Why on earth are they going to keep on with the Pentastar V6. Honestly the 2.0L 4XE makes more sense than the 3.6L E-Torque. The 2.0T makes 375hp and 470tq, which would easily outpower the 3.6 AND the 5.7L. To be perfectly honest, the 2.0L 4XE, the 3.0L S.O and the 3.0L H.O could really take over the powertrain duty for anything on the STLA: Large and STLA: Frame platform vehicles. What would even make more sense would be for Stellantis to produce a Hybrid version of the 3.0L Hurricane H.O and put that in the STLA: LArge and STLA: Frame vehicles as well, this way it allows for even more "electrification" across the board without things being full electric. The hybrid system in the 2.0L 4Xe takes the 2.0T from making 270hp/295tq to 375hp/470tq. That's and additional 105hp and 175lb-ft of torque. Right now the High Output 3.0L Hurricane makes 510hp and 500lb-ft of torque with the numbers for the Charger rumored to be slightly higher. Even just to plug in the hp/tq gains that are seen in the 2.0 4xe to the 3.0L HO, that puts a 3.0 H.O Hybrid at 615hp and 675lb-ft of torque. As impressive as that would be in a 1500-series pickup truck, that's even more impressive in an STLA:Large vehicle such as a Charger, Challenger, Stealth crossover, Dakota pickup. This give the option of having alot of emissions compliant before even before you get to full BEVs.
The thing is, not having Hemi V8s isn't the problem. It's actually just coming up with practical solutions for what is coming. The brand already has everything it needs to be profitable without the problematic Hemi V8. The 3.0L Hurricane already has crate engine options with the Stage 2 producing 550hp and 530lb-ft of torque and a Cat X that is targeting over 1,000hp. Another thing is that Jeep ( a little while ago) came out with a little Jeep concept with a tuned 2.0L Turbo that made 340hp/370tq. While those numbers aren't super impressive, that 25% gain, if added to a 2.0T 4XE hybrid setup would come up to around 445hp & 545tq. That's an impressive power upgrade for a base model performance vehicle if the customer is looking to get everything done from the factory and keep their warranty. Not to mention with two turbo-6 powertrains above that which could potentially receive Direct Connection Pre-Stage, Stage-1 & Stage-2 power options, Dodge has way more performance potential with the new engines than they do with the current ones. I think truly think the major concern will be what the new performance vehicle sound like. There are some very amazing sounding Inline-6 turbo cars out there such as the 2JZ-GTE Supra, the R32-34 Nissan Skylines, and the Ford Falcons from Australia with the Barra I-6 Turbo. No, they won't sound like V8s, this is true, however, they can be tuned to sound pretty good. The thing about the Mopar brand is that they're big on factory customization. From Jeep Wranglers with off road suspension, chassis and tire packages to SRT performance, Mopar knows that their customers love to make their vehicles their own. There are several companies out there that have Mopar Approved parts such as A.A.D suspension and chassis parts, American Racing Headers exhaust products and Weld Wheels just to name a few. With the new Turbo engines coming, the brand may even look to companies that do alot of aftermarket turbo upgrades such as HKS or COBB for their Stage-1 and Stage-2 upgrade packages to offer emissions-legal upgrade packages. To me, the future of Dodge looks alot brighter without the Hemis than it does with them
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