Since this subject pops up on here from time to time, I thought it would be of interest:
Pentastar turbo/DI debut late 2015
As some have speculated, Chrysler is starting to move to DI. Not wholesale yet- only the new turbocharged versions at first, and that will start in the Grand Cherokee and then spread to other models as the technology matures.
DI aside, I wonder where the power output will wind up? The normally-aspirated and multiport-injected 3.6 Pentastar already hits 305HP in the Challenger (290 and 300 in other applications). I could easily see a turbo version sneaking up into current 5.7 Hemi territory close to 400 HP.
And if they put the 3.2 (or better yet, 3.6!) turbo/DI version in an AWD Dart/200 platform... wowee! All the people that call the Challenger a "fat pig" might be pleased to see that. Mustang drivers probably won't, though. It could actually become the true competitor in the Mustang/Camaro fight, especially once the Camaro moves to its new, smaller/lighter platform shared with the ATS.
Pentastar turbo/DI debut late 2015
As some have speculated, Chrysler is starting to move to DI. Not wholesale yet- only the new turbocharged versions at first, and that will start in the Grand Cherokee and then spread to other models as the technology matures.
DI aside, I wonder where the power output will wind up? The normally-aspirated and multiport-injected 3.6 Pentastar already hits 305HP in the Challenger (290 and 300 in other applications). I could easily see a turbo version sneaking up into current 5.7 Hemi territory close to 400 HP.
And if they put the 3.2 (or better yet, 3.6!) turbo/DI version in an AWD Dart/200 platform... wowee! All the people that call the Challenger a "fat pig" might be pleased to see that. Mustang drivers probably won't, though. It could actually become the true competitor in the Mustang/Camaro fight, especially once the Camaro moves to its new, smaller/lighter platform shared with the ATS.