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- Award-winning #Pentastar engine family comprises six variations in three displacements that power half of all vehicles produced for #Chrysler, #Dodge, Jeep®, #ram and #ram Commercial lineups
- Soon to be available in 16 #fca models across five brands and 10 vehicle segments†
- Highly flexible design has enabled timely evolution with seamless integration of advanced technologies – from two-step variable valve lift to hybridization
- 3.6-liter #Pentastar V-6 contributes to 11 best-in-class U.S.-market fuel-economy ratings across four vehicle segments,† along with six unsurpassed ratings in three segments†
- Best-selling engine in Canada, with its subarctic climate, for six years running
- Introduced in model-year 2011, #Pentastar replaced seven engine families, benefiting #fca with significant economies of scale
February 13, 2019 , Trenton, Mich. - The 10-millionth
#Pentastar engine was produced here today at
#fca US LLC’s Trenton Engine Complex.
Introduced as a 3.6-liter V-6 in 2010, the
#Pentastar engine family has accounted for six placings among the prestigious annual list of
Wards 10 Best Engines and currently comprises six fuel-saving variations that feature technologies from Variable Valve Lift (VVL) to hybridization.
Acclaimed for it silky, torque-rich performance, today’s 3.6-liter
#Pentastar is the common denominator among 11 current best-in-class fuel-economy ratings for U.S.-market, gasoline-powered vehicles equipped with V-6 engines. (See below.) These are in addition to its ownership of the all-time minivan-efficiency mark, achieved in
Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid.
Pentastars currently account for half the combined total of engines that power
#Chrysler,
#Dodge, Jeep®,
#ram and
#ram Commercial vehicles. And with this year’s launch of the
2020 #Jeep Gladiator pickup, they will be available in 16 models across 10 vehicle segments.†
“The
#Pentastar family has all the hallmarks of an enduring icon,” said Bob Lee, Head of Engine, Powertrain and Electrified Propulsion, and Systems Engineering,
#fca – North America. “We upped the ante among high-volume, mainstream-market, V-6 engines. And our customers won big.”
Pentastar design distinguishes itself with innovative features ranging from a completely integrated exhaust manifold, to environmentally friendlier oil-filter cartridges made from paper. And with little or no modification,
#Pentastar engines can accommodate longitudinal or transverse mounting; front-, rear-, and all-wheel-drive architectures; as well as automatic and manual transmissions.
Within four years of launch, this flexibility helped
#fca replace
seven six-cylinder engine families with a single V-6 design that lends responsiveness and fuel efficiency to every vehicle in which it is offered. These two attributes were key targets for the 2015 introduction of an
upgraded 3.6-liter Pentastar, which boasts cooled exhaust-gas recirculation (EGR) for greater efficiency, particularly under high load situations.
Further, the second-generation 3.6-liter
#Pentastar delivers a torque boost of up to 14.9 percent at engines speeds below 3,000 rpm – where torque really counts.
#fca US also enhanced fuel economy and refinement with the addition of two-step variable valve lift (VVL).
Said Lee: “Pentastar engines do exactly what they were engineered to do. They deliver satisfying experiences in a wide range of driving conditions.”
In Canada, where most of the country’s climate is classified as subarctic, the 3.6-liter
#Pentastar V-6 is the
best-selling engine for six years running.
For the 2019
#ram 1500 full-size pickup, the second-generation 3.6-liter
#Pentastar was adapted to accommodate the eTorque mild-hybrid system. It not only adds fuel-saving stop-start functionality that is seamless, it increases available torque, in short bursts, by up to 90 lb.-ft.
The eTorque-equipped
#Pentastar is also the latest member of the celebrated V-6 family to be named one of Wards 10 Best Engines. The remaining
#Pentastarfamily members are:
- 3.6-liter V-6 hybrid in the #Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
- 3.6-liter V-6 (first- and second-generation)
- 3.2-liter V-6, which is exclusive to the #Jeep Cherokee
- 3.0-liter V-6, which is exclusive to China
FUEL-ECONOMY ACHIEVEMENTSAmong model-year 2019 U.S.-market gasoline-powered vehicles with V-6 engines, the 3.6-liter
#Pentastar contributes to best-in-class, miles-per-gallon (mpg) ratings in these vehicle segments†:
Middle Specialty Car- Dodge Challenger – combined city/highway cycle (23 mpg)
- Dodge Challenger – highway cycle (30 mpg)
Large Regular Car- Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300 – combined city/highway cyle (23 mpg)
- Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300 – highway cycle (30 mpg)
- Dodge Charger/Chrysler 300 – city cycle (19 mpg)
Small Sport Utility- Jeep Wrangler – combined city/highway cycle (20 mpg)
- Jeep Wrangler – highway cycle (25 mpg)
- Jeep Wrangler – city cycle (18 mpg)
Middle Sport Utility- Jeep Grand Cherokee/Dodge Durango – combined cycle (21 mpg)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee/Dodge Durango – highway cycle (26 mpg)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee/Dodge Durango – city cycle (19 mpg)
Among current U.S.-market gasoline-powered vehicles with V-6 engines, the 3.6-liter
#Pentastar contributes to unsurpassed fuel-economy ratings in these vehicle segments†:
Middle Specialty- Dodge Challenger – city cycle (19 mpg)
Small Van- Chrysler Pacifica – combined mpg (22)
- Chrysler Pacifica – highway mpg (28)
- Chrysler Pacifica – city mpg (19)
Large Pickup- Ram 1500 (with eTorque mild-hybrid technology) – combined city/highway cycle (22 mpg)
- Ram 1500 (with eTorque mild-hybrid technology) –city cycle (20 mpg)
† 2019 WardsAuto Segmentation