Comments on: Report: Chrysler stops development of next-gen Pacifica

By: autonutt

autonutt — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 01:18:03 +0000

Maybe the Gods have looked down upon DaimlerChrysler and made them realize that trying to create a premium crossover vehicle on an existing plebian minivan platform is ridiculous.. Buick is finally dropping its similar Rendezvous and replacing it with a crossover developed on a more appropriate platform, perhaps Chrysler plans to make the next Pacifica palatable to the global market they now seem to be courting by building it on the Mercedes R-class platform instead?

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:44:13 +0000

I dont know why people are saying it didn’t sell well, I seem to see them quite a lot.

By: Joey D

Joey D — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 02:51:06 +0000

Good the Pacifica is aweful, my family has one and it’s been in the shop more then it’s been on the road. Only 2 years old and it’s already had rust issues, and with only 27k miles it’s already had numerous mechanical things.

By: TomF

TomF — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:58:05 +0000

The Pacifica didn’t launch well — at the time some commentator called it the “Gigli” of new vehicles, after the dud movie — but sales volume has picked up some since.

I don’t really understand, though, why Chrysler/Jeep throws the Pacifica, the Nitro, the Jeep Commander, the Magnum wagon, the Aspen, the Durango, and to some extent all its various minivans at the same family-hauler niche. Yes, some are trucky and some are car-ish and some are van-ish, but still, it seems like an incredible case of product mission overlap to me.

If SUVs are over, don’t they need a Pacifica successor more than most of these other dopey nameplates?

By: theonlycamarokid

theonlycamarokid — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:35:50 +0000

Chrysler Pacifica? I thought they stopped making that years ago, not a very popular car….

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:23:35 +0000

^ and less ugly…

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:22:24 +0000

The Pacifica has sold extremely well, I think they should make a second generation, it just needs to be significantly updated/new. That’s what’s key.

By: Bobzooki

Bobzooki — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:54:22 +0000

Even the Hyundai Veracruz will be better than this piece of crap. Is Mercedes-Benz planning on dumping Chrysler?

By: lanapat7

lanapat7 — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:19:45 +0000

Chrysler has the Aspen that directly competes with the Pacifica and are in the same price range.
I know they are based in completely different architecture but maybe they are containing costs as a result of their financial losses.

By: Scott Kempton

Scott Kempton — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:02:29 +0000

This news sounds rather ominous, considering the report a week or two ago that Daimler/Chrysler was considering selling off Chrysler. In my opinion, the last really exciting thing Chrysler introduced was the 300/Charger/Magnum, and it’s been two years since that happened. Chrysler seems to have lost its mojo.

By: cknoff

cknoff — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:12:34 +0000

This is a rather surprising development. Chrysler was the first on the scene with a large crossover like this, and has a pretty big advantage on the copycats starting to show up. Maybe someone is just confused about what’s going on.

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:17:31 +0000

stretch the caliber and slap a chrysler badge on it
thats what ford would do
haaaha

By: Brendino

Brendino — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:04:29 +0000

What they’ll probably do is share a platform with the next-gen 300 instead to make a new crossover.

By: johnnyangelb

johnnyangelb — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:53:29 +0000

Hmmm… I don’t really understand this. It seems as if Chrysler lately is going against the automotive trends. You would think they would build upon the good points of the Pacifica and improve that bad… the second version is bound to be better than the first. Well… maybe not. Chrysler’s interiors aren’t improving (the Pacifica’s current interior is pretty nice too), and their designs are getting busy and sometimes downright ugly IMO. Anyways, I like the Pacifica and I think with some tweaking it could be a hit for Chrysler.

By: bepsf

bepsf — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:46:52 +0000

Chrysler has always had issues w/ their minivan drivetrains – dont hold your breath, Dave…

I think these don’t sell ’cause a) DCX already has a huge crop of minivans that are cheaper and have stow & go, b) Pacifica isn’t that exciting to look at, and c) the gas mileage should be better than the larger minivans.

Maybe if they went a size-class down, say spin it off the Sebring platform a-la-Edge and give it a brawny 300-esque grille, they might have something worth looking at…

By: dl_caldwell

dl_caldwell — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 15:25:59 +0000

Our family has been in the market for a vehicle like this for a while. I found the Pacifica to be the most comfortable and convenient of the current crop of crossovers. HOWEVER, its crummy engine/transmission together with a poor reliability record and dismal warranty make it uncompetitive.

In 2007 they are supposed to fix the engine and transmission. Make it reliable and give it a decent warranty and we’ll talk.

–Dave

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:42:13 +0000

Scrap the sebring with it and bring a new smaller looking 300c in its place