TORRANCE, California — The 2011 Toyota Sienna will start at $25,060, including an $800 destination charge, when it arrives in showrooms in February, reflecting a $280 decrease over the outgoing base 2010 Sienna. But the price cuts do not extend across the board for the redesigned Toyota minivan.
The top-of-the-line 2011 Toyota Sienna Limited all-wheel-drive model — the only all-wheel-drive offering in the segment — will start at $40,570, including destination. That is a $1,905 increase over the comparable 2010 Sienna.
The sporty 2011 Toyota Sienna SE, a new addition to the lineup, will start at $31,350, including shipping. It bundles such items as side skirting, smoked headlights and taillights, standard 19-inch alloy wheels, a sport-tuned suspension and exclusive instrumentation and colors.
Toyota said the rollout of the redesigned Sienna will start in February with the arrival of the 3.5-liter V6-powered base Sienna, LE, XLE and Limited models. Four-cylinder Sienna grade and LE models, and the SE grade are not due to hit showrooms until April.
The 3.5-liter V6 generates 266 horsepower, while the 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine generates 187 hp. The four-cylinder engine is being offered for the first time in the Sienna.
Inside Line says: A bipolar pricing strategy for the new Sienna, with some good news and bad news for minivan consumers. — Anita Lienert, Correspondent
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gladtoleave says:
01:06 PM, 01/12/2010
I have to laugh, as the owner of a 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with 30000 KMS that has had nothing but problems. I have had the air conditioning fixed twice, front brakes twice (i suspect they are going again at this time), rear brakes, struts, shocks, swaybar linkage, gear shift replaced 3 times, once leaving me stranded and needing a tow. The remote start works when it wants to as well as the door locks. If this is quality than i would hate to see what you would consider to be not a quality build. I am not a Chrysler basher, i have owned 6 chrysler vans, 1 Dakota, 1 Pacifica, and yes a Neon R/T. I have always been a big fan of the Caravan up until around 2004. I had one that caught fire due to a problem Chrysler new about and chose to ignore, replaced it with a Pacifica that should have remained in California as this was nothing but problems as well. Stupidly got rid of the Pacifica for the 2008 van and as you can see from above that was a mistake (thank goodness it is a lease that is up next month). I have already ordered my new 2011 Sienna and look forward to driving something that is not at the dealer on a weekly basis. I live in Canada and the recalls here for the Chrysler van are at 39 and counting, the Sienna has not had a re-call here since 2005. I will pay more for the Sienna, but for all the time i have lost at the dealer and stranded with the Chrysler it will be worth it.
toyoho says:
11:42 AM, 12/25/2009
I think this van looks great! I'm also surprised, because Toyota is typically so conservative in the styling department. Looks like someone was given free range in the design studios; very nice job!
I liked the current Chrysler vans early on...but I'm glad I waited to buy. I know looks and appeal are subjective, but this has the T&C beat hands down in my opinion.
colorado1974 says:
07:30 AM, 12/24/2009
Funny how facts get in the way of bias.
colorado1974 says:
08:32 AM, 12/23/2009
Oh, and forgot, do the seats fold flat into the floor? When you put weight in it, do the rear tires camber up in the wheel wells putting all the weight on the inside of the tires, leading to pre-mature wear? How well do they sell? Oh, yeah the Chrysler outsells every other van combined by almost double.
Import bias is one thing, facts are another. Of the 100 or so that i've sold in the last year, nobody has been back in service for brake fade or electrical issues. Fit and finish were no worse than the 2008 Honda we took in trade.
If it were me, I'd take a little cheaper interior over the $5000 premium that Toyota has the nerve to ask. By the sales numbers, it seems that everybody else agrees.
I love the awards that this van has won.
2004 Five best trucks by Car and Driver
2004 Best Pick by IIHS
2004 Edmunds most wanted van.
ha! That's it. No quality, no awards, no innovation. Chrysler pioneered hundreds of innovative features. From integrated child seats, to stow n go seatting. Oh, yeah, and the quality to go with it.
wjtinatl says:
08:04 AM, 12/23/2009
I needed a good laugh....
I'm no fan of Toyota, and their recent quality snafu's have certainly taken some of the luster of the marque. But to even mention the Sienna's quality in the same paragraph with that of the '08 and newer Chrysler products is absurd. JD Power and Chrysler internal propaganda not withstanding, first hand knowledge as well as the blogs on the Edmunds Forum and other sites point out significant quality and engineering problems with the new vans. Dead brakes at 20k, numerous electrical issues, horrible interior fit and finish have all marred the otherwise strong reputation the previous generation Chrysler vans enjoyed. I always root for the home team and owning 3 Fords and a Chevy are testament to that. But the Chrysler vans are absolutely terrible new products from a company that cannot afford any more bad news. In fact, I'd not be surprised to hear of a large-scale recall pertaining to the brake issues these things have, if their lender and shareholder, the US Government, will allow it, of course.
colorado1974 says:
07:31 AM, 12/23/2009
Dagmer...exactly what quality are you talking about? I'd really like to know b/c the sienna has never won any awards, or been on any quality survey list. Haven't you noticed lately that every Toyota commercial states "built with the quality you expect from Toyota..." That doesn't say anything.
Exactly what luxury does this have that Chrysler doesn't? I'd like to see the leg supports on a van that chopped inches of leg room from an already cramped package. Does it have satellite tv? 3 different dvd screens? 30 gig hard drive for storing movies, music and such? how about 3 different v6's? one of which gets the same mileage that thier 4 cylinder gets.
Oh, yeah, the Chrysler is JD Power's quality award winner. That's a big one.
dagmar3 says:
09:28 PM, 12/22/2009
The Sienna Limited rocks! It has luxury features the Chryslers can't touch, along with unmatched reliability (Honda transmissions are its Achilles' heal). All you minivan haters are just insecure - we don't feel the need to have our vehicle tell the world that "we made it".
kscbruin says:
05:03 PM, 12/22/2009
Wow.. the price is really ridiculous... start at $41k? Might as well put on a Lexus Emblem on the Limited model and charge $50k...
If the prices are already this high... what will the Hybrid model cost when it comes out in 2 yrs? *shock*
hokiehigh says:
12:57 PM, 12/22/2009
And why the destination charge kept going up? those vans are built from the same factory, right? Not shipped from Japan!
hokiehigh says:
12:33 PM, 12/22/2009
only $280 decrease and that's due to swap a V6 for a 4 banger!!! How much more misleading can this get?
Now Toyota will tell the world that the newly designed Sienna is cheaper than the outgoing model...