Chrysler Group Demonstrates Safety, Electronics and Powertrain Innovations at the 2005 SAE World Congress

- Chrysler Group Exhibit Promotes Engineering Technology in Mainstream Automotive Markets - Keynote Presentation by Chrysler Group Executive: Achieving Greater Market Relevance with Model-Based Development - Chrysler Group Engineering Experts Participate in Panel Discussions on Advanced Safety Systems, Powertrain Technologies and Motorsports

DETROIT, April 8 -- The Chrysler Group, a long- respected engineering company, engages the engineering community at the 2005 SAE World Congress. With more participation in keynote and panel presentations than any other auto manufacturer, and one of the largest booths on the show floor, Chrysler Group will demonstrate and discuss how it uses technology to bring innovations to mainstream markets today and tomorrow in an ultra-competitive environment.

"Our involvement with the SAE World Congress allows us to share vision and exchange ideas with the extensive engineering community that revolves around the auto industry," said Eric Ridenour, Executive Vice President Product Development, Chrysler Group. "It gives us the opportunity to discuss through panels and individual conversations the challenge to continually increase quality in the vehicles of tomorrow, add more feature content and lower costs."

Speakers and Presentations

Bill Mattingly, Vice President Electrical/Electronics Engineering Core Team, Chrysler Group, will deliver the keynote speech, Integrating Electronics: the Challenge to the OEM, at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11. This presentation is followed by participation of our engineering experts in panel discussions, addressing critical challenges and opportunities. The complete schedule for Chrysler Group speakers is:

Monday, April 11

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Achieving Greater Market Relevance with Model-Based Development

  Bill Mattingly, Vice President Electrical/Electronics Engineering Core
  Keynote Presenter

  1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.  The Next Generation of Automotive Safety Systems
  Dr. Ralf Voss, Director of Body and Safety Electronics
  Panelist

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Next Generation of Automotive Electronic Entertainment, Business and Convenience Systems

  Martin Yagley, Director of Audio/Telematics and Infosystems
  Panelist

  Tuesday, April 12

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Exciting the Weekend Warriors Means Profits for the OEM and Suppliers

  Dan Knott, Director SRT
  Panelist

  1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.  Hybrid vs. Diesel vs. Gasoline Engines
  Mark Chernoby, Vice President Advance Vehicle Engineering
  Panelist

  Chrysler Group Display (Booth Number 1869)

The Chrysler Group engineering display includes two of the hottest cars to soon hit the market -- the new Dodge Charger and the Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe -- and technical displays that demonstrate the innovative safety, electronics and powertrain systems Chrysler Group uses in its vehicles. Engineering experts will be available on Monday and Tuesday during regular show hours to discuss the technology on display.

JEEP(R) GRAND CHEROKEE - Legendary Off-Road Capability with Improved On-Road Refinement, Safety and Security

  Engineering Highlights

  -- Best-In-Class Off-Road Capability Through Innovative Technology
  -- Quadra-Drive II(R) 4x4 System Provides Best Tractive Capability
  -- Electronic Limited Slip Differentials (ELSD)
  -- Jeep Designed Short/Long-Arm (SLA) Independent Front Suspension for
     Excellent Ride and Handling, Off-Road Robustness
  -- 5.7-Liter HEMI(R) V-8 with Multi-Displacement System (MDS) Standard
     Equipment that Improves Fuel Economy Up to 20 Percent
  -- Government 5-Star Safety Rating - Frontal- and Side-Impact Crash
     Protection
  -- Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with Electronic Roll
     Mitigation (ERM)
  -- SmartBeam(R) Headlamps (Automatically Providing Maximum Brightness for
     Road and Traffic Conditions)
  -- ParkSense(TM) Rear Back-Up System with Audio and Visual Aids
  -- UConnect(TM) Hands-Free Communication
  -- Rain-Sensing Windshield Wipers
  -- Tire Pressure Monitoring (TPM)

CHRYSLER 300 AND DODGE MAGNUM ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM - Excellent Cornering Balance in All Driving Conditions, and Improved Traction in Snow and Wet Weather Conditions

  Engineering Highlights

  -- All-Wheel-Drive System Adds a Front Differential and a Transfer Case
     Compared to the Rear-Wheel-Drive Configuration
  -- Power is Divided Between Front and Rear Differentials and is
     Transmitted to Both Axles at All Times
  -- Transfer Case Delivers 62 percent of the Engine Torque to the Rear
     Axles and 38 percent to the Front
  -- All-Wheel-Drive System Uses a Short/Long-Arm (SLA) Front Suspension
     that is Slightly Different From the Rear-Wheel-Drive System to
     Accommodate the Front Drive Axle and Related Components
  -- 3.5-Liter All-Wheel-Drive System Shares the Transfer Case with the
     5.7-Liter V-8 Engine Application, Designed to Mate with the
     DaimlerChrysler Five-Speed Automatic Transmission

DODGE CHARGER R/T - American Rear-Wheel-Drive Muscle Car Genes with 21st Century Performance, Safety and Customer-Convenience Technology

  Engineering Highlights

  -- All-New Upper-Body Sheet Metal and Side Apertures, Roof, Fenders,
     Doors, Decklid and Aluminum Hood
  -- 5.7-Liter HEMI(R) V-8 Power, 340 HP, 390 LB-FT of Torque, Delivering
     6-Second 0-60-MPH Times
  -- Multi-Displacement System (MDS) that Transparently Switches From Eight
     to Four Cylinders as Needed for Fuel Economy Improvements Up to
     20 Percent
  -- Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
  -- All-Speed Traction Control
  -- Advanced Four-Wheel Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)

DODGE VIPER SRT10 COUPE - The Ultimate American Sports Car from Street and Racing Technology (SRT)

  Engineering Highlights

  -- 8.3-Liter (505 c.i.), All-Aluminum V-10 Engine
  -- 500 HP, 525 LB-FT of Torque, with 90 Percent of the Torque Available to
     the Driver Across a Wide Band - from 1,500-5,600 RPM
  -- 0-60 MPH in Less Than 4 Seconds
  -- 0-100-0 MPH in the Low 12-Second Range
  -- World-Class Braking Performance of 60-0 MPH in Less Than 100 Feet
  -- Brembo 44/40 Dual Opposing Piston Calipers in the Front and Brembo
     42/38 Dual Opposing Calipers in the Rear, Gripping Four 14-Inch Rotors
  -- Four-Wheel Independent Suspension Features Lightweight,
     High-Performance Aluminum Control Arms and Knuckles, Damped by
     Lightweight Coil-Over Shock Absorbers

In addition to these vehicle displays, there will be video loops and experts to discuss Chrysler Group's technology being developed in vehicle safety systems, the company's new two-mode hybrid powertrain system being developed jointly with General Motors and, of course, the extremely popular HEMI engine with Chrysler Group's Multi-Displacement System (MDS) which gives customers improvements in fuel economy of up to 20 percent.