Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed the plan in an interview with Automotive News last week, also adding that a diesel engine will make its way under the hood of several other "large" Chrysler vehicles in coming years.
What other "large" Chrysler Group vehicles could get the engine? The Dodge Durango is strong contender based on its mechanical similarity to the Grand Cherokee, and the mill would make sense in the Ram 1500 because it would give the truck a powerplant unique to the light-duty pickup segment.
Even the Dodge Grand Caravan replacement and the Chrysler Town & Country could eventually use the diesel motor. Why? The engine was developed for both longitudinal, rear-wheel drive AND transverse, front-wheel drive applications when it was originally commissioned by GM (!) during the American automaker's partial ownership of Alfa Romeo.
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