2012 Jeep Wrangler with Pentastar V6 Engine – Engine Upgrade
The Jeep Wrangler is a compact four-wheel drive SUV manufactured by American based car manufacturer Chrysler, under its Jeep marque. The 2012 Jeep Wrangler is the fourth generation of this series. During Chrysler’s third-quarter sales announcement, the CEO of the company, Sergio Marchionne, stated that the 2012 edition of Jeep Wrangler is to receive the latest version of the Chrysler engine: the 3.6 liter Pentastar V6. This means that the 2012 Jeep Wrangler will join a long list of cars manufactured by Chrysler which have already received the powerful Pentastar V6 engine for their 2011 year model. The first car to use this engine is the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. This engine has also been used in the 2011 editions of Chrysler 200, 300, as well as Town & Country; the 2011 editions of Dodge Avenger, Challenger, Charger, Durango, Grand Caravan, and Journey; and the 2011 Volkswagen Routan.
If this announcement is true, it means that the 3.6 liter Pentastar V6 engine will replace the old 3.8 liter V6 engine. The new engine will be able to increase the performance of the car. If the old 3.8 liter V6 engine can only produce up to 146 kW of power with 315 Nm of torque, the brand new 3.6 Pentastar V6 will be able to produce not less than 216 kW power with 352 Nm of torque. Despite the significant increase in performance, the new engine consumes similar amount of fuel as the previous engine. They both consume about 12 liter of fuel per 100 km.
