2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid (top) and Dodge Durango Hybrid. Click image to enlarge |
Photo Galleries: 2009 Chrysler Aspen Hybrid; 2009 Dodge Durango Hybrid
Los Angeles, California - Chrysler introduced the new 2009 Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid and 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI Hybrid. The two new hybrid SUV vehicles are Chrysler's first entries in the hybrid market.
"The new 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid vehicles will offer our customers the sought-after blend of performance, utility, capability and vastly improved fuel economy - all in one package," said Frank Klegon, Executive Vice President - Product Development, Chrysler LLC. "Combined with Chrysler's Multi-displacement System (MDS), our advanced, two-mode hybrid technology immediately delivers a more than 25 per cent fuel economy improvement to our full-size SUVs - and up to a 40 percent improvement in the city."
Capable of towing 6,000 lbs., the 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid vehicles deliver 385 horsepower. The new 5.7-litre HEMI Hybrid is expected to deliver an overall fuel economy improvement of more than 25 percent, including an improvement of nearly 40 percent in the city.
The HEMI powerplant, in hybrid form, will continue to feature Chrysler's MDS, which allows the engine to seamlessly alternate between four-cylinder mode when less power is needed and V8 mode when more power is in demand. The two-mode hybrid system provides assistance from electric motors allowing the HEMI V8 to remain in four-cylinder mode more often than without a hybrid powertrain, improving overall fuel economy.
The 2009 Chrysler Aspen and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid vehicles arrive in showrooms in mid-2008.
