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Originally Posted by detamble13

Do you think the I6 will be accepted as a replacement for a V8? I believe you have one in your truck and am interested how it would do in the Charger.

With the way Dodge has reversed course I wouldn't be surprised to see a V8 offered in the Charger, probably at a premium. However they do hope to sell some EVs just might not be in the Charger. Seemed like an odd choice to launch their (I believe) first EV. They have a partnership with NextStar which just built a huge battery plant close to Windsor assembly where the Charger is built. Maybe they can build batteries and engine blocks.

This is gonna get real interesting real fast. The Hurricane is by all indications a much better engine than the Hemi in every respect. Power, torque, efficiency, fuel economy, emissions. Consider the magnitude of difference between the 2015 LS1 and the 2016 LT1 and maybe double that.

Now, add the fact that the basic STLA architecture was designed to support the EV applications and the STLA Large version of the platform was designed around EV applications but also to support engine applications. But the engine compartment was practically shrinkwrapped around the Hurricane inline configuration, not the V configuration of the Hemi. But the head of Dodge brand has hinted that they are looking at ways to package Hemi. It's very unusual to tear up a complete platform to fit an engine that very much doesn't fit.

In my experience I've seen one example of just putting it in anyway, even if it doesn't really fit. The earliest implementations of V6 Turbo in G-Body Buick Regals. There is a particular spark plug (I can't remember which) that cannot be accessed without jacking up the engine. I don't recall if/how that was resolved for later years. Probably handled in the upgrade for G-Body in 1981 or 82.

I've also seen an example of when the architecture was modified to fit the engine. Putting the 5.3L V8 in the W-car (Monte Carlo SS). Didn't have the serviceability issues the V6 Turbo had in the A-Body. I do recall a lot of complaints about torque steer, but that's gonna happen with a torque happy V8 in a FWD car.

It'll be interesting to see how much of a tear-up Stellantis is willing to stomach to fit a Hemi where the technically superior Hurricane is already packaged. Took the picture below to show the frunk size. I've marked it up to show where the shock towers are. That would have to change to have any hope of fitting a V engine. Repositioning shock towers is not trivial.