3.0L “Tornado” Straight-Six Engine (GME T6) Coming to Various Jeep Models?

[word302]

Dude, you know deep on your soul that any future good engines are only going to be available in the 4-door. I suffer with you, bro, wish they would serve us old Jeep guys over the soccer moms, but, you know them focus groups are filled with bored housewives.

Some of us understand the benefit of a little more wheelbase when climbing.

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[Mikester86]

Some of us understand the benefit of a little more wheelbase when climbing.

 

[word302]

The issue with 6 whether V or straight, is they sound like $#!T, until they get to about 9000 rpm

My '99 Wrangler 4.0 with Flowmaster begged to differ.

 

[HungryHound]

My '99 Wrangler 4.0 with Flowmaster begged to differ.

My 258 bored .060" over with headers and full dual exhaust agrees with your Flowmaster.

 

[HungryHound]

Some of us understand the benefit of a little more wheelbase when climbing.

As long as that long belly doesn't leave you high-centered.

 

[oceanblue2019]

Read the same and my first thought was unlined aluminum cylinders! Longevity?? Especially on a boosted engine!

They use a spray-in liner. Been used for years now in different vehicles.

 

[Oilburner]

My '99 Wrangler 4.0 with Flowmaster begged to differ.

My 2006 LJ w/ same also agrees.

 

[word302]

As long as that long belly doesn't leave you high-centered.

Meh, I gained an inch under the belly with the Artec skids. 37s and eventually 40s take care of the rest. That and impeccable driving skill Haven't had to pull the winch line out yet.

 

[HungryHound]

Meh, I gained an inch under the belly with the Artec skids. 37s and eventually 40s take care of the rest.

Yeah, 40s on the 2-door would probably rub front to back anyway.

 

[guarnibl]

I don't know that they necessarily have it figured out. For 10k less than a BASE model 3, you can get and fully optioned out Accord Touring hybrid. Without the government subsidizing their cars, and carbon taxing their competitors, Tesla would not exist.

IMO, Tesla has figured it out since late 2019. I'm not sure what you're pointing out though with the Accord comment (Teslas are a luxury item still). But yes, the subsidies/carbon credits are more or less entirely responsible for Tesla still being in business. I think they have hit a point though, if they were just simply to not sell those credits at all, they'd still be profitable. Barely, but I think they are there now and I think that traction is pretty clear.

That said, I find the idea of driving an appliance/iphone around to be terribly boring.

 

[Murphydog]

Wife’s X3 is a 3.0 twin turbo inline 6 and I absolutely love it. Smooth, powerful and great to drive.
Regular maintenance isn’t any worse than any other modern car, though I would wager that 90+% of other X3 owners haven’t ever opened the hood. Had to swap the valve cover gasket at 8 years old and even that was a couple of hours and $40 for the gasket a helping hand from my neighbor and $15 for good beer.
If Jeep can offer something similar for 23/24 I would definitely consider it.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Some of us understand the benefit of a little more wheelbase when climbing.

Well, here you go. Solves the high center issue too.

 

[word302]

Well, here you go. Solves the high center issue too.

Lol, that would never fit on most of the trails I drive.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Lol, that would never got on most of the trails I drive.

Turning radius of a Freightliner, but it'd go uphill pretty steep.

 

[4xFUN]

The new Fuel Economy standards for 2023- 2026 are going to require a lot of carbon swapping, many many more hybrids, or Alien Intervention to reach the 40 mpg fleet average. How will Wranglers survive this?

Biden and his handlers just raised the 26MY mpg fleet average from 43 (set by the Trump administration) to an unrealistic 55...NOT being political, just stating FACTS.

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