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Chrysler Touts Big Efficiency Gains for All-New Chrysler 200
Chrysler Group LLC attributes powertrain advances for helping to hike the fuel economy rating of its all-new Chrysler 200 midsize sedan as much as 5 mpg.
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Chrysler Group LLC attributes powertrain advances for helping to hike the fuel economy rating of its all-new Chrysler 200 midsize sedan as much as 5 mpg.
The $22,700 car's standard powerplant is a 2.4-liter MultiAir Tigershark 4-cyliner engine that makes 184 hp and 173 lb-ft of torque. An optional Pentastar V-6 is rated at 295 hp and 262 lb-ft of torque. Both engines deliver their output through a segment-first 9-speed automatic transmission.
The four-banger has a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rating of 23 mpg city, 36 mpg highway and 28 mpg combined. The highway mileage for the new model is 5 mpg better than that of the outgoing 200.
The V-6 is rated at 19/32/23 mpg, representing a 3 mpg improvement in government-measured highway fuel efficiency.
An optional all-wheel-drive system automatically decouples the rear-axle drive system to reduce parasitic loss when all-wheel drive isn't needed. Chrysler credits the system, along with the car's 0.27 Cd drag coefficient, for delivering EPA ratings of 18/29/22 mpg for cars equipped with the all-wheel-drive system.
The new 200's fuel economy numbers surpass those of such competitors as the Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry. But they fall short of several similarly equipped competing models, including the Nissan Altima and Honda Accord.
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