2022 Toyota Sienna - Performance, Price, and Photos

The 2022 Toyota Sienna works to blend an efficient hybrid drivetrain with a practical package to create the ultimate family hauler. Toyota’s updated Sienna minivan retains the utility and safety that we’ve grown to expect from this venerable van with an all-new powertrain that promises reduced fuel cost and reduced emissions.

This latest Sienna is an evolution of a battle-tested platform. Minivan designers spent a great deal of time making sure the interior is tough, spacious, and packed with usable tech, while engineers added an all-new hybrid drivetrain to replace the previous generation's V6. Now only available as a hybrid, it begs the question, can this new updated Sienna for 2022 sway buyers away from three-row SUVs and other minivans in its segment? Let's find out.

2022 Toyota Sienna Performance and Capability

The 2022 Toyota Sienna uses an all-new standard inline-four-Cylinder engine that is part of a hybrid system. This impressive drivetrain may not help you win any stoplight drag races, but it will return great fuel economy with enough grunt to merge onto the highway. Outside of its innovative drivetrain, the Toyota Sienna offers impressive performance hauling around people and things in a safe package.

The Sienna now adopts Toyota’s newly developed hybrid system replacing the previous model's 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6 engine. Although the old V6 was a proven platform, Toyota chose to innovate and offer customers a more fuel-efficient family hauler that achieves an impressive 36 miles per gallon rating in the city and 36 miles per gallon on the highway. The 2022 Toyota Sienna’s drivetrain features a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter inline-four cylinder engine augmented by electric motors for a combined output of 245 horsepower.

All Toyota Sienna’s come with a new ECVT transmission to handle the power delivery of the new hybrid system. The Sienna uses a Nickel-Metal Hydride battery pack that has seen use in other Toyota hybrids for over a decade.

The standard front-wheel-drive Sienna uses a pair of front-mounted Permanent magnet synchronous electric motors. The Japanese automaker also offers an all-wheel-drive Sienna that adds a third rear-mounted electric motor to offer all-weather traction. The addition of the rear motor activated during low traction situations does not increase the sustained power output of the Sienna. The all-wheel-drive Sienna also reduces city consumption to just 35 mpg compared to the front-wheel-drive model's 36 mpg rating.

As for towing, the Sienna can haul up to 3,500lbs and can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 7.7 seconds, and run through the quarter mile in 15.8 seconds at 88 miles per hour. Toyota electronically limits this minivan’s top speed to only 116mph.

Toyota Sienna Specs

Engine	2.5-liter Inline-four
Horsepower	245 hp
Torque	176 lb-ft
Transmission	CVT
Drive Layout	Front-wheel-drive
	All-wheel-drive	MPG	35 City

Exterior Design

Mini-vans today must contend with the growing number of three-row SUVs. Although these crossovers may not offer the same passenger practicality as vans, they do avoid the soccer mom stigma synonymous with minivans.

So, for 2022, Toyota decided to give their legendary minivan a completely new more aggressive styling. The new Sienna’s exterior design took inspiration from Japan’s high-speed Shinkansen bullet trains, giving the van both presence and an aerodynamic look.

The Toyota Sienna offers power sliding passenger doors with wide openings that are both easy to use and safe for small children to operate. On higher trims, the Sienna comes with hands-free power doors that can open using the kick-to-open foot sensor. LED headlights and taillights are standard on the Sienna which leads to more confident nighttime driving. The Sienna also features LED foglights on higher trims.

Available exterior colors include:

- Blizzard Pearl

- Blueprint

- Celestial Silver Metallic

- Cypress

- Midnight Black Metallic

- Predawn Gray Mica

- Ruby Flare Pearl

- Sunset Bronze Mica

- Super White

Exterior Dimensions

Length	204.1 in
Width	78.5 in
Height	68.5 in
Wheelbase	120.5 in
Ground Clearance	6.37 in
Coefficient of Drag	0.31

Interior Quality and Technology

Toyota has attempted to use interior trim materials that are both visually appealing and durable enough to handle a family of young children. In the base model LE, you will find cloth-trimmed seats. Move up to the XSE and other mid-level Sienna trims and Toyota offers its SofTex synthetic leather trim material.

Finally, the top-level Sienna Platinum Toyota offers a fully leather-trimmed interior. The Sienna also offers a huge amount of door pocket storage, under-center console space, and a staggering eighteen cup holders.

When it comes to technology, Toyota went to work ensuring there were enough charging ports to support your modern device-hungry family. There are a total of six USB charge ports in the Sienna regardless of trim level.

The Sienna also offers a 9.0-inch center touch screen on all trims along with both Apple Car Play and Android Auto. You also get tri-zone climate control that makes sure that front and rear occupants are comfortable with the option to allow rear passengers to control their own temperature.

