It is expected that the new SUV will be a two-row SUV, and will be based on the Airflow concept, presented back in 2020. The new product will reach dealers in the States in 2025.
The American brand Chrysler, part of the auto giant Stellantis, is now continuing to work on expanding its model range. Today it includes only two models – the Pacifica minivan and the 300 sedan, which will retire very soon. In the future, the line should be replenished with several new products, while the company hopes to keep the current “old man” Pacifica in service.
Pictured: Chrysler Airflow concept
Reuters reports on the brand's current projects with reference to Chrysler CEO Christine Foell. She confirmed the brand’s intention to introduce its first electric vehicle based on the STLA Large platform by 2025. According to the head of the brand, the “green” new product will be a two-row crossover, which (after all!) will be created based on the Airflow concept.
Let us remind you that the show car in different versions was demonstrated at the CES consumer electronics exhibition, which is held annually in Las Vegas (USA). Thus, the first concept with this name debuted in 2020, and its evolved version appeared in 2022. Initially, it was assumed that the Airflow would be brought to a production version, but in the spring of this year information appeared that the company had abandoned these plans.
In the photo: interior of the Chrysler Airflow 1/2 concept 
In the photo: interior of the Chrysler Airflow 2/2 concept
In July, the head of the Stellantis design department, Ralph Gilles, who was responsible for the development of the new product, decided to talk about how some points were “misunderstood.” According to him, the company will still continue to work with the concept: its next iteration will be presented in 2024, and based on this pre-production show car, it is planned to create a production electric car that will go to the market a year later. There is no new data about the future crossover yet; it is expected that its range on a single charge will be about 644 km.
Pictured: Chrysler 300
Another new Chrysler product will probably be a sedan: Christine Foyell mentioned it. She did not talk about the future four-door in more detail, but confirmed that the new model will replace the outgoing Chrysler 300. According to preliminary data, the successor to the “300” will be a large sedan with an all-electric “filling”, and the range on one charge for such a model will be about 800 km. It may join the brand's lineup in 2026.
Pictured: Chrysler Pacifica
Also CEO Chrysler noted that the company does not yet intend to abandon the Pacifica. Let's remember that the brand recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the minivan segment and extended the Pacifica until the 2024 model year. The car received new exterior colors, an additional interior trim option and a reduced range of plug-in hybrid versions – now only Select and Pinnacle. The installation is based on a 3.6-liter V6 gasoline engine, working in tandem with an electric motor (total power – 260 hp). The pair is offered with a variator, front-wheel drive only. It’s too early for the minivan to retire: Chrysler suggests that the Pacifica will remain in the brand’s lineup until the beginning of the next decade.
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