Dodge was a bit late to announce their intentions of entering the electronic vehicle race, but in the meantime, efforts have been made to allow the current offerings to be more fuel efficient. Their Multiple Displacement System (MDS) equipped Hemi engines have made great steps in offering 4-cylinder like economy on the highway but not compromising the 350+ horsepower.
Ford and General Motors have taken a different approach,
with Ford introducing its EcoBoost and GM announcing that the new Chevy Cruze
will offer a similar setup, both featuring a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. Turbocharging
setups have previously been used on smaller engines to offer more power, from a
performance standpoint, but these new engines use very small displacement and
the turbocharger allows these smaller engines to make similar power to larger
engines, but getting better fuel economy.
These turbocharger direct injection engines could stand to make a big
impact on the market, but why hasn't Chrysler thrown their hat into the ring?