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Dodge And Plymouth Engines5.7
Liter HEMI |
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HEMI Scores Third
Win in a Row in Ward's 10 Best Engines |
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Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 21, 2004 -
Every year since its introduction, the Chrysler
5.7-liter HEMI® has earned a place on Ward's 10 Best Engines
list. The results of this year's Ward's 10 Best were recently made
public, and the HEMI was back for another award.
"The HEMI's 10 Best Engines win for a third consecutive year is no
accident. The HEMI is a powerhouse, both literally and as a
marketplace phenomenon," said Bill Visnic, Senior Technical Editor,
Ward's AutoWorld. "A look at the HEMI's installation rates proves
it's a home run in every vehicle that gets it."
On a product-by-product basis, the HEMI remains a popular engine
choice. For Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum, the take rate is 43
percent. The Dodge Durango take rate is 54 percent, Ram is 46
percent and Jeep® Grand Cherokee is 29 percent.
The Chrysler Group Multi-Displacement System (MDS) seamlessly
alternates between smooth, high fuel economy four-cylinder mode when
less power is needed, and V-8 mode when more power from the
5.7-liter HEMI engine is in demand. This optimizes fuel economy
when V-8 power is not needed, without sacrificing vehicle
performance.
The 2005 Chrysler 300C and
Dodge Magnum R/T were the first modern, high-volume production
vehicles in North America to feature fully functioning cylinder
deactivation, and MDS is standard equipment with the
5.7-liter HEMI engine on these models and on the 2005 Jeep Grand
Cherokee.
Owners of the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum and Jeep Grand Cherokee
will receive the power of the HEMI engine with an improvement of up
to 20 percent in fuel economy - a benefit they would only expect
from a smaller, less powerful engine.
"MDS was incorporated into the new HEMI from the beginning," said
Bob Lee, Vice President Powertrain Product Team, Chrysler Group.
"The result is a cylinder-deactivation system that is elegantly
simple in design and operates seamlessly without driver
intervention. We’re honored to have the HEMI selected for Ward’s 10
Best Engines list three years running."
The HEMI engine with MDS has completed over 6.5 million
customer-equivalent miles through Chrysler Group's development and
durability testing. It is covered by the 7-year/70,000-mile Limited
Powertrain Warranty.
In the spring of 2005, Chrysler Group will up the ante and unleash
an all-new, beefed-up
6.1-liter 425-horsepower HEMI V-8 engine in the 2005
Chrysler
300C SRT8. Performance targets for
Chrysler 300C SRT8 are 0-60 mph
in the low five-second range and a quarter-mile time in the high
13-second range. |
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Source Of
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