When a young couple is about to have their first child, one of the first things that they agree on is that they are not going to be driving a minivan. That is just the way it is and then you have second child about a year later and that changes everything. The stigma surrounding the minivan comes from the “soccer mom” mentality and that has given the very useful, somewhat less stylish vehicle a bad name. That was before the 2015 Toyota Sienna came along.
With just a few letters, Toyota can make the minivan something that you are going to talk about with your friends. The 2015 Toyota Sienna comes with AWD and if you have ever driven a minivan in the winter, you are already on your way to the dealership to check one of these out. The AWD added to the 2015 Toyota Sienna makes it the only minivan on the market that has it, giving it all season power to all four wheels, all of the time.
Over the last few years the minivan has fallen off the style radar and has been replaced by the Sport and Crossover Utility vehicles, but that is about to change thanks to Toyota. In terms of fuel efficiency, handling and parking, the minivan is better compared to most of the SUV’s or Crossover vehicles. If you are looking for something that can cart your family around and everything needed to go with them, the minivan is the best option and is most likely going to be cheaper.
If you are one that switched from a minivan to the SUV, you most likely did so because of the all season option and better seating arrangements. If you live in a place like Canada, then AWD is king and that is what sells the vehicles there. In the United States, it might not be needed in most of the states, but here is where the sales are better and it was not noted that AWD was going to be a big pusher or not for the 2015 Toyota Sienna.
According to Toyota there is a market for the AWD minivan, but as far as business goes, the company was not sure how sales were going to be. The company claims that drivers want features and the options that come with today’s SUV’s, but are not willing to pay those prices for them. The 2015 Toyota Sienna price tag is expected to be around $32,000 on the low end, making it somewhat affordable when compared to some SUV models.