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Death of a Hemi: Dodge Ram half tons will now come with 3L turbo I-6 engines
Watching it on Motorweek right now.
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At least it's not EV
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New, from Stellantis, the Effemi Inline 6 cylinder. Sure, it's long and straight, but it's *****-power to the core.
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LOL, there's an EV version coming, as well as a hybrid version.
I think they really destroyed their Hemi brand reputation, at least in the trucks, with the cylinder deactivation, just like Chevy destroyed the solid 5.3L reputation, so maybe this isn't a big loss anyway. I had a 300ci I-6 Ford truck back in the day, and that thing was slow, but pulled way over its weight class and took all kinds of abuse from pulling way more than it was rated for with no problem. Rode hard, put away wet, and the only issue when it was sold was the dome light burnt out, and, for some reason, the door jamb needed lube every once in a while so the truck would understand the door was actually closed when driving. |
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Somehow I doubt this new motor will have the track record of the 300ci. |
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Chrysler's move to discontinue the Hemi and drop V8 powered performance cars under the misconception that the same customers will happily buy EV's and turbocharged mouse engines instead will result in their destruction.
Anybody with a double digit IQ can see it coming. Who's PAYING these people to make these piss-poor corporate suicide decisions? |
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I don't like seeing the Hemi V-8 going away, but I do have a thing for inline 6 engines, especially over the V-6 configuration. |
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Now that Chrysler is no longer making a V8 performance car and GM dropped the Camaro, even MORE Mustangs are going to be sold. |
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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. |
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They could build one that would last if they wanted to, but I figure they will screw that up somehow and build a turd. |
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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 |
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Since we're discussing I-6s, I do sometimes miss the S38 inline 6 in my BMW E34 M5s. I do not miss doing valve adjustments on them.
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My neighbor back in Ashburn had a Ford 250 with a straight six and a four speed. He ordered it with no carpet and every weekend he would hose the interior out and get a pile of sand in his driveway. He was a mason. That was one tough work truck. Had locking hubs on the front and I had to pull them apart to replace his rotors and calipers. In return, he did some custom brick planter boxes in my front yard that matched the brick on my home.
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