Official: Hurricane Twin-Turbo 3.0 I-6 Coming for Jeep - HO with 510HP and 500 ft-lbs!

[hiimmike]

My wife is going to be sooooooo pissed.... "you JUST got that Jeep!" I can hear it now....

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[John VonJeep]

In a Wrangler I'm sure Jeep will place a skid plate under the oil filter making it nearly impossible to get damaged by off road activities AND impossible to access it during oil changes.

Just like a 5th Gen 4Runner. You have to drop a plastic air dam and completely remove a skid plate every. single. time. you. change. the. damn. oil. Not an access panel — an entire skid.

 

[gato]

I was a little worried that I'd want one of these right away until I read this part = to get the most umph, you'll have to pay basically the same price for diesel (here). I know my 3.0L is a dinosaur, but I'll hang onto it for a good while longer thanks anyway. I'll lay odds you'll se the I6 in the Ram & Dodge muscle cars well before the Wrangler also.

Any thoughts on the new powerplant being direct-injected?

Makes sense. I think we'll see them in the bigger vehicles first. The launch vehicle is the Grand Wagoneer. That thing got dinged pretty hard by the reviewers for the massive weight - 600 lbs more than an Expedition/Escalade - and atrocious fuel consumption.

With only 250K/year capacity when fully ramped, they will need to be judicious on where to offer it. They are not like Ford that cranks out over a million Ecoboosts per year.

I think we will see it in the Wrangler as a halo engine for the Bronco Raptor fighter. Maybe they'll call it the Rubicon Hurricane.

 

[aldo98229]

Hopefully Stellantis didn’t call it “Hurricane” ...because it sounds like a Dyson...

 

[Deleted member 59498]

That's a cool name actually!

 

[gato]

Hi,

Will be neat to see where it ends up, funny thing just got my 22 JLUR 3.6 6mt and it's getting 15.5mpg, my 2020 Challenger Scat Pack M6 392 gets 17-22mpg, so what will this new inline 6 get 20-25mpg?

Regards,
Jim

Jeep is saying 15% better fuel economy than 5.7 Hemi. So, you need to keep expectations more realistic. In the Wrangler speed is your enemy. I can get 20MPG at 55MPH but only 14MPG at 85MPH.

Guess my average?

 

[gato]

apples and oranges but i love the inline 6 in my E46 BMW

I thought i'd keep my JL "forever" but with the 392, XR package and now this, Stellantis is making it harder and harder not to trade in and upgrade.

All engines should be In line 6. If you need more power, join them for a V12.

 

[John VonJeep]

All engines should be In line 6. If you need more power, join them for a V12.

Endorsed!

 

[AcesandEights]

Just like a 5th Gen 4Runner. You have to drop a plastic air dam and completely remove a skid plate every. single. time. you. change. the. damn. oil. Not an access panel — an entire skid.

But it's so simple to do, de minimis.

 

[AcesandEights]

I just hope they give us choices. I think the inline six, twin-turbo, is great. I would never choose that over the 3.6L, but I'm glad it's available. I just hope they keep offering the simple, along with the complex.

 

[Jmos4]

Jeep is saying 15% better fuel economy than 5.7 Hemi. So, you need to keep expectations more realistic. In the Wrangler speed is your enemy. I can get 20MPG at 55MPH but only 14MPG at 85MPH.

Guess my average?

Hi again,

Both are based on 70-90 mph, have a 07 Ram 5.7 and at best it gets 11-15 mpg don't ask me how a 392 gets the best mileage of my fleet, so if this new straight 6 doesn't get in the mid 20's at a minimum then don't see the advantage.

Agreed a Jeep is a brick at best as far as aerodynamics. Although a Challenger isn't a light vehicle either.

Regards,
Jim

 

[John VonJeep]

But it's so simple to do, de minimis.

Not sure if this is serious or not.

If it is serious, I would propose installing a skid plate that sits 1” above your toilet seat. Don’t worry! It will require “only” six bolts to remove, and you must reinstall it after every flush. Bolts will need to be torqued to spec, natch.

This process may sound unnecessary but it’s actually very simple. De minimus, really.

 

[Murphydog]

A JLUR XR with just the SO version of this powerplant would be enough for me to look at trading in. Use the HO version with some 37s to be the high end halo Wrangler

 

[RubICON1]

A friend's. Circa 1978 ish. Spoke to him last night . The wing walker is another friend I haven't seen in 40 years.

That is awesome! The good ole days!

 

[TXRubicon]

I'm waiting on my flat-six to be built but yes other than flat-sixes, inline sixes are the next best Aside from V10s, of course.

All engines should be In line 6. If you need more power, join them for a V12.

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