Um… I hate to say this but hybrid or not, the tank is still the same size. Instead of saving $30 per fill up, you’ll be going longer between fill ups.

I am being realistic, I tow my drag car to and from the dragstrip with my Trailblazer with no problems. No Pilot would be able to do that.

I have only one thing to say YOU’RE AN IDIOT!!!

You can’t tow more than 3000lbs in a Pilot or a Ridgeline (Honda’s version of a truck)

You are one of those numb nutz that doesn’t know about or need the true capabilities of a full frame truck.

20mpg in the city is awesome in a vehicle that has those capabilities and 4×4.

Also, the Pathfinder doesn’t come close in the MPG department.

Last I checked, GM was a more respected brand among yuppie car nerds (eg, leftlane crew), and they didn’t mind this so much, some even argued that a more economical fullsize SUV or large pickup would make a bigger difference to the environment than a highly economical compact car getting slightly more economical.

This is true..

A 5.7L Durango would originally have gotten about ~10-12MPG city, and can now get ~18-20MPG City with the hybrid model.

As for those doubting the smaller cars, they are about to get a slew of improvements – not to mention the DSG transmissions that have been sitting in Chrysler’s development since –1998–. You can blame Diamler for slowing down progress on that project

Next year you will (if Chrysler still exists next year), be seeing a lot more – Ram hybrids, possibly LX hybrids (although that may or may not happen), but more importantly the next generation LXes, the mid-model cycle Sebring/Avenger, and a few other vehicles will be getting new V6s that are a lot more economical (MDS and VVT on the V6s!)

Now to those who refuse to believe in actual innovation, why don’t you bend over and buy a Matrix or something (heheh, rebadged Pontiac)

I will agree that having both the Aspen and Durango is pointless, and it looks like the re-organization of Chrysler will result in the death of the Aspen and Durango both, probably having the platform move over to Jeep and re-skinned as something that could actually sell.

Dude GM sells them too, Chrysler had a few months to see how GM is doing, the sales are abysmal. After seeing this the first thing they should have done is put this hybrid into a minivan or Sebring. And just for the future…………………..never follow GM, because CEO is a moron.

…but Tanya Harding got to him first.

I interpret your post as saying that Chrysler wasted its time by spending money and resources to increase MPG by 43% in one of its thirstiest vehicles. Well I’m sorry, I guess I didn’t realize that making progress was a waste of time. As consumers, we should have demanded that manufacturers who produce full size SUVs with large V8s improve their economy from ~12mpg to over 40 in just a few years without any steps in between. Yeah!

With that out of the way, what a freakin’ waste [this whole hybrid SUV thing]. Sorry, you can’t have your proverbial cake and eat it too. Gas mileage went from 14mpg to 20 mpg? In other words, gas mileage went from ****ty to bad.