More than 400 horsepower is expected from the standard-output six, while more than 500 horsepower is expected from the high-output version. With a standard engine, the torque output is 475 pound feet; with a high output engine, it’s 450 pound feet. All of these numbers beat out Jeep and Ram’s 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 in every way. 357 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque are produced by this engine. The V-6’s power and torque numbers are 293 hp and 260 lb-ft, respectively.
In part, the new sixes’ V-8-like power is the result of numerous high-tech features. For example, a turbocharger powers three cylinders, which improves response time. 5,000 pounds of fuel per square inch is injected directly into each cylinder using a high-pressure direct fuel injection system on the twin overhead camshafts.
Spray-in cylinder liners are used in the engine to save weight and improve durability, just like in Nissan’s GT-R.
Rather than supplanting the classic Hemi V-8, Stellantis says the Hurricane engines will be available in conjunction with it. However, the Jeep Wrangler and Ram vehicles’ 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine, which produces 260 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, might be replaced by the Hurricane. The Hurricane’s power is comparable to that of the diesel, but it would cost less to produce.
The Hurricane sixes are built by Stellantis in Saltillo, Mexico, at a plant with a yearly capacity of 250,000 engines. Third time in recent years that Stellantis has gone back to using an inline architecture for a new six-cylinder engine. GM will offer an inline six-cylinder diesel in its light-duty pickups and SUVs in 2020, whereas Mercedes-Benz introduced its new inline six in 2016.
Ford’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 was the first pickup truck to feature a twin-turbo six-cylinder engine more than a decade ago. It immediately rose to the top of the F-150’s sales list.