When is a facelift not a facelift? In the case of the Toyota Sienna, it’s the 2025 model year. Mechanically, the Sienna is unchanged for 2025, but it’s what’s inside that counts.
For starters, Toyota will now sell you both a vacuum and a fridge located on and in the center console for cooling drinks and cleaning up messes. There’s also a new infotainment system and a new safety feature to go along with it. It doesn’t sound like much, but each of these items fundamentally changed how I interacted with the new Sienna I drove this week in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Quick Take
The new Toyota Sienna isn’t that different, but a few little changes help bring the van up to date. It’s now just as great to drive as it was last time around, but with some thoughtful tech, safety, and features updates that should satisfy potential buyers.
2025 Toyota Sienna First Drive: All The Details
What’s New: Inside The 2025 Sienna
Let’s start with that fridge. Toyota will only sell it with the vacuum, not a la carte, which is a bit of a downer. The duo are part of an optional package on the Sienna’s Limited trim, or standard if you opt for the top-of-the-line Platinum trim. Intricacies of the lineup aside, the fridge does its job, and on my drive route through the Charlotte suburbs, it kept my water icy cool. The fridge looks to hold around five to six bottles (or just a few large ones), and I didn’t find the cold air leaking out onto my elbow while driving either.
As for the vacuum, I can really only attest that it works. It’s a little loud (duh), but it picked up my name tag with some real force and held it to the nozzle. I’d imagine it’s at least as strong as the vacuums you find at gas stations, and finding some extra attachments or an extension for the hose shouldn’t be tough, as the whole deal looks fairly standard.
Handling and Drivability: If It Ain’t Broke Don’t Fix It
The Sienna doesn’t mess with success. It’s still powered by the same 245-horsepower hybrid powertrain with optional all-wheel drive. Adding two driven wheels comes courtesy of a third electric motor on the rear axle. While it doesn’t increase total output, I think AWD models feel a little more snappy and eager…