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Chrysler: 'Hemi is not powertrain of the future'

Chrysler's Jim Press: Buyers who didn't grow up with the Hemi may be open to new definitions of performance.
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By:
Bradford Wernle
January 21, 2008 05:00 AM

DETROIT — Chrysler LLC is looking beyond its legendary Hemi V-8 engine as it prepares for a new generation of car buyers and tighter fuel economy standards.

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