Sportier and more family-friendly than ever

#3. The interior is better … and worse

While the Sienna’s interior has taken a couple of steps forward with this generation, it has also taken a step back. The driver’s seating position has been adjusted to feel less upright and offer more rear travel so taller drivers will be comfortable. The 2011 model also adds a Multi-Information Display on top of the dashboard that shows such information as the time, temperature, climate and cruise control settings, and in models without a navigation system, the backup camera image. The bad news though, is Toyota’s choice of materials. While the dashboard is attractively designed and assembled with tight tolerances, it is largely made of thin, hollow plastics that make us worry about future squeaks and rattles. Even the door tops are hard plastic. Past Siennas had richer materials.