[Bond007]

The Voyager will have an LXi trim version which is the top of the Voyager line. It is also the one designed for fleet and rental sales only. It will not be sold new through dealers. It will have leatherette seating and is the only Voyager with Stow n Go middle seats. In two or so years the LXi will show up as used cars in dealer lots, and will be a pretty well equipped vehicle that will move easily. One interesting LXi touch: it gets the garage door opener, which seems stupid on a rental. However, it will be a nice selling point when they are sold to suburban families.

The other two Voyager trims will be for retail. They will lack things like power side doors and lift gate, Stow n Go, and deluxe center console. They have a 7" display instead of the 8.5. Remote proximity fob is for the driver door only. In other words, they are a really stripped Pacifica. I think the reason is to give dealers something to advertise for around $20K without having to explain why a Pacifica in stock actually costs $34K!

Is this only speculation or statement from FCA?
I’m sort of in two minds about this stripped out Pacifica, aka Voyager thing. My question is, will the Voyager be comparable to Dodge GC in price (and features), if no; then I believe FCA will lose market share. The biggest advantage of GC is the sheer value for money. That includes the huge discounts you can get with Dodge products as well. As far as I know, the GC is pretty well equipped as well with stow go seats and has a very comfortable ride. That would make the Voyager simply non competitive save the fleet version.
One good aspect is that we can see how many Pacificas are actually bought by consumers vs fleet. Hopefully they have done enough ground work and researched out all possibilities and scenarios. Wishing them good luck.

 

[Bond007]

I agree about the age of GC and the safety features. I’d like to know how does this base Pacifica/ Voyager compare to let’s say a Kia Sedona which I believe is pretty cheap and may be loaded with options too. In that case why would a fleet operator prefer the FCA product vs other cheaper rivals. With GC no one can compete on price, but with this base Pacifica they can.