1996 Chrysler Town & Country

T&C is elegant, with a shiny plated grille flanked by rounded headlamps. The grille is a damage-resistant thermoplastic molding. The Dodge version's air intake has simple horizontal slats, while Plymouth has a good-looking egg crate grille. At heart, the 1996 Chrysler Town & Country is a box meant to carry seven people and a lot of goods efficiently and, its reason for being, in luxury. That it is attractive, as well, is a bonus. Its front-end treatment is especially handsome, with the low, sloping nose, combined with low cowl height, is of great benefit in maneuverability, and reduces aerodynamic drag.

The 1996 T&C is available in 3 trims - the LX, Base and LXi. The LX and Base trims have a standard engine of 3.3L V6, creating a power of 158 @ 4850 rpm, and a torque of 203 @ 3250 rpm, whereas the LXi trim has a standard engine of 3.8L V6 creating a power of 166 @ 4300 rpm, and a torque of 227 @ 3100 rpm. The 1996 Town & Country has a standard transmission 4-speed automatic overdrive.

Standard also for this vehicle is the air conditioning, power windows, power door locks, cassette player, and ABS brakes. Airbags is also available for the driver and the passenger. It received an overall rating of 7.5 out of 10 from over 200 consumers, with rating of 8.5 for style, 8.1 for performance, 8.9 for interior, 6.3 for quality, and 6.9 for recommendation. It got a perfect reliability rating of 5 for 5. The NHTSA awarded it a frontal crash test rating of 3 for 5 for the driver front and a 4 for 5 for the passenger front.