Amazing Van Car Chrysler Town & Country Limited

Perhaps the biggest surprise lies under the hood. The 3.6-liter V-6 may be down on displacement compared to the previous top-spec 4.0-liter V-6, but you’d never notice when behind the wheel. The engine offers an admirable amount of low-end torque, is more than happy to rev, and as my colleagues point out, is much smoother than the old 4.0.

I was taken aback by the Town & Country’s new suspension tuning. The ride borders on firm, which is great for throwing the van into corners, I suppose, but over the ragged, frost-heaved back roads that span the distance between my home and office, it proved rather choppy. Maybe this setup will appeal to Europeans, when Fiat’s Lancia division is tasked with selling this van abroad. In North America, however, I think Chrysler could differentiate between the T&C and Dodge’s so-called man van by leaving the stiff, sport-like dynamics to the latter.