Chrysler brought out their ?Hydro-Vee? hull design, basically a deep V hull with sponsons for lateral stability. It was the first hull completely designed by Chrysler itself, rather than Lone Star; it came in six different, and all new, forms, ranging from 14 to 23 feet in length; each boat had different styling and shapes. Hot Boat, in a 1967 article posted at TheChryslerCrew, noted that the 16 foot Chrysler Charger with Hydro-Vee hull cost $1,495, and had 183 cubic feet of interior space with a hull weight of 820 pounds and capacity of 1,380 pounds. They called the Charger ?a soft rider with flatter corning ability than a deep V? and noted that the finish and detail were ?excellent.? They liked the new style, and noted that the hull was quieter than most because the bottom was filled with polyethylene foam. The boat was measured at achieving 42 mph within ten seconds, and getting 5.5 mpg at 2,500 rpm, and 4.6 miles per gallon from 3,500-4,000 rpm.
