{"id":701712,"date":"2010-03-19T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T19:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:35:37","slug":"chrysler-begins-production-of-all-new-pentastar-3-6-liter-v-6-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/701712","title":{"rendered":"Chrysler Begins Production of All-New Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chrysler-3.7-liter<\/p>\n

Today marks the start of production of an all-new Chrysler engine, a 3.6-liter V-6 unit that’s being built in Trenton, Michigan. Chrysler says the 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

We\u2019ll first see the engine in the 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

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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’ll see it in updated versions of the Chrysler 300<\/a> and Dodge Charger<\/a>, as well as other applications. Chrysler hints that the engine could eventually be upgraded with turbocharging, direct injection, or Fiat\u2019s Multiair technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  2. Chrysler Group to Invest $179 Million in Dundee, MI Engine Plant<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Petty’s Garage Begins Building Signature Series Dodge Challengers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Today marks the start of production of an all-new Chrysler engine, a 3.6-liter V-6 unit that’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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-701712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2WxW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=701712"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":797527,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/701712\/revisions\/797527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=701712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=701712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=701712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}