[David S]

Just loose the round knob on the console please. That is out of place.

Just lose the show car interior. Flat steering wheel on top for what purpose? It's an SUV, it doesn't need to be flat on the bottom either. Integrate the screen into the dash, don't have an oversized tablet floating in the air. White knob on a white surface with a gap to catch dirt. Air gap where the lumbar support belongs. Giant one piece roof. Fantasy land show car stuff. Lose the show car low profile tires on the outside. And put a Chrysler grill on the thing.

 

[serpens]

I'm pleased with Christine and Stellantis' vision for Chrysler. Sad I have to wait until 2025 but at least we know the future plans are ambitious.

 

[Ian]

It’s beautiful. If it can have a minimum of 300km range on the battery, i’d replace my Dart with that.

 

[saltydog]

Not bad and the interior is very nice!

 

[David S]

They did look at serial hybrids.There were reasons discussed on allpar for not doing it.

They need something bigger. The 1.3T would be fine. It has to be able to accelerate the vehicle, a little generator is too small.

 

[codypet]

But Dodge pioneered the Minivan, not Chrysler. Car-a-van. So that is her target, the soccer mom division. Quite disappointing.

The first minivan to roll off the line was the Plymouth Voyager which lives on as the Chrysler Voyager.

 

[David S]

I'm pleased with Christine and Stellantis' vision for Chrysler. Sad I have to wait until 2025 but at least we know the future plans are ambitious.

If that is her vision for Chrysler, then bring on the Dodge plans. They had better have a full lineup.

 

[David S]

The first minivan to roll off the line was the Plymouth Voyager which lives on as the Chrysler Voyager.

Yeah I read her interview. Chrysler is the upscale Plymouth, the soccer mom division.

 

[serpens]

Yeah I read her interview. Chrysler is the upscale Plymouth, the soccer mom division.

You're obviously being so reductive on purpose, but that really isn't what I took from the interview. The minivan is going to stay firmly within the Chrysler brand yes, but I also like the commitment to the sedan market and broadening Chrysler's reach to other segments of crossover-ish vehicles. Truly I see Chrysler being the athleisure brand- premium, dominated by a feminine focus, and versatile enough to attract moms, DINKs, and upwardly mobile single people that meet with friends often as well. Their products should look and feel athletic without actually being sporty. I think there's a market there. Lexus' FWD offerings are a class above but not altogether different in concept outside of their obsession with sharp angles.

 

[Dave Z]

This is the first I've heard officially that the Pacifica won't end in 2027 as the final minivan... if you choose to interpret it that way.

 

[David S]

Detroit News Interview with Chrysler CEO

Interesting interview about Chrysler´s future.
An interesting quote from the article:
"Chrysler also will look to "redefine" the current segments in which it plays, she said. The brand sees a market for electrified large sedans and will have an offering to replace the 300. Chrysler also will look to uphold its heritage in pioneering the minivan almost 40 years ago — that innovation is inspiration for Chrysler's next chapter."

"Although Stellantis already offers electric crossovers in Europe, they are mostly compact vehicles that aren't popular with American buyers and have platforms designed for internal combustion engine vehicles that are converted to electric."


Compact SUV sales last year: 3.438.835 Yes, that's a million more than pickups.
Compact cars last year: 1.166.101 Platform sharing with above SUVs.

Hybrids are are also more popular than BEVs.

Pretty out of touch with American buyers.

 

[pallen]

I like it. Can't wait to drive one.

 

[David S]

You're obviously being so reductive on purpose, but that really isn't what I took from the interview. The minivan is going to stay firmly within the Chrysler brand yes, but I also like the commitment to the sedan market and broadening Chrysler's reach to other segments of crossover-ish vehicles. Truly I see Chrysler being the athleisure brand- premium, dominated by a feminine focus, and versatile enough to attract moms, DINKs, and upwardly mobile single people that meet with friends often as well. Their products should look and feel athletic without actually being sporty. I think there's a market there. Lexus' FWD offerings are a class above but not altogether different in concept outside of their obsession with sharp angles.

Yes, Lexus needs to be targeted from below, and lose the edges. You can't do that with an all BEV lineup. Lexus lives on the compact SUV and midsize car. The interview was anti compact and anti hybrid, which is exactly where they need to be. She is Tesla + BEV Minivans, minus the pickup.

 

[hmk123]

I really do like the looks!
Only wish I have would be a "senior" edition with more real buttons and less screens...

 

[serpens]

Yes, Lexus needs to be targeted from below, and lose the edges. You can't do that with an all BEV lineup. Lexus lives on the compact SUV and midsize car. The interview was anti compact and anti hybrid, which is exactly where they need to be. She is Tesla + BEV Minivans, minus the pickup.

That's not entirely true. The RX sells almost double of what the NX does and the UX doesn't add much in volume either, less than the GX in fact.

 

[David S]

That's not entirely true. The RX sells almost double of what the NX does and the UX doesn't add much in volume either, less than the GX in fact.

Yes, you are right I should have said FWD based. UX isn't a real SUV, it is an ugly hatchback, how not to do a subcompact CUV.

 

[serpens]

Well we at least agree on that.

