Good Family Car

2011 CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY

($39,995 base)

Dodge Grand Caravan

($27,995 base)

You might say that for 2011, the Chrysler Group had a look at its minivans and decided to think inside the box and under the hood.

Start with the engine. The all-new 3.6-litre Pentastar V-6 is going into just about every vehicle coming out of Chrysler these days. In the vans, this single engine replaces three V-6 engines. This engine provides lots of power – 283 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque – and is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. The Town & Country comes with lots of acceleration, and gear shifting is smooth.