It’s time to petition the World Wildlife Fund: the V8 engine deserves a spot on the endangered species checklist. Its finish appeared probably when Ram dropped it from its 2025 truck lineup. It appears inevitable now that Jeep will promote its giant and additional giant SUVs solely with 6-cylinder engines.
The Jeep Wagoneer and Jeep Grand Wagoneer will lose the non-obligatory Hemi V8 engines for the 2024 mannequin 12 months.
Each Wagoneer will as a substitute include a Hurricane Twin Turbo inline-6 engine delivering 420 horsepower and 468 lb-ft of torque. Each Grand Wagoneer will ship with a Hurricane Twin Turbo I-6 engine delivering 510 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque.
The transfer is smart. The Hurricane lineup was developed to exchange the Hemi, providing comparable energy ranges however larger gasoline economic system.
Nevertheless it means solely two Jeep merchandise can be found with V8 engines — the 3-row Grand Cherokee L and, oddly, the Wrangler, in 392 kind. These appear more likely to lose the V8 in future years, too. Since Jeep’s father or mother firm, Stellantis, is eradicating the Hemi from almost each car, we doubt factories will make the engine for any car two years from now.