New Chrysler V6 Engines Will Get 6-8% Better Gas Mileage

WOW 1 or 2 MPG more!!!!!

wawawaaaaaaaaa

— GodfatherSHM (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2007 2:51:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Why cant Americans make fuel efficient AND powerful engines? I really want to break down a foreign (toyota/honda) engine and tranny and see what the big secret is. My brothers '05 Avalon is quick, quiet, AND fuel efficient. If this was an american car of equal size, it would get NO WHERE NEAR what this vehicle gets as far as MPG figures. WTF!!!

— Caddyman07 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2007 3:02:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

MAKE THE DAMN THINGS RUN OFF WATER PROBLEM SOLVED

— bwee (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2007 6:09:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

I want a car that spontaneously combusts air.
The 2008 Dodge Avenger 3.5L V6 AWD has a fuel economy of 15/24.

15/24! That's terrible! this is worse than a Buick Enclave!

— nse70 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/21/2007 7:58:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Wow, exciting. What does that bring them up to? 20? My A3, which goes faster, carries more, looks better, costs roughly the same and has a much nicer interior averages 26mpg.

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2007 12:02:42 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

This is good for Chyrsler. They need to boost their fuel economy ratings, they always get bad press for having poorer fuel economy.

— neutral (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2007 12:37:09 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

owe this stuff to previous Mercedes technicians

— Monk (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2007 1:03:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Chrysler has a pretty good new 4-ltre V6 available in some models but is still screwing lower-end customers by pawning off the older V6 on them in lesser models. Stop it Chrysler! And don't ell me that the older V6 is cheaper to produce because you can gain economies of scale by producing only the newest V6.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2007 9:31:20 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

What's going on here? I clicked on "read the article" again 5 minutes later and get a totally different website where the article is indeed easy to read (black font on white background). I am annoyed at the fact that this new, more fuel efficient uses cylinder deactivation. I fear that cylinder deactivation will not fail safely if engine sludge becomes a problem and valves will hit pistons resulting in costly repairs. At least Chrysler's cylinder deactivation has a response time that is about six times faster than the equivalent GM system. No wonder Chrysler specifies an unusually light oil for these engines but what if you get your oil changed by someone who does not stock or who runs out of that oil and does not disclose that to you.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2007 9:44:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1