Better power, better fuel economyen_epa_challenger, better drive.
Let your inner racer thrive with the all-new Pentastar® 3.6L V6 engine that delivers maximum durability with minimum scheduled maintenance. Engineers completely retooled and delivered a whopping 20-percent improvement in horsepower and 12-percent bump in torque over the previous V6. The engine torque exceeds 90-percent of peak torque from 1,600 to 6,400 rpm for a smooth, responsive driving experience. All this, and it’s still able to deliver a quieter driving experience and improved fuel economy.
Some of the 3.6L key features and improvements:
- Dual overhead camshafts
- Four valves per cylinder & silent chain valvetrain
- Aluminum block and cylinder heads
- Variable valve timing (cam phasing)
- Reduced-mass pistons with floating wrist pins
- Advanced sequential port fuel injection
- Electronic throttle control with integrated cruise control
- Fully isolated composite camshaft covers
- Structural aluminum oil pan
- Lightweight integrated header manifolds
- Coil-on-plug ignition
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3.6L Pentastar V6
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- 3.6L Pentastar V6
- Torque
- 268
- lb-ft
- HP
- 305
- Five-speed automatic transmission
- Variable valve timing
- 27 hwy est MPGen_epa_challenger








