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Freestyle vs 2004 Chrysler Pacifica  Road Test: 2005 Ford
Freestyle vs 2004 Chrysler Pacifica  Some would say there's
nothing more uncool than driving your mom's car...Pacifica and
Freestyle suggest Chrysler and Ford are starting to get the
message.  If you were a child of the 1960s, you'd sooner beg
your dentist for a root canal than drive the old Country Squire.
Anyone a half-step younger would avoid the family Reliant or
Aries wagon like an airport strip search. But love 'em or hate
'em, station wagons are an efficient way to move people and
stuff. So the challenge for carmakers looking to reinvent the
station wagon for the 21st century is not to create yet another
new segment, but to banish an old stigma. Enter the Chrysler
Pacifica and Ford Freestyle. New this year, the Pacifica shares
powertrains and other components with the Town & Country and
Caravan minivans. The Freestyle bows as a 2005 model; its
architecture stems from that of the Volv