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** 2021 PACIFICA AWD - IS THE AWD REALLY NEEDED IN THE PACIFICA? **

31K views 71 replies 31 participants last post by  whitepapagold  
Obviously it depends on where you are in Canada, all I know is you live in Canada and talking about winter tires I assume you have winter weather. I'm well aware that winter weather varies in Canada.

I have a sneaking suspicion if you guys drove an AWD Pacifica and a FWD Pacifica, you'd want the AWD one. Its going to make the vehicle feel all around a lot more sure footed, especially in wet or snowy weather. I don't love the way the Pacifica feels even in the rain. This sort of vehicle is just a lot of mass to pull around by just the front wheels.

If you want to anticipate what that might feel like, go drive say a Hyundai Palisade in FWD and AWD. I did so with my business partner when he was looking for a Palisade. My experience with the Pacifica (and Sedona) in FWD made me tell him to get the AWD even though he has a Ram truck for winter. All we had to do was drive both and the AWD felt much more secure and better. Pacifica will be no different. Even if I lived in FL, I would still get AWD if it were available.

Who said you had to get AWD on the Limited? That would surprise me.
Yes the dealer I spoke to and the 2021 pricing thread showed limited/pinnicale ICE models both only come in AWD and priced accordingly (at least for now)
 
That surprises me, I will look into it.
Yes surprising but may be temporary to reduce complex of an AWD option add-on or maybe it's just a calculated business margin decision, only FCA knows (it's already complicated with pinnacle added to the lineup). Maybe similar to Fathom blue paint option you can't select yet in a build configuration (dealer meantioned it could take up to 2 months for new options)