Death of a Hemi: Dodge Ram half tons will now come with 3L turbo I-6 engines

[donuts]

Originally Posted by Bill

Ford was an early leader in replacing truck v-8's with turbo v-6's, and they're still #1 in the light truck segment, IIRC. It's been long enough now that I'm curious how those v-6 equipped trucks have held up.

I have an ‘18 Exoedition with big eco boot engine and it has 100k on it .. engine still pulls hard but the 10 speed has selection issues at slower speeds. I don’t intend to sell it anytime soon , needs new shocks and will run it another 100k.

But to the Stellantis motor, it’s hard to tell if it’s made to run 200k like fords ecoboost.

[Red Baron]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

The I6 makes a lot of sense. It's inherently balanced, so easier to manufacture the crankshaft. Block easier to cast and machine. Fewer parts overall. Only one head instead of two. Probably easier to maintain, changing spark plugs.

Ford seems to have solved the turbo lag problem, at least with the 2.3L I4 in my Ranger. And it's good good low-end torque. Stellantis likely learned from that.

I think that there have been studies done on the most efficient cylinder size, and it's 500cc. So you'll see a lot of 2.0 I4s, 3.0 I6s. Maybe someone will bring back the straight eight in a 4.0L displacement

INSPIRATION POINT...

[lrobe22]

Originally Posted by Bill

Watching it on Motorweek right now.

The new engine will be as bland as the Motorweek show itself.

[lrobe22]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

I saw it yesterday, they loved it!

They should love it. The host is boring as shit.

[PLRX]

There are better channels than Motor Week. I've known this for over a year+, and the hurricane has been tested by many on YouTube.

[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by Bill

I-6's are tried and true, especially in the diesel versions, but my concern is displacement. We're pushing more power out of smaller and smaller engines with turbos to stand in the gap. What does that do for engine longevity?

I'm waiting to find out with my I-4 turbo Cruze, but I'm a low mileage driver, so I may never actually find out, which I guess is a good thing.

The power some are pushing is crazy. My DD is a GR Corolla with 300 hp from a 1.6L turbo 3 cylinder.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by lrobe22

The new engine will be as bland as the Motorweek show itself.

Besides the occasional classical music and the British shows, Motorweek and This Old House are probably the only two not particularly woke programs PBS/NPR produces. I did enjoy Click and Clack, before they dropped it, and the travel programs with Steve Whatshisname were OK most of the time. Even Nova went woke, sadly.

I'll take bland over agit-prop any day of the week.

[lrobe22]

[LATB]

I’ve owned two 6-cylinder trucks in my life.

One was a 1993 GMC WT. A basic truck with regular cab and 8’ bed. Bought it new for 14 grand when I started my building business. It served its purpose and I traded it on a loaded GMC with a V8 a year later.

The second one was a 2017 Ram crew cab Tradesman. Another basic truck that served its purpose for about a year.

Both were ok but I don’t think I’d buy another 6-cylinder truck again.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

A larger, under-stressed engine will always, always, always outlast a smaller, highly stressed one, even more so if the maintenance is lax.

I'm not sure where you're going on this. You think that Stellantis just tagged on turbos on and old I6 design and called it good? If the engine is made for the power claimed, it's internals are beefed up for that output so it's not overstressed.

[markids77]

At least they aren't claiming the trucks are "Totally Torqued Out" like the ad copy for the Hornet.....

[KenHorse]

Originally Posted by markids77

At least they aren't claiming the trucks are "Totally Torqued Out" like the ad copy for the Hornet.....

Only ones who'll be torqued out will be the owners

[Bill]

Looks like the high output version requires super unleaded.

[WydGlydJim]

I love turbo L-6s especially the Barra.........check out this 7 second sleeper in complete street trim!

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by WydGlydJim

I love turbo L-6s especially the Barra.........check out this 7 second sleeper in complete street trim!

Low budget, use it to tow your shit to the track, then race it on the track. Over and over at over. Nothing but respect from me here.

[jw38]

Originally Posted by SurfnSun

The engine has been Chrysler’s only redeeming quality for a long time.


RE: Mustang sales
That will make cars and coffee more exciting as it will significantly increase the number of Mustang crowd plowings

Chrysler doesn't own Ram and neither does Dodge. Stellantis does, and Ram has been a separate brand since 2010.

[mtnman]

Originally Posted by LATB

I’ve owned two 6-cylinder trucks in my life.

One was a 1993 GMC WT. A basic truck with regular cab and 8’ bed. Bought it new for 14 grand when I started my building business. It served its purpose and I traded it on a loaded GMC with a V8 a year later.

The second one was a 2017 Ram crew cab Tradesman. Another basic truck that served its purpose for about a year.

Both were ok but I don’t think I’d buy another 6-cylinder truck again.

Didn't you have a Canyon / Colorado for a couple of days too? And a Tacoma?