in 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8, the new 6.4-liter HEMI® V-8 makes its admission in the Chrysler cast artefact calendar carrying an estimated 465 application and 465 lb.-ft. of torque, up 40 application and 45 lb.-ft. over the 6.1-liter HEMI V-8 it replaces.
The bigger torque achievement - including an added 80 lb.-ft. at 2,900 rpm - allows for aggressive continuing starts and bigger straight-line achievement while new, performance-tuned motor mounts advance abandoned adherence and ride ascendancy at any speed. An alive assimilation assorted and high-lift camshaft with cam phasing provides best low-end torque while optimizing high-end power.
Even with the animated adeptness numbers, an estimated 25-percent ammunition abridgement access on the artery is accomplished by use of a new for 2012 alive valve bankrupt arrangement that allows the accepted Ammunition Saver technology (four-cylinder mode) to appoint over a added rpm range. The new alive bankrupt arrangement additionally allows for straight-through mid and rear mufflers for a clear bankrupt agenda beneath agent load.
Specific ammunition abridgement numbers will be appear afterpiece to the agent introduction.
Standard council wheel-mounted paddle shifters accompany the accepted Auto Stick on the attic console. Both are akin to the accurate five-speed automated transmission, acceptance a best of active alive on the alley and the chase track.
Both methods accord the disciplinarian the adeptness to manually about-face the transmission. The manual ambassador arrangement in "Auto" approach prevents situations that ability over rev the engine; while in "Sport" mode, it allows the disciplinarian abounding ascendancy of the alive schedule. Fully adaptive cyberbanking ascendancy of all alive makes the powertrain added acknowledging while aspersing harshness.
