruise control and sound system. There's just enough brushed nickel-plating inside, on the shifter surround, the ventilators, and the door handles, to brighten up the interior without it looking gaudy.
The instrument panel is done as one swooping enclosure that goes from the back of the left door around to the back of the right front door. The dash features a major hood and a minor hood to keep the sun off the instrument faces. Under the sweeping hood, there's an interesting-looking set of instruments and controls, and right in the center of the speedometer, there's the small navigation screen, exactly where it should be for safest use. The DVD-based nav system is set up and run by a circular switch panel to the right of the steering wheel. Chrysler's new system is one of the easiest we've encountered, far simpler than the Mercedes-Benz system.
Third-row seats fold down 50/50 and disappear for large cargoes. Second-row seats can be split into two sections and folded over to handle still larger cargoes. The second-row seats, split by the standard console, are as handsome as the front seats, but they do have to fold over for cargo, so they're not quite as cushy as the fronts. All the seat-folding symbols and directions were easy to follow the first time out.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Driving Impressions
The Pacifica we drove was a loaded-up version with the big stereo system, Sirius satellite radio, the in-dash navigation system, and all-wheel drive. We were lucky enough to have our driving experience in Northern California, where the paving is excellent, the roads are twisty and interesting, and the traffic is relatively light. This enabled us to really push the Pacifica hard, much harder than the average buyer ever will, and we came away impressed.
The engine, while powerful and torquey, doesn't sound very powerful when you stand on the gas, a function of the induction system and the exhaust system. Chrysler is already working on that. But no matter how it sounds, the engine delivers. This 3.5-liter V6 also powers the upmarket Chrysler 300M and is rated at 250 horsepower.
The four-speed automatic is smooth and quiet in operation. The AutoStick feature for manual shifting is fun to use, and the all-wheel-drive system is transparent. We were a little disappointed that the Pacifica didn't come with a more flexible five-speed automatic, however.
Under normal conditions, the all-wheel-drive system sends all of the power to the front wheels. But it can transfer up to 90 percent of the power to the rear wheels. It does this whenever the front wheels lose grip (under hard acceleration, for example). This feature helps the Pacifica sail through corners like a sports sedan, rain or shine. The all-wheel-drive uses a viscous coupling in the center differential and an open differential at the rear.
While the steering system is not race-car communicative or direct, it's better than many, and the steering wheel feels good in the hands. We found the suspension a willing partner in the vehicle's performance, smooth and supple while controlling lean and wallow. The isolated front and rear subframes, the long wheelbase and wide stance really help to deliver a quality ride. As a bonus, the interior is very quiet at cruising speeds.
Overcoming the substantial weight of the Pacifica and its contents seemed easy for the combination of the Michelin all-weather tires and four-wheel disc brakes. The brakes got a workout from us, and they responded every time without fade or smell or any sign of distress. ABS comes standard, allowing the drive to maintain steering control under panic braking.
2004 Chrysler Pacifica Final Word
Chrysler Pacifica turns and accelerates well in the dry weather of the California wine country, and we're itching to find out how it goes in a blinding rainstorm or on top of 12 inches of snow.
Whether this really is a whole new kind of family transportation device or not, a "segment buster" in Chrysler's words, it's a lot of very versatile vehicle for the money. Aside from the rather weak-sounding engine and some very familiar, shiny plastic components in the center stack, we found a lot to like in this Pacifica sport-tourer.
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