Pentastar V6 to Find its Way Into 13 Models Across the Chrysler Group Range, Including 2011 Challenger

The Chrysler Group's new Pentastar V6 gasoline engine will either replace current six-cylinder units or be introduced for the first time on a total of 13 vehicles across the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep range by 2013, the company announced this week.

The 3.6-liter V6 unit will be offered with different levels of output, the most powerful [for now] iteration being the one fitted on the upcoming 2011 Dodge Challenger, which will be rated at 305 bhp at 6,350 rpm and 268 lb.ft. at 4,800 rpm, representing a 55 horsepower increase over the previous 3.5-liter V6.

On the new Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Pentastar V6 produces 290HP, while on the forthcoming 2011 Dodge Avenger, and Chrysler 200 sedan and Town & Country minivan, it will deliver 283HP. The soon-to-be-launched 2011 Dodge Charger will feature a 292-horsepower variant of the 3.6-liter V6. Other models to get the Pentastar V6 include the new Dodge Durango and Journey.

According to Chrysler, the new Pentastar V6 is not only more and fuel efficient than the six-cylinder engines it replaces, but is also significantly lighter. For example, the new 3.6L V6 is 94 lbs. lighter than the 3.7-liter engine it replaced in Jeep Grand Cherokee and 42 lbs. less than the 3.5-liter it replaces on the Chrysler 300.

"The Pentastar engine is suited to meet the requirements for a full range of vehicle applications in terms of power and fuel efficiency (average savings up to 7 percent across the model range) including passenger cars, mini-vans and sport utilities," said Bob Lee, vice president of engine engineering for Chrysler Group LLC.

"It has been designed for today and many years to come. Already, we are looking forward to adapting future technologies as they become available to the Pentastar V-6 for even more fuel efficiency and performance."

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Dodge Viper got a new logo 2011

Dead or Alive? Not so long ago, Chrysler said that the Dodge Viper is the past, but later appeared to the development of a new version of this popular car, and this week appeared next to this confirmation. Dodge Viper got a new logo.

The new model will be available in 2012, completely redesigned and largely Italian, but more on that later.

Last week, a forum was held owners of Dodge Viper, were about 800 people in Salt Lake City, the so-called Viper Owner Invitational, which has not received such publicity, such as the Paris Motor Show.

This case was a perfect opportunity to introduce a new logo for the Viper, in addition, it became known that the new version may be based on the platform of Fiat, the one used for the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione.

It is also said that the new Dodge Viper has been previously presented to dealers of the company, two weeks ago, and was named the car as the 17th model in the series. "

Dodge Charger 2011 RT -The new car is Jim Brass Advanced

This new generation of Charger draws much of its aesthetic inspiration from the ancestor of the late '60s including the line profile (as Coca Cola bottle as like to say specialists) and the rear lights that are an interesting mix of classicism and modernity with 164 such lamps that incorporate LEDs. The muscular and dynamic look of the car should appeal to fans of the genre and many police TV series.


The front is fairly close to that of the current model even if it appears that the shell is enlarged at the base.

The cockpit and instrument panel are renewed but he will have to wait a bit to have images of Dodge to get an opinion spyshots because we had not convinced of the inner quality. A revoir then in a few days. Dodge Charger announced that 2011 will feature 65 new comforts and safety are: ESP, standard pre-crash system, adaptive control, blind spot sensor, keyless start, the Parkview. I n chapter of comfort, Dodge would offer a dual-zone air conditioning, a new GPS navigation, stereo-quality facility that we will benefit through the work of sound produced by engineers.

The new Charger will be available initially with 3.6 L V6 engine Pentastar (with a power that can be estimated at around 298-290 hp) and 5.7 L V8 HEMI (~ 360-370 hp) pending a probable SRT8 version with the new V8 6.4 L. The Charger 2011 remains propulsion trains Rouvel which were designed to compete with the delicacy, precision and capabilities of the best European segment E. The version 5.7 will also be offered for sale in 4WD version with a new management system which automatically disconnects the drive the front wheels and saves up to 5% of consumption and CO2 emissions.

Dodge Charger 2011: No disguise cop spy pictures

Here are the first pictures of the new Dodge Charger 2011 with no camouflage or disguise. We recover the surly front of the current version with a muzzle totuefois seems more prominent and aggressive than the current model.


A photograph on that one even comes to look to find a low-end when you look at the side of the car ... probably in unison with the dashboard that you found surprisingly old-fashioned way with its aluminum-colored plastic in the past bomb ...


It remains a very self, even too American that we must still go a little because its platform can be found under the body of some Italian in the years to come! Notice how the rear of the Charger is somewhat reminiscent of the back of some Ford Probe in the mid 90s.