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Allpar's sister site is reporting that there will be a supercharged version of the Pentastar 3.2 sometime around 2016, producing around 340 horsepower.
If true (any insiders care to comment?) where does this engine fit in the lineup? It seems like too much for the minivans, Journey, the 200. It doesn't seem like it is a good fit product-wise for the Cherokee, Grand Cherokee/Durango, or Ram pickups.
Is it a new mid level offering for the LX cars, slotting between the 3.6 and the 5.7 Hemi? That makes some sense, but are buyers clamoring for an offering between the 3.6 and the 5.7 to make it worth the development effort? Or, with the 8 speed making the current 3.6 LX cars almost as fast (or as fast) as the first-gen LX's with the Hemi and 5 speed, could a 340 HP supercharged 3.2 mated to the 8 speed replace the Hemi in maybe Charger and 300, offering similar performance to the current Hemi/5 speed combo but with better fuel mileage? I'm not necessarily endorsing that, just speculating.
Or could it be the "base" engine for the apparently performance-oriented Barracuda, which supposedly will also offer the HellCat?
Comments? Thoughts? Insights?
If true (any insiders care to comment?) where does this engine fit in the lineup? It seems like too much for the minivans, Journey, the 200. It doesn't seem like it is a good fit product-wise for the Cherokee, Grand Cherokee/Durango, or Ram pickups.
Is it a new mid level offering for the LX cars, slotting between the 3.6 and the 5.7 Hemi? That makes some sense, but are buyers clamoring for an offering between the 3.6 and the 5.7 to make it worth the development effort? Or, with the 8 speed making the current 3.6 LX cars almost as fast (or as fast) as the first-gen LX's with the Hemi and 5 speed, could a 340 HP supercharged 3.2 mated to the 8 speed replace the Hemi in maybe Charger and 300, offering similar performance to the current Hemi/5 speed combo but with better fuel mileage? I'm not necessarily endorsing that, just speculating.
Or could it be the "base" engine for the apparently performance-oriented Barracuda, which supposedly will also offer the HellCat?
Comments? Thoughts? Insights?