ORIGINAL: TeeWJay426
Personally, I think they can keep the costs down by using what's already available..... that being the 3.5L. Coming out with something new will only cost $$$, which will increase the cost of the car. It's already going to be high enough- why aggravate the cost further?
Not always. The fact is newer engines are more often than not less expensive to build than the old ones. The 5.7L HEMI is less expensive to build than the 360 (5.9L) The 3.5L is supposed to be discontinued somewhere in 2012-2015. The new engines are supposed to be made before long from what I have read. A pushrod design is normally less expensive to build than an four-valve per cylinder head and as a result might actually lower the price. A pushrod design does a better job at giving power to the low end which is needed a lot more in a heavier car such as the Challenger.