Chrysler shows 2027 Pacifica

Chrysler used the New York International Auto Show on April 1 to unveil a refreshed 2027 Pacifica, the brand’s first major product move under new chief executive Matt McAlear. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) The update centers on the front end: a new fascia, vertical light-emitting diode headlamps, an illuminated grille, a new wing badge and revised rear trim. Chrysler said the lineup starts at a United States manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $41,495 for the LX trim. (chrysler.com) (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) Inside, Chrysler kept the Pacifica’s core family features and added new packaging. The van still offers Stow ’n Go seats in the second and third rows, up to eight-passenger seating on Select, a 10.1-inch touchscreen, and new Safety Sphere features including turn-signal blind-spot camera views and ParkSense-triggered camera activation. (chrysler.com) (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) The powertrains are familiar rather than new. Chrysler said the Pacifica keeps its 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 with 287 horsepower and a nine-speed automatic, while all-wheel drive remains available on Select, Limited and Pinnacle trims. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) The reveal lands four weeks after Stellantis put McAlear in charge of Chrysler on March 5, 2026, while he kept his Dodge role. Stellantis said McAlear helped launch the original Pacifica in 2016, giving the show debut extra weight inside a brand that now relies almost entirely on minivans. (media.fcanorthamerica.com) That narrow lineup is the point of the Pacifica refresh. Chrysler’s own release called the van “the blueprint for the next generation of Chrysler vehicles,” tying a routine midcycle update to a broader effort to redefine what the Chrysler name will stand for inside Stellantis. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) The timing also reflects a minivan market that has been firmer than its reputation suggests. Stellantis reported Chrysler minivan sales rose 32 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, even as the company’s full-year United States sales fell 3 percent. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) Chrysler is also reshuffling the lower end of the range. The company said the Pacifica LX replaces the Voyager name as the budget entry model, keeping power-sliding doors plus heated front seats and steering wheel while the higher trims carry the new look. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com) McAlear framed the van as a bridge between Chrysler’s past and whatever comes next. In Stellantis’s release, he said Chrysler invented the minivan 43 years ago and has sold more than 16.6 million of them, including more than 1.15 million Pacificas. (media.stellantisnorthamerica.com)