What is Stellantis doing?

[Snerha]

The holes in the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep product pipeline give me a terrible feeling feeling about the future. Chrysler has one dated vehicle to sell, the Pacifica. Jeep has dated products to compete in the small SUV space, and currently doesn't even offer a Cherokee. Dodge sells an ancient Durango and an overpriced slow selling Hornet. There are a few bright spots in the lineup, but new product and a new competitive V-6 is desperately needed. The icing on the cake is the plan to sell an EV muscle car, a segment most resistant to electric vehicles. I fear for the future.

 

[TripleT]

Why would they need an inherently new imbalanced V6? When the new 4 outperform them and the new Straight 6 outperforms the Hemi engines.

Almost all OEMS now have a Halo EV, they are the quickest cars on the planet. The call Dodge a Dodge and get consistently killed by Tesla and Lucid IS A ISSUE, but incase you are not following along the Charger will have the new ICE powertrain.

Maybe read some threads there is Giant Product push in the coming Months and near years. I suspect the Merger created these delays as FCA never allowed big capacity gaps between models. Charger, WagoneerS, Cherokee, Compass, 2 Chrysler CUVs, Durango, Renegade, Pacifica, Mid-RAM ..... are all in the Implementation Gate at the moment.

 

[patfromigh]

As far as having a competitive V6 engine, the Pentastar can more than hold its own against the competitor's V6 engines. Will the Ramcharger give it a second life?

This is not to ignore the new inline six. The reasons to choose a straight six design over a V6 are mainly due to hybridization. Smoothness is more critical when down-speeding an engine. Down-speeding is operating an IC engine at near idle RPMs, for example, to maximize the benefits of a hybrid setup. Packaging is another reason for choosing an inline engine design. A mild hybrid 48V hybrid engine will use a belt starter generator, and might potentionally use an e-charger or an electric turbocharger. An e-charger is an electrically driven supercharger, while an electric turbocharger uses exhaust gasses to generate electricity. Will any CDJR products use such engine accessories in the future? IDK, but they have something in mind.

Zero Emissions mandates are a huge distraction for the manufacturers. The key word here is mandate. The government is deciding how the auto companies choose the opportunities. These delays in new products might possibly help Stellantis deal with the dramatic market changes the first half of this year. A possible regime change in November is also looming.

 

[TripleT]

True might be a blessing

 

[AlexB]

Why would they need an inherently new imbalanced V6? When the new 4 outperform them and the new Straight 6 outperforms the Hemi engines.

Almost all OEMS now have a Halo EV, they are the quickest cars on the planet. The call Dodge a Dodge and get consistently killed by Tesla and Lucid IS A ISSUE, but incase you are not following along the Charger will have the new ICE powertrain.

Maybe read some threads there is Giant Product push in the coming Months and near years. I suspect the Merger created these delays as FCA never allowed big capacity gaps between models. Charger, WagoneerS, Cherokee, Compass, 2 Chrysler CUVs, Durango, Renegade, Pacifica, Mid-RAM ..... are all in the Implementation Gate at the moment.

Watch many of the same go when the Cherokee comes out"eww overpriced,might as well buy a Grand Cherokee but it sucks, the fRanch bad"... so predictable.

 

[TripleT]

Oh its coming, those who actually loved Mopar as long as it was a breath away from death and they could get a bargain .... will lament the Cherokee moving up market from when it was being made a low margin deep into its KL end of life.

 

[scatpack_69]

Still need a V8, and EV’s aren’t the answer.

Versions of reality don’t negate facts.