AUTO MODIFIED 2011

Standard on SEL and SEL Premium models is a 4.0-liter V6. This SOHC engine, known as the EGQ, is the latest iteration of a Chrysler engine family that dates back to 1993. It shares some basic architecture with the EGH engine, but it has an aluminum block with iron cylinder liners, four valves per cylinder, and belt-driven overhead camshafts. The 4.0-liter version first appeared in 2007, sporting various minor refinements intended to reduce noise and vibration. The version in the Routan is rated at 251 horsepower and 259 lb-ft of torque.

Because the Routan is built by Chrysler, Volkswagen would perhaps extend this option to Chrysler to include these engines in the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Gran Caravan. That move would serve to share costs of selling diesel technology across the entire platform as well as make other modifications necessary to ensure that the minivans could handle a V6 diesel engine. Some have said that the current transmission pairing wouldn't be appropriate as that gearbox wouldn't be able to handle the added torque. Thus a modified transmission would need to be developed, an additional cost that consumers may not be willing to bear.
Interior Design 2010 Volkswagen Routan Car