Fiat Chrysler Automobiles unveiled a new upfitted BraunAbility Pacifica at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show.

“The most spacious wheelchair-accessible vehicle in the industry, the BraunAbility Chrysler Pacifica features patent-pending AccessAbility technology, including an aerospace-inspired sliding door extension and the industry's widest side-entry ramp, with rear-axle space innovations and cantilevered seat bases that expand interior cabin space, maximizing space for obstruction-free maneuverability for all sizes and types of wheelchairs,” according to a news release from the company.

Wallis Brozman and her canine companion, Mork Diane Weiss / Joe Wilssens Photoqraphy

Mork a companion dog for Wallis Brozman a spokesperson for Canine Companions for Independence, demonstrates how Mork provides assistance by pulling up his wheelchair into the Chrysler Pacifica / Braun Automobility van. Chrysler Automobility partnered with Braun and Canine Companions for Independence to showcase the adaptive equipment created exclusively to suit drivers with disabilities.

Mork a companion dog for Wallis Brozman a spokesperson for Canine Companions for Independence, demonstrates how Mork provides assistance by pulling up his wheelchair into the Chrysler Pacifica / Braun Automobility van. Chrysler Automobility partnered with Braun and Canine Companions for Independence to showcase the adaptive equipment created exclusively to suit drivers with disabilities.

(Diane Weiss / Joe Wilssens Photoqraphy)

BraunAbility, “the world's largest manufacturer of wheelchair-accessible vehicles and wheelchair lifts,” sources its components through the same suppliers as Chrysler to ensure quality, the release said.

Tim Kuniskis, head of passenger cars for FCA North America, said in the release that the vehicle will help FCA's customers gain the freedom to stay active.

“Whether it's a veteran, a colleague, friend or a family member, there's a good chance we all know someone with a physical disability who needs help getting to the places and events that matter most to them,” Kuniskis said in the release.

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Megan Wegner, a brand manager at BraunAbility, said the upfitted Pacifica would start at $57,000 and would be available this spring.

FCA noted that the companies also are partnering on an effort to promote Canine Companions for Independence, which trains and provides assistance dogs for people with a variety of special needs at six sites around the country.

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In addition, FCA announced that the Pacifica, which was named the 2017 North American utility vehicle of the year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last month, has been added to the list of company vehicles eligible for its Automobility program. That program provides up to a $1,000 reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses to install qualifying adaptive driver or passenger equipment on new Chryslers, Dodges Jeeps, Rams or Fiats, according to a release. The addition of the Pacifica brings the number of eligible vehicles to 25.

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The company said it had also redesigned the program website - www.fcausautomobility.com - “to guide customers through the process of determining which adaptive equipment best suits their lifestyle, including choosing an eligible vehicle that can be adapted to meet their needs, finding a local adaptive equipment dealer and applying for the FCA US Automobility reimbursement.”

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