2 of WardsAutos 10 Best Go To Chrysler

Think EcoDiesel in the RAM 1500 and Jeep GC and the “Monster” within the Hell Cat.

Wayne Gerdes - CleanMPG - Dec. 10, 2014



2014/2015 FCA 3.0L EcoDiesel - $4,500 upcharge in both the RAM 1500 and Jeep Grand Cherokee while offering 20/28 and 22/30 mpgUS city/highway ratings in the 2WD 2015 RAM 1500 and 2WD Jeep Grand Cherokee.



Torque beyond its peers, low NVH and efficiency beyond anyone's expectations.



Chrysler Group’s 3.0L V6 EcoDiesel was awarded Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2015 for the second straight year and the lone turbo diesel among the honorees.



Judges evaluated the 3.0L V6 Turbo Diesel in the 2015 Ram 1500, making it the only winning engine in a pickup truck. Ford’s all-new 2.7L EcoBoost was in the running showing that the EcoDiesel win was not up against a group of also rans.



Drew Winter, Editor-in-Chief of Ward’s Auto World:

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“The 3.0L EcoDiesel is as quiet and smooth as the diesels we’ve been testing in luxury cars, delivers an imposing 420 lb.-ft. of torque, and works in perfect harmony with Chrysler’s 8-speed automatic transmission to deliver class-leading 28 miles per gallon on the highway.” “It also uses the most-sophisticated emissions-reducing technology available putting eco in the EcoDiesel name. Plus, it features a block and bedplate made of ultra-strong compacted graphite iron that trims weight, improves NVH and enables a more space-efficient design.”

The EcoDiesel’s fuel pump is upgraded to accommodate the engine’s 29,000 psi high-pressure common-rail injection system. The engine also benefits from Fiat’s MultiJet technology, which enables Injection Rate-Shaping – fuel injection that is modulated to mitigate noise and improve low-speed throttle response, while reducing fuel consumption and emissions.



The system’s high-dispersion nozzles and advanced-technology servovalve can accommodate up to eight fuel-injection events per cylinder cycle.



The EcoDiesel V6 is available in the 2015 Ram 1500 full-size light-duty pickup and the mid-size 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the most-awarded SUV ever. Equipped with the EcoDiesel, the Grand Cherokee’s 7,200-lb. tow rating is unsurpassed in its class.

2015 RAM 1500





Equipped with the powerful, efficient and award winning 3.0L EcoDiesel.

CleanMPG RAM 1500 with the EcoDiesel Stories

• 2015 Full Size Pickup Truck Wars – RAM Wins Again


• Chrysler October Sales Up 21.7% with 170,480 Vehicles Sold + RAM 1500 Green TOTY


• 2014 RAM 1500 EcoDiesel Heads West


• 2014 RAM 1500 Review Begins


• Record-Setting Shell Eco-marathon Diesel Prototype Featured at the Henry Ford


• Shell Eco-Marathon of Americas 2014 Final Results + More


• Consumer Reports Top Picks for 2014 plus Our Take


• Competitors: The RAM 1500 with the 3.0L EcoDiesel Is Going To Be a Dud. Whoops!


• It’s Official, 2014 RAM’s with the 3.0L EcoDiesel Kicks Everyone’s @$$


• 2014 Ram 1500 w/ the 3.0L EcoDiesel: MT’s 2014 Truck of the Year


• RAM 1500 and Fiat 500e Placed on WardsAutos 10 Best Engines List


• WardsAutos 2014 - 10 Best Engines


• The Turbo Diesel Discrimination Story


• As Expected, RAM and Jeep Earn the Most Gold at the Texas Truck Rodeo


• Most Fuel Efficient Pickup in America Is Once Again Called RAM


• Light Duty RAM 1500 to Drink the Nectar of the Gods


• Pickup Truck Towing Standard Isn't Standard


• Chrysler's EcoDiesel 3.0L trademark

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee





Also equipped with the powerful, efficient and award winning 3.0L EcoDiesel.

CleanMPG Jeep Grand Cherokee with the EcoDiesel Stories

• 30% Better Fuel Economy, 25% Lower CO2, 50% More Torque, 30% Less Time Wasted
  


• Chrysler November 2013 US Sales Up 16.1% + 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Review


• Shell and a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Star in the #TracktoTrack Challenge


• Chrysler February 2013 Sales up 4.1% + 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Preview


• Bosch Makes the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbo Diesel Efficient


• 30 + mpg Rated Jeep Grand Cherokee anyone?

And the 6.2L HEMI V8 Hellcat?



It was WardsAutos first engine to be awarded a 10-Best while also being shackled with a GAS GUZZLER tax. I think we have said enough about that.



This marks the fifth consecutive year Chrysler engines have been represented among Ward’s 10 Best Engines. It also is the second consecutive year the Company has received multiple honors.

2 of WardsAutos 10 Best Go To Chrysler