[Auto/Moto] The Toyota Sienna Still Rocks

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Minivans are cool, go ask your dad. They haul humans and their things, and for people my age especially, they're responsible for decades' worth of road-trip memories. The Toyota Sienna has been a staple among the minivan community since 1997, but even in its old age, it's still a solid option for large families. In this case, I spent a week with the Toyota Sienna Limited—the fanciest option of the group. The base Sienna LE starts at $39,080, while this one costs $55,955 as tested with a few options tacked on. For that price, the Sienna puts most comparable three-row SUVs to shame.The Toyota Sienna is hybrid only, as it has been since 2021. Under the hood is Toyota's ubiquitous 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine found in everything from the Camry to the RAV4. Here it makes 245 horsepower and 176 pound-feet of torque. Quick the Sienna is not. But there's just enough electric torque on the front end to get you moving and just enough power from the four-cylinder to maintain speed. Bury your foot more than halfway into the accelerator, though, and the powertrain sounds strained.Thankfully the Sienna Hybrid isn't about racing between red lights. That hybrid setup yields an impressive 35 miles per gallon city, 36 highway, and 35 combined on this all-wheel-drive model. Front-wheel drive is even better at 36 combined. Driving from one coast of Florida to the other (and back), I didn't stop to fill up once. The Sienna Hybrid will go 630 miles on a tank—pretty impressive for such a big vehicle.

https://www.motor1.com/reviews/730063/2024-toyota-sienna-hybrid-review/