Chrysler Aspen

The Chrysler Aspen was a full-size luxury sport utility vehicle sold under the Chrysler brand for the 2007 through 2009 model years. DaimlerChrysler introduced it in 2006 as an upmarket sibling of the second-generation Dodge Durango, on which it was based, and it was unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show. It was the first truck-based SUV commercialized under the Chrysler name, offered with three rows of seating for eight passengers, optional all-wheel drive and a single Limited trim level. A hybrid version sharing the Durango Hybrid's system was introduced for 2009, but it was discontinued within months, with about 800 Durango and Aspen hybrids built in total. Both vehicles were assembled at the Newark Assembly plant in Delaware, whose closure was brought forward and ended Aspen production on December 19, 2008, after the 2009 model year. Sales were modest, with 28,788 sold in the United States in 2007, the best year of the run. The Aspen had no direct successor under the Chrysler badge; the Dodge Durango Citadel later covered the mid-size luxury SUV segment.