Start with what the Chrysler Pacifica is: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2003 to 2007, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. What it meant takes a little longer. The shape is credited to Freeman Thomas (1999).
The story
The Chrysler Pacifica is a mid-size crossover produced by Chrysler from 2003 to 2007, for the model years 2004 to 2008. The Pacifica was the first jointly engineered product of the 1998 DaimlerChrysler "merger of equals." Chrysler developed the vehicle in 30 months at a cost below $1 billion. The CUV was inspired by the 1999 Chrysler Pacifica and 2000 Chrysler Citadel concept cars.
The production model was first introduced at the 2002 New York International Auto Show. Chrysler marketed the Pacifica as a "sports-tourer," building the vehicle at the Windsor Assembly Plant, alongside the long-wheelbase minivans from January 2003 through November 2007. The "Pacifica" name was briefly used as a trim package on the Dodge Daytona for 1987–1988 after the Chrysler Laser was discontinued. In January 2016, the Pacifica name was revived for a 2017 model year minivan, which debuted at the North American International Auto Show as a replacement for the Chrysler Town & Country.
What is underneath
The engine is Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 4-speed Ultradrive 41TE automatic / 4-speed Ultradrive 41AE automatic / 6-speed Ultradrive 62TE automatic. The wheelbase is 116.3 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
In the Chrysler line-up the Chrysler Pacifica has a clear place: it handed the line to the Chrysler Pacifica (RU) (Pacifica nameplate) / Dodge Journey (as a crossover); the factory was Windsor, Ontario (Windsor Assembly), Canada. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Mazda Mazda3, the Bentley Continental GT, the Mazda RX-8. Nearby in the Chrysler catalogue sit the Chrysler Falcon and the Chrysler Chronos.
Owning one today
Buying one now means $14,200–$41,500 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,529–$9,408 a year. Insurance sits around $1,270–$2,300 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.