Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

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Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

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Chrysler Pentastar V6 engine begins production - Click above for high-res image gallery​

The artist engine formerly known as Prince Phoenix has officially hit the assembly lines at the Chrysler Group's plant in Trenton, Michigan. The first version of the mill, which now bears the Pentastar moniker, displaces 3.6 liters and will see its first production application in the engine bay of the brand new 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Expect this all aluminum, 60-degree, dual-overhead cam (with variable valve timing) powerplant to see lots of use in the near-term future - Chrysler boasts that the Pentastar V6 will replace seven current V6 engines. In the new Grand Cherokee, the Pentastar will put out 280 horsepower (a 22-percent increase) at 6,400 rpm and 260 pound-feet of torque (an 11-percent improvement) at 4,800 rpm.

Just as importantly, Chrysler tells us that the new engine will be 11 percent more fuel efficient than the unit it replaces, and it will run on either regular 87-octane gasoline or E85. This family of engines represent a $730 million investment, and the 822,000-square-foot Trenton facility will be able to produce more than 400,000 engines per year. See the complete press release after the break.


Gallery: Chrysler Pentastar V6 enters production


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[IOPort51]

Re: Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

Wondering I am, how many ponies and how much torque at idle to about 4000?
280 hp isn’t bad for 3600 cc’s but will they make it to 300K miles or be reprocessed into major appliances in Nationalist China?

Chrysler always did good drive train engineering; it was the box they put it in that was a piece of , of course having renowned poor service was a bit of a downer as well.

These are just my personal observations I have acquired over the years and the sole basis for my opinion. I am not trying to stir up the Chrysler fans. Any similarity to anything I say and any intelligent, adult conversation is purely coincidental.

 

[CJ]

Re: Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

~~~ These are just my personal observations I have acquired over the years and the sole basis for my opinion. I am not trying to stir up the Chrysler fans. Any similarity to anything I say and any intelligent, adult conversation is purely coincidental.

LMAO! IO, you going PC on us?

 

[IOPort51]

Re: Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

LMAO! IO, you going PC on us?

No, not hardly, been a long week and I am just too tired to put up a decent fight, especially about something as silly as the pros and cons of Chrysler.

 

[LongHorn]

Re: Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

300K? Yeah right.