Chances are you’ll not have even heard they had been gone, however they’re already again.
In keeping with a brand new report, Stellantis (mum or dad firm of Dodge, Ram, and different manufacturers) will restart manufacturing of its Hemi V8 engine lineup in August. The restart contains not simply the 5.7-liter Hemi V8 but in addition the 6.4-liter 392 engine and the supercharged Hellcat engine that powered a era of high-performance muscle automobiles.
The corporate had progressively eliminated the engine from its lineup over the past two years. Essentially the most highly effective engine discovered in lots of present Stellantis fashions is a high-output model of the turbocharged inline-6-cylinder Hurricane engine.
Fan website Mopar Insiders quotes unnamed sources to report that “following the departure of former CEO Carlos Tavares and shifting political influences,” all three engines will return to the Stellantis lineup.
MotorTrend stories that “each the 5.7-liter and 6.4-liter V-8s will probably be provided in Ram 1500 fashions.” Mopar Insiders says, “Dodge engineers are actively working to convey HEMI energy again to the all-new Dodge Charger.” Dodge presents the present Charger as a gas-powered and an all-electric mannequin.
The corporate has declined to touch upon the report, calling it “hypothesis” to MotorTrend.