Alexandre
With the creation of Stellantisthe result of the FCA/PSA merger, of new platforms will equip all new models (of the Group's brands. STLA Small, STLA Medium, STLA Large and STLA frame: information is being released in dribs and drabs. While we already know models to be equipped with these platforms until 2028or that STLA Large offers a wide variety of body styles, compatible engines are still a mystery. And today we know a little more, thanks to Dodge!
As a reminder, the STLA Large platform will be used primarily for sedans and medium to large SUVs. Models such as the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Alfa Romeo Giulia, Maserati Levante, Maserati Quattroporte, but also Jeep Wagonner S and Dodge Charger will be/are based on this platform. And Stellantis has just unveiled the new Dodge Charger Daytona and the engines that go with it.
The STLA Large platform is compatible with :
- GME 3.0L L6 420 hp
- GME 3.0L L6 550 hp
- electric 496 hp
- electric 670 hp
The 3.0L GME L6 engine, a.k.a. Hurricane, is not unknown. 6-cylinder in-line already in use at Jeep in the USA. You can read or re-read " The in-line 6-cylinder engine you'll never see from Alfa Romeo" . It even seems to have gained 40 hp, from 510 hp at Jeep to 550 hp at Dodge.
For the electric version, Dodge uses a 400V architecture (less expensive than 800V) and a 100.5 kWh battery. The 496 hp version promises 510 km of range, compared with 418 km for the 670 hp version. Still for the most powerful electric motor, 0 to 100 km/h is claimed in 3.3 seconds.
It's therefore a safe bet that in Europe, the future Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia, which will only be offered in 100 % electric, will receive similar powertrains with a battery of at least 100 kWh. One engine is still missing. Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato had announced a 1000 hp electric Giulia Quadrifoglio with a 0 to 100 time of less than 3 sec. Thermal versions could also exist, it would be technically possible to have an in-line 6-cylinder in an Alfa Romeo... if there were no anti-thermal legislation in Europe. In the USA, they still have a choice (at Jeep and Dodge).
Imperato and the former head of Maserati had indeed explained that Alfa and Maserati would keep their V6 Biturbo. But it's a pity that Lancia and DS won't be taking over the Ferrari/Maserati F160. Nothing could be easier than to bring it up to date.
Imparato is a doer, he doesn't decide on much. Could the twin-turbo V6 work as a hybrid?
Ferrari has the hybrid V6 of the 296 GTB, which could simply be borrowed, as was the case with the twin-turbo V6 based on the V8 of the Ferrari California.
The Dodge Charger Daytona exudes power.
There's no problem in converting a combustion engine into a hybrid version. Maserati's 4-cylinder Alfa is a good example of this.
Borrowing the Ferrari V6 from the 296 is not an option, as they'll put their veto on it, and there's nothing to stop them taking the old Ghibli V6 (F160) and transferring it to Lancia.
In any case, the Dodge is different from the model presented at the SEMA Show, and it's truly magnificent.
Speaking of alliances, the one between Nissan and Renault is well on the way out, so it would be more credible for FCA to drop PSA for Nissan.
Unlike the platforms (in a clever way), Stellantis still rationalizes its engines by market (and legislation). You can't copy/paste what's feasible in the States into Mercosur/Latam and Europe.
GME and GSE/FireFly will soon be out. And even more so, out with an engine purchased from a competitor, helping it to pay its carbon tax. The transition begun here will leave only Puretec (1.2, 1.6), Nettuno and, above all, Stellantis electromotors in the medium and long term, and basta...
As for detaching FCA from Stellantis, the legal and industrial capital links generated by the merger are now too strong - just ask John Elkann... But yes, a merger with an Asian partner, and a Japanese one at that, would undoubtedly have been better. You see the carrot...