All-new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 delivers best-in-class highway fuel economy in award-winning 2014 Ram 1500 pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee
Chrysler Group’s 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6, 500e Battery-Electric Drive System Among Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2014
Two Chrysler Group entries – the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 and the Fiat 500e battery-electric drive system – are among Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2014, WardsAuto.com announced today.
Each stands out on the prestigious list. The 500e’s lively system is the lone representative of electric vehicle (EV) technology, while the refined EcoDiesel V-6 is the first and only clean diesel in a full-size light-duty pickup.
Chrysler Group engineers adapted the EcoDiesel for the NAFTA market following the engine’s debut in Europe. Meanwhile, the all-electric system that powers the Fiat 500e A-segment hatchback was engineered from the ground up at Chrysler Group’s headquarters, home to global electrified propulsion development for Chrysler Group and its Italy-based alliance partner, Fiat S.p.A.
3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6
The all-new 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 generates 240 hp at 3,600 rpm and 420 lb.-ft. (570 Nm) of torque at 2,000 rpm. Also available in the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, WardsAuto judges tested the engine in a 2014 Ram 1500 – the NAFTA market’s first and only light-duty pickup
Chrysler Group engineers adapted the engine – manufactured by Fiat-owned V.M. Motori – to meet the NAFTA region’s stringent emissions and on-board diagnostic regulations. The new EcoDiesel V-6 is Tier 2/Bin 5 compliant.
The EcoDiesel’s fuel pump is upgraded to accommodate the engine’s 2,000-bar (29,000-psi) high-pressure common-rail injection system.
The engine also benefits from Fiat’s MultiJet 2 technology, which enables Injection Rate-Shaping – fuel injection that is modulated to mitigate noise and improve low-speed throttle response, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.
The system’s high-dispersion nozzles and advanced-technology servovalve can accommodate up to eight fuel-injection events per cylinder cycle.
The EcoDiesel V-6 contributed to the 2014 Ram 1500’s victory in the latest Motor Trend Truck of the Year competition. Its fuel-economy rating is not yet final, but it will be best-in-class – a distinction currently accorded the Pentastar-powered 2013 Ram 1500 which gets 25 mpg in highway driving.
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