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2023 Toyota Sienna Cupholder Mega Test: Will the Nalgene bottle fit?

2023 Toyota Sienna Cupholder Mega Test: Will the Nalgene bottle fit?


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Our long-term loan of a 2023 Toyota Sienna Platinum AWD has been a solid family hauler for many miles. But while its hybrid powertrain has been sipping fuel on long road trips, I've been sipping lots and lots of water. More than your average water bottle will hold. I'm pretty much always thirsty, which is why I bring along a really big water bottle — one that often doesn't fit in your average cupholder. Maybe you also rock a 32-ounce Nalgene, or some other oversize container, and run into the same problem. Well, now I can tell you if that problem extends to the Sienna Minivan.

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I'll start up front, where there are a lot of cupholders.

It doesn't fit in the two alongside the shift lever. There are a couple more right behind it, under a little flip-up cover.

It doesn't fit in those, either. What about the ones built into the front door?

So many cupholders, so little girth! As you can now see, this minivan has caused problems for me. There's no good place for me to put it while driving, so it often ends up rolling around it the front passenger footwell after it falls off the seat. Then I get thisrty — thirsty and mad!

How about all the passengers in the rear? Must they settle for wee baby water bottles as well?