{"id":474694,"date":"2010-03-19T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2010-03-19T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T19:44:07","slug":"chrysler-begins-production-of-all-new-pentastar-3-6-liter-v-6-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/474694","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler Begins Production of All-New Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17416\" title=\"Chrysler-3.7-liter Pentastar V-6 engine\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Chrysler-37-Liter-Pentastar-V6-Engine-440x268.jpg\" alt=\"Chrysler-3.7-liter Pentastar V-6 engine\" width=\"440\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today marks the start of production of an all-new Chrysler engine, a 3.6-liter V-6 unit that&#8217;s being built in Trenton, Michigan. Chrysler says the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/car\/09q2\/chrysler_unveils_pentastar_v-6_engine-car_news\">Pentastar V-6<\/a> is its most advanced powerplant ever. It\u2019s a 24-valve, dual-overhead-camshaft design with variable timing for intake and exhaust valves. The block and head are aluminum, and it can run on either regular-grade gasoline or E85 biofuel.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll first see the engine in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/car\/09q2\/2011_jeep_grand_cherokee-auto_shows\">2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee<\/a> later this year. In that configuration, the Pentastar V-6 will produce 290 hp at 6350 rpm and 260 lb-ft of torque at 4300 rpm.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-17414\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By 2014, the 3.6-liter unit will almost entirely replace the 3.5-liter V-6 that currently dominates the Chrysler\/Dodge\/Jeep lineup. That means we&#8217;ll see it in updated versions of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/car\/09q1\/2010_chrysler_300_and_300c_revealed-car_news\">Chrysler 300<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/news\/car\/09q4\/2011_dodge_charger-spied\">Dodge Charger<\/a>, as well as other applications. Chrysler hints that the engine could eventually be upgraded with turbocharging, direct injection, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/09q4\/fiat_s_multiair_valve-lift_system_explained-tech_dept\">Fiat\u2019s Multiair technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/chrysler-gets-a-reworked-engine-lineup-courtesy-of-fiat\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Chrysler Gets a Reworked Engine Lineup Courtesy of Fiat'>Chrysler Gets a Reworked Engine Lineup Courtesy of Fiat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/chrysler-group-to-invest-179-million-in-dundee-mi-engine-plant\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Chrysler Group to Invest $179 Million in Dundee, MI Engine Plant'>Chrysler Group to Invest $179 Million in Dundee, MI Engine Plant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/pettys-garage-begins-building-signature-series-dodge-challengers\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Petty&#8217;s Garage Begins Building Signature Series Dodge Challengers'>Petty&#8217;s Garage Begins Building Signature Series Dodge Challengers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the start of production of an all-new Chrysler engine, a 3.6-liter V-6 unit that&#8217;s being built in Trenton, Michigan. Chrysler says the Pentastar V-6 is its most advanced powerplant ever. It\u2019s a 24-valve, dual-overhead-camshaft design with variable timing for intake and exhaust valves. The block and head are aluminum, and it can run [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6409,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-474694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mobile","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6409"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474694\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}