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2025 Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan gains safety tech

Green Car Reports

The 2025 Toyota Sienna minivan will continue to offer a standard hybrid powertrain when it reaches dealerships later this fall. The Sienna is the first Toyota to get a more sophisticated rear seat reminder that will eventually roll out to some of the automaker's other.

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Minivans shift to hybrid, except Honda Odyssey

Green Car Reports

The redesigned Kia Carnival has a hybrid option with an expected 36 mpg range Standard as a hybrid, the Toyota Sienna gets 36 mpg or 35 mpg with all-wheel drive The Chrysler Pacifica is the only plug-in hybrid minivan, with a 32-mile electric range. The number of minivans on sale in the U.S.

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2025 Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan gains safety tech

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The 2025 Toyota Sienna minivan will continue to offer a standard hybrid powertrain when it reaches dealerships later this fall. The Sienna is the first Toyota to get a more sophisticated rear seat reminder that will eventually roll out to some of the automaker’s other models. All Sienna models continue to use the same 2.5-liter

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2021 Toyota Sienna first drive: 36 mpg and design flair make the minivan relevant again

Green Car Reports

If Toyota’s minivan goes hybrid and sips fuel at 36 miles per gallon, is the era of the “swagger wagon” over? After spending a couple of days with the 2021 Toyota Sienna, I’ll roll my eyes to swagger but give a solid nod to the newfound interior design sensibilities of this 7- or 8-passenger van.

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Toyota Combines ‘Autonomous’ with ‘Mobility-as-a-Service’ in Sienna Autono-MaaS

Green Car Congress

The resulting vehicle is called the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS, or S-AM. The company started delivery of the completed FMVSS-compliant vehicles to customers Aurora Innovation and May Mobility from the fall of 2021. Demonstrations of the vehicle by these customers of various autonomous mobility services are already in progress.

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IIHS: Minivans Don't Do Enough to Protect Rear Passengers

The Truth About Cars

Minivans are undefeated as family haulers, but a recent announcement from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) casts doubt on their ability to protect the precious cargo in their back seats. All of the minivans on sale in the U.S. Image: Toyota] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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2021 Toyota Sienna minivan goes all-hybrid

Green Car Reports

The idea of minivans at the center of American suburban life is as obsolete as video-rental stores or answering machines. That said, the idea of sliding side doors, easy access for kids, and space, space, and more space is all fresh again to a new generation of families and active types, albeit with more of a niche approach.

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