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[[Chrysler]]'s '''Multi-Displacement System''' (MDS) is an [[automobile]] engine [[variable displacement]] technology. It debuted in 2004 on the 5.7 L [[Chrysler Hemi engine|modern Hemi]] [[V8 engine|V8]]. Like [[Mercedes-Benz]]'s [[Active Cylinder Control]], [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]' [[Active Fuel Management]], and [[Honda]]'s [[Variable Cylinder Management]], it deactivates four of the V8's cylinders when the throttle is closed or at steady speeds.

The system was first offered only on passenger cars, since the heavy demands of trucks would interfere with its operation. However, it was recalibrated for 2006 and will bewas offered on all seven models, including SUV's and 1500 series trucks, using the 5.7 L engine.

Chrysler expectsexpected that the technology willwould boost economy by 10% to 20%. In the [[Jeep Grand Cherokee]] with MDS, highway fuel mileage for the V8 is the same as the V6 at 21 mpg (11.2 liters per 100 km).

In order to preserve the characteristic rumble of the V8 engines, Chrysler and Eberspaecher North America designed a special exhaust system for MDS-equipped vehicles. This includes four separate mufflers, two large central ones for V8 mode and two smaller ones near the tailpipes for four-cylinder mode. Unlike the system used on [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[V12 engine|V12]] engines, also designed by Eberspaecher, the system is mechanically passive.