As the first company to introduce the minivan and through six generations of the vehicle, FCA US has innovated 115 minivan-firsts – 37 of those innovations coming from the Chrysler Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid.
- First minivan to offer front-wheel drive (1984)
- First minivan to offer selection of engines, V-6 or four-cylinder (1987)
- First to offer long-wheelbase minivans (1987)
- First to offer luxury minivan with introduction of Town & Country (1990)
- First minivan to offer standard driver-side air bag (1991)
- First minivan with center high-mounted brake light (1991)
- First minivan with child safety locks on sliding door (1991)
- First minivan to offer four wheel anti-lock brakes (1991)
- First minivan to offer Quad command seating (1991)
- First minivan to offer all-wheel-drive on front-wheel drive platform (1991)
- First minivan to offer integrated child seat (1992)
- First minivan to offer standard passenger-side air bag (1994)
- First minivan with dynamic side-impact protection (1994)
- First minivan to meet California 1997 Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) certification (1994)
- First minivan to meet Inherently Low Emission Vehicle (ILEV) certification (1995)
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SOURCE: FCA