 

[77 Monaco Brougham]

If anyone would like to hear a bit more from Ms. Feuell, she is slated to appear on the company's podcast / webcast @ 11AM Pacific / 2PM Eastern.

As for the Airflow itself, I'm quite pleased with what I've seen and read.

My only concern is that I hope they don't repeat the mistake Tesla made with those idiotic door handles and door locks!

 

[hmk123]

While I think the Mustang Mach-E looks ok (more so on the road than in pictures) I like this Chrysler a lot more when it comes to its design.

 

[jorisr]

"Although Stellantis already offers electric crossovers in Europe, they are mostly compact vehicles that aren't popular with American buyers and have platforms designed for internal combustion engine vehicles that are converted to electric."


Compact SUV sales last year: 3.438.835 Yes, that's a million more than pickups.
Compact cars last year: 1.166.101 Platform sharing with above SUVs.

Hybrids are are also more popular than BEVs.

Pretty out of touch with American buyers.

The sentence you quote was clearly something added by the writer and not a statement of the Chrysler CEO.

It is the writer´s way of framing Stellantis as a company that does not currently have competitive BEV´s and lags behind.
If you listen to the questions Tavares has had to answer over and over, one of those is about the lack of BEV´s at Stellantis.
Stellantis is categorically mentioned as being far behind Ford and GM in electrification in the US media.
Carlos´s always answers with the fact that Stellantis offers a lot of BEV´s right now.

Ford actually sells 1 (Mustang Mach-E) and has presented an electric Transit Van and the F-150 Lightning.
GM sells 2 versions of the Bolt EV and has presented for 2022/2023 the GMC Hummer Pick-up and SUV, the Silverado and Sierra EV´s and the Cadillac Lyriq.
So Ford and GM together by 2023 will offer at least 10 BEV´s.

Right now Stellantis offers:
Fiat 500
Fiat Ducato/Peugeot Boxer/Citroen Jumper/Opel Movano/
Peugeot e-208
Peugeot e-2008
Peugeot Expert/Citroen Jumpy/Opel Vivaro/Fiat Scudo
Citroën Ami/Opel Rocks-e
Citroën ë-C4
Citroën Berlingo/Peugeot Partner/Opel Combo
Opel Corsa-e
Opel Mokka-e
DS 3 Crossback E-tense

That is 10 BEV´s in customers hands in 2021. (The Ami/Rocks-e is not a real car however)

We know about at least the following BEV models coming to market in the 2022/2023 period:
Maserati MC20
Maserati Grecale
Maserati GranTurismo
Maserati GranCabrio
Alfa Romeo B-UV
Jeep B-UV
RAM Promaster
Tavares mentioned a total of 8 new BEV coming in the next 18-24 months so i´m missing at least a couple.
That brings us to a total of at least 16 BEV´s for Stellantis on the market in 2023 vs at least 10 BEV´s for GM and Ford combined.
We know we will not see Ford and GM competition for the Fiat 500 or Peugeot e-208 but we will be able to compare the electric Promaster with the E-Transit and the Maserati Grecale with the Cadillac Lyriq as they will be comparable vehicles. We will have an idea how far behind Stellantis will be before the vehicles on the new STLA platforms will come to market from 2023 onwards.
For the european market i am especially interested in how the vehicles on the upcoming STLA Medium will stack up to the vehicles Ford will develop for Europe based on the MEB platform they will be buying from Volkswagen. Ford has chosen not to develop an electric platform for specific European vehicles but instead Volkswagen will be supplying it´s MEB platform to Ford. The interesting thing is the MEB platform was rushed to market by VW in 2019 to lessen the fines from the EU. The platform so far has proven to be dissapointing in comparison to for instance the new Hyundai/Kia Platform. VW has shown in it´s latest plans that it plans to switch to a new platform (SSP) from 2024 onwards. It´s nice to know for VW that at least Ford will be enjoying the MEB Platform going forward.

Next to these BEV´s, Stellantis will have at least the following PHEV´s on the market in 2022:
Opel Astra
Opel Astra Tourer
Opel Grandland
Peugeot 308
Peugeot 308 SW
Peugeot 3008
Peugeot 508
Peugeot 508 SW
Citroën C5 X
Citroën C5 Aircross
DS 4
DS 7 Crossback
DS 9
Jeep Renegade 4XE
Jeep Compass 4XE
Jeep Wrangler 4XE
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4XE
Chrysler Pacifica
Alfa Romeo Tonale
Dodge "Hornet"

That is 20 PHEV´s on the market for Stellantis next year (Hornet will be end of 2022 so could take to early 2023 to be in customer´s hands).
GM will have 0 PHEV´s on the market because they will go straight to BEV´s.
Ford, usually quick to present future vehicles, has for 2022 only the Ford Escape PHEV and 2 Lincoln´s (Aviator and Corsair) PHEV´s on offer in the US. In Europe they add the Ford Explorer PHEV and the Ford Transit Custom PHEV.
So in 2022 Ford and GM combined will have 5 PHEV´s on the market (3 in the US and 3 in Europe).
Stellantis in 2022 is lagging far behind them with 20 PHEV´s on the market (5 or 6 in the US and 18 in Europe)