The engine that ruined thousands of customers at Stellantis says goodbye, the company will put an end to the harmful Downsizing
Stellantis is one of the brands that has exploited the downsizing bubble until it burst in its face. Many have never been clear that a three-cylinder engine could offer powers typical of a 1.5 turbo or a tighter 1.6. The famous 1.2 liters from Stellantis has its days numbered...
Antonio Filosa's message to his engineers specialized in engines has been crystal clear: no more failures like the three-cylinder 1.2 liters PureTech. The reality is that one of the biggest disasters in memory in the industry has caused significant damage to the image of a company that is trying to compensate those affected, including also those harmed by the AdBlue case.
It is no wonder that the giant has decided to put some distance, and there is only one way to do it: set aside downsizing, that philosophy with which Mazda has never agreed, and which has been exploited so much that it ended up bursting because it seemed there were no limits. Yes, replacing a cylinder with a turbo was a magnificent idea but, in practice, not as good as it seemed.
Stellantis seeks to get rid of the disastrous 1.2 liters PureTech
Because the turbine cannot maintain its operation permanently over time, as was intended by eliminating a cylinder while offering the power and performance typical of a four-cylinder. A power of 115 HP is typical of a 1.2 liters with four cylinders, of a 1.4 or 1.6. The serious problems detected by Volkswagen in its 1.0 liters engine forced the manufacturer to remove it from the offer of its models.
Now, those at Stellantis are willing to abandon downsizing, and focus on the new hybrid engines that the Volkswagen T-Roc will debut. Four-cylinder blocks and 1.5 liters, based on plug-in hybrids, with less power in the electric motor and in the traction battery, betting on high efficiency.
Goodbye to diesels at Stellantis, hybrids are the present and the future
At Stellantis, this revolution began a few months ago when it was caught testing a 400 V battery, and now it has been confirmed with the new Jeep Cherokee. The manufacturer has presented this SUV with a new four-cylinder 1.6 liters turbo engine. In this case, a hybrid of 213 HP that relies on two electric motors, but that allows for other configurations.
Offering more or less performance is already a matter of adjusting the power of one of the motors. The thermal engine can deliver from 150 to 180 HP, so Stellantis can create a range with different performances and configurations. It is clear that the three-cylinder 1.2 liters with 145 HP has its days numbered… And diesels too, as the efficiency of the new hybrid engine and the autonomy will be more than elevated, also with diesels, especially when the manufacturer has confirmed wanting to produce combustion engines beyond 2030.
