Toyota Sienna - Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

The Toyota Sienna is a versatile minivan that operates exclusively as a hybrid. It features a standard 2.5L 4-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System paired with an electronically controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (ECVT), producing 245 total system horsepower. This powertrain delivers manufacturer-estimated fuel economy ratings of 36 MPG combined for front-wheel drive (FWD) models and 35 MPG combined for the Electronic On-Demand All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system. AWD is available on most grades and comes standard on the Woodland and Platinum trims. The Sienna includes selectable EV, NORMAL, ECO, and SPORT driving modes.

Inside, the Sienna is equipped with the Toyota Audio Multimedia system, available with an 8-inch or 12.3-inch touchscreen, and includes standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. Available convenience features on upper trims include an integrated vacuum and a FridgeBox. Standard safety systems across all 2026 models include Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 (TSS 2.0), which features Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection and Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross-Traffic Alert and 10 airbags are also standard.

What's New for 2026

For the 2026 model year, Toyota has added more standard equipment to several grades. The LE grade receives an 8-speaker audio system (up from six), a power rear liftgate, rear window shades, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, black roof rails, and a windshield wiper de-icer.

The XLE grade adds standard black roof rails and outer mirror turn signals; it also now offers the 12-speaker JBL audio system as a standalone option. The XSE model upgrades its sound system, making the 12-speaker JBL Premium Audio system standard.

Additionally, "Heavy Metal" joins the exterior paint lineup for the LE, XLE, XSE, Limited, and Platinum trims. The Woodland grade adds Ice Cap as an available exterior color and gains a black rear badge. The 2026 Sienna is expected at dealerships in January 2026.

The minivan is still the champion of family transportation.

It doesn’t matter how good crossovers and SUVs get, nothing beats a minivan for transporting a lot of people long distances. It’s the sole purpose of these multi-row vehicles. It’s how they’re designed from the ground up.

Sadly, for minivan aficionados, not many entries are left on the market today. On the bright side, those that are left, like the 2023 Toyota Sienna 25th Anniversary Special Edition, are really good.

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These two segment stalwarts have been battling it out since the ‘90s, and while the minivan category is not nearly as prominent now as it was then, the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna remain.

What’s interesting about these two now, apart from the fact that they both still sell more units than you might think (each have more than 70,000 units sold in the U.S. in 2021 as of this writing), is how their paths have begun to diverge.

While the Odyssey is, in many ways, what it has been for years—a V6-powered front-wheel-drive van with a conventional (10-speed) automatic transmission—Toyota has embraced electrification with the Sienna. All Siennas sold in North America are now hybrid only, in either front or all-wheel drive, with an electronic continuously variable transmission.

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I’m not normally the begging sort of person, but I’m just going to cut to the point here: please buy a minivan.

I don’t intend that for everyone, of course. As an aging Millennial, I witness more “we’re expecting” announcements than I do season changes each year. Folks are starting their families, and it’s wonderful. They’re trading out the old college hatchbacks, and naturally, a lot of them are looking at crossovers.

Don’t do it.

The minivan remains the ultimate family hauler. It offers more space than the crossover, is better equipped to handle little ones, and still posts up respectable fuel economy figures. Want all-wheel drive? The new 2021 Toyota Sienna has it. In a bold move, Toyota has also nixed the straight-gas option, making the Sienna hybrid-only. By doing so, it’s created a comfortable mobile living room, with best-in-class fuel efficiency to put more dollars back in your pocket. And with the family growing, isn’t that the point?

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Welcome to the latest show here at AutoGuide: Family Hauler Feud.

It’s been a busy time here in 2021, the Year of the Minivan. Toyota debuted a wholly new generation of the Sienna, ditching the V6 and boldly going hybrid-only for its people mover. And speaking of bold, check out the bullet train-inspired looks. Meanwhile, Chrysler refreshed its segment-leading Pacifica, reintroducing AWD to its sliding-door model after over a decade. The all-paw drivetrain comes underneath a tweaked, SUV-inspired exterior design.

Then there’s the new kid on the block, the 2022 Kia Carnival. This travelling party on wheels leans into the crossover craze in a big way, so much so that Kia won’t even call it a minivan; it’s a Grand or Life Utility Vehicle, depending on which side of the 49th parallel you’re on. We liked it well enough in our earlier Kia Carnival review, but how does the latest competitor measure up to the establishment? Get the orange slices ready, this is going to be a tough game.

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