Safety and Technology
The 2025 Toyota Sienna comes equipped with an array of advanced technological features, depending on the chosen grade. These features include:
- Toyota Audio Multimedia System: All models feature the latest system, with an 8-inch touchscreen on the LE trim and a 12.3-inch touchscreen on higher trims, supporting wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ integration
- Digital Gauge Cluster: A 12.3-inch digital driver’s display is available on XSE, Woodland Edition, Limited, and Platinum trims, providing real-time driving data and customizable views.
- Rear-Seat Entertainment: An available rear-seat entertainment system with a fold-down screen keeps passengers engaged on longer journeys
- Convenience Features: The Limited and Platinum trims offer a built-in vacuum and refrigerator, enhancing cabin convenience for families.
Safety remains a priority in the 2025 Sienna, which incorporates several advanced features to protect occupants:
- Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+: This suite includes Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist, Lane Tracing Assist, Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Automatic High Beams, and Road Sign Assist.
- Advanced Rear-Seat Reminder: Utilizing millimeter-wave radar, this system detects movement in the rear seats after the vehicle is turned off, alerting the driver through visual and audible notifications, and can send alerts via the Toyota app.
- Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert: Standard on all trims, these systems assist in detecting vehicles in blind spots and approaching from the sides when reversing.
- Panoramic View Monitor: Available on higher trims, this feature uses four cameras to provide a 360-degree view around the vehicle, aiding in parking and maneuvering.
On the Road
With a hybrid drivetrain in place, the 2025 Toyota Sienna excels in range and efficiency. Indeed, with its 18-gallon fuel tank and 36 mpg average, that translates to an outstanding 648-mile driving range.
Your fuel economy will vary, depending on such factors as weather conditions, your driving behavior, and payload. This means if you regularly drive with all seats occupied or if you tow, your fuel economy will be less.
For our week, we averaged 34.9 mpg. Most trips were solo and involved almost exclusive highway travel.
While the efficiency was certainly welcome, it should be noted that the Sienna’s engine works hard to motivate this large vehicle. When working in tandem, the engine and hybrid combine to deliver 245 horsepower, but that’s well below what its competitors deliver.
Power routes to the wheels utilizing a continuously variable transmission. The CVT sends power to the front wheels with an electric motor driving the rear wheels in all-wheel-drive models. The latter is the arrangement we had and was particularly effective on wet roads.
Steering is direct and the Sienna handles like a car. It is not an exciting vehicle, but it gets the job done. The trade off in power – at least 40 horsepower less than its rivals – is noticeable. Braking is firm, although squishy. The Sienna is a hybrid and behaves like one.
Toyota Sienna Considerations
We cannot think of a reason to avoid a Sienna, although its starting price of $40,000 pushing upwards near $60,000 is revealing. Even so, the Sienna matches the Highlander and Grand Highlander, and starts out lower than the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica. Only the Kia Carnival is priced for less.
As far as model choices, consider any model but the base trim. We think the imitation leather seats are a comfort difference worth exploring, a feature offered on most grades except for the standard model.
