2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid: Nice and Big, just like you

Big IS bold and beautiful, as our readers know, and the 2025 Toyota Sienna Hybrid bear-a-van does not disappoint, especially with a combined mileage 35 mpg, which is great for the class.

If you are young(er) and don’t have children or big dogs, a minivan may not be a good fit for you, especially if you have to park on the street.  But if you do have a family, a Great Dane or a Doberman, or if you are a caregiver, a minivan makes sense.  

And the 2025 Sienna can make even more sense for your active Bear life, especially if road trips are part of your summer fun.  

(Note: Crazy Land is in full swing in the automotive world, thanks to Trump. From here on out, I will talk about just the cars and avoid listing any prices.  This will be a challenge indeed.  Yes, you still will need a reliable car for work, play, volunteerism and all those Bear Runs that require a road trip.  We here at Bear World will do all we can to assist, on the road and off.)

Toyota has some of the best and easiest tech of all carmakers.  Syncing my phone was easier (for me) than ordering a pizza online (okay, okay, I have no idea how to order food online; I always go to the restaurant, even when I am sick). 

Also, the view is truly 360 degrees.  You sit high and can see all that is around you.  I like that, especially if you have passengers who you need to be separated because they get into fights over who is the better queen on this season’s Drag Race. 

Some things to know about the interior: you can fold them down, but you cannot remove the 2^nd row of seats, as you can with other minivans.  You can get 75 cubic feet of space when you fold down the 3^rd row of seats, and over 100 cubic feet of cargo space when you fold the 2^nd row down.  

As Seen on TV, you can get 7 or 8 average people in the 2025 Sienna, but my feeling is just 4 Bears and some coolers will be just fine.  There are footrests for the backseat passengers. Standard is a bench row for the backseats, but captain’s chairs are available as you go up the food chain.

I will tell you this: if you wince at the thought of driving a minivan, do not even consider it.  These are practical vehicles for people who have real-life situations that require more practicality than good looks.  And admittedly, unless you need a lot of room, a smaller car, like a sedan or SUV, would make more sense.

But there is no need to forgo style unless you have to, and with the Sienna, you truly can have your Dr Pepper cake, eat it and panini sandwich as well. 

As of this writing, the automotive industry worldwide (not just in America) is experiencing its most virulent upheaval ever. I just don’t know what will come next, and no one does, really. 

American manufacturing jobs are not going to magically return.  In order for that to happen, there needs to be upfront investment, but if people are not buying new cars because they are too expensive, how will anything grow and prosper, to include wages?  

Remember, no car manufactured in the U.S. is built without any foreign-made parts.  As this NBC News story details, there is no such thing as a fully American-made car. 

Everyone I know who is remotely involved in the auto industry is holding their breath right now while trying not to pass out. The end loser will be the consumer – and the American people. 

We will do our best here at Bear World to keep you up-to-date, but that is a lot like trying to clean up all the excrement from circus animals as they face their traumas.

Please make sure all your affairs are in order.  When the authorities can just nab a Tufts graduate student with a valid visa off the street and send her 1,500 miles away in chains, well…..

What’s next for LGBT? Or the AI+++ of us?