Pentastar v6 Turbo is coming
Pentastar to get turbos and Direct Injection Interesting to say the least...Sounds like Ram may soon have not only a fuel efficient diesel in their line up but also a Turbocharged Pentastar... will...
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RedRocket204 wrote:brulaz wrote:Jack in Alaska wrote:
My 2013 Chrysler 300 has the Penstar V-6 and 8 speed tranny. On the freeways at steady 75-80 mph it gets 33 mpg. That is hand calculated on over ten tanks of gas.
Think of how much more it would get if turboed and injected. I love that car. My 2005 300c hemi gets 13-20 mpg.
The Turbo will increase the power, but your mileage will probably be worse if you use that increased power. The turbo advantage is that you have a choice. You don't have to use it all the time; but it's nice to have when you need it.
Exactly brulaz. Now, if Chrysler could maintain that same fuel mileage noted by Jack in Alaska while staying out of boost and still allow for good towing power on tap...that could be a game changer!
Agree that it would be a "game changer" if they could get 33mpg in a SUV or RAM. But that 33 mpg was in a Chrsler 300.
Basically, I think they're doing what Ford is doing: replace their v8s with turbo v6s. So Ford is really the "game changer" here.
I'm a little surprised though. Thought they were going the V8 with cylinder-deactivation route as with the new 6.4L Hemi. Was expecting a 5.7L hemi with cylinder-deactivation. Have they since decided they can't get the unloaded mileage gains with something like that? Will GM be the next to do an about-face with their cylinder-deactivated V8s and introduce turbo V6s?
