![]() That said, I am very underwhelmed with the radio and nav. I'd say that the tech package is a must have just for the back side camera-you can't hardly see behind you, and sonar only goes so far. This one starts at a very, very good baseline, and doesn't burden you with too many options. I hate sifting throw tens of options when configuring a car, always not sure about the choices, feeling like I'm wasting money or missing out, and ending up with a ton more $$ on the price tag. One thing I liked was the minimal options. You can get better if you stay closer to 55/60, but I guess the drag at 70/75 pulls you back, plus of course stop and go, it will gulp gas, but you don't get this for its gas mileage, and its comparable, actually impressive, given what a big box it is. MPG - we seemed to average around 15mpg on the trip. Be nice if there were an AWD/4WD option, but no biggie most of the time. I wouldn't go off roading, but as I said, it managed to power up the gravel mountain roads fully loaded with fam and cargo. Sucker will get up and go when you need it for sure. We haven't towed yet, but there is plenty of power. We opted for the V8 SV with towing and tech. We love the sliding door-no more worrying about kids banging into things. The back doors with the magnetic locking is great-worked with wind on an incline in the mountains. The integrated seat belts are nice indeed. The kids were comfy, too, and my wife even rode in the 2nd row with the baby for many hours without complaint. I was impressed how comfortable it was for many hours of driving. Up and down mountain gravel roads, along highways, and of course city. We put 2800 miles on it in the last couple weeks. We bought this about three weeks ago, just before an epic road trip. We removed the last row (for now) and scooted the 2nd & 3rd rows back, which gives tons of leg room and copious cargo space, while comfortably seating eight. We haven't figured out the 300+ configurations, but the flexibility is awesome. The seating is as awesome as the marketing makes it out to be. In fact, I have a hard time thinking of it as a van-more like a truck or maybe a big SUV. The NV may not be the most beautiful vehicle, but I think it's a head above the standard van look. I've never been a fan of the van look or the big honking bench bench bench approach. Armada and Suburbans are overpriced and barley top the common 7-passenger options, with not much room for stuff.Īs I said, we didn't want to invest in a new vehicle only to have to go bigger in a couple years. So what's left? Passenger vans and a couple other oversized SUV options. Needless to say the usual options-minivans and SUVs don't really cut it for us, especially not for a new vehicle investment for the family. There needs to be a mom involved when they update this van or it won't sell well.We currently have five children aged one to twelve, and we may have more. * It is a very high step to get in and out and my little kids keep falling out of the van * the v8 drinks gas, I get only about 7-8 miles a gallon (I only have 4k miles on the van) * there should be a second sliding door for easier access * essentially it is a truck with seats inside - *the cup holders are on the floor and there is no storage pockets or space so things fly all over the place, *the floors are uneven since they just put down padding in between the runners but once you use the van for a few month the padding starts to cave, * there are not enough car seat anchors so you are limited where you can put them, * the lights are poorly placed, * there is no rear controls for the ac only by the driver, *the seats don't move or recline at all. * they claim you can configure the seats in so many ways, but you can't and are limited to a few * seats are poorly designed so car seats do not sit well and safely * Ac has no power in the back since it is such a long run from the front * very wide turn … which make it difficult to maneuver in shopping parking lots and carpool lanes at school * people move out of your way and let you into the lane *comfortable driver configurations (however the shift stick gets in the way of adjusting the ac.) we have all the kids in boosters or car seats. I went from a Honda Odyssey to this van since our family grew and we needed more room.
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