Chrysler Aspen

The Chrysler Aspen is a sport utility vehicle from Daimler Chrysler. This is based on the Dodge Durango vehicle came in 2007 to the American market. The Aspen name was used from 1976 to 1980 by Dodge as the model name. The Chrysler Aspen is the first for the brand Chrysler SUV developed within the model range of the DaimlerChrysler Group. The introduction of this vehicle decreed from this time all American automobile brands on SUV models in their model lines.

The Aspen offered as standard three rows of seats, so that had either 7 or 8 people - depending on whether the model in the second row seat with two bucket seats or a bench seat is equipped for three people.

The 4.7 liter V8 engine, it was a flexible-fuel engine, which due to the emission regulations in the U.S. states of California, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont by a normal 4.7 liter V8 engine was replaced. This was identical in terms of its power output with the flexible-fuel engine. The 5.7 liter V8 found, inter alia, also in the Chrysler 300C and use was also available for the Dodge Magnum. The control of this motor turn on when less power is needed from four cylinder, resulting in a reduction in fuel consumption. When all eight cylinders are triggered, then it brings the V8 to 250 kW ( 340 hp) with 502 Nm of torque. From the summer of 2008 was also a version with hybrid drive available.

Aspen was driven by rear wheel or all wheel drive. The power transmission was carried out over a five- speed automatic. The turning circle was 12.20 m, the drag coefficient was 0.391.

The Chrysler Aspen was manufactured in the same factory as the Dodge Durango in Newark ( Delaware). Production ended at the end of 2008, after the factory was closed. Due to the overproduction of both models in 2009 were for a time to buy as a new car.

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