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| Chrysler's Aspen a Big, Brawny Hybrid Is a HEMI hybrid an oxymoron or a pander to political correctness? And is the idea of any large SUV being a comparative gas sipper really feasible with today's technology? Read on and I'll tell you about my week in the Chrysler Aspen Hybrid, a big and luxurious hauler. And while I don't think the approximately $8000 premium ($37,965 base vs. $46,120, though you get more standard equipment on the hybrid) it costs to get into a hybrid justifies the gas savings, the Aspen hybrid did save me some gas in my unscientific calculations: instead of costing an arm and a leg to fill it to merely cost an arm and a thigh. Maybe you could say it brought a thigh of relief… more... The Pacifica won't haul as big a screen as a real, tall minivan, but my tester (a "Limited" model with all wheel drive – front drive is standard) could carry six people very comfortably, which makes it ideal as an amateur or professional taxicab, limo, or what have you. So while it may not be as utilitarian as a "minivan" or "SUV," it beats many of them in the passenger comfort and fun to drive departments. To me, it embodies the term "crossover" much better than the breed of SUV's that car companies call crossovers, undoubtedly because they're hoping to fool certain people into thinking they aren't evil environment-rapists and thereby cut down on the picket lines outside dealerships. more...
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