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- Best minivan 2011 Honda Odyssey *Est. $28075
- All-wheel-drive minivan 2011 Toyota Sienna *Est. $25060
- Best budget minivan 2011 Kia Sedona *Est. $24595
- Small, sporty minivan 2012 Mazda Mazda5 *Est. $16878
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- The base-model 2007 Toyota Sienna gets good scores for fuel economy and engine power. You might find a Sienna with all-wheel-drive, a rare feature on minivans, and one that's an advantage in harsh winter climates. Experts also said the Sienna is refined, with quality materials and construction, and a roomy interior. Value retention is good.
- The Toyota Sienna does not have the sporty driving dynamics of the Honda Odyssey, reviewers said. Some experts described both braking and the driving experience as "vague."
The Toyota Sienna remains the second-place pick to the Honda Odyssey (price when new: $25,645 to $39,095) in most 2007 reviews, although it received almost unanimous praise from critics -- especially for its upgraded, more powerful engine. If you live in an area with harsher winters and want all-wheel drive, you might find a used Toyota Sienna wit all-wheel-drive (a feature not commonly found on minivans). Critics noted that the 2007 Toyota Sienna minivan comes loaded with the features families want: seats that split and fold into the floor, rolldown side windows, and lots of hooks, power sockets and storage cubbyholes. Owner satisfaction ratings are high, as is reliability, so the Toyota Sienna holds its value much better than most minivans.
We found some excellent, balanced reviews for the 2007 Toyota Sienna minivan, and the one at Edmunds.com is perhaps the best of them all. Editors did a good job comparing the Sienna to others and placing it in context with its competitors from the 2007 market. Consumer Reports also covered the ‘07 Toyota Sienna, including historical reliability data in its review. We also found useful reviews of the Sienna at Kiplinger's, which honored the 2007 Sienna with multiple awards, as well as at Canadian Driver and LASplash magazines, where editors conducted road tests of this minivan.
Our Sources
1. Edmunds.com
Edmunds.com didn't test the Toyota Sienna head-to-head against other minivans, but its editors did well at comparing it to its leading competitors. They noted that the 2007 Sienna's V6 is more powerful, and gets better fuel economy, than the 2006 model's engine.
Review: 2007 Toyota Sienna Review, Editors of Edmunds.com
2. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
Consumer Reports included the 2007 Toyota Sienna in its ratings of minivans. Editors evaluated this model in terms of predicted reliability, based on past-model-year reader-survey data. The analysis here focused mainly on reliability, ride quality, handling and safety, but the writeup is short and lacking in depth compared to the review at Edmunds.com.
Review: 2007 Toyota Sienna Review, Editors of Consumer Reports
3. Kiplinger.com
The Toyota Sienna won three awards from Kiplinger's magazine in 2007, including "Best New Minivan," "Best in Class Minivan" and "Most Fuel-Efficient Minivan." Reviewers Solheim and Anderson praised the Toyota Sienna's 266-hp engine, which gets 27 mpg on the highway, and said the 2007 Sienna "leapfrogs" the Honda Odyssey in power and fuel economy.
Review: 2007 Cars: Our Slide Show Gallery of Top Picks, Mark Solheim and Jessica Anderson, Nov. 2006
4. Canadian Driver
Reviewer James Bergeron test-drove the 2007 Sienna and complimented this minivan on its comfortable ride and long list of features. This review actually reported on four days of testing, which results in a nice balance. Bergeron didn't compare the Toyota Sienna minivan to others, however.
Review: Day-by-Day Review: 2007 Toyota Sienna XLE AWD, James Bergeron, Feb. 26, 2007
5. ConsumerGuide.com
Instead of a narrative review, editors provide a chart of numerical ratings with one or two comments. The site is a good place to find detailed specification information on the 2007 Toyota Sienna, however, and it was chosen by editors as "Recommended" when it was new. Especially helpful is repair and reliability data from prior model years.
Review: 2004-2007 Toyota Sienna Review, Editors of ConsumerGuide.com
Auto reporter Craig Howie test drove the 2007 Toyota Sienna and described it as swift and refined, but also nimble and easy to drive. Unfortunately, this review isn't very balanced, with no criticisms to counterweight Howie's enthusiasms. As a result, this is more of a feature article than a true review.
Review: 2007 Toyota Sienna Review / Road Test, Craig Howie
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