... Forget 30 mpg highway fuel economy in this truck-based SUV. But, hey, an estimated 19 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway on regular-grade fuel isn't half bad -- especially since the Aspen has a mighty 5.7-liter Hemi V-8. An Aspen non-hybrid all-wheel-drive model with the 5.7 Hemi delivers 13 city and 18 highway.

That Aspen hybrid system produces 385 horsepower and features the V-8's seamless four-cylinder deactivation feature for better fuel economy while cruising. There are 380 pound-feet of torque for towing the boat to the lake.

A high point is the battery part of the Aspen hybrid system that lets you start it in dead silence and drive with the same ghostly quiet in congested city/suburban traffic at, say, 30 miles per hour on battery power alone. The V-8 cuts in for added power when needed.
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