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Dodge Durango HybridThe
Dodge Durango Hybrid is expected to increase its fuel efficiency by 20 to
25-percent over the gasoline only version. This means, on a good day, with
the wind blowing in the right direction and all of the stars aligned it will
achieve about 18 mpg city and 23 mpg highway. The current Durango receives
14 city and 18 hwy. This will also mean that the Durango Hybrid will under-perform
the GM hybrid SUVs by approximately 1 to 2 mpg. The Dodge Durango Hybrid will offer a 5.7 liter HEMI V8 with Multi-Displacement System (MDS) or cylinder deactivation as it is also known. An E85 / gasoline 4.7 liter flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) V8 engine will also be available. In addition, the Durango Hybrid will offer two-mode hybrid technology that boosts both acceleration and fuel economy, which is technology currently being used by GM hybrid buses. The MDS system will run the engine on 4 cylinders when less power is needed, but kick into using all 8 cylinders when more power is needed such as for passing or towing. Dodge has backed out before on offering a Durango Hybrid SUV. In 2002, Dodge abandoned the Durango TTR Hybrid SUV when the power-train did not deliver the expected fuel economy numbers. This design was supposed to use
the gasoline engine to power the rear wheels and the electric motor to power
the front wheels. Apparently, though, this is now a done deal as Chrysler-Dodge
has announced the 2007 Durango Hybrid SUV will indeed be in their fall 2007
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