If you need to move a lot of people and a lot of things in a relatively reasonable footprint, a minivan really is the best option. It has been for 40 years, and despite the segment not seeing the same sales volumes it used to, the Toyota Sienna is unbelievably hot right now. Toyota could’ve rested on its laurels and kept printing money, but it hasn’t. The 2025 Sienna is here and it’s got some sweet new upgrades, to the point where you could basically live in a fully loaded model.

You’d need an eagle eye to spot the new Sienna from the outside. Aside from some new wheels, new badges on the doors, and darkened trim on XSE and Woodland Edition models, there isn’t much in the way of updates. However, it’s what’s inside that counts, and the updated Sienna gets some excellent new toys.

The New Features: From Vacuum to Fridge to Advanced Safety

Let’s start off with the headline features — the vacuum and the FridgeBox. The vacuum sits underneath the center console and you plug the hose in at the back of the console. Simply plug the hose in, flip a switch, and hoover up all the little debris kids and pets leave behind. Crumbs, boogers, hair, you name it. It’s definitely not the first vacuum integrated into a minivan, but it’s a welcome addition.

As for the FridgeBox, it’s exactly what it sounds like. This console-mounted minifridge promises to chill Capri Suns like an absolute villain, ensuring a consistent stream of refreshment for those long road trips. Of course, it could also be a boon to any teenagers looking to take their parents’ minivans to bush parties, so you know, use it responsibly.

However, the vacuum and the FridgeBox are only standard on the top-tier Platinum trim, optional on the Limited, and unavailable on everything else, so how about something new on every Sienna trim? That’s right, it’s radar for your kids, or as Toyota calls it, Advanced Rear Seat Reminder. How does it work? Easy — a radar unit in the headliner scans for movement within the second-row and third-row seats. Once the vehicle is parked and locked, as a first warning, it’ll blink the hazards and sound the door lock chime nine times if movement in the seats is detected. Ninety seconds later, it’ll sound the horn. Four minutes after that, your car will send you a text, and six minutes after that, it’ll call the emergency services. Now, if you left the doors unlocked, walked away, and the radar picked up a child in the rear seats, it’ll do all the same stuff except honk the horn. Nifty.

The Sienna's Technological Upgrades

Every 2025 Sienna gets the new-generation Toyota infotainment system, displayed on an eight-inch touchscreen on the base LE trim and a 12.3-inch touchscreen on all other trims. Add in a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster on XSE, Limited, and Platinum trims, and you get tech that’s right up-to-date. Of course, Toyota hasn’t forgotten about the physical stuff, updating the console, seats, and dashboard with nicer materials and tighter fit-and-finish. Yep, sounds like Toyota, alright.

The Sienna's Performance and Efficiency

Under the hood, this is still the same Sienna as last year, which means you get a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine connected to a two-motor/generator or a three-motor/generator hybrid system depending on whether you pick front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive. Figure 245 combined horsepower, either 36 or 35 mpg combined, and a towing capacity of 3,500 pounds so you can tow a magical liopleurodon that’ll guide your way to candy mountain.

Pricing and Availability: The 2025 Sienna is Coming Soon

Pricing for the 2025 Toyota Sienna hasn’t been released yet, but given how the 2024 model is still subject to markups, it doesn’t really matter. Expect it to theoretically stay fairly close to the pricing of this year’s model, but as always, that could change depending on how your local dealership’s feeling. Still, the 2025 Toyota Sienna ought to be rolling into dealerships by the end of the year, and it’s sure to make families very, very happy.

The Future of the Sienna: Could a PHEV Version Be in the Works?

Also, should we hope for upgrades targeted at the 2.5-liter hybrid drive with FWD or AWD, or do you think that Toyota gives Sienna more than enough power – 245 horsepower – in its current configuration? If you ask us, they could easily add a PHEV model into the mix to level the one-up the playing field (hybrid plus PHEV versus EV and PHEV) against the dominant Chrysler Pacifica and finally commence its attack to claim the throne.