Parents Magazine & Edmunds.com Rank Toyota Sienna a Top 10 Family Car of the Year!

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Parents Magazine and Edmunds.com have named the 2016 Toyota Sienna as one of the 10 best family cars of the year, and the winner in the Best Minivan category. Rankings are based on factors including safety, ride quality, comfort and capacity, kid-friendly features, price and value, fuel efficiency, reliability, interior and exterior workmanship, visibility, controls, and instrumentation, etc. Attributes such as appearance, ergonomics, and special design features also set the cars apart.

Toyota wants to make parenting easier, with the Sienna. The van, for example, is equipped with four LATCH locations for securing child seats. In addition, the Sienna’s Driver Easy Speak option reduces the need to shout commands from the helm. Easy Speak conveys a driver’s voice through the audio system’s rear speakers using the microphone from the Sienna’s voice-command multi-media system.

The Sienna has a Dual-View Entertainment Center, featuring two screens within a 16.4-inch widescreen image, for families who appreciate fun during road trips. The entertainment center combines Blu-Ray capability, an HDMI input, and an SD card reader that can play 10 different audio and video formats from two separate sources. The screens can be easily seen from the third row of the van, and can be operated from any seat via remote control. This definitely saves from bickering siblings!

The roomy car comes with seating options of 8 and 7(in the one with second-row captain’s chairs). With the third-row seat stowed and the second-row seat removed, the Sienna provides up to 150 cubic feet of maximum cargo space. Numerous storage bins, spaces, and cup holders are located throughout the cabin. Installing a child seat or placing a child in a seat can be done easily by sliding the second-row seats to the rear. This creates an easy walk-in aisle, too.

The 2016 Toyota Sienna’s standard Toyota Star Safety SystemTM equips it with Anti- Lock Brakes, Electronic Brake-Force Distribution, Brake Assist, enhanced Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, and Smart Stop Technology. For certain trims, a Blind Spot Monitor alerts a driver to a vehicle in a blind spot with side mirror indicators. Moreover, the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function helps with backing out of a driveway or parking space.

A few other winning features of the 2016 Toyota Sienna are its quiet cabin, powerful V6 engine, user-friendly center stack controls, and easy to use climate controls. To have a look at the best car for your family, do visit Penn Toyota, NY. Our North Shore Toyota Dealer will tell you all about it.