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Editors' Most Wanted Vehicles for 2004

Most Wanted Minivan

Toyota Sienna Winner: Toyota Sienna

Creating the ultimate 21st century minivan requires more than just offering a roomy and comfortable box-on-wheels. Today's people movers must have abundant power, confident handling, uncompromised utility and the latest in creature comforts. While Honda's Odyssey has met these requirements since it was redesigned in 1999, Toyota's all-new Sienna one-ups Honda with a standard split-folding third-row seat, side door windows that roll down, A/C power outlets and available eight-passenger seating. Optional adaptive cruise control, three-zone climate control and a JBL audio system verify the Sienna as the Lexus of minivans.


Honorable Mention: Nissan Quest

It's not easy to make a minivan "cool" but Nissan did it with the 2004 Quest. Whether you focus on the edgy exterior, avant-garde interior, unique sunroof design or refined 240-horsepower V6, this minivan forces you to rethink the entire segment's image. Yet the Quest isn't just about shock and awe. The fold-flat second- and third-row seats offer tremendous utility while the optional Bose audio system and DVD entertainment system (complete with multiple overhead screens) validate the Nissan as a true innovator. It's the first minivan where the term "hip factor" has nothing to do with an interior measurement.


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