The oldest car that used the name Pacifica from my memory was a special edition of the Dodge Lancer, launched in 1986 as a sporty version of the mid-sized hatchback.
Then, as Dodge was a brand owned by Chrysler Corporation, which is now Stellantis North America, the name reappeared for three different vehicles.
Once was in the late 1990s, as a concept car named Chrysler Pacifica. It was a restyled version of then-popular ChryCo minivans with a taller roof and extravagant, retro-inspired front end.
[You can see the 1999 Pacifica from 0:32]
Think of it as a styling exercise. You can practice your design skills to explore what kind of design cues can happen and how to give your next cars a refreshing, interesting look that suits the brand it wears.
Then, shortly after, in the early 2000s, the name was chosen for a giant crossover SUV with Chrysler badges. Unfortunately unlike their minivans, this Pacifica flopped in the marketplace.
However, somehow, in the mid 2010s, the name is revived as a new name for the latest Chrysler minivan of its time. Originally, Chrysler used the name Town & Country, which is dated back in the late 1940s as an upmarket station wagons and convertibles of ChryCo.
But they decided to do otherwise instead of keeping the storied nameplate alive. Feel free to decide which name is better for ya!
And nowadays, this Chrysler Pacifica is keeping the light on the Chrysler brand as the only model that the brand still has, waiting for newer cars for it (Chrysler Arrow and Chrysler Airflow) in the late 2020s.
Then where all the money for the brand went? Chrysler's other brands, particularly RAM and Jeep, took it. After ChryCo was merged with other companies, new management people decided that the same money could be spent on more profitable pickup trucks and SUVs under these two brands. And the major investment for Chrysler (as a brand) was pushed away.
In my opinion, just in my opinion, as much as I think each cars have their own goods and bads, I highly doubt that Northwests cared about these cars when they were raised with far more luxurious stuffs 😅
Gravity Falls is located in the Pacific Northwest, so I assume it's where her name came from, when their family name shares a part of it!
But you know, it's a headcanon territory. And this shared name between one of our favorite rich girls and a certain series of cars gives me something that can make my friends chucke together. So don't be scared of my comments. You can imagine whatever suits your imagination 🫡
car9723's out - and happy fandom life!
