Tim Kuniskis to Lead Stellantis American Brands as SRT Returns

Tim Kuniskis to Lead Stellantis American Brands as SRT Returns​

SRT Revived as Stellantis Unites Performance Under One Roof​

Stellantis just made a major move in North America. Tim Kuniskis, the longtime Dodge and Ram boss known for his passion and performance-first mindset, has been appointed to a new role: Head of American Brands and North America Marketing and Retail Strategy. In this expanded position, Kuniskis will report directly to Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and will be in charge of strengthening the connection between Stellantis’ American brands and their customers, while still continuing as CEO of the Ram brand.

Tim Kuniskis to Lead Stellantis American Brands as SRT Returns

Tim Kuniskis appointed to lead Stellantis American Brands as SRT returns, focusing on strengthening brand connections and products.

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[TripleT]

Street and Racing Technology has nothing to do with off roading Jeeps.
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RT - Road and Track
SRT - Street and Racing Technology

if we exclude Jeep. Charger, Durango, and Pacifica.... ONLY? oh that wouldn't be fun.

Racing can be dirt and desert also.

 

[HuJass]

Street and Racing Technology has nothing to do with off roading Jeeps.
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The GC Trackhawk wasn't an offroad Jeep.

 

[patfromigh]

The replacement for the GC Trackhawk is the Wagoneer S. The Wagoneer S is a victim of poor timing, finalized as a battery electric only model and then introduced just as the bloom had faded for EV market demand.

My suggestion will upset the IC engine purists, but the solution is adding an ICE range extender. Both Magna and ZF offer 800V EREV setups. An EREV only needs a quarter of the batteries that an equivalent BEV uses. If the SRT people can't make that work, outsource the project.

For a more traditional SRT IC combustion powertrain, use the platform mate, the Cherokee.

 

[scatpack_69]

Please keep Jeep out of the SRT line up

Ok, but why? Original Grand Cherokee SRT8 was the quickest SUV in the world. Trackhawk was that and then some. Amazing vehicles and one of the better SRT applications

 

[Mopar392]

The replacement for the GC Trackhawk is the Wagoneer S. The Wagoneer S is a victim of poor timing, finalized as a battery electric only model and then introduced just as the bloom had faded for EV market demand.

My suggestion will upset the IC engine purists, but the solution is adding an ICE range extender. Both Magna and ZF offer 800V EREV setups. An EREV only needs a quarter of the batteries that an equivalent BEV uses. If the SRT people can't make that work, outsource the project.

For a more traditional SRT IC combustion powertrain, use the platform mate, the Cherokee.

Turn the Wagoneer S beautiful design into an SRT with a V8 and see how its sales going to be.

 

[TripleT]

Turn the Wagoneer S beautiful design into an SRT with a V8 and see how its sales going to be.

its the wrong version of the STLA Large. Add a motor to let it take gas, small battery, and same drivetrain.

 

[patfromigh]

The Toyota Grand Highlander has two different hybrid systems. The first one is the legacy hybrid with an e-axle while a second hybrid system is the Hybrid Max. The Max uses an Aisin 6-speed auto with an e-motor replacing the torque converter. This transmission is combined with a 2.4 four cylinder turbo, plus there is a rear drive axle from the BZ. It is much more potent than the standard Toyota hybrid e-axles. Total system output is 360hp. Neither of the Grand Highlander hybrid setups plug in and their battery packs are just the basic Toyota Hybrid size. (The Hybrid Max found in Toyota pickups is totally different.)

If Auburn Hills wants to get there money's worth out of the EV investments they have made, they should copy what Toyota did with the Hybrid Max systems in the Crown and Grand Highlander, and stuff the EV rear drive into the back of a hybrid. BTW, the 6-speed automatic with a single e-motor that the Toyota Max hybrids use is what the Stellantis plugin hybrid models in Europe used before the Punch. The Aisin one is the superior unit.

The Tonale and Hornet plugin hybrids also use the Aisin 6-speed, but I think that one has a torque converter. The Tonale and Hornet use a vendor-supplied rear e-axle as does the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. While it seems to be a great setup, it is pricey. Perhaps a decent Hornet replacement should use the Aisin single e-motor transmission with a turbo four in the front and whatever the Auburn Hills engineers cook up for their dual motor battery electric drives in the rear.