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Jaguar may kill supercharged V6 to make way for inline-six

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https://www.autoblog.com/2018/04/23/jaguar-supercharged-v6-inline-six/

This could be the last year to score a Jaguar with the carmaker's 3.0-liter supercharged V6. Autocar reports that Jaguar deep-sixed the the XE S and XF S in the UK due to poor sales and difficulty coping with European emissions regulation changes taking place this year. The mag expects the XJ and F-Pace to lose the V6, too, but suspects the F-Type might retain the engine. It's possible, however, the bent-six with up to 380 horsepower and 339 pound-feet of torque might finally be retiring for a reason reported on for at least three years: To make way for a 3.0-liter inline-six from the Ingenium line of motors.

In 2015, Motor Trend noted the supercharged V6 would die at the end of 2016, succeeded by a "more powerful Ingenium inline-six," likely to be turbocharged. One year later, Car laid out a new family of Ingenium inline-sixes in gasoline and diesel versions. There would be three gas options with 300, 400, and 500 horsepower, plus three diesels with 275, 335, and 400 hp and herds of torque. In Car's report, the engines were meant to be here in 2017. This could be the year it finally happens.

A Jaguar spokesman in the UK told Autocar that an uptake of less than 2 percent on the S models, "Coupled with impending emissions regulation changes, it makes sense to remove these variants from sale in the UK." When Jalopnik asked Jaguar U.S. about availability here — we aren't a party to the imminent European emissions changes — the carmaker would only say that the engine remains available in the current XE, XF, XJ, F-Type and F-Pace.
 

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This seems to be the way a lot of brands are going. Mercedes is going back to an inline 6 as well and BMW, well they've been using the I6 forever. I'm really curious to see how the GME T6 is going to be.
 

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The inline 6 has the benefit of being easier to balance.. In the new world of harness and vibration the inline wins over packaging.
The Merc also has electric water pump and steering along with a hybrid electric motor between the engine and transmission so in the end no more belts to run anything off the front of the engine.
 

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