2009 Chrysler Town & Country Overview
Town & Country shares many of its equipments and features with its sister minivan Dodge Grand Caravan, however, in case of the former more focus has been given on comfort and luxury. Town & Country for 2009 comes across as a luxurious seven-passenger minivan, that offers spacious interior and innovative family-friendly features. The newest Town & Country is available in three trim levels- LX, Touring and Limited.
Exterior
The 2009 Town & Country sports somewhat a boxy design and its nose resembles that of Sebring and Pacifica. The minivan is 202.5 inches long, 78.7 inches wide and 68.9 inches tall. Stylish and versatile Town & Country is packed with exterior features like:
- Available 16-inch steel, 16-inch alloy and 17-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels.
- Chrome accented grille.
- Chrysler badge on lower-left liftgate.
- Body-colored exterior door handles on LX.
- Bright bodyside molding on Touring.
Interior
The 2009 Town & Country boasts an incredibly upscale interior with versatile seating arrangements, coupled with innovative entertainment choices. The cabin can seat up to seven passengers with comfort. The seats come in three configurations- first, the optional second-row bench seat with a manual 60/40-split folding third row; secondly, Stow 'n Go second-row captain's chairs with manual folding third row (now standard on base model LX); and Swivel 'n Go that has second-row seats that rotate to face backward and manual third row. The minivan provides 143.8 cubic feet of cargo space when the rear seats are folded. Some more interior features of the 2009 Town & Country include:
- Standard rear air conditioning controls
- Standard compass, temperature and trip computer
- Optional live satellite TV for rear seats.
- Optional navigation with traffic information.
- Optional 9-inch overhead dual DVD screens with swiveling third-row monitor.
- Optional iPod interface with Bluetooth phone system.
The 2009 Town & Country line-up is offered with a choice of three V6 engines. All trims- LX, Touring and Limited are available with front-wheel drive. Let's have a look at few of the under-the-hood specs of the minivan:
- 175 horsepower, 3.3-liter V6 engine with 205 pounds-feet of torque (LX)
- 197 horsepower, 3.8-liter V6 engine with 230 pounds-feet of torque (Touring)
- 251 horsepower, 4.0-liter V6 engine with 259 pounds-feet of torque (Limited)
- Available four-speed and six-speed automatic transmissions
- Updated brake system
Safety
The 2009 Chrysler Town & Country is equipped with a whole lot of safety features, such as
- Standard side curtain airbags for all three seat rows.
- Standard antilock disc brakes.
- Standard electronic stability control
- Standard traction control.
- Standard tire pressure monitoring system.
- Optional second-row integrated child booster seat.
- Optional ParkSense Rear Park Assist.
- Optional ParkView Rear Back-Up Camera; and tire pressure monitoring system.