The engine testing process at Chrysler
This article describes how the company`s 2.7-L V6 engine program for the 1998 LH will move from the first developmental engine to production in just over two years. Chrysler`s Large Car Platform team is developing a new 2.7-L V6 for the 1998 Dodge Intrepid/Chrysler Concorde (LH platform) successor. The four-valve-per-cylinder engine will replace the base overhead-valve, 3.3-L engine in the LH, and eventually the Mitsubishi-supplied six-cylinder in the Chrysler Cirrus/Dodge Stratus (JA platform). There were many reasons for development of the new LH engine: reduced NVH, improved reliability, and better performance. Other goals were 10% better vehicle fuel economy, so weight had to be shed by the powertrain, and new emission standards (LEV and ULEV) had to be met.
- OSTI ID:
- 250741
- Journal Information:
- Automotive Engineering, Vol. 104, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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