 Death of the 3.8L V6 |
The Toledo Blade has reported that the last of the 3.8L V6 engines has rollled off the line, and going forward all Wranglers (US) will have the Pentastar 3.6L V6 and transmission from the Grand Cherokee.
Workers at the automaker’s Trenton North engine plant built their last 3.8-liter engine this month, marking the end of 20 years of production of the powerplant that for years drove vehicles as varied as the Chrysler Fifth Avenue and certain versions of the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans.
The 3.8-liter was retuned and introduced into the Wrangler in 2007, the same year then-DaimlerChrysler introduced the four-door Unlimited version of the iconic vehicle.
One could only hope they've got some seriously low transmission gearing planned for the Rubicon models, and additional Optional Engines are offered soon (Hemi, CRD, 4.7 H.O.).
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| bkcurtis | Posted: 2011/7/10 19:05 Updated: 2011/7/10 19:05 |
Home away from home   Joined: 2005/10/8 From: NW Indiana, USA Posts: 154 |
 Re: Death of the 3.8L V6I have not talked to one Jeep owner who couldn't get to where he or she was going with the 3.8.
Yes, for the Unlimited Wrangler or the GC, I probably would prefer an 8 cylinder. However, the V-6 is adequate if you aren't pushing the throttle to the floor. |
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| tmedlock | Posted: 2011/7/7 10:54 Updated: 2011/7/7 10:54 |
Just can't stay away  Joined: 2007/1/11 From: New Hampshire Posts: 83 |
Re: Death of the 3.8L V6 Bring on the Rubicon, manual six speed, hemi. I am ready to buy!
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| MarkH | Posted: 2011/7/6 9:11 Updated: 2011/7/6 9:11 |
Home away from home Joined: 2005/7/20 From: The Great White North Posts: 494 |
Re: Death of the 3.8L V6 3.8L minivan engine --good riddence! End of an error.
 Can't wait for the 3.6L Pentastar. Looks like it's time to buy my next Wrangler!  |
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| hoghead00 | Posted: 2011/7/6 8:40 Updated: 2011/7/6 8:40 |
Quite a regular  Joined: 2004/5/11 From: Posts: 57 |
Re: Death of the 3.8L V6 Can't say I will miss it.
 Granted, I've only test driven the JK 4DR with the 3.8L V6, but it always seemed underpowered. Maybe, its different on a daily basis? Hopefully, the Pentastar 3.6L V6 will be better.  |
