Heimkehr
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The conventional wisdom on the forum is that FCA, and now Stellantis, uses automatic transmission pricing to incentivize the consumer to purchase the powertrain that Corporate prefers that they do. Said differently, it seems to be a point-in-time exercise for them.Has anyone heard an explanation of why the same auto transmission is $2k more with the 3.6 engine, when they aren't allowing 2.0 orders rn?
E.g., the option price of the 850RE in my JLU has, since late 2020, shifted between $1,500.00 and $4,500.00, depending on the engine with which the buyer wanted to pair the transmission (the Pentastar usually making the auto trans. a more costly add-on than the 2.0T, exactly as you mention.)
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