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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Chrysler did perhaps the best job of recreating the occupant experience of, say, a Plymouth Satellite sedan in a vehicle that got twice the fuel economy. I recall angrily futzing with video codecs in order to watch the file I'd laboriously downloaded of this spoof Aries commercial, circa 2000. Look at that interior!

Dodge 98
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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

Consumer Reports’ survey also reveals that some automakers—striving for improved fuel economy—are clearly making more reliable turbocharged engines than others. While the Chrysler 300 improves to “Average,” the Pacifica minivan falls to “Below-Average.” —Jake Fisher. Chrysler drops seven spots to number 24.

Dodge 207
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Achates OPGCI project targeting 50% fuel efficiency gains over downsized GDI engine at reduced cost

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liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. Brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 267 g/kWh was measured at the 2000 rpm-2bar BMEP global test point. bar was measured at 2000 rpm, with 17.4 displacements, said Redon. Maximum BMEP of 20.3