Hemi to be replaced by inline six?
This was announced a while back, but Stellantis has finally released details on the new twin-turbo 3.0 liter inline six that might replace the Hemi in the Ram 1500 and other Stellantis vehicles. Prett...
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JRscooby wrote:valhalla360 wrote:theoldwizard1 wrote:BenK wrote:
In-line is smoother and of higher torque, generally speaking, than V's
I6 will always have more low end torque.
Only if "all else is equal"...which of course, it never is.
Back in early '70s I leased on to a company that half the company trucks where inline 6I71 2-stroke. The others, 6V71. The worst of the I6s could out pull the best of V6s. Most of the owner operators had 8V71s Some of them could be passed by the best of the I6.
That's not inherent to "I" vs "V" that's because of the V6s were generally designed for cars/minivans where towing was not a priority, so they weren't worried about generating big torque numbers. Those vehicles generally didn't have an engine bay long enough to accommodate an "I" configuration.
