GM Makes Mopar Fans Jealous With New Twin-Turbo “LT7” Engine

While EVs are gaining popularity, a majority of customers still prefer the traditional power and performance of V8 engines. If Stellantis fails to address these preferences, it risks losing loyal customers to competitors like GM and Ford.

Both GM and Ford are leveraging their EV programs to offset fuel emissions requirements, allowing them to maintain V8 engines in their lineup. This approach ensures that enthusiasts still have access to the powerful engines they love while also meeting modern emissions standards.

Battery electric vehicle market share is stalled around 7% of sales. Auto manufacturers are currently moving their EV merchandise by offering give away lease deals. While GM and Ford wanted to "leverage their EV programs to offset fuel economy requirements," which would allow "them to maintain V8 engines in their lineup", the reality of today's market doesn't allow this.

Both Ford and GM are losing their assets on their EV programs. I don't know where GM got the billion dollars to develop a new V8, maybe it was the sales profits from those electric Hummers.

The decision to move away from V8 engines and towards EVs and inline-six engines may alienate a significant portion of Stellantis’ customer base. While EVs are gaining popularity, a majority of customers still prefer the traditional power and performance of V8 engines. If Stellantis fails to address these preferences, it risks losing loyal customers to competitors like GM and Ford.

Once again EVs are not gaining in popularity. The early adopters have already purchased them and the market plateaued because middle class consumers are rejecting the costs and the necessary lifestyle changes of owning an EV.

A significant majority of Ford F-150 buyers choose six cylinder engines. While "a majority of customers still prefer the traditional power and performance of V8 engines", the sales reports of all the brands industrywide doesn't support a preference for V8s.

This article fails to mention gas-electric hybrids which are rapidly gaining in popularity. Stellantis is also investing in hybrid technology. The new inline six cylinder engines offer similar power and performance to a V8 engines. I don't know if Ram and Jeep will combine the inline sixes with the next generation hybrid systems.

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Both GM and Ford kept alot of other powertrain options available while Mopar went V8 heavy and toppled over. But if you notice a theme, Both GM and Ford are now playing in the 5-liter group, much like the old days of Trans Am Racing. A smart move for Stellantis to play would be their own version of a 5.2L (318ci) V8 DOHC with an N/A version and a twin turbo variant to go along with their hurricane powerplants which would allow them to get back in the V8 game once things settle down a bit. Only thing is, I think the Hurricane engines are going to be extremely successful to a broad range of people, especially if they bring out a pair of potent 2.0L and 2.4L Hurricanes pushing roughly 325hp and 385hp respectively on the low end of things for the STLA Medium and base SLTA LArge cars along with the three variants of the 3.0L Hurricane (standard, high output and Cat X) and even the potential of a larger 3.8L Hurricane. Turbo cars respond very well to modifications and if Direct Connection gets involved with stage kits. We're going to see Dodge do what the MKIV Supra and R34 Skyline did in the late 90's and early 2000s where they quickly became competitive with American V8s and in alot of cases beat them and also were way easier to modify to get impressive power gains and also see the 4-cylinder variants become what cars like the SRT4 cars and other tuners became back then. The hurricane family may actually bring back the affordable, modifiable muscle car. Don't get me wrong, these 1,000+ hp cars are amazing but not fun to the average guy and there is no point to modifying them. just my opinion

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