HEMI(R): Winning Hearts and Winning Awards Year After Year
09 Décembre 2005 - 5:34PM
PR Newswire (US)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The 5.7-liter
HEMI(R) V-8 once again earned its place in Ward's 10 Best Engines.
This marks the fourth consecutive year that the HEMI has taken this
honor -- every year since the reintroduction of the engine in 2003.
"HEMI remains the coolest four-letter word in the auto industry,"
said Bill Visnic, Senior Technical Editor, Ward's AutoWorld. "The
bigger-than-life HEMI V-8 once again impressed the Ward's 10 Best
Engines judges, just as it continues to resonate with customers by
racking up impressive installation rates." "We are honored to have
the HEMI engine continue to be recognized as a modern, efficient
engine that gives customers the power that they want," said Bob
Lee, Vice President Powertrain, Chrysler Group. "We were the first
to offer Multi-Displacement System in a modern, large-volume
vehicle which will save more than 60-million gallons of fuel each
year." First introduced in the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500, the Chrysler
Group HEMI V-8 engine is elegantly simple. It achieves power, fuel
economy and emissions goals with a design that is uncomplicated and
cost effective. The versatile 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine is now
available in the Chrysler 300, Jeep(R) Commander, Jeep Grand
Cherokee, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Dodge Magnum and Dodge Ram.
An even higher performance version of the HEMI engine also powers
the Chrysler 300C SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Dodge Magnum SRT8 and
Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. At the heart of these SRT8 models is a
6.1-liter HEMI engine, which generates more horsepower with more
cubic inches, higher compression ratio, faster engine speed and
better engine breathing through special cylinder heads and
manifolds. The 6.1-liter HEMI engine features strengthened
components, including a reinforced engine block, forged steel
crankshaft and high-strength connecting rods. Chrysler Group's
innovative Multi-Displacement System (MDS) is standard equipment
with all 5.7-liter HEMI engines in the 2006 Chrysler 300, Jeep
Commander, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Charger, Dodge Durango, Dodge
Magnum and Dodge Ram 1500. Improving fuel economy by as much as 20
percent, 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.
Chrysler Group was the first to offer modern, large-volume vehicles
in North America with cylinder deactivation -- the HEMI-powered
2005 Chrysler 300C and Dodge Magnum R/T went on sale in the spring
of 2004. Chrysler Group was also the first to offer cylinder
deactivation in an SUV with the introduction of the 2005
HEMI-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee. Chrysler Group is now the first
to offer MDS in a pickup truck -- the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. MDS is a
fuel-saving technology that is here today -- customers get the
power and capability of the HEMI V-8 that they desire with the fuel
economy of a less powerful engine. Current vehicle-specific
take-rates for the HEMI V-8 engine at Chrysler Group are: Vehicle
HEMI Take-Rate Chrysler 300 41 percent Dodge Charger 65 percent
Dodge Durango 50 percent Dodge Ram 1500 49 percent Dodge Magnum 45
percent Jeep Commander 27 percent Jeep Grand Cherokee 19 percent
The HEMI engine is manufactured in Saltillo, Mexico. DATASOURCE:
Chrysler Group CONTACT: Cole Quinnell, +1-248-512-0315, or Heather
May, +1-248-512-0364, both of Chrysler Group Web site:
http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
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