2008 Dodge Avenger
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions are in inches (millimeters) at curb weight with standard wheels and tires unless otherwise noted.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Body Style
Four-door sedan
Assembly Plant
Sterling Heights Assembly, Mich.
EPA Vehicle Class
Mid-size
ENGINE: 2.4-LITER GASOLINE DOHC 16-VALVE DUAL VVT SMPI I-4
Availability
Standard on Avenger SXT and R/T
Type and Description
Four cylinders in-line, tuned intake manifold with Electronic Active Charge
Motion Control valves dual counter-rotating balance shafts
Displacement
144 cu. in. (2360 cu cm)
Bore x Stroke
3.46 x 3.82 (88 x 97)
Valve System
Chain-driven DOHC, 16 valves, electronically controlled dual Variable
Valve Timing (VVT), direct-acting shimless mechanical bucket tappets
Fuel Injection
Sequential, multi-port, electronic, returnless
Construction
High-pressure die-cast aluminum block with dry iron liners, cast-aluminum
cylinder heads, cast-aluminum ladder frame, forged steel crankshaft
Compression Ratio
10.5:1
Power (SAE net, estimated)
173 bhp (129 kW) @ 6,000 rpm (71 bhp/liter)
Torque (SAE net, estimated)
166 lb.-ft. (225 N
•
m) @ 4,400 rpm
Max. Engine Speed
6,500 rpm (electronically limited)
Fuel Requirement
Unleaded regular, 87 octane (R+M)/2
Oil Capacity
5.0 qt. (4.7L) SAE 5W-20
Coolant Capacity
7.2 qt. (6.8L)
Emission Controls
Single catalytic converter, dual heated oxygen sensors and engine
features
(a)
Smog-forming Pollution
0.9 g/mile (0.56 g/km)
Estimated 2008 EPA Fuel Economy
(City/Hwy)
21/30
(a) Meets Federal Tier 2, Bin 5 emissions requirements and PZEV requirements in California, Massachusetts, New York,
Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington. Meets Euro IV
emissions requirements.
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