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Chrysler announced it would add a 2014 hybrid model to its pickup line. According to that announcement, the upcoming Ram Hybrid will feature the company’s 5.7-liter Hemi V8, with a Multi-Displacement System that shuts off the fuel supply to four of its eight cylinders when only partial power is needed. Redesigned for 2014, the standard Ram pickup is offered with a wide array of engines, cabs, lengths, and strengths. It’s actually Chrysler’s highest-volume vehicle, selling 246,000 trucks in 2013—just handful more than the company’s iconic minivans.
Developing a combined 375 horsepower between the engine and the electric motors, the same hybrid system gave the Dodge Durango Hybrid and Chrysler Aspen Hybrid SUVs—which weighed 5,500 pounds—a towing capacity of 6,000 pounds with EPA mileage ratings of 19/20 miles per gallon (city/highway).
