The Dodge Grand Caravan has been on the road since minivans first hit the pavement in the early part of the 1980s. This minivan allows you to enjoy a familiar model and many of us who still look at our minivans with love and admiration have owned several of the Grand Caravan over the time this vehicle has been on the road. With many of the newer models offering you style cues that aren’t the same as what we’re used to, it’s nice to see a familiar face still on the road as one that now offers the advanced features we want to enjoy.

While style points aren’t counted as much in this segment as most of the others, the Grand Caravan offers you some of the best features on the inside to give you the items you’re looking for. This minivan still gives you Stow ‘n Go seating in the second row and a powerful V6 engine that helps give you the confidence to drive this stalwart performer. For 2017 the Grand Caravan adds a revised trim lineup to give you the SE, SE Plus, SXT and GT. The 6.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system is now standard and you will see more features added at the lower trim levels.

Since we’ve already brought up some features, let’s take a look at what we see on the Grand Caravan. This minivan offers you 17-inch wheels, remote keyless entry, air conditioning ports in the front and rear, a tilt/telescoping steering wheels, a rearview camera, power windows and locks, steering wheel mounted audio controls, a six-speaker audio system, cruise control, under the floor storage bins, electronic traction and stability controls and a full menu of airbags. The SXT adds a power driver’s seat, fog lights, alloy wheels, power sliding doors, a power liftgate and the Stow ‘n Place roof rack as additional standard items.

The single engine for the Grand Caravan is a 3.6-liter V6 engine that is mated to a beautiful six-speed automatic transmission to give you the smoothest shifting you could imagine. With this smooth transition from gear to gear you will notice your smaller family members are able to easily enjoy falling asleep in the backseat with ease. The fuel mileage you’ll enjoy on the Grand Caravan come to you at 17 city/25 hwy mpg to give you economical ride that you want to enjoy on the road to wherever you plan to take your family.

As for pricing the SE model of the Grand Caravan shows up at an easily affordable price of only $25,500. The SE Plus will cost you an additional $2,700 and the SXT comes to you at a price of $31,400. Moving up to the top trim, the GT will start around $34,500 and can make it all the way to $39,000 before you have checked off all the boxes. This base price for the Grand Caravan is thousands less than the other minivans on the market to give you the value you want for the money you spend on this minivan.

For the prices to rise on the Grand Caravan you have to know the options that are being added. The features you can add include the Uconnect hands free package to give you a DVD entertainment system while the Driver’s Convenience Group brings an overhead console, a tri-zone air conditioning system, a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, second and third row side window sunshades, a garage door opener, Uconnect voice command, overhead ambient lighting, rear swiveling reading lamps, rear cross traffic detection, rear parking sensors and blind spot monitoring to give you the Grand Caravan you want to enjoy.

While the low price and powerful engine are two of the most impressive features of the Grand Caravan, this is a van that gives you a smooth and enjoyable ride that’s easy to love on the road. You’ll feel confident behind the wheel of this van and your family will be thankful for the space and engaging equipment. This van can even haul as much as 3,600 pounds if you need it to in order to bring you to the destination with a trailer full of fun for the weekend getaway.