When it comes to hauling around a modern family, it's hard to beat the new Toyota Sienna. It’s unique combination of a spacious interior, easy-to-access third-row entry, and technology gives it an edge. You have seating for up to eight in the Sienna LE trim with the middle bench seat, otherwise, all other trims seat up to seven.

The third-row seats fold flat and the exhaust system’s muffler is mid-mounted to give you deeper trunk space. The center row captain’s chairs are not removable, however, they are foldable and easily adjusted to make space for larger cargo. Toyota located the hybrid’s battery pack under the front seats so they do not take up any of the van’s precious 33.5 cubic feet cargo space.

Interior Dimensions

Head Room	40.1 in	39.9 in	37.4 in
Shoulder Room	62.4 in	62.7 in	58.5 in
Hip room	59.6 in	66.2 in	48.8 in
Leg Room	40.3 in	39.9 in	38.7 in

2022 Toyota Sienna Price and Availability

The base model 2022 Toyota Sienna starts at $35,285 for the Sienna LE front-wheel-drive while the range-topping Sienna Platinum AWD weighs in at a starting price of $51,485. This spread of pricing means that there’s a Sienna that meets the needs and budget of most families who are looking for a spacious and efficient family hauler.

All Sienna trims can be had with either front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive. Go for the all-wheel-drive and you’ll have to pay $1,575 over the standard front-wheel-drive van.

Safety

When it comes to safety, the 2022 Toyota Sienna goes above and beyond. Thanks to a combination of both hardware and advanced software, the 2022 Toyota Sienna is one of the safest Toyota’s ever built.

The Toyota Sienna uses Toyota’s Star safety system the includes a suite of electronic safety aids including:

- Enhanced Vehicle Stability Control (VSC)

- Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

- Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD)

- Brake Assist (BA)

- Smart Stop Technology® (SST)

The Sienna also includes Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 which consists of a Pre-Collision System with:

- Pedestrian Detection (PCS w/PD)

- Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA)

- Lane Tracing Assist (LTA)

- Automatic High Beams (AHB)

- Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)

- Road Sign Assist (RSA)

Both of these impressive safety packages come standard on all Toyota Sienna's regardless of trim. To back up the arsenal of advanced electronic safety systems, all Siennas also includes an array of ten airbags. The Sienna’s child-friendly interior offers car seat anchors for all seats in the second and third rows.

Main Competition

The Toyota Sienna is part of the last three minivans on sale today and it goes up against the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica. The Toyota Sienna stands out and is the only van to offer a hybrid drivetrain as standard, but its competitors edge out the new Sienna in some key areas.

The Chrysler Pacifica debuted in 2016 as an all-new luxury minivan to join the Chrysler lineup. This highly developed minivan quickly became a favorite among families - thanks to its build quality, smart storage solutions, and a reliable drivetrain. The Pacifica received a major facelift in 2021 adding new styling and tech to the Pacifica platform.

The Chrysler Pacifica offers its signature stow-and-go seating that allows you to fold the center row completely flat into the floor of the van. This means that you can create a completely flat load floor in the Pacifica without removing any seats allowing you to turn your comfortable van into a genuine utility vehicle in minutes. This beats out the Toyota Sienna which doesn’t even allow you to remove the center row seats.

The Chrysler Pacifica also offers customers more powertrain options than the Sienna. For those looking for a simple proven drivetrain, Chrysler offers a Pacifica minivan powered by the tried-and-true Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 engine. This engine is available in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

If you’re into a more efficient drivetrain, Chrysler also offers an all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid Pacifica that boasts 33 miles of pure electric range and a rating of 84mpg-e. Although the Pacifica hybrid is an impressive machine, it has a starting price of $46,978 or over $10,000 more than the most affordable Sienna LE that comes standard as a hybrid.

When it comes to automotive rivalries one of the most hotly contested battles is between the Toyota Sienna and the Honda Odyssey. Both of these minivans have fought for decades to establish supremacy as the best minivan on the market and that fight continues today.

The Honda Odyssey packs a 3.5-liter V6 engine and a 10-speed automatic transmission. This familiar engine returns 28 mpg on the highway and only 19 mpg in the city making it a gas guzzler compared to the Sienna. Although the V6 in the Odyssey consumes more fuel, it also makes it much quicker than the Sienna. The lack of all-wheel-drive also limits the Odyssey’s all-weather capabilities.

While the Odyssey’s drivetrain may lose out to the Sienna, both minivans offer a similar set of safety features and technology to keep your family safe and entertained. The Odyssey also offers comparable interior cargo space making it just as competent for hauling stuff.