When you've got a young family, you need a vehicle that has the space to carry them and all their gear safely — and probably their friends and all their gear too. The 2019 Chrysler Pacifica is a spacious and versatile minivan that is the perfect family vehicle. In 2018, the Pacifica was named a Best Buy by Consumer Digest, Cars.com named it 2018 Family Car of the Year, and the Insurance Industry for Highway Safety made it a Top Safety Pick when fitted with certain equipment. Here are four of its family-friendly features. Interior Space The Pacifica comes with standard seating for seven people, although you can opt for a second-row bench seat instead of the captain's chairs, which increases the capacity to eight. Even with a full load of people, there are 32.3 cubic feet of room in the back for stowing some gear, too. You also get significant under-seat storage along with a variety of storage bins, map pockets, sliding drawers, and the ever-essential cup holders. more When you need to carry a combination of people and cargo, the Pacifica's class-exclusive Stow ‘n Go seating and storage system allows you to easily fold the second- and third-row seats into the floor. You get up to 243 seating configurations, making it simple for the Pacifica to fit your lifestyle. On those occasions when you've got more cargo than people, with the third-row seats folded, you'll have 87.5 cubic feet of cargo space. With second and third rows stowed you get an impressive 140.5 cubic feet. When things get messy, the Limited trim even offers you an integrated vacuum cleaner that reaches throughout the cabin. Convenience With a family, you often feel as though you need another pair of hands, and some of the available features on the Pacifica provide you with the closest thing to it. With remote keyless entry and start, you don't need to fumble for keys when your hands are full. Power-sliding rear doors and a power liftgate help to make your life easier, and with the available hands-free option, just a wave of your foot gives you easy access. Getting in and out of the third-row seats is made simple by the second-row Easy Tilt system. Entertainment The standard infotainment system features a 7-inch touchscreen, six-speaker audio with USB and auxiliary inputs, Bluetooth wireless technology, and smartphone integration. Higher trim levels offer satellite radio, an 8.4-inch touchscreen, and premium 13-speaker sound system. The Limited trim can be upgraded with a 20-speaker Harman Kardon sound system, and a rear entertainment system including HDMI inputs, Blu-ray player, dual 10-inch seatback touch screens, and wireless headphones. Safety When you're traveling with your family, you want to know they are safe. The Pacifica has a range of available safety features, including adaptive cruise control, forward-collision alert, lane-departure warning with lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, and many more. To take a closer look at the family-friendly Chrysler Pacifica, head down to Ourisman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Image via Flickr by JLaw45 /Under use by CC BY 2.0
