Fiat Chrysler has been working for
some time now on a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Dubbed “Hurricane,” the engine is now said to produce nearly 300 horsepower. And its first application could be in the next-generation Jeep Wrangler.
With that much power coming from such a small engine, the Hurricane would offer an even higher level of specific output than the 1.75-liter engine in the Alfa Romeo 4C – one of FCA’s highest-stressed engines – far eclipsing the 4C’s 120 horsepower per liter with 150 hp/l. By way of comparison, the latest 2.0-liter, four-cylinder version of Ford’s EcoBoost engine produces “only” 245 hp (122.5 hp/l). The 2.0-liter turbo four in the latest
Mercedes-AMG CLA45 and GLA45, however, produces 375 hp.
To get so much out of so little an engine, FCA will utilize a twin-scroll turbocharger and variable valve timing. That could make it ideally suited towards a compact performance model, but
according to Automotive News, its first application could be in the new the Wrangler. The larger 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 produces 285 hp, nearly as much as the Hurricane will. But with a smaller engine, an eight-speed transmission, and aluminum construction, the new Jeep will likely benefit from dramatically-improved fuel consumption.
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