Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Makes Wards 10 Best Engines List – Miami Lakes Automall Chrysler

“We knew this was a special project when we were asked to develop the most fuel-efficient minivan ever,” says Bob Lee, Head of Engine Powertrain and Electrified Propulsion Systems Engineering – FCA North America. “Receiving this award, especially for the second time, validated our early conviction – as do reports from our customers.”

The 2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has been named on the Wards 10 Best Engines for the second year in a row. The 3.6-liter Pentastar eHybrid powertrain is considered by the editors at WardsAuto the most efficient and adds to an already significantly long list of achievements that Chrysler has won thus far.

Thanks to the Hybrids propulsion system, which combines the dual eFlite motor Electrically Variable Transmission (EVT) with a specifically adapted version of the 3.6-liter Pentastar engine, the Pacifica Hybrid was given a rating of 84 miles-per-gallon-equivalent (MPGe) combined in city and highway testing. Exceling on two other efficiency fronts, the 2018 Pacifica Hybrid has an EPA driving-range rating of 33 miles in electric mode and 570 in total miles.

The innovation of the Pacifica’s eFlite electrical variable transmission was developed by a team of in-house engineers. The EVT has the ability to retain the functionality that customers expect from minivans during a high-efficiency driving experience. Using a conventional electrification scheme, one motor is used to serve as a generator and a larger second motor is used to deliver power to the wheels. By using a one-way clutch, the eFlite’s gearbox enables the motor that is usually used only as a generator and depending on weather conditions, it delivers power to the wheels.

“The Pacifica Hybrid is a big, seven-passenger plug-in hybrid minivan with all the bells and whistles families have come to adore, but with 33 miles of full electric range and levels of fuel efficiency unimaginable just a few short years ago,” says the Senior Content Director of WardsAuto. “With most owners using their minivans to run errands and occasionally take a long-distance drive, the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is a stroke of genius” says, Judge Drew Winter.

The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid electric lifeline is the 16-kWh lithium-ion battery pack. As the battery life begins to deplete, the Pacifica Hybrid turns into a part-time electric vehicle and partially runs on the Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 engine in order to increase energy and efficiency.The Pacifica Hybrid’s battery has the ability to recharge in as little as two hours when the 240-volt charger is used.

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