Chrysler customers can also order the van with an optional navigation system. It's one of those features that if ever tried will forever become a must-have in any new car you buy again. Chrysler offers it factory-installed, or dealer installed via its Mopar parts division. It features mapping of the entire U.S. and Canada, plus points of interest and business phone numbers (U.S. only).
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| When on long trips, many will appreciate the Town & Country's new Super High Density (SHD) foam seats. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada) |
Fortunately Chrysler chose to integrate its monitor into the center stack rather than into the instrument cluster such as in the Pacifica. While I love the Pacifica system when alone, its position makes it impossible to have the front seat passenger read the maps and set the controls. The Town & Country's 4.2-inch full-color display, that also features controls for the AM/FM/CD audio system in a single interface, is much more advantageous.For some owners getting there comfortably is even more important than getting there at all. Such will appreciate the Town & Country's new Super High Density (SHD) foam seats, with those in the second-row tuned to dampen vibration that is inherent in this position. Another minivan-first, the space-age material was originally developed by NASA to make interstellar travel more comfortable, and is now used more commonly in top-line home and office furniture and Tempur-Pedic mattresses.
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| Super High Density (SHD) foam was originally developed by NASA to make interstellar travel more comfortable. (Photo: DaimlerChrysler Canada) |
The second-row seats can be made even more comfortable with a total of 100 mm (3.9 in) of fore/aft adjustment and up to 40 degree reclining seatbacks. Altogether the second row seats can be adjusted thirteen different ways to find optimal comfort. If you're stuck in the third row life is only one degree less comfortable, as the split rear seatbacks recline up to 39 degrees. What's more a total of twelve different adjustments are possible, giving first class treatment to "third class" passengers.
