FCA, a patent brings to light the 6-cylinder engine

From the four-cylinder 2-liter GSE to the GME-T6, the 6-cylinder Global Medium Engine with dual turbocharger, designed to replace some V8 versions in the US. Will it also have sports and European applications?

The family of Global Medium Engine engines of the FCA group. It does so with a patent – requested in 2017 and released last April – which reveals the fractionation and supercharging scheme of a petrol engine imagined for applications with high specific powers.

According to MoparInsiders the unit GME-T6 born with the predisposition for the eBooster, the electrification of the turbocharger by which to eliminate turbo lag.

The six-cylinder in line would develop powers between 360 and 525 horsepower, according to the indiscretions of an internal source reported by the site. The diagrams accompanying the patent request, specifically focused on the operation and control of exhaust gases by means of an EGR valve, reveal the presence of a double turbocharger, each powered by 3 cylinders.

What application could a 6 cylinder in-line unit have, imaginable with a 3 liter volume from a 500 cc unit displacement? For example, replace some V8 of the Group in the USA, on pickups and certain Jeeps. All to verify any sports applications, as well as any future synergies with PSA, once the announced merger has been defined.