Class-leading headroom
The Quest's sense of spaciousness inside is complemented by the generous amount of headroom; all three rows have the competition beaten in that regard. Front-seat legroom is also best by a good margin, while hip room and shoulder room are near the top, too.
On the other hand, the Chrysler minivan's Stow n' Go system still can't be beat, and Nissan didn't even design the second-row seats to be removable, figuring very few people take them out anyway - and they might be right. Unlike other minivans, the Quest's third-row bench doesn't flip backwards into the floor; instead, the seatbacks fold down like an SUV. The recessed cargo area behind the rearmost row includes removable covers which create a flat-load floor.
The obvious result of all this is less cargo space. Every other minivan boasts a maximum cargo capacity rating of over 4,000 litres, while the Quest barely tops 3,000.
Irritating beeps
Power-operating side doors and tailgate are nice-to-have features, but unfortunately they're all accompanied by warning chimes when they're in operation. Those warnings are particularly aggravating in the Quest. When both the tailgate and a side door are in movement, the cacophony is downright infuriating.
Base price for a Quest 3.5 S is $29,998 before taxes, freight and delivery, which includes all the basic ingredients you need: A/C, power windows, an intelligent key system, and more.
Stepping a couple of rungs up the ladder to our 3.5 LE, however, requires dishing out $50,498, a hefty sum for a family-oriented people-mover. On the other hand, you do get a loaded vehicle with leather, two sunroofs, a rear-seat DVD player, and safety gizmos like a lane-departure warning system.
The Quest's sense of spaciousness inside is complemented by the generous amount of headroom; all three rows have the competition beaten in that regard. Front-seat legroom is also best by a good margin, while hip room and shoulder room are near the top, too.
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| Since the 2nd-row seats can't be removed, cargo space ratings are lower than the competition. (Photo: Sébastien D'Amour/Auto123.com) |
On the other hand, the Chrysler minivan's Stow n' Go system still can't be beat, and Nissan didn't even design the second-row seats to be removable, figuring very few people take them out anyway - and they might be right. Unlike other minivans, the Quest's third-row bench doesn't flip backwards into the floor; instead, the seatbacks fold down like an SUV. The recessed cargo area behind the rearmost row includes removable covers which create a flat-load floor.
The obvious result of all this is less cargo space. Every other minivan boasts a maximum cargo capacity rating of over 4,000 litres, while the Quest barely tops 3,000.
Irritating beeps
Power-operating side doors and tailgate are nice-to-have features, but unfortunately they're all accompanied by warning chimes when they're in operation. Those warnings are particularly aggravating in the Quest. When both the tailgate and a side door are in movement, the cacophony is downright infuriating.
Base price for a Quest 3.5 S is $29,998 before taxes, freight and delivery, which includes all the basic ingredients you need: A/C, power windows, an intelligent key system, and more.
Stepping a couple of rungs up the ladder to our 3.5 LE, however, requires dishing out $50,498, a hefty sum for a family-oriented people-mover. On the other hand, you do get a loaded vehicle with leather, two sunroofs, a rear-seat DVD player, and safety gizmos like a lane-departure warning system.
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| The base Quest lists for under $30k, although our 3.5 LE tester tops $50,000. (Photo: Sébastien D'Amour/Auto123.com) |