Reports surfaced earlier this week that Chrysler had cancelled its Phoenix V6 program due to a pending sale to General Motors, but a top Chrysler exec says the engine program is still on. The Phoenix family of engines was designed to give Chrysler a world-class V6 that could compete with the best for power and fuel economy.
Chrysler began its Phoenix engine program in 2007, and says it has no plans to put the brakes of the plan now. “The Phoenix engine program is going forward full steam,” Chrysler President Jim Press told Reuters. “It’s a great engine. We’re driving the prototypes today.”
So far, Chrysler has invested about $3 billion in the project.
Despite Chrysler’s public support of the Phoenix engine, it still remains possible that the engine might never see the light of day. Chrysler’s two biggest possible suitors — GM and Renault/Nissan – have world-class V6 engines of their own, rendering the Phoenix engine range redundant.
10/23, 4:46 PM
posted by:
Borat
The Phoenix is a supernatural creature. Once its life span is over, the Phoenix builds its own funeral pyre, and throws itself into the flames. We’ve arrived.
10/23, 5:10 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
The Canadian Hoser is far from supernatural. Once last call is announced, it leaves the bar and throws itself onto its wife and passes out before… arriving.
10/23, 6:15 PM
posted by:
Catiadesigner
All this tells me is that Jim Press hasn’t been checking his e-mail (if he even knows how to) whilst he’s been busy constructing his golden parachute.
10/25, 3:29 PM
posted by:
Get Real
They made the 2.7L self-destructing engine for years and didn’t care about customers.
The Phoenix is worth a pile of crap I plan on self dumping in front of Chrysler headquarters one day.