So far this week, you’ve heard a HEMI® Hellcat engine on a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, a 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 on a Jeep® Wrangler, a 5.7-liter HEMI on a Chrysler 300S and, yesterday, a 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo on a Fiat 500 Abarth. The guttural sound of the single turbocharger on the 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo is
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Can you name that engine? Day IV
Are you on track for a perfect score so far? Or, not quite? If you guessed that Wednesday’s engine was our iconic 5.7-liter HEMI V-8, you were correct. In Wednesday’s clip, the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 powered a Chrysler 300S, paired with the TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic transmission, enabling it to deliver 363 horsepower, 394 lb.-ft. of torque,
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Can you name that engine? Day III
Was Tuesday’s 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine – a mainstay in the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep®, Ram Truck lineup – easier or harder than Monday’s HEMI® Hellcat? The one you heard powered a Jeep Wrangler. Since its Spring 2009 unveiling, more than 5 million Pentastar engines have powered our cars, SUVs and trucks on the roadways. Redesigned
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Jeep Wrangler Red Rock to have life beyond a concept
Is it too early to start thinking Spring? Not for Mopar and Jeep. They’re already on it with ‘phase two’ for the Jeep Wrangler Red Rock Concept, unveiled at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show earlier this month in Las Vegas. Next stop for the new Wrangler concept is the annual FCA US Moab
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Can you name that engine? Day II
Did you guess correctly on Monday? That engine was definitely the roar of the 6.2-liter HEMI® Hellcat V-8 engine. That one happened to be powering a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. But whether it’s powering a Challenger or a Charger, the 707-horsepower engine, with 650 lb.-ft of torque helps drivers achieve a 22 mpg in highway-cycle
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Can you name that engine?
Many auto enthusiasts recognize their favorite vehicle just by glancing at the grille (assuming there’s no badge), or the headlamp, or even just the taillight when the vehicle is braking a quarter mile ahead. But what about how it sounds? Each day this week, we’ll offer the roar and the purr of a different engine
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Mopar showcases the Fiat 500X’s range of personality at SEMA
The “evil twin” Fiat 500X crossovers were on display last week at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show. Mopar took two 500X crossovers and gave each a decidedly different makeover for the show in Las Vegas. The Chicane version of the 500X is a “track focused” vehicle, according to Todd Beddick, head of Mopar
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