Hello all,
I'm Doug and looking forward to being a member of this forum. I currently drive some old vehicles (2002 Tundra/3.4L V-6, and a 2010 Odyssey 3.5L (5vz-fe) V-6 the base eng. w/o cyl. deactivation). I'm interested in purchasing a new 2020 or 2019 Pacifica, or Dodge Grand Caravan. They both use the Pentastar 3.6L V-6, but the Dodge engine nomenclature differs from the Pacifica eng. which shows something like w/ess on the end if I'm remembering correctly, and the Dodge engine just shows VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING). Does the Dodge also use cylinder deactivation, and also it shows a lower mpg than the Pacifica. Could you guys shed a little light on this. It is hard to gleen this info from the engine specs I've looked up. I've edited my question because I found some info that show the designation (ESS) on the Pacifica eng. relates to electonic start and stop feature - that may account for the MPG difference?? I don't think I would like this feature one bit!
Thanks,
Doug
I'm Doug and looking forward to being a member of this forum. I currently drive some old vehicles (2002 Tundra/3.4L V-6, and a 2010 Odyssey 3.5L (5vz-fe) V-6 the base eng. w/o cyl. deactivation). I'm interested in purchasing a new 2020 or 2019 Pacifica, or Dodge Grand Caravan. They both use the Pentastar 3.6L V-6, but the Dodge engine nomenclature differs from the Pacifica eng. which shows something like w/ess on the end if I'm remembering correctly, and the Dodge engine just shows VVT (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING). Does the Dodge also use cylinder deactivation, and also it shows a lower mpg than the Pacifica. Could you guys shed a little light on this. It is hard to gleen this info from the engine specs I've looked up. I've edited my question because I found some info that show the designation (ESS) on the Pacifica eng. relates to electonic start and stop feature - that may account for the MPG difference?? I don't think I would like this feature one bit!
Thanks,
Doug
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