Let’s face it: when it comes to Halloween, capacity matters when it comes to candy

By Gary S. Vasilash

Although things are undoubtedly scary right now in Auburn Hills, one vehicle that is holding its own against its primary competitors is the Pacifica minivan.

Through the third quarter 92,386 Pacificas have been sold.

That bests both the Honda Odyssey with 59,248 and the Toyota Sienna at 50,789.

Taking advantage of the season, Chrysler has decided to name the vehicle “the Official Minivan of Trunk or Treat.”

This isn’t entirely fanciful, as the vehicle does offer the Stow ‘n Go Seating and Storage System, the built-in Stow ‘n Vac, and the Uconnect Theater System, which are key features for the season. (Arguably any season, but. . . .)

The seating system is helpful because when the second and third rows are folded into the floor there’s more than 140 cubic feet of cargo candy space.

The theater system allows the showing of scary films.

And, probably the most-vital feature of all is the vacuum cleaner, because let’s face it: Halloween is probably has the highest level of debris-generation of any holiday.

Incidentally: the Pacifica is available as a plug-in hybrid, so there is built-in efficiency on the way to the trunk-or-treat venue.