Dodge overhauled its Grand Caravan minivan for 2011, giving it a vastly nicer interior, improvements to its Stow ‘n Go seating and a new V-6 engine. With room for seven in three rows of seats, the Grand Caravan competes against the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, and it’s related to the Chrysler Town & Country.
Dodge is issuing a special 30th Anniversary Edition that includes several notable features. The SE model has 17-inch “satin carbon”-colored wheels, body-colored heated mirrors, a black interior with silver accent stitching and piano-black and silver accents, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, power second- and third-row windows, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and Chrysler’s Uconnect hands-free system. SXT models with the 30th Anniversary Edition package also include power dual sliding doors, a power liftgate, larger center console, power-adjustable pedals, a chrome roof rack, automatic headlights and a power driver seat.
Also, the Blacktop Package is now available on the SE model. This package includes black-colored 17-inch aluminum wheels and grille, headlamp bezels and a black interior with leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
- Dodge’s trademark crosshair grille
- Grand Caravan R/T sports a unique monochromatic exterior with its own 17-inch aluminum wheels
- 17-inch steel wheels with covers; 17-inch aluminum rims available
- Dual manual-sliding side doors; power-sliding doors available
- Heated side mirrors
- Available fog lights
- Available power liftgate
- Available rain-sensing windshield wipers
- Cloth upholstery; leather available
- Dual-zone manual air conditioning; tri-zone automatic air conditioning available
- Tilt/telescoping steering wheel with audio controls
- Second-row bench seat is included; available Stow ‘n Go second-row bucket seats fold into a bin in the floor at the pull of a lever
- 60/40-split folding third row with tailgate-seating mode
- Available heated front seats, second-row seats and steering wheel
- Available remote start
- Available second-row power windows and second- and third-row retractable sunshades
- Available touch-screen navigation system
- Available Blu-ray backseat entertainment system
- Sole 283-hp, 3.6-liter V-6
- Six-speed automatic transmission
- Runs on regular gas
- Front-wheel drive
- Sport suspension on R/T models
- All-disc antilock brakes
- Electronic stability system
- Side-impact airbags for the front seats
- Side curtain airbags for all three rows
- Active front head restraints
- Available power-adjustable pedals
- Available blind spot monitoring system
- Available rear cross path detection system
- Available rear parking sensors
- Available backup camera
